Archambault, John and Plummer, David.  (2001)  I Love the Mountains.  Huntington Beach, CA:  Creative Teaching Press.  Positive character traits and values:  art / beauty as pure value; wonder / curiosity / nature; expressiveness / freedom / joy; design / pattern / order; wonder / awe / faith; solitude as unitive; and originality.

Arego, Rob.  Little Red Hen Bakes a Cake.  Chicago:  Harcourt.  Positive character traits and values:  unity; cooperation; community; and sharing.

Ackerman, Karen.  (1988)  Song and Dance Man.  NY:  Scholastic.  Positive character traits and values:  expressiveness / joy; dexterity / coordination; tradition; and celebration.

Anderson, W.H.  (2003)  Hooray for the Red, White, and Blue!  NY:  Sadlier-Oxford.  Positive character traits and values:  patriotism; honor; duty /obligation; respect; and freedom.

Auch, Mary Jane.  (1995)  Hen Lake.  NY:  Holiday House.  Positive character traits and values:  unity; cooperation; art / beauty; and belonging.

Baumgart, Klaus.  (1997)  Laura’s Star.  Wilton, CT:  Tiger Tales.  Positive character traits and values:  compassion; caring / nurturing.

Coerr, Eleanor.  (1977)  Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes.  NY:  Dell.  Positive character traits and values:  compassion; bravery; faith; peace; endurance / patience; and unity / diversity.

DeRolf, Shane.  (1997) The Crayon Box that Talked. Chicago: Harcourt. Positive character traits and values:  community; cooperation; synergy; art / beauty; and uniqueness.

Dillon, Leo and Diane.  (2002)  Rap a Tap Tap.  NY:  Blue Sky Press.  Positive character traits and values:  expressiveness / freedom / joy; dexterity / coordination; and achievement / success.

Draper, Sharon.  (2001)  Romiette and Julio.  NY:  Simon Pulse.  Positive character traits and values:  diversity; problem solving; acceptance; human dignity; and tolerance.

Estes, Eleanor.  (1973)  The Hundred Dresses.  NY:  Scholastic.  Positive character traits and values:  empathy.

Evans, Lezlie.  (1999)  Sometimes I Feel Like a Storm Cloud.  NY:  Mondo.  Positive character traits and values:  freedom of expression.

Fox, Mem.  (2000)  Harriet, You’ll Drive Me Wild.  NY:  Harcourt.  Positive character traits and values:  curiosity / wonder / awe; control / order /discipline; and self assertion / directness. 

Hamanaka, Sheila.  (1994)   All the Colors of the Earth.  NY:  Morrow.  Positive character traits and values:  unity / diversity; global equality; beauty as pure value; and creative expression. 

Hamanaka, Sheila.  (1990)  The Journey.  NY:  Orchard Books.  Positive character traits and values:  empathy; human dignity; self-worth; self-preservation; integration; and diversity.

Husar, Lisa and Mike.  (2004)  What Animals Teach Us… Minocqua, WI:  Willow Creek Press.  Positive character traits and values:  community; family / belonging; self-preservation; design / pattern / order; health / healing / harmony; and wonder / curiosity / nature.

Iverson, Diane.  (1996)  Discover the Seasons.  Nevada City:  Dawn.  Positive character traits and values:  wonder / curiosity / nature; beauty as pure value; congruence; design / pattern / order; and wonder / awe / faith.

Kroll, Steven.  (1994)  By the Dawn’s Early Light.  NY:  Scholastic.  Positive character traits and values:  freedom; patriotism; respect; and duty / obligation. 

Lionni, Leo.  (1975)  A Color of His Own.  NY:  Scholastic.  Positive character traits and values:  limitations / acceptance; being self; and unity.

Lionni, Leo.  (1991)  Matthew’s Dream. NY: Alfred A. Knopf.  Positive character traits and values:  search / meaning / hope; life / self-actualization; security; service /vocation; expressiveness / freedom / joy; wonder / curiosity / nature; and workmanship / art /craft.

Lobel, Arnold.  (1972)  Frog and Toad Together.  NY:  HarperCollins.  Positive character traits and values:  friendship / belonging; loyalty; being liked; and acceptance. 

Lobel, Arnold.  (1972)  Frog and Toad Together.  NY:  Harper & Row. Positive character traits and values:  friendship / belonging; loyalty; being liked; and acceptance.

Locker, Thomas.  (1989)  The Young Artist.  Chicago:  Harcourt.  Positive character traits and values:  design / pattern / order; service / vocation; expressiveness; art / beauty as pure value; productivity; and workmanship / art / craft.

Long, Sylvia.  (1997)  Hush Little Baby.  San Francisco:  Chronicle Books LLC.  Positive character traits and values:  nurturing; compassion; family; creative / expression in the arts; joy. 

