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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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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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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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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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Someone Was Watching
David Patneaude
Paperback (Albert Whitman & Company, Jan. 1, 1993)When his baby sister disappears from the river near their summer home, eighth grader Chris fights the assumption that she has drowned and sets off on a journey to discover the truth.
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Who Is a Stranger and What Should I Do?
Helen Cogancherry, Linda Walvoord Girard
Paperback (Albert Whitman & Company, Jan. 1, 1985)Explains how to deal with strangers in public places, on the telephone, and in cars, emphasizing situations in which the best thing to do is run away or talk to another adult.
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Will You Come Back for Me?
Ann Tompert, Robin Kramer
Paperback (Albert Whitman & Company, Jan. 1, 1988)Four-year old Suki is worried about being left in day care for the first time until her mother reassures her that she loves her and will always return for her.
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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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Pilgrim Cat
Carol Antoinette Peacock, Doris Ettlinger
Paperback (Albert Whitman & Company, Sept. 1, 2004)When young Pilgrim Faith Barrett discovers a stray cat on the Mayflower, she names her new friend Pounce. Together they face the long, cramped voyage and the perils of the first winter at the Plymouth colony.
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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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