Books About Perseverance and Not Giving Up
These are for the kid who wants to quit the puzzle, the tower, the whole idea after one wobble. The failures actually happen on the page, the plan falls apart in front of you, and somebody tries again anyway.
Rosie Revere, Engineer
A secret night-time inventor builds gadgets from odds and ends, but hides them under her bed until her great-great-aunt Rose visits and…
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
A young traveler sets off into the wide world, soaring to great heights and seeing amazing sights, but also facing slumps, lurches, and…
The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
A young student can only trace her family tree back three generations, so Grandma gathers the whole family to tell her what happened 400…
The Country Bunny and the Little Gold Shoes
A country cottontail raising twenty-one children dreams of becoming an Easter Bunny, and when the wise Grandfather Bunny notices how capably…
Kitten's First Full Moon
A kitten spots the full moon and mistakes it for a bowl of milk, then sets off on a quest to reach it — a night that leaves her tired, wet…
Green Eggs and Ham
A relentlessly cheerful stranger follows a grumpy skeptic everywhere, asking him to try green eggs and ham in a box, on a train, in the rain…
I Want My Hat Back
A polite bear asks animal after animal whether they've seen his missing hat, and just when he's ready to give up, a deer's simple question…
Miss Rumphius
A girl named Alice Rumphius vows to travel the world, live by the sea, and find a way to make the world more beautiful — and spends her life…
Stick Man
Swept away from his family tree, a stick creature is fetched by a dog, thrown by a child, turned into a snowman's arm, and nearly burned on…
Are You My Mother?
A newly hatched bird tumbles from his nest and sets off alone to find his mother, asking a kitten, a hen, a dog, and even a giant machine…
Fortunately
A boy named Ned races a thousand miles to a surprise party, and every stroke of good luck — a borrowed airplane, a handy parachute — flips…
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
In a tiny town where every meal falls from the sky, life is delicious until the food weather turns dangerous, growing bigger and wilder…
The Ugly Duckling
A duckling too odd-looking for his own barnyard is mocked and driven off, then must survive hunters and harsh seasons alone before…
