Bulla, Clyde Robert.
Shoeshine Girl.
HarperTrophy, 1989.
3–5 CB

Sarah Ida learns about the value of cooperation when she takes a job at a shoe shine stand.

DiSalvo-Ryan, Dyanne
City Green.
Morrow Junior Books, 1994.
2–5 PB

Marcy and her older neighbor encourage community members to help them start a garden
in a vacant lot.

Davis, Aubrey.
The Enormous Potato.
Kids Can Press, 1999.
K–3 PB

When a family cooperates, they are able to harvest a huge potato.

Ericsson, Jennifer.
She Did It!
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002.
K–3 PB

Sisters quarrel about everything until they decide that compromising is better.

Gregory, Valiska.
When Stories Fell Like Shooting Stars.
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1996.
4–5 PB

Here are two stories that describe similar problems, but different solutions: one approach leads to violence, the other to peace, through cooperation.

Krauss, Robert.
Herman the Helper.
Windmill Books, 1974.
K–3 PB

An exceptional octopus performs acts of cooperation and helpfulness.

Lionni, Leo.
It’s Mine!
Dragonfly, 1996.
K–5 PB

Three frogs bicker day and night until circumstances force them to cooperate in order to
survive.

Lobel, Arnold.
Frog and Toad Together.
Scholastic Inc., 1971.
2–3 PB

Frog and Toad cooperate in order to enjoy their adventures and maintain their friendship.

Muth, Jon J.
Stone Soup.
Scholastic Press, 2003.
4–5 PB

Three monks help restore a sense of community in a village of isolated residents.

Muth, Jon J.
The Three Questions.
Scholastic Press, 2002.
4–5 PB

A boy finds answers to his three questions in the process of helping others.

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds.
Sweet Strawberries.
Atheneum, 1999.
2–3 PB

A grumpy husband learns that being considerate and respectful to others makes life smoother for everyone.

Torres, Leyla.
Subway Sparrow.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1993.
2–3 PB

People of different ages and ethnic backgrounds cooperate to free a sparrow that is trapped in a subway car.

Vagin, Vladimir.
The Enormous Carrot.
Scholastic Inc., 1998.
2–3 PB

A farmer grows a carrot that is so large, he cannot pull it out by himself. Teamwork gets the job done!

Williams, Vera.
A Chair for My Mother.
Greenwillow Books, 1982.
2–3 PB

A child and her family cooperate in order to buy a new armchair for their new home after a fire forces them to start over.