Juvenile Fiction, Social Issues, Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
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Rainbow Butterfly and Her Soother
by Bonnie Wilson
Rainbow Butterfly is two years old. She loves playing on the swings, eating watermelon, and chasing geese in the park. But of all the things Rainbow Butterfly loves, she loves her big brother the best, and she loves her SooSoo second best. It is...
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Archie the Inchworm that Wasn't
by Carla Boyce
Archie the Inchworm That Wasn’t is about a young inchworm, from a small fishing village in Port Elgin, New Brunswick, who discovers that he was much smaller than his inchworm friends. Feeling like an outcast, he ventured out into the world to...
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In Front of the Class
by Jackie Jones
Show and Share at Sam’s school is an exciting event – especially when it involves bugs! The Gratitude Bugs celebrate the differences that make them unique and teach each other about: Acceptance, Integrity, Forgiveness, Gratefulness,...
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The Frog With a Frown
by Todd G. Sorrell
A good self-esteem is a tricky target. The journey through childhood is filled with emotional roadblocks, and trying to arrive at young adulthood with a strong sense of self-worth can be the most challenging. In this touching tale, a sad and...
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Be Like A Tree
by Leanne Whiting
Inspiration Behind the Book “Look deep into Nature, then you will understand everything better” —Albert Einstein About 3.2 km along Rogart Trail at Sugar Moon Farm in Tatamagouche, Nova Scotia, stands a tree. Every winter when I hike this trail,...
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The Little Philosophers and the Tree of Knowledge
by Juel Maerz
When two curious friends venture outside to picnic and ponder, they visit a Tree of Knowledge, to ask an important question about knowledge itself. The Tree gently guides them on a journey of self-enlightenment. The two children learn that...
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Too
by Susan Nuttall
Hey you! Do you know that you are amazing just the way are? Yes, you! But some people might not understand that. The people in this book, like you, have their feelings hurt by nasty words. Why? Just because they are not exactly the way somebody...
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Not Just a Princess
by Ginger Ebbett
As a mother of two, I read children’s books daily. But where are the books that don’t display typical gender roles? As a Degree student focusing on English Literature and Sociology, studies show one thing: we aren't promoting enough growth in our...
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Super Ollie Outsmarts Overwhelm
by Carolyn Dibb
In gym class, Olivia—or Ollie, as she likes to be called—cannot jump rope. Every time she tries, her feet get tangled up and her frustration rises. As the room fills with the Thwick and Thump of her friends jumping rope, Ollie’s heartbeat...
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Polly And Her Magical Hat
by Hema Rajawat
Meet Polly: sometimes silly, but always so jolly. One day Polly finds a special hat, a magical one at that, and off she goes chanting “Rat-A-Pat-Tat!” With her special hat, it seems as though Polly can do almost anything: hide a ball, a brush,...
