Be Positive!: A book about optimism (Being the Best Me!®) - Softcover

Meiners, Cheri J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 157542441X ISBN 13: 9781575424415

Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

A sense of optimism is a key ingredient to success in life. Guide young children to develop a positive outlook and discover how the choices they make can lead to feeling happy and capable. This friendly, encouraging book introduces preschool and primary-age children to ways of thinking and acting that will help them feel good about themselves and their lives, stay on course when things don’t go their way, and contribute to other people’s happiness, too.

Being the Best Me!® Series
From the author of the popular Learning to Get Along® books comes a one-of-a-kind character-development series. Each of the first six books in the Being the Best Me! series helps children learn, understand, and develop attitudes and positive character traits that strengthen self-confidence and a sense of purpose. Each book focuses on a specific attitude or character trait—optimism, self-esteem, assertiveness, resilience, integrity, and forgiveness. Also included are discussion questions, games, activities, and additional information for adults. Filled with diversity, these social story books will be welcome in school, home, and childcare settings.

About this title

About the Authors

Cheri J. Meiners, M.Ed., has her master’s degree in elementary education and gifted education. A former first-grade teacher, she has taught education classes at Utah State University and has supervised student teachers.

Cheri and her husband, David, have six children and enjoy the lively company of their grandchildren. They live in St. George, Utah.

Elizabeth Allen is an artist and professional illustrator of children’s picture books as well as a former songwriter and jazz musician.

She has exhibited her art in galleries in the Midwest and on the East Coast.

Elizabeth lives on a river running through a forest near St. Paul, Minnesota.

Reviews

PreS-K-These books are simply written and will empower students to turn around bad days. Affirming statements such as "Even when something seems bad, I can learn from it or find some good in it" are accompanied by large, cheerful, illustrations that are perfect for prompting discussion about how the scene reflects the writing and whether similar examples can be found in students' lives. The books conclude with numerous questions parents and teachers can ask to encourage additional reflection, as well as worthwhile hands-on activities to further emphasize positive thinking and foster self-confidence. Thanks in large part to the basic, clear language, these enjoyable volumes manage to avoid the overwrought proclamations that plague a lot of the self-help genre.α(c) Copyright 2013. Library Journal. LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Edition details

• Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 157542441X
• ISBN 13: 9781575424415
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Allen Elizabeth
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 40