You can do it! : a little book about the big power of perserverance —Manning, Craig (Author), author.

When Elmo tries to write his name but keeps messing up the letters, his mom reminds him that it's okay! He might not know how to write his name yet, but with more practice, he can do it. Elmo and his Sesame Street friend...

Jabari tries —Cornwall, Gaia, author, illustrator.

Jabari is making a flying machine in his backyard! "It'll be easy. I don't need any help," he declares. But it doesn't work! Jabari is frustrated. Good thing Dad is there for a pep talk and his little sister, Nika, is th...

Ada Twist, scientist —Beaty, Andrea, author.

Ada Twist is a very curious girl who shows perseverance by asking questions and performing experiments to find things out and understand the world.

Isaiah Dunn is my hero —Baptist, Kelly J., author.

"Isaiah is now the big man of the house. But it's a lot harder than his dad made it look. His little sister, Charlie, asks too many questions, and Mama's gone totally silent. Good thing Isaiah can count on his best frien...

Rosie Revere, engineer —Beaty, Andrea, author.

A young aspiring engineer must first conquer her fear of failure.

I promise —James, LeBron, author.

NBA champion and superstar LeBron James pens a slam-dunk picture book inspired by his foundation's I PROMISE program that motivates children everywhere to always #StriveForGreatness. Just a kid from Akron, Ohio, who is d...

Princess Faith's garden surprise —Young, Jeanna Stolle, 1968-

Princess Faith and her sisters have to make several attempts before succeeding at getting an old garden to bloom again, in this version of the parable of the sower and the seed. Includes note about the parable and its me...

You can do it, Noisy Nora! —Wells, Rosemary, author, illustrator.

Noisy Nora is learning to play the violin. Her family begs her to stop but Nora is determined. She won't give up until she can play a special song.

The underdog duckling —Meadows, Sally, author.

When Quinn's mom gets sick and Quinn has to go live with his grandfather in the big city, a nearby pond becomes a place of comfort and peace for him. But when Quinn spots a duckling all on its own, his own feeling of not...

The dog who wanted to fly —Stinson, Kathy, author.

"Who says dogs can't fly? Meet Zora: a dog with a big dream and an even bigger personality. All Zora wants to do is learn how to fly so she can catch that pesky squirrel in her yard. But try as she might to prove to her ...

Nutty study buddies —Nawrocki, Michael, author.

Michael learns that-- like the Thessalonians in the Bible-- he will prosper if he works hard when Pearl the 2,000-year-old squirrel helps him study for his math test.

Lucy tries hockey —Bowes, Lisa, 1966- author.

Lucy and her family are skating on an outdoor rink when she sees a game of hockey going on. It looks like fun, but maybe too challenging. Supported by her parents, Lucy enrolls in an introductory hockey clinic, and thank...

Sadie the ballerina —Stuchner, Joan Betty.

Sadie can't convince her mother to let her take ballet lessons until they attend a performance of the Nutcracker.

Pigs in a pickle —Wilhelm, Hans, 1945-

In rhyming text, follows the adventures--and misadventures--of three little pigs as they play on this wonderful day, never giving up no matter what goes wrong.

SumoKitty —Biedrzycki, David, author, illustrator.

A hungry cat gets a job hunting mice at a sumo training center (heya), but once the mice are gone he continues to stuff himself until he is too fat to chase the mice that have returned--so he decides to train with the su...

Rad! —Bustard, Anne, 1951- author.

"Esther, Chester, Hester, and Sylvester are stoked to shred at the skate park! But unlike his daring brothers and sisters, Lester is a total fraidy-cat. Skateboarding doesn't come easily to him-and with only nine lives t...

Timothy Cox will not change his socks —Kinerk, Robert.

Timothy Cox, who is good at following through on ideas, decides to wear the same unwashed socks for one month, ignoring the objections of his dachsund, Walt, and everyone else around him.

Most valuable player —Tibo, Gilles, 1951-

The new kid in town is not very good at sports, but with help from a new friend he discovers his natural ability to play hockey.

The donkey egg —Stevens, Janet, author, illustrator.

After fast-talking Fox leaves him with a large, green egg, Bear spends minutes, hours, days, and weeks lovingly caring for it with the help of his neighbor Hare.

Hambone : why pigs have curly tails —Arnason, Jackie, author.

"Hambone is a normal, little pig who loves to wallow in mud, gobble corn cobs and play with his brother and sister on Farmer Brown's acreage. But Hambone has a dream--he wants a dill pickle--a big, green, drippy, sour di...