When Tanisha spills grape juice all over her new dress, her classmate contemplates how to make her feel better and what it means to be kind. From asking the new girl to play to standing up for someone being bullied, this moving and thoughtful story explores what a child can do to be kind, and how each act, big or small, can make a difference or at least help a friend.

"A boy and his pet dragon find the joy in being helpful to others"--Provided by publisher.

Provides readers with numerous ideas for helping others, including volunteering, fund-raising, donating, and being a thoughtful friend and family member.

In this Texas-style adaptation of a traditional folktale, a tarantula, mockingbird, and horned toad refuse to help an armadillo prepare a batch of chili but nevertheless expect to eat it when it's ready.

Little Hippo loves to play pretend, and today he s going to be a truck driver! He zooms his dump truck through the Savannah to deliver a surprise to the lion cubs. But when Little Hippo encounters roadblocks throughout his journey, he's grateful he has such good friends to help him along his way.

"There is nothing sweeter than arriving at the playground, seeing it empty, and knowing you have it all to yourself-the silent comfort of playing alone. Maggie is overjoyed to have that solitude to make her Salad Pie. But then Herbert saunters over and wants to play too. "I'm making salad. Salad Pie. And don't you touch it!" Herbert just wants to help, even though Maggie makes it clear she won't let him.Then her imaginary pie takes a spill, and she...

When Captain Squint and his band of pirates are sentenced to do a good deed, they have problems figuring out just what that means.

"An excited and frustrated boy watches hopefully as wintry weather develops slowly into a 'big snow.'"--

"Illustrated with stunning cut paper art, these seven poetic vignettes capture true stories of courage, hope, and resilience from around the world. In Imagine A Garden, award-winning children's author Rina Singh shares seven real-life stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things for their communities amidst war, poverty, and violence. With vivid, textured images from celebrated Iranian illustrator Hoda Hadadi, this powerful picture book is:...

"With simple text and inviting illustrations, these stories will help kids have fun while learning how to read." --Amazon.