I Try: Resilience for Little Ones, by Susie Brooks/Illustrated by Cally Johnson-Isaacs, (Dec. 2023, Kane Miller), $13.99, ISBN: 9781684645688
Ages 3-6
Kids show that humans can learn a lot about resilience from the animal kingdom in this sweet story about resilience. An inclusive and diverse group of children work together to try new things, as animals act as teachers: beavers show a group of children how to work as a team to build a tent, and penguins encourage a group of ice skaters to keep going, marching together in the coldest of weather. When a spider’s web breaks, it makes a new one, and when a boy’s baby brother tips his toy tower over, he takes a deep breath and starts over. Brooks touches on calming techniques. teamwork, and joy to get her message across, and Johnson-Isaacs creates gently colored illustrations with friendly animals and children to show readers that teamwork makes the dream work. A good additional purchase for social-emotional focused collections.
I Try is the companion to Brooks & Johnson-Isaac’s I Breathe: Yoga Poses for Little Ones (2020).
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