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Building Character

Building CharacterThese delightful books may help children develop positive values and appropriate behavior. The titles are listed by category but many of the titles have several themes. For additional titles on these topics, please stop by the ASK ME Desk. Books are arranged on the JE PICTURE BOOK shelves by the author's last name unless otherwise indicated.

Author

Title

Brotherliness

Anno All in a Day
Hamanaka All the Colors of the Earth
Jenkins What Happens on Wednesdays
Kroll Pink Paper Swans
Nikola-Lisa Bein’ with You this Way


Caring

Brumbeau The Quiltmaker’s Gift
Cannon Stellaluna
Crimi Don’t Need Friends
Freeman Corduroy
Gay Stella: Star of the Sea
Helldorfer Hog Music
Lionni Swimmy
Mallat Brave Bear
McKee Elmer
Newman Mole and the Baby Bird


JR READERS

Lobel Frog and Toad series


Cooperation

Brett Berlioz the Bear
Chall Sugarbush Spring
Galdone The Little Red Hen
Hutchins Mattland
Lionni Frederick
Lord The Giant Jam Sandwich


Helpfulness

Asch Monsieur Saguette and his Baguette
DeGroat Mother, You’re the Best! (But Sister, You’re A Pest!)
Krosoczka Giddy Up, Cowgirl
Sierra Preschool to the Rescue
Waddell You and Me, Little Bear
Wheeler Old Cricket
Wilson Sweet Briar Goes to Camp


JR READERS

Rylant Annie and Snowball and the Prettiest House
Tripp Good Sport Gwen
Wilhelm I Can Help


Honesty

Alexander We’re in Big Trouble, Blackboard Bear
Bourgeois Franklin Helps Out
Breathed Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
Brown Arthur and the True Francine
Jennings Priscilla and Rosy
Keller That’s Mine, Horace
Lerner What’s So Terrible about Swallowing an Apple Seed?
Shannon Lizard’s Guest
Soto Too Many Tamales
Stevens Jackalope


JR READERS

Hoban A Bargain for Frances


Responsibility

Brown Arthur’s Computer Disaster
Burton Katy and the Big Snow
Burton Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel
Cooper Never Trust a Squirrel!
Cunnane For You Are a Kenyan Child
DePaola Strega Nona Takes a Vacation
Eriksson Molly Goes Shopping
Kleven A Carousel Tale
Piper The Little Engine that Could
Potter The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Rathmann Officer Buckle and Gloria
Seuss Horton Hatches the Egg
Soto My Little Car: Mi Carrito
Van Allsburg Jumanji


Self-discipline

Alexander What’s Wrong Now, Millicent?
Carle The Grouchy Ladybug
Carlson Smile a Lot!
Henkes Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse
Joosse Please Is a Good Word to Say
Luthardt You’re Weird
Neugebauer The Real Winner
Offill 17 Things I’m not Allowed to do anymore
Shannon No, David!
Siomades Katy Did It!
Warburton 1000 Times No


Sharing

Alexander I’ll Never Share You, Blackboard Bear
Boelts Little Bunny’s Cool Tool Set
Luthardt Mine!
Munsch We Share Everything!
Reiss The Boy Who Wouldn’t Share
Rix The Last Chocolate Cookie
Russo The Big Brown Box
Simmons Ebb and Flo and the New Friend
Wolff The Story Blanket


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