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Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse
| Kevin Henkes | Kevin Henkes | Lilly the mouse loves everything about school, especially her teacher, Mr. Slinger. One day Lilly comes to school with a new pair of movie-star sunglasses, three shiny quarters, and best of all, a purple plastic purse. She is so eager to show off her prized possessions to her classmates that she has a hard time listening, being considerate of others, and waiting until the appropriate time to share. After one too many disruptions, Mr. Slinger confiscates Lilly’s treasures for the rest of the day. Lilly becomes furious. What happens next speaks to issues of repentance and forgiveness in ways young children can readily connect with.
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Tumford The Terrible
| Nancy Tillman | Nancy Tillman | Tumford isn’t really a terrible cat, but he has a way of finding mischief of one kind or another—tracking dirt into the house, knocking over breakable things, and disrupting fancy parties. But even though he feels bad, Tumford has trouble saying “I’m sorry.”
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I Did It, I’m Sorry
| Caralyn Buehner | Mark Buehner | Through funny, multiple-choice questions to solve
specific dilemmas, this book teaches young children
basic moral values. (Note: Some situations are
more sophisticated than others, so select carefully.) |
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I'm Sorry
| Sam McBratney | Jennifer Eachus | Two best friends find out that “I’m sorry” can be the
hardest words to say, even to those you love. |
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Goldie Is Mad
| Margie Palatini | | Goldie is mad that her baby brother, Nicholas,
drooled all over her favorite doll and she yells at
him. She “hates” her brother. However, while sitting
in time-out, Goldie ponders life without her brother
and realizes she would miss his baby smell and
his wonderful hugs. Goldie decides to forgive her
brother and to say she’s sorry for yelling at him. |
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Beautiful Oops
| Barney Saltzberg | | This book presents a life lesson that all parents
want their children to learn: It’s okay to make a
mistake. In fact, hooray for mistakes! A mistake is
an adventure in creativity, a portal of discovery. |
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Words Are Not for Hurting
| Elizabeth Verdick | Marieka Heinlen | Words contain much power and can be harmful and
hurtful. Children learn how to use positive words to
express negative emotions such as frustration and
anger. The book’s activities and discussion starters
teach children to apologize sincerely. |
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New Year at The Pier*
| Aptil Wayland | Stâephane Jorisch | Izzy’s favorite part of Rosh Hashanah is Tashlich, a joyous ceremony in which people apologize for the mistakes they made in the previous year and thus clean the slate as the new year begins. But there is one mistake on Izzy’s “I’m sorry” list that he’s finding especially hard to say out loud.
Humor, touching moments between family and friends, and lots of information about the Jewish New Year are all combined in this lovely picture book for holiday sharing |
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Tashlisch at Turtle Rock*
| Susan Schnur | Anna Schnur-Fishman and Alexandra Steele-Morgan | Annie is excited about the Tashlich ceremony on the afternoon of Rosh Hashanah, when her family will walk to Turtle Rock Creek and throw crumbs into the water, as symbols of mistakes made the past year. As Annie leads her family through the woods stopping at favorite rocks, bridges, and waterfalls in her family’s own Tashlich ritual, they think about the good and bad things that happened during the past year, and make plans for a sweeter new year. This story focuses on ecological connections to the Tashlich ceremony and encourages families to customize the ritual and commune with nature at the New Year.
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