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perspective

Books about perspective for readers of all ages.

Cover of Famously Phoebe

Famously Phoebe

Lori Alexander

Ages 6–11humorfamily

Cover of How does it feel to be old?

How does it feel to be old?

Norma Farber

Ages 4–8agingwisdom

Cover of Mouse in house

Mouse in house

Judith Schermer

Ages 3–8familyhome

Cover of Pink

Pink

Nan Gregory

Ages 4–8self-acceptancedisappointment

Cover of The Bad Luck Chair

The Bad Luck Chair

Sue Wilkowski

Ages 7–11superstitionluck

Cover of Me and the Bad Guys

Me and the Bad Guys

Shirley Gordon

Ages 8–12friendshipacceptance

Cover of Frosted glass

Frosted glass

Denys Cazet

Ages 4–8imaginationcreativity

Cover of Fergus's upside-down day

Fergus's upside-down day

Tony Maddox

Ages 3–7adventurefriendship

Cover of Look into Their Eyes

Look into Their Eyes

Richard Brassey

Ages 4–8empathyanimals

Cover of That's How I See Things

That's How I See Things

Sirish Rao

Ages 3–7individualityperspective

Cover of Photographs in the mud

Photographs in the mud

Dianne Wolfer, Brian Harrison-Lever

Ages 7–12historywar

Cover of Fatima the Spinner and the Tent

Fatima the Spinner and the Tent

Idries Shah

Ages 5–10wisdomcleverness

Cover of What kids say about life, love, and God

What kids say about life, love, and God

Mary Barbour, Bill Barbour, Rebekah Rendall Blanda

Ages 6–14faithfamily

Cover of Butterflies under our hats

Butterflies under our hats

Sandy Eisenberg Sasso

Ages 4–8hopeimagination

Cover of Splat!

Splat!

Jane O'Connor

Ages 3–7sizeperspective

Cover of Christmas in the big house, Christmas in the quarters

Christmas in the big house, Christmas in the quarters

Patricia McKissack, Fredrick McKissack

Ages 8–12historyslavery

Cover of Who likes rain?

Who likes rain?

Rod Dyer

Ages 3–7natureanimals

Cover of Dr. Xargle's Book of Earth Weather (Dr Xargle)

Dr. Xargle's Book of Earth Weather (Dr Xargle)

Jeanne Willis, Tony Ross, Isabel Finkenstaedt, Melanie H. Ross

Ages 4–8weatherhumor

Cover of Glumly

Glumly

Robin Klein

Ages 6–10cheerfulnessoptimism

Cover of The wall in the middle of the book

The wall in the middle of the book

Jon Agee

Ages 4–8tolerancecommunication

Cover of Big Little

Big Little

Leslie Patricelli

Ages 1–4size and scaleperspective

Cover of If It Weren't for Benjamin

If It Weren't for Benjamin

Barbara Shook Hazen, Laura Hartman

Ages 4–8siblingsfamily relationships

Cover of Drowning Anna

Drowning Anna

Sue Mayfield

Ages 13–18bullyingmental health

Cover of Fourth Grade Is A Jinx

Fourth Grade Is A Jinx

Colleen O'shaug Mckenna

Ages 8–12school lifeperseverance