2nd Grade

A school community models what it means to welcome differences while building a place where everyone belongs together.

As Chester Raccoon heads to school, his mother offers a ritual of reassurance that has comforted generations of children.

Llewellyn stores up feelings in jars until they cannot be contained, in a gentle story about naming and sharing emotion.

A young climber reflects on how persistence, experimentation, and calm attention can help with any difficult problem.

A typographic affirmation book names bravery, curiosity, creativity, and kindness as qualities children can keep growing into.

A bean on the outside of a social group learns that being cool might really mean being kind and inclusive.

A cookie who does not fit the usual idea of smartness discovers her own kind of intelligence and confidence.

A seed with a bad reputation tells the story of how hurt, defensiveness, and change can all fit inside one life.

A stressed-out egg discovers that trying to hold everything together alone is not the same as being okay.

A quiet child learns how to use her voice when friendship and fairness demand more than staying comfortable.