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"7 Days of Optimism" Resources
Recommended Reading
Books about Optimism and Positive Mindset
Books for Teachers and Families
Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Life, Martin E. P. Selgman
The Optimistic Child, Martin E.P. Seligamn
Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being, Martin E. P. Seligman
Making Lemonade: Teaching Young Children to Think Optimistically, Derry Koralek and Laura J. Colker
The Optimism Bias: A Tour of the Irrationally Positive Brain, Tali Sharot
Check Out These New Children's Books
Girl, You Are Magic, Ashley Aya Ferguson - Empowering young girls to be confident and believe in themselves
Boy, You Are Brilliant!, Ashley Aya Ferguson - Positive messages and inspiration for boys
Ambitious Girl by Meena Harris - For strong girls to know they are never “too this or too that”
Outside, Inside by LeUyen Pham - Celebrates community and essential workers during the global pandemic
Change Sings: A Children’s Anthem, National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman
Books for Young Children
Sunny, Celia Kramplen
Be Positive- A Book About Optimism, Cherie Seiners
Optimism - Sunny-Side Up, Jodie Shepherd
It’s Tough to Lose Your Balloon, Jarrett J. Krosoczka …(note: change those BUTS into ANDS)
Pete The Cat and His Magic Sunglasses, Kimberley and James Dean
The Wrong Side of The Bed, by Lisa Bakos
Thank, You World, Alice McGinty
Pass It On, Sophy Henn
Rain, Linda Ashman
The Big Orange Splot, Daniel Pinkwater
The Carrot Seed, Ruth Krauss
The Big Umbrella, Amy June Bates and Juniper Bates
The Dot, Peter H. Reynolds
The Little Engine That Could, Watty Piper
Saffron Ice Cream, Rashin Kheiriyeh
Theo’s Mood by Mayann Cocca-Leffler