Martin, Bill Jr. and Archambault, John.  (1986)  Barn Dance.  NY:  Henry Holt and Co.  Positive character traits and values:  dexterity / coordination; expressiveness / freedom / joy; and play.

Mathis, Sharon Bell.  (1975)  The Hundred Penny Box.  NY:  Puffin.  Positive character traits and values:  faith; human dignity; diversity; honor; and celebration. 

Mayer, Gina and Mercer.  (1993)  It’s Mine.  Westport:  Reader’s Digest Kids.  Positive character traits and values:  sharing and cooperation. 

Mayer, Gina and Mercer.  (1995)  I’m Sorry. NY:  Scholastic.   Positive character traits and values:  integrity; self-worth; and caring / nurturing.

Mills, Claudia.  (1988)  Standing Up to Mr. O.  NY:  Scholastic.  Positive character traits and values:  freedom of expression; fairness; and friendship / belonging.

O’ Neill, Alexis.  (2002)  The Recess Queen.  NY:  Scholastic.  Positive character traits and values:  self-worth; friendship / belonging; loyalty; play; and coordination / dexterity. 

Parton, Dolly.  (1994)  Coat of Many Colors.  NY:  HarperCollins.  Positive character traits and values:  empathy; honor; and family / belonging. 

Pfeffer, Susan Beth.  (1988)  The Year Without Michael.  NY:  Bantam.  Positive character traits and values:  compassion and acceptance.

Pfister, Marcus.  (1992)  The Rainbow Fish.  NY:  North-South Books.  Positive character traits and values:  generosity; being liked; play; and friendship and belonging.

Pinkney, Brian.  (1994)  Max Found Two Sticks.  NY:  Simon & Schuster.  Positive character traits and values: creative expression; diversity; and design / pattern / order. 

Quiri, Patricia Ryon.  (2001)  Seasons.  Minneapolis:  Compass Point Books.  Positive character traits and values:  congruence; wonder / curiosity / nature; beauty as pure value; design / pattern / order; and wonder / awe / faith.

Rowe, Don.  (2005)  The Sandbox.  Minneapolis:  Picture Window Books.  Positive character traits and values:  fairness; cooperation; community; and friendship and belonging.

Saunders, Susan.  (1996)  Riding School Rivals.  Dyersville, Iowa:  Ertle Co.  Positive character traits and values:  fairness; respect; patience; and synergy.   

Seeger, Pete and Anderson, Wendy Halperin.  (2003)  Turn! Turn! Turn!  NY:  Simon & Schuster.  Positive character traits and values:  faith; worship; ritual / communication; creative expression; and hope.

Sendak, Maurice.  (1990)  Book of Peace.  NY:  Dutton.  Positive character traits and values: tolerance; acceptance; faith; diversity; and human rights.

Sendak, Maurice.  (1963)  Where the Wild Things Are.  NY:  Harper & Row.  Positive character traits and values:  originality; control / order / discipline.

Smith, Doris Buchanan.  (1973).  A Taste of Blackberries.  NY:  Thomas Y. Crowell Co.  Positive character traits and values:  loyalty; endurance / patience; friendship / belonging; and caring / nurturing.

Snicket, Lemony.  (2001).  The Vile Village.  NY:  Scholastic.  Positive character traits and values:  originality; creative expression; family / belonging; fantasy / play; innovation; independence; and caring and nurturing. 

Spinelli, Jerry.  (1991).  There’s A Girl in My Hammerlock.  NY:  Simon & Schuster.  Positive character traits and values: competition; equality / acceptance; community; cooperation; loyalty; achievement / success; and dexterity / coordination.   

Walsh, Ellen Stoll.  (1989).  Mouse Paint.  NY:  Harcourt Brace.  Positive character traits and values:  art / beauty; design / order; community; self-preservation; and creativity.

Waters, Jennifer.  (2003).  Be a Good Friend.  Minneapolis:  Compass Books.  Positive character traits and values:  sharing / listening / trust; truth / honesty; caring / nurturing; and friendship / belonging.

Winter, Jeanette.  (1988).  Follow the Drinking Gourd.  NY:  Alfred A. Knopf.  Positive character traits and values:  freedom; faith; diversity; human dignity; rights / respect; empathy; and self-preservation.

Zolotow, Charlotte.  (1963).  The Quarreling Book.  NY:  Harper & Row.  Positive character traits and values:  courtesy; control / order / discipline; fairness; and harmony.

Zolotow, Charlotte.  (2002).  Seasons (A Book of Poetry).  Positive character traits and values:  wonder / curiosity / nature; creative expression; wonder / awe / faith; design / pattern / order; and originality.