Firefly & Fern

Pink

Nan Gregory

Ages 4–8self-acceptancedisappointment

Cassie loves a parade

Irene Trimble, Random House

Ages 4–8disappointmentresilience

Boas Bad Birthday

Jeanne Willis

Ages 3–7birthdaysfriendship

I Want It Now

Chris Loftis

Ages 4–8patiencedelayed gratification

Recess Is Ruined

John Sazaklis, Lee Robinson

Ages 7–11friendshipproblem-solving

You get what you get

Julie Gassman

Ages 4–8acceptancedisappointment

Blue Ribbon Blues (Barkley's School for Dogs)

Marcia Thornton Jones, Debbie Dadey

Ages 7–9friendshipcompetition

The Lump of Coal

Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist

Ages 7–12gratitudeperspective

Not Norman

Kelly Bennett

Ages 4–8friendshipacceptance

No school for Penelope Pig

Nicole Rubel

Ages 3–7illnesshome

Arthur's Chicken Pox

Marc Brown

Ages 4–8illness and recoverydisappointment

Arthur's Birthday

Marc Brown

Ages 4–8friendshipbirthdays

Arthur's Chicken Pox (Arthur Adventure Series)

Marc Brown

Ages 4–8disappointmentresilience

Fuzzwippers make great friends

Marilynn Halas

Ages 4–8friendshipacceptance

Tina finds a way

Geof Smith

Ages 4–8perseveranceproblem-solving

Some friend!

Carol Carrick

Ages 8–12friendshiployalty

Arthur's Chicken Pox

Marc Brown

Ages 4–8illness and recoverydisappointment

Casey At the Bat

Ernest Lawrence Thayer, Joe Torre

Ages 6–14baseballcompetition

The Little Fish That Got Away

Bernadine Cook, Crockett Johnson

Ages 4–8persistencenature