"I was born to grow, / alongside my garden of plants, / poems / like / this one" So writes Alice Walker in this new book of poems, poems composed over the course of one year in response to joy and sorrow both personal and global: the death of loved ones, war, the deliciousness of love, environmental devastation, the sorrow of rejection, greed, poverty, and the sweetness of home. The poems embrace our connections while celebrating the joy of individuality,...

Three selfish frogs quarrel over who owns their pond and island, until a storm makes them value the benefits of sharing.

One small act of love blooms into something bigger and more dazzling than Little Miss could have ever imagined.

Two fuzzy animals have a silly argument about a chair that ends with a surprise.

Stories of Sharing in the Social Emotional Library series presents real life, historical, and modern stories that celebrate sharing as displayed in everyday life. Through the collection of five separate stories, thought-provoking issues and questions, as well as hands-on activities, encourage the development of critical life skills, empathy, and social emotional growth.

When Little Squirrel discovers a beautiful snowflake, he wants to keep it to himself, but he soon finds out how lonely he is without his siblings to share his treasure.

Poppy does not want to ruin her pristine crayons, so her friends lend her their used ones, but no one has the color she needs.

When three little bears find a red toy to play with and Tumble claims it for his own, this proves to be not such a good idea.

A sock monkey becomes angry with a stuffed dog while they are playing and declares they are no longer friends, but soon learns that he may not have been a good friend, either.