Character Counts Picture Books

Trustworthiness
Be honest - Don't deceive, cheat or steal - Be reliable - Do what you say you'll do - Have the courage to do the right thing - Build a good reputation - Be loyal - Stand by your family, friends and community
• Ada, Alma Flor. The Gold Coin (J/E Ada)
• Adams, Lisa K. Dealing with Lying (J 177.3 Ada)
• Bender, Marie. Honesty Counts (J 179.9 Ben)
• Bourgeois, Paulette. Franklin Fibs (J/E Bou)
• Brimner, Larry Dane. The Birthday Flowers (J/E Bri)
• Brisson, Pat. The Summer My Father Was Ten (J/E Bri)
• Brown, Marc Tolon. Arthur and the True Francine (J/E Bro)
• Bunting, Eve. A Day's Work (J/E Bun)
• Carlson, Nancy L. Harriet and the Garden (J/E Car)
• DePaola, Tomie. Strega Nona (J/E DeP)
• Dierssen, Andreas. Timid Timmy (J/E Die)
• Hall, Kirsten. Little Lies: All About Math (J/E Hal)
• Havill, Juanita. Jamaica's Find (J/E Hav)
• Henkes, Kevin. Sheila Rae, the Brave (J/E Hen)
• Kraus, Robert. Herman the Helper (J/E Kra)
• Johnson, Barbara. The Tasty Taffy Tale and Super-Stretching the Truth: A Book about Honesty (J/E Joh)
• Lauren, Emily. Trustworthiness (J 179.9 Lau)
• McKissack, Patricia. The Honest-to-Goodness Truth (J/E McK)
• Salzmann, Mary Elizabeth. I Am Honest (J 179.9 Sal)
• Sharmat, Marjorie. A Big Fat Enormous Lie (J/E Sha)

Respect
Treat others with respect - Follow the Golden Rule - Be tolerant of differences - Use good manners - Be considerate of others - Don't threaten, hit, or hurt anyone - Deal peacefully with anger, insults and disagreements
• Bridwell, Norman. Clifford's Manners (J/E Bri)
• Bulla, Clyde Robert Keep Running, Allen! (J/E Bul)
• Cannon, Janell. Stellaluna (J/E Can)
• Carle, Eric. The Grouchy Ladybug (J/E Car)
• Carlson, Nancy ABC, I Like Me (J/E Car)
• Carlson, Nancy Loudmouth George and the Big Race (J/E Car)
• Cohen, Miriam. So What? (J/E Coh)
• Couric, Katie. The Brand New Kid (J/E Cou)
• Curtis, Jamie Lee. I'm Gonna Like Me: Letting Off a Little Self-Esteem (J/E Cur)
• DePaola, Tomie. Oliver Button is a Sissy (J/E DeP)
• Dylan, Matthew. Respect (J 179.9 Dyl)
• Ernst, Lisa Campbell. Zinnia and Dot (J/E Ern)
• Ets, Marie Hal. Play With Me (J/E Ets)
• Fierstein, Harvey. The Sissy Duckling (J/E Fie)
• Haan, Amanda. I Call My Hand Gentle (J/E Haa)
• Henkes, Kevin. Chester's Way (J/E Hen)
• Henkes, Kevin. Chrysanthemum (J/E Hen)
• Hoban, Russell. Best Friends for Frances (J/E Hob)
• Hoffman, Mary. Amazing Grace (J/E Hof)
• Jones, Rebecca C. Matthew and Tilly
• Kajikawa, Kimiko. Yoshi's Feast (J/E Kaj)
• King, Stephen M. Henry & Amy (right way round and upside down) (J/E Kin)
• Kroll, Virginia. Especially Heroes (J/E Kro)
• Lasker, Joe. Nick Joins Ins (J/E Las)
• Lester, Helen. Hooway for Wodney Wat (J/E Les)
• Lionni, Leo Frederick (J/E Lio)
• Low, Joseph. Mice Twice (J/E Low)
• Marshall, James. George and Martha (J/E Mar)
• Mathers, Petra. Lottie's New Friend. (J/E Mat)
• McCain, Becky R. Nobody Knew What to Do: A Story About Bullying (J/E McC)
• McPhail, David. Sisters (J/E McP)
• Medearis, Michael. Daisy and the Doll (J/E Med)
• Nikola-Lisa, W. Bein' with You This Way (J 811.54 Nik)
• Pelligrini, Nina. Families are Different (J/E Pel)
• Pinkney, Jerry. The Ugly Duckling (J/E Pin)
• Polacco, Patricia. Mr. Lincoln's Way (J/E Pol)
• Sharmat, Marjorie Weinman. I'm Terrific (J/E Sha)
• Turkle, Brinton. Thy Friend, Obadiah (J/E Tur)
• Udry, Janice M. Let's Be Enemies (J/E Udr)
• Wells, Rosemary. Yoko (J/E Wel)
• Wilhelm, Hans. The Big Boasting Battle (J/E Wil)
• Zolotow, Charlotte. The Quarreling Book (J/E Zol)

