Stacey Coolidge Fancy-Smancy Cursive Handwriting: A Positive Growth Mindset and Fine Motor Skills Book for Kids to Build Confidence and Self-Esteem (The Adventures of Everyday Geniuses) - Hardcover

Esham, Barbara

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1492669962 ISBN 13: 9781492669968

Publisher: Little Pickle Press, 2018

Synopsis

The Adventures of Everyday Geniuses is meant to demonstrate various forms of learning, creativity, and intelligence. Each book introduces a realistic example of triumph over difficulty in a positive, humorous way that readers of all ages will enjoy!

Stacey Coolidge is the best at handwriting. She hardly ever uses her eraser. But Carolyn isn't doing as well. Carolyn has been practicing cursive handwriting every day for weeks, and not only is she not going to get to play with Frederick, the class guinea pig, but her handwriting is also not much better than a guinea pig's. It's a good thing that her teacher, Mrs. Thompson, is able to turn her frustration into confidence!

This simple and humorous story reinforces the idea that practice always helps but that the end goal is not always perfection!

Praise for the series:
"This is a wonderful book series. Each story shows children that success is about effort and determination, that problems need not derail them, and that adults can understand their worries and struggles. My research demonstrates that these lessons are essential for children." ―Dr. Carol S. Dweck

About this title

From the Inside Flap

“Over the years I have witnessed great advances in our understanding of learning styles. Yet I have been struck with how little progress we have made in translating this research into words and practices that students and their parents can use. The books of the Mainstream Connections series are honest but positive, helpful without preaching, and they are readable but not too simplistic. I have no doubt these books will touch the hearts and minds of many, and help some lost children find good in themselves.” Dr. Jeffrey Gilger, Purdue University, College of Education Professor and Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development. Dr. Gilger has been a reviewer for over 40 journals and publishers in the areas of education, psychology, and medicine.|"These books should help children and their parents understand that we all have different skills, abilities, and learning styles. Such differences do not make any one child better or worse than any other; they just make the children different. The books convey respect for all children whatever their differences, and they encourage the children to develop their own unique set of skills." Dr. Edward L. Deci, University of Rochester Gowen Professor of Psychology A grantee of the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, and the National Science Foundation, and a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society He is Chairman of the Board of the Institute for Research and Reform in Education, based in Philadelphia.

About the Author

BARBARA ESHAM is the author of the Adventures of Everyday Geniuses series and the former owner and CEO of Mainstream Connections. She lives in New England with her daughters.

Mike Gordon has illustrated over three hundred children's books, including Do Princesses Wear Hiking Boots? Since 2011 he has been self-publishing books through his online company

Edition details

• Publisher: Little Pickle Press
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1492669962
• ISBN 13: 9781492669968
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Gordon Mike