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White Socks Only
Evelyn Coleman, Tyrone Geter
Paperback (Albert Whitman & Company, Jan. 1, 1996)In the segregated south, a young girl thinks that she can drink from a fountain marked "Whites Only" because she is wearing her white socks.
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Seven Spools of Thread: A Kwanzaa Story
Angela Shelf Medearis, Daniel Minter
Paperback (Albert Whitman & Company, Sept. 1, 2000)In an African village live seven brothers who make life miserable with their constant fighting. When their father dies, he leaves an unusual will: by sundown, the brothers must make gold out of seven spools of thread or they will be turned out as beggars.
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Peaceful Piggy Meditation
Kerry Lee MacLean
Paperback (Albert Whitman & Company, Jan. 1, 2004)What can you do when you’re mad, sad, or anxious? Find a quiet spot, sit, and breathe. When you meditate every day, your mind stays happy, and even bad days are a little easier.
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My Body Is Private
Linda Walvoord Girard, Rodney Pate
Paperback (Albert Whitman & Company, Jan. 1, 1984)Julie, who is eight or nine, talks about privacy and about saying "no" to touching that makes her uncomfortable.
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Armadilly Chili
Helen Ketteman, Will Terry
Paperback (Albert Whitman & Company, March 1, 2008)A blue norther's a-blowing', and Miss Billie Armadilly is hankering to make a pot of chili! Only she needs to fix it all by herself because Tex the tarantula, Mackie the bluebird, and Taffy the horned toad are too busy to lend a hand.
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The Bully Blockers Club
Teresa Bateman, Jackie Urbanovic
Paperback (Albert Whitman & Company, Jan. 1, 2004)Lotty Raccoon is excited. This year she has a new teacher, new backpack, and new shoes. But her enthusiasm quickly wanes when Grant Grizzly begins bullying her. At the advice of her brother and sister, Lotty tries ignoring Grant and making a joke of it all, but neither approach works. When her parents hear about Grant, Lotty's dad talks to the teacher. Although the teacher speaks to Grant and Lotty, now Grant just bullies her when no adult is around.After talking to her family again, Lotty comes up with an idea. She notices other kids are being bullied by Grant, too. She gathers everyone together and they form a club―The Bully Blockers Club. Now when Grant tries to bully someone, the other kids speak up. That gets an adult's attention, and Grant stops his bullying!
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Why Am I Different?
Norma Simon, Dora Leder
Paperback (Albert Whitman & Company, Jan. 1, 1993)Portrays everyday situations in which children see themselves as "different" in family life, preferences, and aptitudes, and yet, feel that being different is all right.
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Somewhere Today: A Book of Peace
Shelley Moore Thomas, Eric Futran
Paperback (Albert Whitman & Company, Jan. 1, 1998)Somewhere in the world each day, people just like you are acting in kind, peaceful, loving ways. Perhaps they are visiting someone who is old, teaching a little sister to ride a bike, or sharing an experience with a friend from a different culture.
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Grandma Lena's Big Ol' Turnip
Denia Lewis Hester, Jackie Urbanovic
Paperback (Albert Whitman & Company, Jan. 1, 2005)Grandma Lena takes good care of the turnips she plants in her garden. One turnip grows so big that Grandma can't pull it out of the ground! Even when Grandpa, Uncle Izzy, and the dog help Grandma yank and tug, the big ol' turnip doesn't budge.
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The Lion Who Had Asthma
Jonathan London, Nadine Bernard Westcott
Paperback (Albert Whitman & Company, Jan. 1, 1992)Sean likes to pretend he's a lion, roaring in the jungle. But this lion starts to cough, his chest hurts, and it's hard to breathe. This lion has asthma. So Sean's mother gives him his medicine to help him breath. Now Sean imagines he's a jet pilot.
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The St. Patrick's Day Shillelagh
Janett Nolan, Ben F. Stahl
Paperback (Albert Whitman & Company, Jan. 1, 2002)A family retells the story of the shillelagh that was whittled from a tree. During the Irish potato famine, Fergus and his family left for America. But first Fergus cut a branch from a blackthorn tree to take a piece of Ireland with him.
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Snow in Jerusalem
Deborah Da Costa, Ying-Hwa Hu, Cornelius Van Wright
Paperback (Albert Whitman & Company, March 1, 2008)Avi and Hamudi are two boys who live in Jerusalem's Old City--Avi in the Jewish Quarter and Hamudi in the Muslim Quarter. To each boy, the other's neighborhood is an alien land. Both are caring for the same beautiful white stray cat.
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