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Don't Eat Too Much Turkey
Miriam Cohen
Paperback (Yearling, Oct. 1, 1996)With Thanksgiving just around the corner, Jim and his friends in the first grade are busy preparing for a special holiday, painting a mural, writing a play, and creating a giant turkey costume. Reprint.
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No good in art
Miriam Cohen
Hardcover (Greenwillow Books, Jan. 1, 1980)A first-grader is convinced he can't draw, but when encouraged, demonstrates he can.
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Jim Meets the Thing
Miriam Cohen
Paperback (Yearling, Sept. 8, 1997)Jim is the only one in the first grade who is scared of The Thing on television. He feels so ashamed. No one else is afraid. He won't even play Super Heroes with the rest of the class. But when a praying mantis walks on Danny's arm, no one wants to touch it. Only one brave first grader dares to take it off. Who could it be?
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Jim's Dog Muffins
Miriam Cohen
Paperback (Yearling, April 1, 1986)Everyone in the first grade feels sad when they hear that Jim's dog Muffins has been killed. His friends try to help him feel better, but Jim won't talk or listen to anyone. All he can do is think about his dog.Then Jim's friend Paul has an idea. Will Paul's plan help Jim cry and laugh about the times he shared with Muffins?
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FIRST GRADE TAKES A TEST
Miriam Cohen
Paperback (Yearling, Oct. 1, 1983)Who's the smartest person in the first grade? When the teacher hands out a test, everybody can't wait to find out. But only lucky Anna Maria does well enough to move to a special class. Is getting the best grade all that matters?
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JIM'S DOG MUFFINS
Miriam Cohen
Paperback (Yearling, June 1, 1996)Everyone in the first grade feels sad when they hear that Jim's dog Muffins has been killed. His friends try to help him feel better, but Jim won't talk or listen to anyone. All he can do is think about his dog.Then Jim's friend Paul has an idea. Will Paul's plan help Jim cry and laugh about the times he shared with Muffins?
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Best Friends
Miriam Cohen
Unknown Binding (Perfection Learning Prebound, Sept. 15, 1989)None
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Best Friends
Miriam Cohen
Library Binding (Demco Media, Aug. 1, 1989)A series of events at school lead Jim to temporarily doubt that Paul is his very best friend
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Will I Have a Friend?
Miriam Cohen
Paperback (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, Aug. 16, 1967)None
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Bee My Valentine!
Miriam Cohen
Hardcover (William Morrow & Co, Feb. 1, 1978)George does not receive enough cards on Valentine's Day, so Jim and the other first-graders put on their thinking caps
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"Bee my valentine!"
Miriam Cohen
Hardcover (Greenwillow Books, March 15, 1978)The pupils of a first grade class prepare for their St. Valentine's Day party.
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Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire!
Miriam Cohen
Audio Cassette (Spoken Arts, June 1, 1987)When Alex, the new boy in first grade, tries to make others notice him with his silly boasts about rocket toys and ponies, his plan backfires. The first graders do not like liars and refuse to have anything more to do with him. However, on the day of the class Christmas party, he helps Jim look for his missing Christmas decoration, and is then given a second chance to redeem himself. Alex realizes that it is not so difficult to make friends after all!< /br>This reissue of the book deals sensitively with the challenges that children face when they begin social interaction at school. The new watercolor illustrations give the first graders distinctive personalities and provide a riveting picture of the everyday tragicomedy of a first grade classroom.
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