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41) The fruit salad friend: recipe for a true friend

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Dismondy, Maria

Description

Chloe loves going to school, but lately something is different. Chloe has all the ingredients of a great friend - kindness, empathy, compassion, and more. Chloe wonders, "What do you do when friends don't treat you with kindness?" Find out how this brave girl navigates the trials and tribulations that pop up on her way to discovering the recipe for lasting friendship.

42) Lubna and Pebble

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"Lubna's best friend is a pebble. Pebble always listens to her stories. Pebble always smiles when she feels scared. But when a lost little boy arrives in the World of Tents, Lubna realizes that he needs Pebble even more than she does"--

43) just grace

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44) Balloons for papa: a story of hope and empathy

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Bedia, Elizabeth Gilbert

Description

"Arthur's gloomy father rushes him through the park every morning, through gray and rainy weather. Arthur just wants a bright balloon from the park's vendor, but Papa always says no. One morning, the balloons magically appear at their doorstep, and Arthur figures out the perfect way to bring the sunshine out and Papa's smile back; even if only for a few moments"--

45) I didn't stand up

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"First they went after Jalal. But I'm not black--So I didn't stand up for him. Then they went after Mariana. I was born in this country--So I didn't stand up for her. A picture book inspired by the iconic poem First they came for Socialists written by Martin Niemoller in opposition to the oppressive Nazi regime, I Didn't Stand Up looks at common circumstances of oppression that children encounter through the eyes of the bystander--until he or she...

46) Lucy and the bully

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Alexander, Claire

Description

When a mean classmate in preschool wrecks Lucy's artwork, she discovers that they can be friends once he stops being jealous of her.

47) I walk with Vanessa: a story about a simple act of kindness

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"This beautifully illustrated story shows young readers how to become caring and supportive upstanders. Love it!" --Trudy Ludwig, bestselling author of The Invisible Boy. This simple yet powerful picture book--from a New York Times bestselling husband-and-wife team--tells the story of one girl who inspires a community to stand up to bullying. Inspired by real events, I Walk with Vanessa explores the feelings of helplessness and anger that arise in...

48) bad astrid

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49) One

Author

Otoshi, Kathryn

Description

A number/color book reminding us that it just takes one to make everyone count.

50) rat and the tiger

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51) The Recess Queen

Author

O'Neill, Alexis

Description

Mean Jean is the biggest bully on the school playground until a new girl arrives and challenges Jean's status as the Recess Queen.

52) Ben rides on

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Ben rides his new bicycle the very, very long way to school but Adrian Underbite, perhaps the world's largest third-grader, takes the bike anyway and later, when Ben finds Adrian in trouble, he must decide whether or not to help the larcenous bully.

53) Llama Llama and the bully goat

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Llama Llama (Picture books) volume 7

Description

Following their teacher's lead, Llama Llama speaks to Gilroy Goat and tells him he should not act like a bully on the playground.

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A bullying chicken who keeps all the sunflower seeds to herself and builds a fort to keep the other barnyard animals away soon realizes that being scary is lonely.

55) Extremely cute animals operating heavy machinery

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"When bullies try to stop the extremely cute animals from building their sand castle they band together to build something bigger and better"--

56) The juice box bully: empowering kids to stand up for others

Author

Sornson, Robert

Description

"When Pete starts at a new school, he soon finds out that being a bystander to bad behavior is not tolerated."--Unedited summary from book.

57) Stand tall, Molly Lou Melon

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Even when the class bully at her new school makes fun of her, Molly remembers what her grandmother told her and she feels good about herself.

58) Trouble in the Barkers' class

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Barker twins (Picture books)

Description

When a new girl in the Barkers' class, Carole Anne, acts like a bully, the students try talking to her and ignoring her until Morgie finally discovers what is wrong and finds a way to fix it.

59) Hooway for Wodney Wat

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All his classmates make fun of Rodney because he can't pronounce his name, but it is Rodney's speech impediment that drives away the class bully.

60) The pout-pout fish and the bully-bully shark

Author

Diesen, Deborah

Series

Pout-pout fish adventures volume 6

Description

Mr. Fish finds the courage to speak up for his friends when a shark comes to the park and bullies them.