Self Awareness Subthemes: Identifying and Recognizing Emotions | Awareness of Season’s Passing and Changing Colours of One’s Emotions | What’s in a Name, Being in Between culture, Identity and Language | Literal and Metaphorical Transformation of Self | Self and family, self and community; Family Rituals and Traditions and Rootedness, Sense of Home | Sibling Relationships | Existential issues, Establishing one’s Identity, Philosophical Issues; Coming to Terms with One’s Differentness | Recognizing Strengths, Needs, and Values; Self-esteem and Self-Efficacy, Body Image Issues | Spirituality, Faith, Festive traditions, Celebrating Religions | Gender Identity
Identifying and Recognizing Emotions
In My Heart: A Book of Feelings by Jo Witek and Christine Roussey
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published October 14th 2014 by Harry N. Abrams (first published January 1st 2014). Original Title: Dans mon petit coeur
Feelings by Aliki
Paperback, 32 pages
Published July 15th 1986 by Greenwillow Books
(First published 1984)
Tough Guys Have Feelings Too by Keith Negley
Hardcover, 48 pages
Published November 3rd 2015 by Flying Eye Books
(First published October 13th 2015).
When I Coloured In The World by Ahmadreza Ahmadi, Illustrated by Ehsan Abdollahi and Translated by Azita Rassi
Hardcover, 32 pages.
Published April 30th 2015 by Tiny Owl Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1910328073 (ISBN13: 9781910328071)
I Don’t Draw, I Color! by Adam Lehrhaupt and Illustrated by Felicita Sala
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published March 21st 2017 by Simon Schuster/ Paula Wiseman Books
The Prince’s New Pet by Brian Anderson
Hardcover, 40 pages.
Published December 6th 2011 by Roaring Brook Press
L’Abécédaire de la colère by Emmanuelle Houdart (An Alphabet of Anger)
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Published December 9th 2008 by Actes-Sud
Strong As A Bear by Katrin Stangl
Hardcover, 40 pages.
Published June 14th 2016 by Enchanted Lion Books
(First published June 7th 2016)
I Hate Everyone by Naomi Danis and Illustrated by Cinta Arribas
Happy To Be Nappy by Bell Hooks and Illustrated by Chris Raschka
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published September 10th 1999 by Jump At The Sun
(First published January 1st 1999)
Happy by Mies Van Hout
Hardcover, 1st U.S. ed., 52 pages.
Published April 1st 2012 by Lemniscaat USA
(First published 2011)
Because Amelia Smiled by David Ezra Stein
Hardcover, 40 pages.
Published September 11th 2012 by Candlewick Press
100 Things That Make Me Happy by Amy Schwartz
Hardcover, 40 pages.
Published October 7th 2014 by Harry N. Abrams
My Heart Fills With Happiness by Monique Gray Smith 
and Illustrated by Julie Flett
Board Book, 24 pages
Published March 1st 2016 by Orca Book Publishers
(First published February 23rd 2016)
The Happiest Book Ever by Bob Shea
Hardcover, 40 pages.
Published October 11th 2016 by Disney-Hyperion
Ten Tears And One Embrace by Marta Sanmamed, 
Illustrated by Mar Azabal, and Translated by Jon Brokenbrow
Hardcover, 32 pages.
Published May 16th 2017 by Cuento de Luz
ISBN: 8416147906 (ISBN13: 9788416147908).
Libro De Lagrimas by Pere Ginard
Michael Rosen’s Sad Book by Michael Rosen and Illustrated by Quentin Blake
Hardcover, 32 pages.
Published February 3rd 2005 by Candlewick Press
(First published September 28th 2004)
The Tear Thief by Carol Ann Duffy and illustrated by Nicoletta Ceccoli
Hardcover, 32 pages.
Published September 1st 2007 by Barefoot Books
(First published January 1st 2007).
Feeling Sad by Sarah Verroken
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published May 1st 2009 by Enchanted Lion Books
(First published April 14th 2009)
Gilbert by Colin Thompson and Chris Mould
Wemberly Worried by Kevin Henkes
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published July 25th 2000 by Greenwillow Books
(First published January 1st 2000)
Little Mouse’s Big Book Of Fears by Emily Gravett
Hardcover, 25 pages.
