Books like What Do You Do With a Problem?
By Kobi Yamada
For the kid who'd rather hide under the covers than deal with what's bothering them, this book gently shows that facing the hard thing is braver than running from it. quiet, thoughtful, and encouraging, with a hopeful turn near the end
A koala named Kevin clings safely to his tree, too nervous to come down and join the other animals — until his tree falls and the ground he always feared is suddenly unavoidable.
When her mother is deported to Mexico for not being born in the U.S., eight-year-old Estela writes letter after letter — to newspapers, Congress, even the President — until someone finally listens.
An egg named Humpty Dumpty loves nothing more than watching birds from high on the city wall — until a great fall leaves him terrified of heights, and he must find the courage to climb again.
A true story of a young woman who climbs on her motorcycle alone and rides around the entire world, hitting flat tires and falls but always learning something new and getting back up.
A four-year-old boy and his Japanese American family are forced from their California home into incarceration camps during World War II, moving through three different sites over three years while his parents work to keep the family safe.
A poem honoring Black American life across history — the pain of slavery, the courage of the civil rights movement, and the achievements of dreamers, artists, and everyday heroes.
A biography of Wilma Mankiller, who was forced from her Cherokee Oklahoma home as a child, found community in San Francisco, and returned home to become the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation.
A little raccoon transforms into a fearless superhero every afternoon, battling zombie bears and alien robots — until a real bully in the school cafeteria puts his imaginary courage to the test.
A brave adventurer who runs faster than airplanes and rescues wild animals freezes when her friends want to turn a tree into a pirate ship — because Lou has never climbed a tree before.
A young Indigenous girl decides to grow her hair long, after her mother's was called too wild and her grandmother's was taken from her, to honor her family and culture.
A girl in Hawaiʻi who feels neither wahine nor kane sets her sights on leading her school's boys-only hula troupe in a traditional kane chant.
A girl in a red cloak walks alone through the woods to visit her ailing grandmother, unaware that a wicked wolf is following close behind with plans of his own.
