Self Esteem & Self Reliance
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The Snowflake Mistake
How are snowflakes made? Find out in this wonderful new tale! High, very high, almost too high to see, an ice palace floats like a ship on the sea. Where clouds are collected before they… Read More →
The Spacesuit: How a Seamstress Helped Put Man on the Moon
An inspirational true-story about the a group of seamstresses who designed the spacesuit for the first men to walk on the Moon! "Ellie’s team was small, and they only had six weeks. Many… Read More →
The Weaver
Stanley is a spider, a weaver and a collector. On his web he collects seeds, twigs, leaves and all kinds of precious things he cannot name. Stanley is very proud of his collection, but what… Read More →
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
From the Series First Avenue Classics ™
Dorothy lives a peaceful though dull life on the Kansas prairie with Aunt Em and Uncle Henry. When Dorothy and her dog Toto are carried off by a tornado to the land of Oz, magical adventures… Read More →
The World Needs Beautiful Things
Young Bezalel is different from the other Israelite slaves in Egypt. He loves to collect stones, bugs, bits of string—these all seem beautiful to him. He keeps everything in his Beautiful… Read More →
Think Big!
From the Series Nancy Carlson Picture Books
Vinney is short. He gets picked on, overlooked in the lunch line, and passed by for the good parts in the school play. He can’t reach the chapter books in the library and never gets passed… Read More →
Think Happy!
From the Series Nancy Carlson Picture Books
Feeling sad? Think happy! You can cheer yourself up in lots of ways. Try being friendly to someone in need of a friend. Do something you think is fun, like riding a bike or putting on a show. Read More →
Through the Forest
From the Series Lantana Global Picture Books
Walking through a dark forest, a young boy learns to treasure his memories and find his true path. Lost and alone, a young boy enters the forest not knowing the path that lies before him. He Read More →
Tizzy the Dizzy Dreidel
Tizzy the dreidel has a problem. Spinning makes her dizzy. But with encouragement from a little girl, Tizzy bravely sets out on an eight-day spinning Hanukkah adventure all around the house! Read More →
Totally Twins — Hardcover Set
From the Series Totally Twins
Persephone and Portia live with their wacky mom, Skye, who is a yoga teacher and laughter therapist. Though the girls look the same on the outside, they're very different on the inside. This… Read More →
Touch the Sky
Praise for Touch the Sky by Stephanie V. W. Lucianovic, illustrated by Chris Park: Booklist Editor's Choice A Kirkus Best Picture Book NPR Best Books of the Year Chicago Public Library Best Read More →
Tropical Trouble: The Fabulous Diary of Persephone Pinchgut
From the Series Totally Twins
Persephone Pinchgut is back to tell you more about her exciting life and adventures. Get up close and personal with twin Perse in her fabulous new diary. It's the summer and no one needs a… Read More →
Una buena lección (A Lesson for Bailey): Caring for Your Teeth
From the Series Funny Bone Readers ™ — en español
Cleto Castor learns a painful lesson about keeping his teeth healthy. Read More →
Una gata espacial (Space Cat): Perseverance
From the Series Funny Bone Readers ™ — en español
When Dog is down on Cat's plans, will Cat give up or keep after her dream? Read More →
Valiant
Saville hates sewing. How can she not when her father, the Tailor, loves his bolts of velvet and silk far more than he's ever loved her? Yet, when he is struck ill shortly after they arrive… Read More →
Violet's Tempest
From the Series Lantana Global Picture Books
For all those who have suffered stage fright, a gentle story about standing tall and finding your voice. Violet’s world has changed. Her voice has gone from a giggle to a whisper. So when… Read More →
Waffle Can't Decide
From the Series Food for Thought
Developing solid decision-making skills is a fundamental milestone for children as they learn to navigate the world and all the choices in it. Simply said, Waffle Can't Decide is a super… Read More →
We Can Do It & The Big Jump
From the Series Early Bird Readers — Red (Early Bird Stories ™)
When a log falls in the pond, an unlikely group moves it. At the skate park, everyone is doing jumps. But someone does the biggest jump. Young readers discover fun, silly stories in this… Read More →
What Boys Do
What exactly do boys do? The answer is anything and everything! From eating to dreaming, making mistakes to exploring, to hurting and loving, there is more to being a boy than meets the eye. Read More →
Which Nose for Witch?
A fun rhyming book from award-winning author, David Crosby. The story has an important message about being happy with your own image and not giving into peer pressure. When a young witch… Read More →
Whisper to the Rescue
Whisper is a quiet dragon who notices everything. When he sees that his family's fires are damaging their forest neighborhood, he knows he must persuade them to change their ways. But nobody Read More →
Whitewater Scrubs
In this sequel to Willy the Scrub, the gang has joined a kayaking club after school. Willy seems to get the hang of it fine, but Rufus and Clara are not doing so well. Clara, who is one of… Read More →
Why Am I Blue?: A Story about Being Yourself
The Blue Frog looked at his reflection in the water and asked, "Why am I blue?" The Green Frog didn't know. Dandelion had no answer. And Fish? No idea either! Could there be an answer to… Read More →
Wolves in Helicopters
Can Hop find a way to escape the wolves in her nightmares, even if they chase her in helicopters? Mommy thinks so . . . Every night, Hop has night terrors filled with big, scary, hungry-eyed… Read More →