BOOKS ABOUT RESILIENCEThese books are essential for your little ones to introduce and understand

resilience Sharen Ong (Educational Therapist)

Drawing is what Ramon does. It¹swhat makes him happy. But in onesplit second, all that changes. A single reckless remark by Ramon'solder brother, Leon, turns Ramon'scarefree sketches into joylessstruggles. Luckily for Ramon, though,his little sister, Marisol, sees theworld differently. She opens his eyesto something a lot more valuable thangetting things just "right." Combiningthe spareness of fable with thepotency of parable,

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Little Louie's story keeps getting messedup, and he's not happy about it! What's thepoint of telling his tale if he can't tell itperfectly? But when he stops and takes a deepbreath, he realises that everything isactually just fine, and his story is a goodone--imperfections and all.

P A T R I C KM C D O N N E L L

A PERFECTLYMESSED-UP

STORY

“Lou and her friends are BRAVE adventurers.They run FASTER than airplanes. They buildMIGHTY fortresses. They rescue WILD animals.”But one day, when they're looking for a ship toplay pirates in, Lou's friend has an idea: “Upthere! The tree can be our ship!” “Ummm ...” saysLou. This is something new. Lou has neverclimbed a tree before, and she's sure she can't doit. So she tries to convince her friends to play anot-up-a-tree game. When that doesn't work,she comes up with reasons for not joining them --- her arm is sore, her cat needs a walk, youshouldn't climb so soon after eating. Finally, shetells herself she doesn't want to climb the tree.But is that true, or is this brave adventurer justtoo afraid to try?

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THE THINGLOU COULDN'T

DO

Giraffes Can't Dance is a touchingtale of Gerald the giraffe, who wantsnothing more than to dance. Withcrooked knees and thin legs, it'sharder for a giraffe than you wouldthink. Gerald is finally able to danceto his own tune when he gets someencouraging words from anunlikely friend. With light-footedrhymes and high-steppingillustrations, this tale is gentleinspiration for every child withdreams of greatness.

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GIRAFFESCAN'T DANCE

Art class is over, but Vashti is sitting glued toher chair in front of a blank piece of paper.The words of her teacher are a gentleinvitation to express herself. But Vashti can’tdraw - she’s no artist. To prove her point,Vashti jabs at a blank sheet of paper to makean unremarkable and angry mark. "There!"she says.That one little dot marks thebeginning of Vashti’s journey of surprise andself-discovery. That special moment is thecore of Peter H. Reynolds’s delicate fableabout the creative spirit in all of us.

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THE DOT

Beatrice Bottomwell has NEVER (not once!)made a mistake. She never forgets her mathhomework, she never wears mismatchedsocks, and she ALWAYS wins the yearlytalent show at school. In fact, the entiretown calls her  The Girl Who Never MakesMistakes! One day, the inevitable happens:Beatrice makes a huge mistake in front ofeveryone! But in the end, readers (andperfectionists) will realise that life is morefun when you enjoy everything―even themistakes.

M A R K P E T T & G A R YR U B I N S T E I N

THE GIRL WHONEVER MADE

MISTAKES