Published August 3rd 2007 by MacMillan UK
ISBN: 1405089482
(ISBN13: 9781405089487).
Literary Awards: Kate Greenaway Medal (2008), Nestlé Smarties Book Prize for 6–8 years (Bronze) (2007)
Me And My Fear by Francesca Sanna
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Awareness of Season’s Passing and Changing Colours of One’s Emotions
Monsoon by Uma Krishnaswami and illustrated by Jamel Akib
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published October 6th 2003 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Mina Vs. The Monsoon by Rukhsanna Guidroz and Illustrated by Debasmita Dasgupta
Hardcover, 38 pages
Expected publication: December 1st 2018 by Yali Books
Rain by Anders Holmer
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published October 9th 2018 by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
The Snow Day by Komako Sakai
Hardcover, 32 pages.
Published January 1st 2009 by Arthur A. Levine Books
(First published January 1st 2005)
Is That You, Winter? by Stephen Gammell
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published October 1st 1997 by HMH Books for Young Readers
(First published 1997)
Winter Is Coming by Tony Johnston and Jim La Marche
Hardcover, 40 pages.
Published August 26th 2014 by Simon Schuster/
Paula Wiseman Books
What Forest Knows By George Ella Lyon and August Hall
Hardcover, 40 pages.
Published November 18th 2014 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers
The Storm by Akiko Miyakoshi
Hardcover, 32 pages.
Published April 5th 2016 by Kids Can Press
(First published April 1st 2016)
ISBN: 1771385596 (ISBN13: 9781771385596)
Once Around The Sun by Bobbi Katz and LeUyen Pham
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published April 1st 2006 by HMH Books for Young Readers
(First published 2006)
ISBN: 0152163972 (ISBN13: 9780152163976)
Edition Language: English
Con El Son En Los Ojos – With The Sun In My Eyes by Jorge Lujan and Morteza Zahedi
Hardcover, 32 pages.
Published March 1st 2012 by Libros Tigrillo
Touch The Poem by Arnold Adoff and Lisa Desimini
Red Sings From Treetops: A Year In Colors by Joyce Sidman and Pamela Zagarenski
Hardcover, 32 pages.
Published April 6th 2009 by HMH Books for Young Readers
Red Sky At Night by Elly MacKay
And Then It’s Spring by Julie Fogliano and illustrated by Erin E. Stead
Hardcover, 32 pages.
Published February 14th 2012 by Roaring Brook Press
(First published January 1st 2012)
Water Sings Blue: Ocean Poems by Kate Coombs and illustrated by Meilo So
Hardcover, 36 pages.
Published March 14th 2012 by Chronicle Books
They Say Blue by Jillian Tamaki
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published March 13th 2018 by Harry N. Abrams
(First published March 1st 2018)
Hi, Koo! A Year Of Seasons by Jon J Muth
Hardcover, 32 pages.
Published February 25th 2014 by Scholastic Press
Firefly July: A Year Of Very Short Poems by Paul B. Janeczko and illustrated by Melissa Sweet
Hardcover, 48 pages.
Published March 11th 2014 by Candlewick Press
When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems For All Seasons by Julie Fogliano and Julie Morstad
Hardcover, 56 pages.
Published March 1st 2016 by Roaring Brook Press
Alive Again by Ahmadreza Ahmadi, Illustrated by Nahid Kazemi 
Hardcover, 24 pages.
Published June 11th 2015 by Tiny Owl Publishing Ltd
Are You An Echo? The Lost Poetry of Misuzu Kaneko edited and translated by Sally Ito, David Jacobson, Michiko Tzuboi, and Illustrated by Toshikado Hajiri
Hardcover, 64 pages.
Published September 13th 2016 by Chin Music Press
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What’s in a Name, Being in Between culture, Identity and Language
The Name Jar by Yangsook Choi
Paperback, 40 pages.
Published October 14th 2003 by Dragonfly Books
(First published 2001)
My Name Is Yoon by Helen Recorvits and Illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska
Hardcover, 29 pages.