Responsibility
Do what you're supposed to do - Persevere: keep on trying! - Do your best - Use self-control - Be self-disiplined - Think before you act; consider the consequences - Be accountable for your choices
• Bartone, Elisa. Peppe the Lamplighter (J/E Bar)
• Burton, Virginia. Katy and the Big Snow (J/E Bur)
• Cheng, Andrea. Anna the Bookbinder (J/E Che)
• Cherry, Lynne. The Great Kapok Tree (J/E Che)
• Cooney, Barbara. Miss Rumphius (J/E Coo)
• Cummings, Pat. Clean Your Room, Harvey Moon (J/E Cum)
• Daly, Niki. Not So Fast Songololo. (J/E Dal)
• Day, Alexandra. Frank and Ernest (J/E Day)
• Falwell, Cathryn. Butterflies for Kiri (J/E Fal)
• Galdone, Paul. The Little Red Hen. (J 398.2 Gal)
• Henkes, Kevin. Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse (J/E Hen)
• McDonald, Megan. The Great Pumpkin Switch (J/E McD)
• Mitchell, Margaree King. Uncle Jed's Barbershop (J/E Mit)
• Rand, Gloria. Prince William (J/E Ran)
• Salzmann, Mary Elizabeth. I Am Responsible (J 179.9 Sal)
• Seuss, Dr. Horton Hatches the Egg (J/E Seu)
• Simont, Marc. The Stray Dog (J/E Sim)
• Singer, Marilyn. Chester the Out-of-Work Dog (J/E Sin)
• Soto, Gary Too Many Tamales (J/E Sot)
• Steig, William. Brave Irene (J/E Ste)
• Teague, Mark. Pigsty (J/E Tea)
• VanAllsburg, Chris. Just a Dream (J/E Van)
• Waddell, Martin. Farmer Duck (J/E Wad)
• Ward, Jan. The Biggest Bear (J/E War)
• Wells, Rosemary. Fritz and the Mess Fairy (J/E Wel)

Fairness
Play by the rules - Take turns and share - Be open-minded; listen to others - Don't take advantage of others - Don't blame others carelessly
• Allard, Harry. Miss Nelson is Missing! (J/E All)
• Amos, Janine. It's Mine! (J 395.122 Amo)
• Bedford, David. It's My Turn! (J/E Bed)
• Blume, Judy. The One in the Middle is the Green Kangaroo (J/E Blu)
• Bosca, Francesca. The Apple King North-South Books, 2001. (J/E Bos)
• Brimner, Larry Dane. School Rules (J/E Bri)
• Friedman, Ina R. How My Parents Learned to Eat (J/E Fri)
• Ernst, Lisa Campbell. Zinnia and Dot (J/E Ern)
• Henkes, Kevin. Chester's Way (J/E Hen)
• Hutchins, Pat. The Doorbell Rang (J/E Hut)
• Kyle, Kathryn. Sharing (J 177.7 Kyl)
• Lewin, Betsy. Chubbo's Pool (J/E Lew)
• Lionni, Leo. It's Mine (J/E Lio)
• Mayer, Gina That's Not Fair (J/E May)
• Mayer, Mercer. Me Too! (J/E May)
• Meiners, Cheri J. Share and Take Turns (J 177.7 Mei)
• Parr, Todd. Do's and Don'ts (J/E Par)
• Petty, Kate. Playing the Game (J 175 Pet)
• Pfister, Marcus. Rainbow Fish (J/E Pfi)
• Salzmann, Mary Elizabeth. I Am Fair (J 179.9 Sal)
• Simmons, Jane. Ebb and Flo and the New Friend (J/E Sim)
• Stevens, Janet. Tops and Bottoms (J/E Ste)
• Sykes, Julie. That's Not Fair, Hare! (J/E Syk)
• Ziegler, Sandra. Fairness (J 179.9 Zie)

Caring
Be kind - Be compassionate and show you care - Express gratitude - Forgive others - Help people in need
• Appelt, Kathi. The Best Kind of Gift (J/E App)
• Babbitt, Natalie. Bub or the Very Best Thing (J/E Bab)
• Bender, Marie. Caring Counts (J 179.9 Ben)
• Bogacki, Tomasz. Circus Girl (J/E Bog)
• Braumbeau, Jeff. The Quiltmaker's Gift (J/E Bra)
• Brown, Margaret Wise. The Runaway Bunny (J/E Bro)
• Cocca-Leffler. Mr. Tanen's Tie Trouble (J/E Coc)
• DePaola, Tomie. Now One Foot, Now the Other (J/E DeP)
• DeSalvo-Ryan. Uncle Willie and the Soup Kitchen (J/E DeS)
• Donaldson, Julia. The Spiffiest Giant in Town (J/E Don)
• Feldman, Heather. My Best Friend: A Book about Friendship (J 177.62 Fel)
• Fox, Mem. Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge (J/E Fox)
• Hutta, Emily. Loyal Through and Through (J/E Hut)
• Kraus, Robert. Leo the Late Bloomer (J/E Kra)
• Levete, Sarah. Making Friends (J 158.25 Lev)
• Lionni, Leo. Alexander and the Wind Up Mouse (J/E Lio)
• Morris, Ann. Loving (J/E Mor)
• Munsch, Robert N. Love You Forever (J/E Mun)
• Murphy, Mary. How Kind! (J/E Mur)
• Novak, Matt. Mr. Floop's Lunch (J/E Nov)
• Pfister, Marc. The Rainbow Fish (J/E Pfi)
• Plourde, Lynn. Teacher Appreciation Day (J/E Plo)
• Ryland, Cynthia. The Relatives Came (J/E Ryl)
• Schuette, Sarah L. I Am Caring (J 179.9 Sch)
• Silerstein, Shel. The Giving Tree (J/E Sil)
• Viorst, Judith. Rosie and Michael (J/E Vio)
• Wild, Margaret. Mr. Nick's Knitting (J/E Wil)
• Williams, Vera. A Chair for my Mother (J/E Wil)
• Zolotow, Charlotte. Say It! (J/E Zol)

