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Liking Yourself Can Make All the Difference...
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And Here's to You!
by David Elliot (2004, Candlewick Press, 15.99/hardback)
[Check/Credit
Card Price...Less 21% = 12.63]
This picture-book ode to joy invites readers to celebrate
the world's vast diversity—and feel pretty happy with their
place in it, too. The infectious joy of Elliott's read-aloud
poem and Cecil's brilliant, amusing artwork is sure to have
children reciting along. Color. Grades K-3. [10” x
11”...32 pages]
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The Hippo-Not-Amus
by Tony & Jan Payne (2004, Orchard Books, 16.95/hardback)
[Check/Credit
Card Price...Less 21% = 13.39]
Portly the Hippo didn't ask to be a hippopotamus, and he's
starting to find it kind of boring. He embarks on a journey
to find just the right kind of animal to be. Portly meets all
kinds of creatures—from a rhinoceros, to a bat, to an elephant—and
tries to do everything they do, with surprising and funny outcomes.
Color. Grades K-3. [9.5” x 11”...32 pages]
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I’m Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem
by Jamie Lee Curtis (2002, HarperCollins, 16.99/hardback)
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Card Price...Less 21% = 13.42]
This book uses both a boy’s and a girl’s point of
view to celebrate the joys of self-esteem. It teaches that whether
you get an answer wrong in school, or are picked last for a team,
what’s most important is liking yourself because you are
you! Color. Grades K-3. [10” x 8.5”...32 pages]
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ABC I Like Me!
by Nancy Carlson (1997, Puffin, 6.99)
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Card Price...Less 21% = 5.52]
The much-loved pig from the author’s I Like Me (6.99) is back. Here, the letters of the alphabet are illustrated
with brightly-colored, vibrant pictures that feature the pig
and her animal friends. Students learn to feel good about themselves.
Color. Grades K-3. [8” x 10”...32 pages]
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I Like Myself!
by Karen Beaumont (2004, Harcourt Brace, 16.00/hardback)
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Card Price...Less 21% = 12.64]
High on energy and imagination, this ode to self-esteem encourages
kids to appreciate everything about themselves. Beaumont's joyous
rhyming text and Catrow's wild illustrations unite in a book
that is sassy, soulful, and straight from the heart. Color. Grades
K-2. [9” x 10”...32
pages]
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Just Because I Am
by Lauren Payne
(1994, Free Spirit, 9.95)
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Card Price...Less 21% = 7.86]
Warm, simple words and gentle, appealing illustrations strengthen
and support a young child’s self-esteem. The affirmations
invite children to love, accept, and respect themselves—and
consequently, others. (A terrific Leader's Guide for this book is also available for 13.95...see next book below.) Color. Grades K-3. [7.5” x 9”...32
pages]
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Just Because I Am...Leader's Guide
by Lauren Payne & Claudia Rohling (1994, Free Spirit, 16.95)
[Check/Credit Card Price...Less 21% = 13.39]
A companion to the children's picture book, Just Because I Am (9.95), this Leader's Guide is really a complete introductory course on self-esteem for young children. The 13 "Special Home Handouts" are especially well done. These handouts encourage parents to continue affirming their children's feelings, needs, and growing self-awareness. Elementary grades. You will love the handouts. [8.5” x 11”...51 pages]
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Just the Way You Are
by Marcus Pfister (2002, North-South Books, 15.95/hardback)
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Card Price...Less 21% = 12.60]
The animals are having a party, and, tired of their normal
appearances, they all want to look special for the big event.
Clever die-cuts offer tantalizing glimpses of each animal's dream
transformation. They are funny sights indeed. In the end all
the animals friends agree that they like one another just the
way they are. [8.5” x 11.5”...28 pages]
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Sassafras
by Audrey Penn (2007, Tanglewood Press, 16.95/hardback)
[Check/Credit
Card Price...Less 21% = 13.39]
A charming story of a little skunk who feels embarrassed
by his “smelly old, stinky old, funky old” self.
As he plays with his woodland friends, each special and unique,
Sassafras comes to discover that he, too, has a rare and “special
gift.” Sassafras discovers that all things have something
that makes them special, and stinkiness is what makes skunks
special. Color. Grades K-3. [8” x 10”...32
pages]
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