Published April 3rd 2003 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Hannah Is My Name by Belle Yang
Wabi Sabi by Mark Reibstein and illustrated by Ed Young
Hardcover, 40 pages.
Published October 1st 2008 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
My Name Is Sangoel by Karen Lynn Williams and Khadra Mohammed and Illustrated by Catherine Stock
Hardcover, 36 pages.
Published June 1st 2009 by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
My Name Is Elizabeth! by Annika Dunklee and illustrated by Matthew Forsythe
Hardcover, 24 pages
Published September 1st 2011 by Kids Can Press
(First published January 2011)
I Am Thomas by Libby Gleeson and illustrated by Armin Greder
Hardcover, 32 pages.
Published October 1st 2011 by Allen Unwin
(First published May 1st 2011)
My Name Is Amrita: Born To Be An Artist by Anjali Raghbeer
Alma And How She Got Her Name by Juana Martinez-Neal
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published April 10th 2018 by Candlewick Press
Thunder Boy Jr. by Sherman Alexie and Illustrated by Yuyi Morales
Hardcover, 32 pages.
Published May 10th 2016 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Lars Er Lars by Svein Nyhus
Grandfather’s Journey by Allen Say
Hardcover, 32 pages.
Published 1993 by Houghton Mifflin Company
One Green Apple by Eve Bunting and Illustrated by Ted Lewin
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published June 12th 2006 by Clarion Books
(First published 2006)
I Hate English! by Ellen Levine and Illustrated by Steve Björkman
Paperback, 32 pages.
Published September 1st 1995 by Scholastic Paperbacks
(First published 1989)
Cooper’s Lesson by Sun Yung Shin and Illustrated by Kim Cogan
In English, Of Course! by Josephine Nobisso and Illustrated by Dasha Ziborova
Paperback, 32 pages
Published January 1st 2003 by Gingerbread House
(First published December 1st 2002)
Not My Girl by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton and Illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard
Hardcover, 36 pages.
Published January 9th 2014 by Annick Press
When I Was Eight by Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton Illustrated by Gabrielle Grimard
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published February 1st 2013 by Annick Press
(First published January 29th 2013)
ISBN: 1554514916 (ISBN13: 9781554514915)
Literary Award: Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s
Literature Prize Nominee (2014)
Shin-chi’s Canoe by Nicola I. Campbell and Illustrated by Kim LaFave
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published August 1st 2008 by Groundwood Books
(First published July 28th 2008)
The Upside Down Boy – El Niño De Cabeza by Juan Felipe Herrera and Illustrated by Elizabeth Gomez
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published January 18th 2000 by Children’s Book Press
ISBN: 0892391626 (ISBN13: 9780892391622)
Literary Awards: Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) Nominee for Multicultural Nonfiction (Finalist) (2001)
Tea With Milk by Allen Say
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published 1999 by Walter Lorraine Books
Auntie Luce’s Talking Paintings by Francie LaTour and Illustrated by Ken Daley
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Literal and Metaphorical Transformation of Self
The Bear And The Piano by David Litchfield
Hardcover, 40 pages.
Published September 3rd 2015 by Frances Lincoln
Damon by Gary Crew and Aaron Hill
Hardcover
Published 2011 by Lothian
The Viewer by Gary Crew and Illustrated by Shaun Tan
Hardcover, 32 pages.
Published November 15th 2003 by Simply Read Books
(First published 1997)
The Mystery Of Eilean Mor by Gary Crew and Art by Jeremy Geddes
Through The Magic Mirror by Anthony Browne
Unknown Binding, 32 pages
Published January 2nd 2001 by Not Avail
(First published January 1st 1976)
Mirror by Suzy Lee
Hardcover, 48 pages.
Published April 27th 2010 by Seven Footer Press
(First published January 1st 2003)
Alice In Wonderland by Suzy Lee
Paperback, 53 pages.
Published June 1st 2003 by Corraini
Circus by Ana Juan
Bird by Beatriz Martin Vidal
Hardcover, 36 pages.
