
Sticks
Scribble seriesStick's popsicle melts and he feels useless, until his friends help him find a brand new purpose in a birdhouse. A sweet reminder that everyone has a place.
by Diane Alber
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A plain little stone wants a big purpose and finds it by spreading kindness. Kids always want to go paint rocks after this one.

Stick's popsicle melts and he feels useless, until his friends help him find a brand new purpose in a birdhouse. A sweet reminder that everyone has a place.

A scribble gets left out for looking different, and the other drawings learn to welcome him. Kids love the art and the message sticks.

Grandpa has Henry and Ella fill a pickle jar with kind acts, and they find out kindness feels good all on its own. So easy to start a kindness jar at home after.

When Tanisha spills grape juice on her new dress, her classmate wonders how to help and what kindness really means. A thoughtful story that shows small acts of kindness add up.

A grumpy seed decides he can change, and kids see that a bad day doesn't make you bad. Funny, honest, and one of our favorites.

A boy's dad promises a secret recipe to get rid of his new enemy, but there's a catch: he has to spend the whole day with him. A clever, funny story about how enemies become friends.

A grape who holds every grudge learns to let things go. Laugh out loud funny with a real lesson about forgiveness.

Quiet Brian feels invisible at school until a new classmate, Justin, notices him and his amazing drawings. A powerful read for talking about inclusion and the kids who get left out.