Sub-Category 1: Honesty

Book Cover	Title	Author/ Illustrator	Age/ Grade	Copyright/ Publisher	Abstract
	Pinocchio	Margaret Hillert/ Laurie Hamilton	8-10/ 2-4	Follert Publishing Co./ 1982	A young boy that takes many adventures. He learns the importance of telling the truth.
	The Berenstain Bears  and the Truth	Stan & Jan Berenstain	4-8/ K-2	Random House/ 1988	Brother and Sister Bear break Mama's lamp and earn how important it is to tell the truth.
	The True Story of the Three Little Pigs	Jon Scieska/ Lane Smith	4-8/ K-2	Viking/ 1993	The wolf gives his version of what really happened in the story of the three little pigs.
	Why Mosquitos Buzz in People's Ears	Verna Aardema/ Leo and  Diane Dillen	4-8/ K-2	Puffin Books/ 1978	A mosquito tells an untrue story. As the story gets retold chaos takes over in the jungle. The gossip chain causes his friends to get hurt. When the animals try to figure out what has happened, the mosquito disappears to avoid taking responsibility for what he has done and to this day no one likes mosquitoes.
	The Berenstain Bears and the Red-Handed Theif	Stan & Jan Berenstain	2-5/ 7-11	Random House/ 1993	Mr. Dweebish, the new teacher in the school tries to teach his students a lesson when Sister Bear get robbed.

Book Cover	Title	Author/ Illustrator	Age/ Grade	Copyright/ Publisher	Abstract
	There's a Nightmare in My Closet	Mercer Mayer	4-8/ K-2	Dial Press/ 1968	A young boy is scared to go to sleep until he faces his nightmare.  He quickly realized that the nightmare isn't actually as scary as he thought, in fact he is a cry baby.
	What's Under My Bed?	James Stevenson	4-8/ K-2	Weston Woods/ 1984	A story about two children visiting their grandpa's house and get scared. Grandpa shares his story of when he was scared and they feel better.
	The Berenstain Bears go to School	Stan & Jan Berenstain	4-8/ K-2	Random House/ 1985	Sister Bears is nervous about her first day of kindergarden. She overcomes her fears when she sees how fun it can be.
	The One is the Middle is a Green Kangaroo	Judy Blume/ Amy Aitken	6-8/ 1-3	Bradsbury Press/ 1981	Freddy felt like he was stuck in the middle until he tried out for the school play and got the part of the green kangaroo. He realized that being in the middle wasn't as bad as he thouht.
	Oliver Button Is a  Sissy	Tomie da  Paula	4-8/ K-3	Voyager Books/ 1979	Oliver is called a sissy by other students in his class.  Oliver likes to dance and jump rope.  He enters a talent contest, but he doesn't win.  The next day at school Oliver is no longer called a sissy.  Instead he is considered a star.

Book Cover	Title	Author/ Illustrator	Age/ Grade	Copyright/ Publisher	Abstract
	Charlotte's Web	E.B. White/ Garth Williams	9-12/ 4-7	Harper Collins/ 1952	The story is about a young girl who has a pet pig, Wilbur. Wilbur's friend Charlotte, who is a spider, comes up with a plan to keep Wilbur from being the next Christmas dinner.
	Corduroy	Don Freeman	4-7/ K-2	The Viking Press/ 1968	A little girl named Lisa sees Corduroy in the store and comes back to buy him the next day.  Corduroy realized the importance of love and kindness.
	Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing	Judy Blume/ Roy Doty	8-11/ 3-5	Dell Publishing Co./ 1972	The story is about Peter, the older brother dealing with Fudge, the two year old terror. He learns how to deal with him and be kind while getting his parents attention.
	The Giving Tree	Shel SilverStein	4-7/ K-2	Harper Collins Publishers/ 1964	A young boy builds a relationship with a tree that continues throughout his life. The tree offers him anything to make him happy.
	Leo the Late Bloomer	Robert Kraus/ Jose Arguego	4-8/ K-2	Windmill Books/ 1971	Leo, the baby lion was the last one to bloom. His Father was kind and patient until he finally came out.

Book Cover	Title	Author/ Illustrator	Age/ Grade	Copyright/ Publisher	Abstract
	I Like Me	Nancy L. Carlson	3-8/ Pre-K-2	Puffin/ 1993	A charming pig admires herself by having fun. She is her own best friend and knows how to have fun with herself.
	Amazing Grace	Mary Hoffman/ Caroline Binch	4-10/ K-4	Weston Woods Studios/ 1994	A little girl named Grace wants to play Peter Pan in the school play.  The other students tell her she can't because she is a girl and she is black, but Grace shows them that she can do it.
	Maniac Magee	Jerry Spinelli	8-11/ 3-6	Brown Little/ 1990	Jeffrey Magee, eventually Manic Magee, runs away after his parents pass away and he is foreced to be the go between for his Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan. He develops self-esteem and confidence along the way. He suceeds in uniting Blacks and Whites in Two Mills as well as much more.
	The Mixed-Up Cameleon	Eric Carle	4-8/ K-3	Harper & Row/ 1984	The story is about a cameleon that doesn't think he is special until he finds out that he can change colors and shapes.
	The Emperor's New Clothes	Hans Christian Anderson/ Charlene DeLage	4-8/ K-3	Picture Window Books/ 2004	The Emperor paid two weavers to make him some fancy clothes, but he was tricked into thinking that fools couldn't see the clothing. When he realized that he had been tricked, he was made into a fool.

Book Cover	Title	Author/ Illustrator	Age/ Grade	Copyright/ Publisher	Abstract
	Arthur Babysits	Marc T. Brown	4-8/ K-2	Little Brown and Company/ 1992	Arthur gets to babysit the Tibble Twins. He gets nervous when they become out of control.  They were harder to babysit than he expected. He enjoyed it, and he would babysit them again.
	Miss Rumphius	Barbara Cooney	4-9/ K-3	Puffin Books/ 1985	Miss Rumphius set out on a mission to accomplish three of her life dreams.  She suceeds and shares her story with others.
	The Great Kapok Tree	Lynne Cherry	4-9/ K-3	Harcourt, Inc./ 1993	A man begins to shop down the Kapok tree when he falls asleep all of the animals try to convince his to leave the tree alone.  He wakes up and sees how valuable the tree is and changed his mind.
	Marvin Redpost: Alone in his Teacher's House	Louis Sacher	8-11/ 3-6	Random House/ 1994	Marvin was excited when his teacher asked him to tend to her dog while she's away. He thinks he is the luckiest boy in school. He gets paid $3 a day. Marvin learned that is was a bigger responsibility then he had anticipated.
	Just a Mess	Gina Mayer/ Mercer Mayer	4-9/ K-3	Golden Books/ 2000	Little Critter could not find his baseball mitt because he kept his room so messy.  Finally, he cleaned his room all by himself and found his mitt. Little Critter felt great about himself for taking responsibility for his room and finding his mitt. He learned that keeping up with his things and keeping his room clean was his responsibility.