Pat Zietlow Miller
3) Be strong
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Not strong enough to ascend the climbing wall at school, a discouraged child returns home and learns that there are other ways to be strong, from not giving up when working for a good cause or learning a new skill to making sure that no one sits alone in the lunchroom.
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
On her very first day of school, Sophie is reluctant to make friends with the other children, preferring to play with two squash she grew in her garden--but when a particularly persistent boy named Steven gives her a packet of seeds as an apology for accidentally ripping her picture, she realizes that it just takes time to grow a friend.
5) Be kind
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
When Tanisha spills grape juice all over her new dress, her classmate contemplates how to make her feel better and what it means to be kind. From asking the new girl to play to standing up for someone being bullied, this moving and thoughtful story explores what a child can do to be kind, and how each act, big or small, can make a difference or at least help a friend.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Wanting fans, not friends, drummer Lupe Lopez, who is determined to rock kindergarten--literally--refuses to play by the rules until a less-than-starstruck teacher and the lack of fans make her reconsider her "no friends" rule.