Confidence can grow through an honest attempt, especially when the result is imperfect. These stories give children room to try without already knowing they will succeed.
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Halibut is shy and makes patterned clothes that help him blend into walls and shelves. At a royal party his jeweled outfit gets him noticed, guests ask for outfits of their own, and he opens a shop and makes friends.
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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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Peter knows the one thing he can’t do yet, whistling, and practices it until he can. Then he proudly uses it with his family and on an errand.
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Children work together in a garden of varied plants. Bianca explains that doing things helps her learn, and Manuel describes how hard it is to sit still. The book also says some people don’t want to answer personal questions.
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