Who Is Larry Phifer's The Crayon Box That Talked

In this children’s book a unenthusiastic cat is wearing his favorite shirt with his four groovy buttons. Unfortunately, buttons keep falling off! This is a great book to help primary students with basic math concepts such as subtraction. This is a great book to have kids sing along to Pete the Cat as he loses his buttons. Teachers can use this book to engage kids in a read aloud as well as encourage them to have a positive attitude even when things keep going wrong. Christian teachers can also integrate faith by encouraging positive attitudes.
The Crayon Box that Talked – Lexiles 590L
This is a story about a team of crayons to who learn how to get along with each other. The book starts with a girl who buys a box of crayons that do not get along. The girl began to draw a picture using all of the crayons. As she draws that picture the crayons begin to realize that when they work together, they can create a work of art. Each crayon had a special purpose. Public school and Christian school teachers alike can use this book to teach uniqueness and how even though we are all different we can use our different abilities together to work as a team and create something amazing.
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World On A String by Larry Phifer and illustrated by Danny Popovici is a picture book about a boy who befriends a red balloon. One day the main character, Charlie, found a balloon deep in the forest. He played with it and took it everywhere he went, even the people in town thought it was the most beautiful balloon. He put it on a string, he bathed it, hugged it and put it to bed. The balloon became loved by Charlie. Then one night a storm came and Charlie was in for a surprise. This book is an excellent way to help children who may be going through a loss. It is also a great way to help children understand God and that just because they can’t see something doesn’t mean it isn’t