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Book List

We’ve carefully curated book lists to go with each lesson.


Be a Neighbor Books

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Be a Neighbor

Swashby and the Sea

By Beth FerryBeth Ferry

No-nonsense Captain Swashby is used to the sea meeting all of his needs and when, after his retirement, new neighbors disturb his solitary life, the sea helps in just the right way.

Thank You, Neighbor! cover

Be a Neighbor

Thank You, Neighbor!

By Ruth ChanHarperCollins Publishers

Join our narrator and her dog on their daily walk as they greet the people in their neighborhood.

Thank You, Omu! cover

Be a Neighbor, Be Generous

Thank You, Omu!

By Oge MoraLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers

Soon Omu’s delicious stew pot is empty. Has she been so generous that she has nothing left for herself?

That Neighbor Kid cover

Be a Neighbor

That Neighbor Kid

By Daniel MiyaresSimon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

In this nearly wordless picture book, a young girl spies on her new neighbor, a young boy who is building something from planks of the fence between their backyards.

Be a Neighbor, Be Generous, Be Kind

the Cot in the Living Room

By Hilda Eunice BurgosKokila

A young Dominican American girl in New York City moves from jealousy to empathy as her parents babysit children whose families work the overnight shift in this picture book debut.

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Be a Neighbor

The Forever Garden

By Laurel SnyderSchwartz & Wade Books

A young girl and her neighbor bond over a love of gardening.

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Be a Neighbor

The Helpers in your Neighborhood

By Alexandra Cassel SchwartzSimon Spotlight

For the first time ever, Daniel Tiger ventures beyond the Neighborhood of Make Believe to introduce kids to the helpers in their neighborhood!

The Neighbors cover

Be a Neighbor

The Neighbors

By Einat TsarfatiAbrams Books for Young Readers

As a young girl climbs the seven stories to her own (very boring!) apartment, she imagines what’s behind each of the doors she passes.

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