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Building Character

These books may help children develop positive values and appropriate behavior. The titles are listed by category but many of them have several themes. For additional titles on these topics, please stop by the ASK ME Desk. Titles found in the sections listed below are arranged alphabetically by author or by call number.

Author	Title
Caring
JE PICTURE BOOKS
Brumbeau	The Quiltmaker’s Gift
Cannon	Stellaluna
Crimi	Don’t Need Friends
Freeman	Corduroy
Gay	Stella: Star of the Sea
Helldorfer	Hog Music
Lionni	Swimmy
McKee	Elmer
Newman	Mole and the Baby Bird
J NONFICTION
J 158.1 MCC	Have You Filled a Bucket Today? A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids
J 177.7 AMO	Let’s Be Kind
J 177.7 SCH	Acting with Kindness

Cooperation
JE PICTURE BOOKS
Brett	Berlioz the Bear
Chall	Sugarbush Spring
Galdone	The Little Red Hen
Hutchins	Mattland
Lionni	Frederick
Lord	The Giant Jam Sandwich
Root	One Duck Stuck
J NONFICTION
J 179.9 DON	Being Cooperative
J 179.9 SCH	I Am Cooperative
J 398.20947 PAR	The Enormous Turnip

Courage
JE PICTURE BOOKS
Beck	Pepito the Brave
Henkes	Sheila Rae, the Brave
Kirk	Library Mouse: A World to Explore
Maitland	The Bear Who Didn’t Like Honey
Meade	If I Never Forever Endeavor
Sattler	Pig Kahuna
Slepian	Emily Just in Time
Wormell	Hilda Hen’s Scary Night
JR READERS
Aboff	The Giant Jelly Bean Jar
J NONFICTION
J 179.6 MAR	Super Ben’s Brave Bike Ride
J 179.6 SCH	Courage

Helpfulness
JE PICTURE BOOKS
Asch	Monsieur Saguette and his Baguette
DeGroat	Mother, You’re the Best! (But Sister, You’re A Pest!)
Krosoczka	Giddy Up, Cowgirl
Sierra	Preschool to the Rescue
Waddell	You and Me, Little Bear
Wheeler	Old Cricket
Wilson	Sweet Briar Goes to Camp
JR READERS
Rylant	Annie and Snowball and the Prettiest House: The Second Book of Their Adventures
Tripp	Good Sport Gwen
Wilhelm	I Can Help!
J NONFICTION
J 177.62 MAT	Do You Help Others?
J 177.7 AMO	Let’s Help Out
J 398.2452 PIN	The Lion and the Mouse

Honesty
JE PICTURE BOOKS
Alexander	We’re in Big Trouble, Blackboard Bear
Breathed	Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big
Brown	Arthur and the True Francine
Jennings	Priscilla and Rosy
Keller	That’s Mine, Horace
Lerner	What’s So Terrible About Swallowing an Apple Seed?
Shannon	Lizard’s Guest
Soto	Too Many Tamales
Stevens	Jackalope
JR READERS
Hoban	A Bargain for Frances
J NONFICTION
J 179.9 MEI	Be Honest and Tell the Truth
J 179.9 MAY	Being Honest
J 398.20951 DEM	The Empty Pot
J 398.2 HEN	The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Responsibility
JE PICTURE BOOKS
Brown	Arthur’s Computer Disaster
Burton	Katy and the Big Snow
Burton	Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel
Cooper	Never Trust a Squirrel!
Cunnane	For You Are a Kenyan Child
DePaola	Strega Nona Takes a Vacation
Eriksson	Molly Goes Shopping
Kleven	A Carousel Tale
Piper	The Little Engine that Could
Potter	The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Rathmann	Officer Buckle and Gloria
Seuss	Horton Hatches the Egg
Soto	My Little Car: Mi Carrito
Van Allsburg	Jumanji
J NONFICTION
J 179.9 GUN	I Can Be Responsible
J 179.9 SCH	I Am Responsible

Self-Discipline
JE PICTURE BOOKS
Alexander	What’s Wrong Now, Millicent?
Carle	The Grouchy Ladybug
Carlson	Smile a Lot!
Henkes	Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse
Joosse	Please Is a Good Word to Say
Luthardt	You’re Weird!
Neugebauer	The Real Winner
Offill	17 Things I’m Not Allowed to Do Anymore
Shannon	No, David!
Siomades	Katy Did It!
Warburton	1000 Times No
J NONFICTION
J 179.9 MIL	Self-Discipline
J 179.9 PRY	Self-Discipline

J NONFICTION

Sharing
JE PICTURE BOOKS
Alexander	I’ll Never Share You, Blackboard Bear
Boelts	Little Bunny’s Cool Tool Set
Luthardt	Mine!
Munsch	We Share Everything!
Pfister	The Rainbow Fish
Reiss	The Boy Who Wouldn’t Share
Russo	The Big Brown Box
Simmons	Ebb and Flo and the New Friend
Wolff	The Story Blanket
J 177.1 AMO	Let’s Share
J 177.62 MAT	Do You Share?

J NONFICTION

Valuing Others
JE PICTURE BOOKS
Elliott	Just Because
Fox	Whoever You Are
Hamanaka	All the Colors of the Earth
Kroll	Pink Paper Swans
Nikola-Lisa	Bein’ with You This Way
J 177.1 GUN	I Can Accept Others
J 179.9 MEI	Accept and Value Each Person