Feelings Page 1
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Pamela Kennedy (Illustrator - Normand Chartier).
Little Bunny gets angry when he doesn't get his way. He gets mad when his baby sister rips his best picture and he
gets mad when his friend takes his toy away. Mama Bunny says she gets mad too but says that they must not push or
yell or throw things. Bunny says he's glad they're not all so mad anymore.
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Pamela Kennedy (Illustrator - Normand Chartier).
Little Bunny is upset because his family is too busy taking care of baby Bunny to have time for him. His dad won't
play ball with him because he's giving Baby a bath. Grandma can't take Bunny for a walk because she's rocking
Baby. Little Bunny gets into the cradle with a blanket and a bottle and pretends to cry like a baby. Then his
family shows him that there are things that he can do that Baby can't do. Mama Bunny asks Little Bunny to help fix
dinner, Daddy Bunny asks Little Bunny to ride bikes, and Grandma Bunny asks him to color with her. baby Bunny can't
do any of these things because she is too little. Little Bunny comforts his crying sister in the cradle.
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Pamela Kennedy (Illustrator - Normand Chartier).
Little Bunny colored on the wall, knocked over his Mama's plant, and tore a page in one of his books. He gets
nervous when he sees mama coming, but when she asks who colored on the wall, knocked over the plant, and tore a page
in the book. Little Bunny confesses to all of it. When Mam asks who told the truth, Little Bunny says, "I did it,
Mama!"
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Pamela Kenney (Illustrator - Normand Chartier).
Little Bunny doesn't want to share his treats, truck, or drum with his friends. He hurts all his friends' feelings
and then he starts crying because he is alone and lonely. Then Little Bunny asks his friends if they would like to
share his treats, truck, and drum with him. Then Bunny says his friends are "all mine." This is a predictable
print book because it repeats phrases such as "All mine" and "Want to share?" Children will easily pick up on these
phrases and then begin to associate the print with the phrases.
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Pamela Kennedy (Illustrator - Normand Chartier).
Little Bunny takes some pennies from his mama's purse for his piggy bank. When he is playing with his friend
Duckling, he takes one of his toy cars. While Little Bunny is at the grocery store with his mama, he takes a piece
of candy and puts it into his mouth. When Little Bunny gets home, he looks at the car and the pennies. He feels
scared and guilty. Little Bunny gives the pennies back to his mama and the toy car back to Duckling. He tells them
both that he is sorry. Little Bunny brings the storeowner some money to pay for the candy that he took. He
apologizes to the storeowner and tells his mama that he does not want to take things anymore. Mama thanks Little
Bunny for being honest.
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Pamela Kennedy (Illustrator - Normand Chartier).
Little Bunny is alone in his bed and he is scared because it is dark. He's scared because he hears a noise and sees
a spider. He calls for his mama and daddy. Mama comes in with a night-light for Little Bunny. She tells him not
to be scared. Daddy Bunny shows Little Bunny that the noise is just the wind and tells him to not be scared.
Little Bunny lets the spider out the window and tells himself to not be scared. Mama gives Little Bunny a teddy
bear to sleep with. Little Bunny tells his teddy goodnight and to not be scared.
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Norman Bridwell.
Most people like Clifford the big red dog, but one time Emily Elizabeth's family had neighbors who hated Clifford.
The neighbors did not like Clifford because sometimes his hair would blow into their yard while they were eating
breakfast and because he snores loudly at night. Clifford liked the neighbors and wanted them to like him, but
everything he did always backfired and made them mad. So, Emily Elizabeth told Clifford to stay away from the
neighbors. The neighbors loved the birds that come into their yard to eat. Clifford saw a cat ready to pounce on
the birds. Clifford captured the cat and then the neighbors loved him. This story teaches children to be kind to
other people even when they are not kind in return.
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Ali Reich (Illustrator - Carolyn Bracken).
On Melinda Higgins' birthday, her mother made pancakes for breakfast but her twin siblings spoiled it by spilling
syrup on her hair. Melinda got mad and said that the twins spoil everything. While Melinda's mom is washing
Melinda's hair and her dad is washing her clothes, the twins get into Melinda's presents. Cheer Bear, Grumpy Bear,
and Birthday Bear come to visit Melinda. Melinda shows the Care Bears how the twins gave her doll a haircut and
gave her favorite book a bath. She leaves a note for her parents telling them that she is running away from home.
