"Johnson has created convincing illustrations that are truthful right down to the creases in the smiles and the rose color in the children's cheeks." —noirbaby.com

Using the Free Spirit Learning to Get Along^® series

A Minnesota educator writes, "Before I started teaching I worked in the St. Cloud area as an after-school program manager. One of the districts had a grant to work with children with special needs, and one particular school had a high number of behavior issues. The school kept a library of Free Spirit books children could read when they got into trouble or needed downtime. This was part of the discipline process—the focus was on helping kids understand what respect means. I would read a book with the child and we would talk about how it feels to be hurt or picked on. The children responded to the needed quiet time and one-on-one attention."

How do you use Free Spirit books? Email us your story at help4kids@freespirit.com.