picture books for the soul

I really loved both of these books.  One by Otoshi chronicles feeling different and wishing to belong, then finding your voice in standing up for yourself and in doing so, creating a space for not only yourself, but for everyone.  Nice.

I can't say enough about Ashley Spires' The Most Magnificent Thing.  There are so many themes that are powerful: persevering, not settling for just "okay", hard work, and triumphing after failure.  These are all things that we should be passing on to our students.  I can't wait to share this one with my new charges.