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Chrysanthemum is proud of her unusual name until classmates tease her at school and she loses confidence. An admired teacher’s example changes how the name is seen, and she gets her pride back.
Recommended by Mama.Papa.Bubba.Story & parent notes
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.
Recommended by Pragmatic MomStory & parent notes
Jabari starts out working alone and turning Nika away. By the end he has learned that a pause and a partner help him work.
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Outside his tree, Scaredy Squirrel learns something he never knew about himself: he is a flying squirrel and can glide. His careful habits don’t disappear, but they loosen.
Recommended by What Do We Do All Day?Story & parent notes
Showing off on a new way home, with her eyes closed and growling at dogs, leaves Sheila Rae lost and sad. Publishers Weekly says it rings true: kids get carried away and learn their limits the hard way.
Recommended by What Do We Do All Day?Story & parent notes
Molly Lou answers each of Ronald Durkin’s taunts by turning the trait he mocks into something she does well, like stacking pennies on her teeth. Her classmates come around, and so does he.
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The monster starts out confused by mixed feelings and learns to tell them apart by giving each a color and a description. Now it has words for what is happening inside.
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Wemberly worries about many things, and her family responds to it again and again. At school she finds that another child worries too, and school begins to feel manageable.
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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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