Melinda climbs into her treehouse to decide where to go live. She thinks of living in the circus, but she's not old
enough. She thinks of living at her Grandma's house, but it's too far to walk. Melinda's twin brother and sister
come outside to look for her. They call for her to come home and say that they will be good. Melinda asks the Care
Bears if they think the twins will be any better. Birthday Bear reminds her that they will have a birthday in a few
months and won't be the "terrible twos" any longer. Then her friends come to the house for her party and Melinda
decides to go home. Melinda knows that the twins are still "terrible," but she is happy anyways. The day is a
special one--the twins don't spill anything at her party. This book teacher children to choose to have patience and
be compassionate when other people mess up and hurt them.
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Marilyn Sadler (Illustrator - Roger Bollen).
P. J. Funnybunny is a spoiled bunny. He won't bring a present to a birthday party unless he gets to blow out the
candles. He won't play checkers unless he can play with the red peices and he won't play Cowboys and Indians unless
he can be the cowboy. He never wants to do what his friends want to do; he always has to have his own way. One
day, P J.'s friends want to play baseball but he want to play football. His friends go off without him to play
baseball. P. J. cannot believe that they won't do what he wants. P. J. played by himself for a while, but that
became boring. P. J. asked his little sister, Honey Bunny, to play. He tried to play football with Honey Bunny and
all her friends, but that did not work. So P. J. went to find his friends. He was surprised to see his friends
having so much fun without him. P. J.'s friends asked him to play outfield. He really wanted to pitch, but he
played outfield anyways. He realized that he can't always have his own way. He is happy just to play with his
friends.
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Leone Castell Anderson (Illustrator - Kathy Wilburn).
Andrew is lonely because all his friends are away on vacation, except for Ben. Andrew asks Ben if he can play, but
Ben can't because he is going fishing with his Grandpa. Andrew wished that he had a Grandpa who lived nearby, whom
he could do things with. Andrew was about to go after his ball that had rolled into the street when an old man
behind him warned him not to. The man seemed scary to Andrew because he was glaring and had a gruff voice. Andrew
told his mom about wanting a grandpa nearby and about the grouchy old man. Andrew's mom said that he sounded lonely
and that she would take him to see the people she works with because they're often lonely too. So Andrew met some
of the people who live in the nursing home. One of the people that live there is a grumpy old man. Andrew doesn't
like this man at first, but then the old man's voice softens and they introduce themselves. Mr. Barker shows Andrew
how to tie flies for fishing and how to use them. Mr. Barker offers to take Andrew fly-fishing and Andrew asks Mr.
Barker to be his grandpa because his lives so far away. Mr. Barker agrees to this because his grandchildren live
far away also. The next day when Ben asks Andrew to go fishing with him and his Grandpa, but Andrew says he can't
because he's going fishing with his own Grandpa.
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Don Freeman.
Corduroy is a bear who lives in the toy department of a big store and waits day after day for someone to take him
home. The store is always busy with shoppers, but no one ever seemed to want a small bear in green corduroy
overalls. But one day, a little girl stopped and looked right into Corduroy's eyes. She told her mom that he's the
bear she has always wanted. But her mom told her no because she had already spent too much money and that he was
missing a button to one of his shoulder straps. Corduroy sadly watched them walk away and vowed to himself to find
his button that night. When the store closed, Corduroy went looking for his button. He ended up in the furniture
department. He saw a button on one of the mattresses, which he took to replace his missing one. The next morning,
the young girl came back in to buy Corduroy with the money she had in her piggy bank. The girl took Corduroy home
and sewed a new button onto his strap. Corduroy says that she must be a friend and that he had always wanted a
friend.
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Armstrong Sperry.
This is the story of Mafatu, son of the Great Polynesian Chief of Hikeru. His name means "stout heart" and his
people worship courage but he is afraid of the sea because his mother was killed by it. Because he is called a
coward, Mafatu decides to conquer his fear or be conquered. So he sails off in his canoe with his pet dog and
albatross. He rises to meet challenges such as a storm at sea and staying alone on a desert island. He returns
home strong and fearless. This is a legend about a hero that is still sung and told over evening fires by the
Hikeru people.
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Lois Lowry.
This is the story of two families living in German-occupied Denmark during World War II. Ellen Rosen and Annemarie
Johansen are the two main characters and best friends. The Rosens are Jewish and the Johansens are part of the
Danish Resistance against the German Nazis. The Johansens help the Rosens escape by boat to Sweden, which is
unoccupied by the Nazis.
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Betsy Byars (Illustrator - Ted CoConis).
This story is about Sara, a fourteen-year-old-girl who is feeling at odds with the world and herself and the world
because of all the changes she is undergoing. She grudgingly tolerates her Aunt Willie, affectionately envies her
pretty older sister, and feels uncomfortable with her own body. But everything changes when her mentally-retarded
younger brother, Charlie, disappears and Sara is terrified while searching for the brother that she loves.
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