Reading File 2 by Kimberly Evers

Books of Common Thread
by Kimberly Evers

Common Thread: Emotions

Sub-Category 1: Love

Book Cover	Title	Author/ Illustrator	Age/ Grade	Copyright/ Publisher	Abstract
	Love You Forever	Robert Munsch/Sheila McGraw	4-8 years old	Firefly Books 1986	A special lullaby a mom sings to her child from a baby to an adult shows a special bond and way of expressing love.
	I Love You the Purplest	Barbara M. Joosse/ Mary Whyte (Illustrator)	4-8 years old	Chronicle Books LLC	When two boys fishing with their mother keep asking who she love the most she says she loves one the reddest and the other the bluest. This book expresses love in a way not typically seen.
	Guess How Much I Love You	Sam McBratney, Anita Jeram (Illustrator)	2-5 years old	Candlewick Press	Every night at bedtime Little Nutbrown Hare shows his father how very much he loves him. However everynight his father, Big Nutbrown Hare demonstrates his love to his son even more.
	Mama, Do You Love Me?	Barbara Joosse/Barbara Lavallee (Illustrator)	4-8 years old	Chronicle Books 1991	A mother shows her child that she will always love her child regardless and she will always be with her child.
	I Love You As Much...	Laura Krauss Melmed/ Henri Sorensen (Illustrator)	3-5 years old	Morrow,William & Co	This book shows a variety of mothers expressing how much they love their children through a multiple of examples.

Sub-Category 2: Angry

Book Cover	Title	Author/ Illustrator	Age/ Grade	Copyright/ Publisher	Abstract
	When Sophia Gets Angry, Really, Really Angry...	Molly Bang/Molly Garrett Bang	4-6 years old	Scholastic, Inc.	This book is a guide for parents as well as children. It teaches how children can express and handle their feelings when they are angry.
a	Sometimes My Mommy Gets Angry	Bebe Moore Campbell EB Lewis	4-6 years old	Putnam Publishing Group 2003	Annie lives with her mom who is ill mentally. Annie's mom gets upset and Annie knows she should call her grandmother who reminds her that her that even when her mom yells at her she still loves her.
	Andrew's Angry Words	Dorothea Lachner,Tjong Khing/Tjong Khing (Illustrator)	4-6 years old	North-South Books	When Andrew's toys are spilled by his little sister he expresses what he feels through angry words and soon his angry words are being said by others before they find out he is sorry. This book helps show children their words can hurt and they should be careful what they say before it becomes out of hand.
	What Are You So Grumpy About?	Tom Lichtenheld	6-9 years old	Little, Brown Children's Books	This book shows many situations children can relate to that make them angry and helps deal with why they are angry.
	I'm Mad (Dealing With Feelings)	Elizabeth Crary/ Jean Whitney (Illustrator)	4-8 years old	Parenting Press 1992	Katie's picnic gets cancelled and as a result she gets angry and decides to tell all her friends just what she feels. When her father finds out how she dealt with her anger he lets her know she should find other ways to let people know how she feels.

Sub-Category 3: Happy

Book Cover	Title	Author/ Illustrator	Age/ Grade	Copyright/ Publisher	Abstract
	The Happy Lion	Louise Fatio, Roger Duvoisin (Illustrator)	4-8 years old	Alfred A. Knopf	When this happy lion escapes from his cage he decides to meet the other animals. He soon finds though that not everyone is happy to see him.
	Mr. Happy	Roger Hargreaves	5 to 8 years old	Price Stern Sloan	This book tells of a favorite character of everyone. It tells just why Mr. Happy is happy and why he thinks people everywhere should be happy too.
	Care Bears: What Makes You Happy?	J. E. Bright, David Stein (Illustrator)	3-6 years old	Scholastic, Inc.	In What Makes You Happy, children will learn what brightens many favorite Care Bear's day.
	Wibbly Pig is Happy	Mick Inkpen	3-5 years old	Viking	When a little pig goes to the beach he experiences so many emotions all in one day. Children will love this little pig's surprising day of feelings.
	How to be a Happy Hippo	Jonathan Shipman/Sally Percy (Illustrator)	3-7 years old	M E Media LLC	When Horace is upset that his dad never has time to play, he decides to catch him in a trap. After this both hippos are very happy.

Sub-Category 4: Silly

Book Cover	Title	Author/ Illustrator	Age/ Grade	Copyright/ Publisher	Abstract
	Silly Sally	Audrey Wood	2-4 years old	Harcourt Brace & Company	In this rhyming book Sally takes a trip to town and meets some silly animals along the way.
	Today I Feel Silly: And Other Moods That Make My Day	Jamie Lee Curtis/Laura Cornell (Illustrator)	3-8 years old	Houghton Mifflin Company	This fun book is written in rhyming verses. It describes the many moods that children experience.
	A Super Silly Fiesta	Sarah Willson, Robert Roper (Illustrator)	2-4 years old	Simon & Schuster Children's	This silly book has some familiar Dora characters young children love. Throughout the peek-a-book style book the characters try to make silly faces to make people laugh.
	Eight Silly Monkies	Steve Haskamp, Steve Hascamp	3-7 years old	Intervisual Books, Incorporated	This book shows eight monkeys doing silly things throughout the book. The book can be used for counting as well as a fun book to act along to.
	Shake My Sillies Out	Raffi/ Allen Allender (Illustrator), David Allender (Illustrator)	3-6 years old	Crown Books for Young Reader	Children will enjoy dancing and singing with the fun characters in this silly musical book.

Sub-Category 5: Sad

Book Cover	Title	Author/ Illustrator	Age/ Grade	Copyright/ Publisher	Abstract
	I Feel Sad	Marcia Leonaran/Bartholomew (Illustrator)	3-8 years old	Albert Whitman and Co. 2002	This book teaches children how to deal with their feelings, including when they're sad.
	Glad Monster, Sad Monster: A Book About Feelings	Ed E. Emberley/Anne Miranda (Illustrator)	2-5 years old	Little, Brown & Company	In this book each monster has a different emotion. The children can see what the monster feels like when they feel this emotion and even use the faces as a mask.
	Sad	Sylvia Root Tester/David M. Budd	4-8 years old	The Child's World, Inc.	This book looks at the emotion of being sad through rhyming. Children are able to read how being sad makes people feel and what can cause this emotion.
	Amber Brown is Not a Crayon	Paula Danziger/Tony Ross	7-9 years old	G.P. Putnam's Sons 1994	Amber's best friend is Justin and they like playing together but when Justin has to move Amber becomes very sad.
	Sad Isnt Bad	R. W. Alley (Illustrator)	5-8 years old	Abbey Press 1998	This book gives children guidance they may seek when dealing with a loss.

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