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Read Alouds for an "I Like Me" Theme, Pre-K - 1st Quick as a Cricket by Audrey Wood, illustrated by Don Wood.   Children enjoy comparing themselves to the variety of animals in this picture book.  A great book for discussion on character traits, and how a variety of feelings and attributes make a whole person. The illustrations are vibrant and vivid. Published by Child's Play (International), Ltd. I Like Me! by Nancy Carlson The illustrations and simple text work together to showcase the character's best friend:  herself!  The main character, a cute, curly-tailed pig, tells us how she cares for her body with good hygiene, a good diet, and a good attitude.  A book about loving yourself, caring for yourself, and being your own best friend.   Puffin Books My Friends , by Taro Gomi What is a friend? This small but thoughtful story shows us how friends help us shape the world around us.  With the subdued watercolor illustratio

All Things Green Frog Song by Brenda Z. Guiberson, illustrated by Gennady Spirin A non-fiction picture book that shares information about frogs from around the world.  The illustrations are vibrant and have a beautiful photographic quality, and the onomatopoetic text makes it fun to read. Grades K-4.  Henry Holt and Company St. Patrick's Day by Gail Gibbons Gail Gibbons illustrations and simple text make this a great information book about the story of St. Patrick, and the many ways people celebrate St. Patrick's Day today.   Grades K-2.  Holiday House Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger There are so many shades of green, and in this Caldecott Honor picture book, Laura Vaccaro Seeger helps us explore the many greens that surround us with beautiful illustrations and die-cut pages.  Grades K-1.  Roaring Brook Press. The Earth is Painted Green , Edited by Barbara Brenner, Illustrated by S.D. Schindler Poems about nature's

Read Alouds for February, 2016 Chinese New Year Cleversticks by Bernard Ashley, Illustrated by Derek Brazell. Ling Sung can't seem to get anything right.  He doesn't know how to do the things his friends can do well.  However, he soon learns that he too is good at something, and with this discovery, he learns to share his knowledge, and learn from others.  Grades K-2.  Crown Publishers. Lion Dancer:  Ernie Wan's Chinese New Year by Kate Waters and Madeline Slovenz-Low  Photographs by Martha Cooper This picture book describes how a boy who lives in Chinatown, New York City celebrates the Chinese New Year.  It includes great photographs that show the preparations before performing the lion dance at the Chinese New Year parade.  Grades 2- 4.  Scholastic, Inc. Sam and the Lucky Money by Karen Chinn, illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright &  Ying-Hwa Hu Sam receives four dollars in a shiny red envelope for Chinese New Year.  Now he has to decide how to spend it.  A story abou