A setback changes the plan and sometimes the mood. These stories stay with that disappointment long enough for the character to find a way forward.
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When another dog bursts her red ball, Daisy is visibly sad. When that dog and its owner come back with a blue ball, she accepts it and settles down happily beside it.
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Recommended by What Do We Do All Day?Story & parent notes
When their plans go wrong, Ava and her mother pause, close their eyes, breathe and keep going. A final problem still overwhelms her mother, so the story shows that calming down isn’t always easy.
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Recommended by Happily Ever ElephantsStory & parent notes
The girl’s first tries at the magnificent thing don’t match her plan. When she looks at them again, she sees parts worth using, and they end up in the finished thing.
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Recommended by Pragmatic MomStory & parent notes
After his older brother laughs at a vase he drew, Ramon spends months trying to get his pictures exactly right and ends up giving up. His sister Marisol has saved the crumpled drawings and likes them as they are, which frees him to enjoy making art again.
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