Published September 1st 2015 by Simply Read Books
(First published April 1st 2015)
The Turkey Prince by Izzy Tooinsky and Illustrated by Edwina White
Hardcover, 32 pages.
Published February 19th 2001 by Viking Juvenile
The Day I Became A Bird by Ingrid Chabbert and Illustrated by Raul Nieto Guridi
Hardcover, 40 pages.
Published September 6th 2016 by Kids Can Press
Petra by Marianna Coppo
Hardcover, 48 pages
Published February 6th 2018 by Tundra Books (NY)
Professional Crocodile by Giovanna Zoboli and Illustrated by Mariachiara Di Giorgio
Published August 1st 2017 by Chronicle Books
(First published March 16th 2017)
Bicharoco Que Era Oco (Bicharoco That Was Hollow) by A. Ventura and Illustrated by Carla Pott
Destino by Andre Letria
Partida by Andre Letria
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Self and family, self and community; Family Rituals and Traditions and Rootedness, Sense of Home
Cora Cooks Pancit by Dorina K Lazo Gilmore and Illustrated by Kristi Valiant
Hardcover, 32 pages.
Published May 1st 2014 by Shen’s Books
(First published March 31st 2009)
Fortune Cookie Fortunes by Grace Lin
Paperback, 32 pages.
Published December 26th 2006 by Dragonfly Books
(First published 2004)
Mahjong All Day Long by Ginnie Lo and Illustrated by Beth Lo
Hardcover, 32 pages.
Published March 1st 2005 by Walker Childrens
(First published January 1st 2005)
Auntie Yang’s Great Soybean Picnic by Ginnie Lo and Illustrated by Beth Lo
Hardcover, 32 pages.
Published April 1st 2012 by Lee & Low Books
Dumpling Soup by Jama Kim Rattigan and Illustrated by Lillian Hsu-Flanders
Paperback, 32 pages.
Published April 1st 1998 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
(First published 1993)
Bee-Bim Bop! by Linda Sue Park and Illustrated by Ho Baek Lee
Mama and Papa Have A Store by Amelia Lau Carling
The House Baba Built: An Artist’s Childhood In China by Ed Young
Hardcover, 48 pages.
Published October 3rd 2011 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
My Mother’s Garden by Emila Yusof
Longhouse Days by Jainal Amambing
Fatimah’s Kampung by Iain Buchanan
Fun At The Opera by Susanna Goho-Quek
The Mango Tree by Hidayah Amin and Illustrated by Idris Ali
The Beaded Slippers by Adeline Foo and Illustrated by Lee Kowling
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Paperback, 36 pages
Published by Booksmith, 2008
ISBN: 9810808046
ISBN13: 9789810808044
A Song For Ba by Paul Yee and Illustrated by Jan Peng Wang
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published April 13th 2004 by Groundwood Books
Father’s Chinese Opera by Rich Lo
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published June 3rd 2014 by Sky Pony Press
Sunshine by Jan Ormerod
Hardcover, 32 pages.
Published April 16th 2004 by Frances Lincoln Children’s Books
(First published September 1st 1981)
Moonlight by Jan Ormerod
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published April 16th 2004 by Frances Lincoln Children’s Books
(First published 1982)
Rain Dance by Cathy Applegate and Illustrated by Dee Huxley
Published 2000 by Margaret Hamilton book from Scholastic Australia
In My Backyard by Nette Hilton and Illustrated by Anne Spudvilas
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published July 1st 2002 by Lothian Books
(First published 2000)
My Place by Nadia Wheatley and Donna Rawlins
Paperback, 48 pages
Published October 1st 1994 by Kane/Miller Book Publishers
(First published 1987)
You And Me: Our Place by Leonie Norrington and Illustrated by Dee Huxley
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published July 2nd 2007 by Working Title Press – AU
(First published January 1st 2007)
All The Places To Love by Patricia MacLachlan and Illustrated by Mike Wimmer
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published April 22nd 1994 by HarperCollins
(First published 1994)
ISBN: 0060210982 (ISBN13: 9780060210984)
Home Place by Crescent Dragonwagon and Illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
Paperback, 40 pages
Published September 30th 1993 by Aladdin
(First published 1990)
ISBN: 068971758X (ISBN13: 9780689717581)
Homeplace by Anne Shelby and Illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published March 1st 1995 by Scholastic Inc.
