Thank you everyone for the wonderful suggestions! *Aviva Rosenberg*
[image: The Moriah School] The Moriah School 53 S. Woodland Street Englewood, NJ 07631 On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 12:49 AM, Kathe Pinchuck <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Aviva, > > I suggest these books as part of the "Caring Makes a Difference" > curriculum from the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education, > recommended for grades K-4: > > > > *Caring Makes a Difference* > > > > Common. *The Mirror and Me*. Illustrated by Lorraine West. Chicago: > HipHop Schoolhouse, 2004; ISBN: 0-9768674-0-0. A boy from South Africa > learns to appreciate his unique qualities. (8-12) > > > > Cooper, Ilene. *The Golden Rule*. Illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska. New > York: Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2007. ISBN: 978-0-8109-0960-1. > “Grandfather > explains that the Golden Rule is a simple statement on how to live that can > be practiced by people of all ages and faiths, then helps his grandson > figure out how to apply the rule to his own life.” (5-10) > > > > Cuyler, Margery. *Kindness Is Cooler, Mrs. Ruler*. Illustrated by Sachiko > Yoshikawa. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2007. ISBN: > 978-0-689-87344-7. “Mrs. Ruler guides her students in discovering ways of > being kind to their family members, each other, and their community.” (5-10) > > > > Doros, Alex and Dorros, Arthur. *Numero Uno.* Illustrated by Susan > Guevara. New York: Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2007; ISBN: > 978-0-8109-5764-0. In a classic battle of brains versus brawn, Hercules > and Socrates constantly argue, until the town sends them away for three > days to see who they will miss the most. Through cooperation and the use > of everyone’s talents, a bridge is built. (4-8) > > > > Keller, Laurie. *Do Unto Otters: A Book About Manners*. New York: Henry > Holt and Company, 2007; ISBN: 978-0-8050-7996-8. A rabbit is worried > about how he will get along with his new neighbors, until the owl tells him > to treat the otters the same way he would the otters to treat him. Humor > and puns makes a lesson in the golden rule funny and painless. (5-10) > > > > Lamstein, Sarah Marwil.* I Like Your Buttons! * Illustrated by Nancy > Cote. Morton Grove, Illinois: Albert Whitman & Company, 1999. ISBN: > 0-8075-3510-9. Cassandra admires her teacher’s button, which starts a > chain of complements and good will throughout the day. (3-8) > > > > McCloud, Carol. *Have You Filled a Bucket Today?: A Guide to Daily > Happiness for Kids*. Illustrated by David Messing. Northville, Michigan: > Ferne Press, 2006. ISBN: 978-1-933916-16-3. “The concept of bucket filling > is an effective metaphor for encouraging kind and considerate behavior and > for teaching the benefits of positive relationships. (8-12) > > > > Naliboff, Jane. *The Only One Club*. Illustrated by Jeff Hopkins. > Brooklyn, New York: Flashlight Press, 2004. ISBN: 0-972-92253-9. The > premise of the book – that everyone has something special about them and we > should acknowledge and respect that, is a good lesson for children. > Jennifer Jacobs is the only Jewish person in her class. While the other > students make Christmas decorations, she makes dreidels and six-pointed > stars for Hanukkah. When she goes home after school, she makes herself a > glittery badge that says “The Only One Club.” Her fellow students want > to join the club, but she is hesitant. After thinking it over, she comes > to school the next day with a badge for all her classmates, who all have > something unique – red hair, the last name “Raven,” etc. (4-8) > > > > Pearson, Emily. *Ordinary Mary’s Extraordinary Deed*. Illustrations by > Fumi Kosaka (Gibbs Smith, 2002; ISBN: 978-0-87905-978-1). “A young > girl’s good deed is multiplied as it is passed on by those who have been > touched by the kindness of others.” (4-8) > > > > Rosenthal, Amy Krouse. *Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons*. Illustrated by > Jane Dyer. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2006. ISBN: > 978-0-06-058081-0. Words are defined through the baking and sharing of > cookies. (5-10) > > > > Symes, Ruth. *Harriet Dancing*. Illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church. New > York: Chicken House (Scholastic), 2008; ISBN: 978-0-545-03204-9. Harriet is > dismayed when the butterflies will not dance with her, but soon her other > friends join her and prove that anyone and everyone can dance (4-8). > > > > Vision, David and Mutiya. *What Makes Me Beautiful?* Illustrated by > Ignacio Alcantara. New York: Soul Vision Works Publishing, 2004; ISBN: > 0-9659538-4-X. A child recount the different qualities that make him > beautiful. (5-10). > > > > Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth. *The Kindness Quilt*. (Marshall Cavendish, > 2006; ISBN: 978-0-7614-5313-0). After Minna and her class hear the Aesop > fable of “The Lion and the Mouse,” they think of ways to be kind and draw > pictures of their activities, which eventually become a big quilt wall > hanging. (5-10) > > > > Kol tuv, > > Kathe Pinchuck > > Past Chair, Sydney Taylor Book Award Committee > > Association of Jewish Libraries > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Aviva Rosenberg <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 10, 2015 10:22 PM > *Subject:* [ha-Safran] Looking for a book/story > > Hi everyone, > > I'm looking for a book or story that has a theme along the lines of "true > happiness comes from making other people happy." It's for a Rosh Chodesh > Adar program so it would be nice if it was Jewish, but doesn't have to be. > It can be a book, a folktale, a chapter from a larger work, but suitable > for elementary school as a read-aloud. > > Any and all suggestions are welcome. Thank you! > > *Aviva Rosenberg* > *Library & Media Specialist* > [image: The Moriah School] > > > > > > The Moriah School > 53 S. 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