Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

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Maximillian's Mistake

By (author) Jonathan Christenson
Illustrated by Bretta Gerecke
Categories: Children's Fiction
Series: Odd Little Books

A darkly humorous family tale of six sisters and a brother that is sure to bring tears to the reader’s eyes.

Maximilian leads a perfectly ordinary life until one day his father contracts a mysterious ...

Polly Perfect and the Tragic Fart

By (author) Jacob Richmond
Illustrated by Hank Pine
Categories: Children's Fiction
Series: Odd Little Books

A hilarious cautionary tale about that most human of all characteristics—embarrassment.

In the words of Polly: “‘Perhaps I am too perfect?’ / This thought did make her halt, / ‘How silly. If ...

Jakeman

Jake and his sister Shoshona have been under foster care since their single mother was arrested for possession and trafficking three years before. Both have found their own ways to cope: Shoshona has ...

Omar On Board

Omar loves the pond in winter. On the ice nobody can skate faster, leap higher, or twirl quite as well as Omar can. Now it’s summer, and with the new goggles that his teacher Ms. Fudge gave him, Omar ...

James the Dancing Dog

James the beagle was a real dog. His master and mistress worked with the National Ballet of Canada, and between 1961 and 1972 he went with them to the studio, the rehearsal hall, and the theater where ...