Pictures Of Home by Colin Thompson
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published April 1st 1993 by Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
(First published November 27th 1992)
A Piece Of Home by Jeri Watts and Illustrated by Hyewon Yum
House Held Up By Trees by Ted Kooser and Illustrated by Jon Klassen
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published March 27th 2012 by Candlewick Press
This House, Once by Deborah Freedman
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published February 28th 2017 by Atheneum Books for Young Readers
A House That Once Was by Julie Fogliano and Illustrated by Lane Smith
Hardcover, 48 pages
Published May 1st 2018 by Roaring Brook Press
Windows by Julia Denos and Illustrated by E. B. Goodale
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published October 17th 2017 by Candlewick Press
(First published 2017)
Noisy Night by Mac Barnett and Illustrated by Brian Biggs
All The Animals Where I Live by Philip C. Stead
Hardcover, 48 pages
Published March 20th 2018 by Roaring Brook Press
(First published 2018)
Building Our House by Jonathan Bean
Hardcover, 48 pages
Published January 8th 2013 by Farrar Straus Giroux
Home by Carson Ellis
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published February 24th 2015 by Candlewick Press
A Strange Place To Call Home by Marilyn Singer and Ed Young
Hardcover, 44 pages
Published August 22nd 2012 by Chronicle Books
The House by J. Patrick Lewis and Illustrated by Roberto Innocenti
Hardcover, 64 pages
Published September 1st 2009 by Creative Editions
(First published 2009)
The Churki-Burki Book Of Rhyme by Gita Wolf and Illustrated by Durga Bai
Hardcover, 24 pages
Published September 21st 2010 by Tara Books
Mr. Postmouse’s Rounds by Marianne Dubuc
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published August 1st 2015 by Kids Can Press
(First published April 1st 2015)
The Way Home In The Night by Akiko Miyakoshi
I Go With My Family To Grandma’s by Riki Levinson and Illustrated by Diane Goode
Oy, Feh, So? by Cary Fagan and Gary Clement
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published April 1st 2013 by Groundwood Books
(First published March 12th 2013)
Aunt Mary’s Rose by Douglas Wood and Illustrated by LeUyen Pham
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published March 23rd 2010 by Candlewick Press
(First published February 2010)
Our Village In The Sky by Janeen Brian and Illustrated by Anne Spudvilas
Hardcover, first, 32 pages
Published August 4th 2014 by Allen & Unwin
(First published August 1st 2014)
In A Village By The Sea by Muon Van and Illustrated by April Chu
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published May 12th 2015 by Creston Books
Town Is By The Sea by Joanne Schwartz and Illustrated by Sydney Smith
A Different Pond by Bao Phi and Illustrated by Thi Bui
Hardcover.
Published August 1st 2017 by Picture Window Books
All The Way To America: The Story Of A Big Italian Family and A Little Shovel by Dan Yaccarino
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published March 8th 2011 by Knopf Books for Young Readers
Hit The Road, Jack by Robert Burleigh and Illustrated by Ross MacDonald
Angelina’s Island by Jeanette Winter
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published April 17th 2007 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
Elsina’s Clouds by Jeanette Winter
Ellington Was Not A Street by Ntozake Shange and Illustrated by Kadir Nelson
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published January 1st 2004 by Simon Schuster Books for Young Readers
Cornrows by Camille Yarbrough and Illustrated by Carole Byard
Paperback, 48 pages
Published January 27th 1997 by Puffin Books
(First published November 1st 1979)
ISBN: 0698114361 (ISBN13: 9780698114364)
Visiting Langston by Willie Perdomo and Illustrated by Bryan Collier
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published February 1st 2002 by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
The Negro Speaks Of Rivers by Langston Hughes and Illustrated by E. B. Lewis
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published January 8th 2013 by Hyperion Books
(First published January 6th 2009)