Citizenship
Do your part to improve your school and community - Protect the environment - Cooperate - Stay informed - Vote - Be a good neighbor - Obey laws and rules - Respect authority
• Bartone, Elisa. American Too (J/E Bar)
• Bender, Marie. Good Citizenship Counts (J 323.6 Ben)
• Blos, Joan W. Old Henry (J/E Blo)
• Bunting, Eve. Smoky Night (J/E Bun)
• Gibbons, Faye. Mountain Wedding (J/E Gib)
• Hall, Kirsten. Vote for Me: All About Civics (J/E Hal)
• Herold, Maggie Rugg. A Very Important Day (J/E Her)
• Lasker, Joe. Nick Joins In (J/E Las)
• Leaney, Cindy. Everyone Makes a Difference: A Story About Community (J/E Lea)
• Lionni, Leo. Swimmy (J/E Lio)
• Pomeranc, Marion Hess. The American Wei (J/E Pom)
• Roddie, Shen. Too Close Friends (J/E Rod)
• Ryder, Joanne. Each Living Thing (J/E Ryd)
• Say, Allen. Grandfather's Journey (J/E Say)
• Yolen, Jane. Raising Yoder's Barn (J/E Yol)

Biographies
• Adler, David A. A Picture Book of Rosa Parks (J 921 Parks)
• Aliki. The Story of Johnny Appleseed (J 921 Appleseed)
• Coles, Robert. The Story of Ruby Bridges (J 921 Bridges)
• Cooper, Floyd. Mandela: From the Life of the South African Statesman (J 921 Mandela)
• Kent, Deborah. Jane Addams and Hull House (J 361.3 Ken)
• Koestler-Grack, Rachel A. Tecumseh, 1768-1813 (J 921 Tecumseh)
• Kunhardt, Edith. Honest Abe (J 921 Lincoln)
• Ringgold, Faith. Aunt Harriet's Underground Railroad in the Sky (J/E Rin)
• San Souci, Robert D. Kate Shelley: Bound for Legend (J 363.122 San)
• Schaefer, Lola M. Martin Luther King, Jr. (J 921 King)
• Winnick, Karen B. Sybil's Night Ride (J/E Win)

Heroes

For 2 -- 4 year olds
• Auch, Mary Jane. Souperchicken (J/E Auc)
• Barbero, Maria. The Bravest Mouse (J/E Bar)
• Barracca, Sal. Maxi, the Hero (J/E Bar)
• Bemelmans, Ludwig. Madeline's Rescue (J/E Bem)
• Bridwell, Norman. Clifford to the Rescue (J/E Bri)
• Graham, Bob. Max (J/E Gra)
• Hayles, Marsha. He Saves the Day (J/E Hay)
• Kimmel, Eric A. Robin Hook, Pirate Hunter (J/E Kim)
• MacDonald, Ross. Another Perfect Day (J/E Mac)
• Roberts, Bethany. Rosie to the Rescue (J/E Rob).
• Wells, Rosemary. Shy Charles (J/E Wel)
• Whatley, Bruce. Captain Pajamas (J/E Wha)

For 5 & 6 year olds
• Drummond, Allan. Casey Jones (J/E Dru)
• Edkin, Joe. Superman and the Flash Race Around the World (J/E Edk)
• Evanier, Mark. Batman & Superman World's Finest (J/E Bat)
• Handy, Amy. The True Story of Robin (J/E Tru)
• Kroll, Virginia. Especially Heroes (J/E Kro)
• Lindgren, Astrid. Pippi to the Rescue (J/E Lin)
• Walsh, Alice. Heroes of Isle aux Morts (J/E Wal)
• Sayre, April Pulley. Noodle Man: The Pasta Superhero (J/E Say)
• Teitelbaum, Michael. Spider-Man: Caught in the Web (J/E Tei)
• Thompson, Colin. Unknown (J/E Tho)
• Valgardson, W. D. Winter Rescue (J/E Val)

Updated: 31 December 2003 cei
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