A SAMPLING OF PICTURE BOOKS
THAT DEMONSTRATE THE TWELVE GIFTS
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| BRAVE IRENE by William Steig | THE STORY OF JUMPING MOUSE by John Steptoe |
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| BEAUTY: | |
| LITTLE SQUAREHEAD by Peggy O’Neill | |
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| COURAGE: | |
| MATTHEW'S DREAM by Leo Lionni | THE PRINCESS KNIGHT by Cornelia Funke |
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| LYLE, LYLE CROCODILE by Bernard Waber | SHEILA RAE, THE BRAVE by Kevin Henkes |
 
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| COMPASSION: | |
| TICO AND THE GOLDEN WINGS by Leo Lionni | |
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| HOPE: | |
| SYLVESTER AND THE MAGIC PEBBLE by William Steig | DANDELIONS by Eve Bunting |
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| TOO MANY MURKLES by Heidi Charissa Schmidt | |
 
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| JOY: | |
| ONE SMILE by Cindy McCinley | |
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| TALENT: | |
| SILENT LOTUS by Jeanne M. Lee | LOUANNE PIG IN THE TALENT SHOW by Nancy Carlson |
 
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| ANGEL AND THE ACROBAT by Mark Shannon | |
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| IMAGINATION: | |
| I PRETEND by Heidi Goennell | |
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| REVERENCE: | |
| FREDERICK by Leo Lionni | A MOTHER'S SONG by Janet Lowler |
 
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| BE NICE TO SPIDERS by Margaret Bloy Graham | |
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| WISDOM: | |
| FABLES by Arnold Lobel | AESOP'S FABLES by Milo Winter |
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| THE KING AND THE TORTOISE by Tololwa M. Mollel | |
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| LOVE: | |
| AMOS AND BORIS by William Steig | |
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| FAITH: | |
| THE CARROT SEED by Ruth Krauss | |
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