Dear boy by Rosenthal, Paris 

BTSB Prebound(Harper, 2019)

BTSB #: 765256 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 2.3 LG Lexile: 470 AD

Genres: General Fiction

Subjects: Boys - Fiction Encouragement - Fiction

Summary: A touching love letter to the special boy in your life!

Dear girl by Rosenthal, Amy Krouse 

BTSB Prebound(Harper, 2018)

BTSB #: 765259 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 2.3 LG Lexile: 480 AD

Genres: General Fiction

Subjects: Girls - Fiction Encouragement - Fiction

Summary: Encouraging words for girls everywhere.

First day critter jitters by John, Jory 

BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2020)

BTSB #: 492152 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 2.5 LG F&P: O

Genres: Humorous Fiction Animals

Subjects: First day of school - Fiction Animals - Fiction Anxiety - Fiction Encouragement - Fiction

Summary: It's almost the first day of school, and the animals are nervous. But the animals all figure out how to help one another through their jitters.

Flight of the puffin by Braden, Ann 

BTSB Prebound(Nancy Paulsen, 2021)

BTSB #: 143204 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 4.3 MG

Genres: General Fiction

Subjects: Encouragement - Fiction Self-acceptance - Fiction Bullies - Fiction Homeless persons - Fiction Gender identity - Fiction

Summary: Told in multiple voices, seventh-grader Libby sets off a chain of events that brings hope and encouragement to four different individuals across the country who are dealing with bullies, acceptance, homelessness, and grief.

I promise by James, LeBron 

BTSB Prebound(Harper, 2020)

BTSB #: 487275 In Bindery

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
Lexile: 520 AD

Genres: General Fiction

Subjects: Encouragement - Fiction Motivation (Psychology) - Fiction Conduct of life - Fiction Interpersonal relations - Fiction

Summary: Encourages kids to be their own biggest motivators and to be their best selves!

Little butterfly that could by Burach, Ross 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2021)

BTSB #: 171864 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 1.9 LG

Genres: Animals Humorous Fiction

Subjects: Butterflies - Fiction Whales - Fiction Perseverance (Ethics) - Fiction Encouragement - Fiction Helping behavior - Fiction Humorous fiction

Summary: An extremely confused and frightened butterfly turns to a whale for guidance on how to reach the flowers--and encouragement as the whale advises him to never give up on his migration.

Loving kindness by Underwood, Deborah 

BTSB Prebound(Holt, 2021)

BTSB #: 898356 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   


Genres: General Fiction

Subjects: Kindness - Fiction Encouragement - Fiction Human behavior - Fiction Interpersonal relations - Fiction

Summary: Encouragement for readers to be tender with themselves and others, and to open up their hearts to the world, celebrating connection, compassion, and life.

Pinkalicious : soccer star [I can read book. Level 1, Pinkalicious]by Kann, Victoria 

BTSB Prebound(HarperCollins, 2012)

BTSB #: 506868 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 1.6 LG Lexile: 470

Genres: Sports Humorous Fiction

Subjects: Soccer - Fiction Unicorns - Fiction Encouragement - Fiction

Summary: Pinkalicious is having trouble at her soccer game. Can a little imagination (and a lot of Goldilicious) do the trick?

Summer camp critter jitters by John, Jory 

BTSB Prebound(Dial Books for Young Readers, 2021)

BTSB #: 492186 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   


Genres: Animals Humorous Fiction

Subjects: Camps - Fiction Animals - Fiction Anxiety - Fiction Encouragement - Fiction

Summary: The beloved critters are nervous about going off to camp in this hilarious and reassuring companion book to First Day Critter Jitters.

Sun, the moon, and the stars by Montez Minor, Rachel 

BTSB Prebound(Crown Books for Young Readers, 2021)

BTSB #: 652589 Available

Dewey: EAges: 3-6   
Lexile: 580 AD F&P: L

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Stories in rhyme Children - Fiction Interpersonal relations - Fiction Encouragement - Fiction

Summary: Illustrations and rhyming text celebrate diverse children, their power to inspire those around them, and the bonds of family and humanity that can never be broken.

World needs more purple people by Bell, Kristen 

BTSB Prebound(Random House, 2020)

BTSB #: 106268 Available

Dewey: EAges: 3-7   
AR: 3 LG Lexile: 520 AD F&P: N

Genres: General Fiction

Subjects: Purple - Fiction Violet (Color) - Fiction Interpersonal relations - Fiction Conduct of life - Fiction Personality - Fiction Encouragement - Fiction

Summary: An energetic and joyous read-aloud that offers a wonderful message about embracing the things that bring us together as humans.

Your name is a song by Thompkins-Bigelow, Jamilah 

BTSB Prebound(Innovation Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 879846 Temp OS

Dewey: EAges: 5-8   
AR: 2.5 LG

Genres: Multicultural Family Life

Subjects: Personal names - Fiction Sadness - Fiction Encouragement - Fiction Mother-daughter relationship - Fiction School stories

Summary: Frustrated by a day full of teachers and classmates mispronouncing her beautiful name, a little girl tells her mother she never wants to come back to school. In response, the girl's mother teaches her about the musicality of African, Asian, Black-American, Latinx, and Middle Eastern names on their lyrical walk home through the city. Empowered by this newfound understanding, the young girl is ready to return the next day to share her knowledge with her class.