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The stories in this series help children to make good decisions based on an understanding
of themselves and others.  These books are widely published under license in the US, with titles
available throughout   
Norwood House Press, Sourcebooks and Magination Press.

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We Are Proud of You
Theme: Confidence
250 x 238mm / 28 pages

Marie feels that she is not as good as her older brother until her stuffed rabbit asks her friends and family what is so special about Marie.
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Friendship Quilt
Theme: Empathy
250 x 238mm / 28 pages

When Raddie’s grandmother dies, her friends work together to make a friendship quilt to help comfort her and to help her remember her grandmother.
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Zippy the Runner
Theme: Positive attitude
250 x 238mm / 28 pages
Despite practice, Zippy cannot win a race. His friends encourage him to find other things to do, but Zippy insists on running. 
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Kanga and Anger
Theme:
Coping with anger
250 x 238mm / 28 pages
When things don’t go right, Kanga gets angry! Kanga’s mother gives him helpful strategies to help Kanga learn how to control his anger.
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Brown Bear's Dream
Theme:
Long-term planning
250 x 238mm / 28 pages

Brown Bear dreams of going to view the sea. With the help of Grandpa Beaver, they make a plan to swim down the river to the sea. They set a goal and a schedule to achieve it.
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Let's Be Friends
Theme: Friendship

250 x 238mm / 28 pages

Big, the elephant has no friends because he is too big. Little, the mouse has no friends because she is too little. They meet and become friends despite their differences and obstacles.
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Shooting Stars
Soccer Team

Theme: Teamwork

250 x 238mm / 28 pages

Zebra is happy to join the Shooting Stars Soccer team. The trouble begins when he does not take the time to learn the rules and makes mistakes as a result.

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Who's Coming Tonight?
Theme: Responsibility

250 x 238mm / 28 pages
When the red fox plans on stealing the ducks on the lake, three ducks plan to take responsibility for the safety of the other ducks. They learn about responsibility and bravery.
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Ouch! It Stings!
Theme:
Fear
250 x 238mm / 32 pages

In order to avoid going to a doctor’s appointment, a boy pretends to be different types of animals. Each animal has an excuse for not being able to go. Can he learn to conquer his fear? 
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Some Days are Lonely
Theme: Loneliness

250 x 238mm / 28 pages

Do you ever feel lonely like there is no one around? Everyone feels lonely from time to time, but the dark clouds always go away and the sun shines again.
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Bubbly and Grumpy
Theme: Sharing

250 x 238mm / 32 pages

A cautionary tale of two water springs named Bubbly and Grumpy. Bubbly shares its water with the forest animals and Grumpy does not. Soon Grumpy discovers sharing has its benefits.
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Handy Mr Hippo
Theme:
Being helpful
250 x 238mm / 32 pages

Handy Mr Hippo gets a call from the mean hairy giant who needs quite a few things fixed at his house. Mr Hippo helps the giant and teaches him how to treat others properly.
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Lulu the Shy Piglet
Theme:
Overcoming shyness
250 x 238mm / 28 pages

Lulu the piglet is too shy to sing or speak in public, but when a mouse overhears her singing alone in a barn, he encourages her to keep singing.
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Tortoise and Hare
Theme: Fair play

250 x 238mm / 32 pages

Hare and Tortoise have a race. Hare cheats to get ahead, but still he ends up losing the race. How does this happen, and can they learn to play fair? 
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We Are Brothers
Theme:
Sibling rivalry
250 x 238mm / 28 pages

Having a brother can be tough. Little Brother does not always want to share his toys and sometimes starts fights.
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Ida's Present
Theme:
Responsibility
250 x 238mm / 32 pages

Ida is very excited to visit Grandma and give her presents. While Ida takes a short rest, Grandma's presents go missing.
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Flower Seeds
Theme:
Initiating change
250 x 238mm / 32 pages

Postman Bear doesn't like the dusty plain that he rides across on his way to deliver mail to Sunrise village. 
One day he decides to take action to make change.
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Green River
Theme
: Environmental responsibility
250 x 238mm / 28 pages

When the little beaver Kobe discovers that his home at Green River has become polluted with rubbish and is no longer safe, he decides to take action. What does Kobe do?
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Going to Kindergarten
Theme:
Adjusting to school
250 x 238mm / 28 pages

Hoya did not want to go to kindergarten one morning. because her friends kept taking her toys and her teacher would speak too loud. Will Hoya change her mind and go to kindergarten?
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Oh That Snow!
Theme:
Work responsibility
250 x 238mm / 28

Grandfather Bear and his friends promise to clear the snow, but Tory Rabbit helps him when snow falls. Eventually their friends realise the importance of working together and helping one another.
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Mum and Dad Love You
Theme: Coping with
 change
250 x 238mm / 32 pages

When Nina hears the news that her parents are getting a divorce, she is scared and sad. Nina becomes very angry and reacts badly. 
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Nicknames
Theme: Positive attitude

250 x 238mm / 28 pages
When Little Rabbit is called mean names, his feelings are hurt. He chooses to give his friends nice nicknames, as opposed to using mean nicknames.
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The Chirping Band
Theme: Determination

250 x 238mm / 28 pages
The grasshoppers form the Chirping Band while the other bugs accuse them of being lazy. Can the band prove they are not lazy but hard-working?
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The Sadness Hole
Theme: Coping with loss

250 x 238mm / 28 pages
Hary's pet chick Pippi dies. Grandmother helps Harry bury Pippi and also helps him to understand his feelings of sadness and the pain that comes with it. 
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The Three Pig sisters
Theme: Teamwork

250 x 238mm / 32 pages

The three pig sisters work together to teach the big bad wolf a lesson. They also come up with a solution to work together with the wolf.
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The Knitting Lambs
Theme: Competiton

250 x 238mm / 28 pages

Sally and Polly compete against
each other in a knitting contest.
Polly is so afraid of losing that
she tries to sabotage Sally's work.

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Friendship Quilt
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We Are Proud of You

Available now with Reader's Theatre
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The Wise Boy
210x265mm / 32pp
UK softcover: 978-1-921790-50-8

A boy chief, Wusuri, could solve any problem in the village with his wisdom. Through this story, children can learn about fairness and problem solving.
Subject: conflict resolution
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The Happy Hat
260x245mm / 28pp
UK softcover: 978-1-921790-51-5

This is a sweet and upbeat story of optimism and hope told through the eyes of a hat that has experienced a lot of changes in its life. Whatever the situation, this happy hat finds pleasure and satisfaction in its life.
Subject: positive thinking
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The Drummer Boy
220x265mm / 32pp
UK softcover: 978-1-921790-52-2

Rukundo likes to play the drums. Each day he walks two hours to bring back water for his family. But the water is dirty and his family becomes sick.
How will the people of the village collect clean drinking water?
Subject: social responsibility

Titles from the Growing Strong series are available in North America
through the Myself Bookshelf series from Norwood House Press

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