Illustrations and easy-to-read text pay homage to the strength, character, and worth of a child.

A boy describes his experiences learning karate, especially how it has increased his self-confidence.

Vashti believes that she cannot draw, but her art teacher's encouragement leads her to change her mind.

"Much of what plagues us--people pleasing, staying in stale relationships, negative habits--all point to what happens when we are out of touch with what truly makes us feel whole. Inspired by The Divine Comedy, Beck uses Dante's classic hero's journey as a framework to break down the process of attaining personal integrity into small, manageable steps. She shows how to read our internal signals that lead us towards our true path, and to recognize...

A confident and determined young rabbit demonstrates how to be a champion ice-skater.

"Chicken has fallen out of Farmer's truck! He can't possibly get himself all the way home...can he?"--

"Lori Block is dedicated to her fourth-grade basketball team, despite being relegated to an extra period before the real game starts, known as the fifth quarter, where the not-so-good kids play and the points don't count. That doesn't matter to Lori though, because working on her skills gives her hints of self-confidence, which is a nice break from feeling awkward and out-of-place in her daily life"--

Peep is afraid of jumping off the curb, but with a little encouragement from his mother and sisters, he finally gives it a try.

A summer in Tarrytown, N.Y., is a lot of fun for ten-year-old Sheila even though her friends make her face up to some self-truths she doesn't want to admit.

In this retelling of Cinderella, Stella would rather be an astronaut and go to space than meet a prince and become a princess.