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12 books with a reading profile close to Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Practical, growth-minded and clear-cut; an easy read.

  1. 1 Chrysanthemum

    Chrysanthemum

    by Kevin Henkes

    Also practical and clear-cut · inspirational, accessible

    Chrysanthemum is a young mouse who loves her name until she begins kindergarten.

  2. 2 The Little Engine That Could

    The Little Engine That Could

    by Watty Piper

    Also practical and clear-cut · inspirational, accessible

    A train filled with dolls, toy animals, and nutritious food for children breaks down while attempting to cross a high mountain range.

  3. 3 The Rainbow Fish

    The Rainbow Fish

    by Marcus Pfister

    Also practical and clear-cut · inspirational, accessible

    The Rainbow Fish possesses shimmering, multi-colored scales that distinguish him from every other creature in the ocean.

  4. 4 The Paper Bag Princess

    The Paper Bag Princess

    by Robert Munsch

    Also practical and clear-cut · inspirational, accessible

    Princess Elizabeth is set to marry Prince Ronald until a dragon burns her castle, destroys her clothes, and kidnaps her fiancé.

  5. 5 Giraffes Can't Dance

    Giraffes Can't Dance

    by Giles Andreae

    Also practical and clear-cut · inspirational, accessible

    Gerald is a tall giraffe with thin legs and crooked knees who feels out of place at the annual Jungle Dance.

  6. 6 The Dot

    The Dot

    by Peter H. Reynolds

    Also practical · inspirational, accessible

    In a classroom art session, a student named Vashti sits before a blank sheet of paper, frustrated by her perceived inability to draw.

  7. 7 Guess How Much I Love You

    Guess How Much I Love You

    by Sam McBratney

    Also practical and clear-cut · inspirational, accessible

    Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare engage in a playful competition to quantify their mutual affection before bedtime.

  8. 8 Miss Rumphius

    Miss Rumphius

    by Barbara Cooney

    Also practical and clear-cut · inspirational, accessible

    Alice Rumphius lives a life defined by three goals set in her childhood: to travel to faraway places, to live by the sea in her old age, and to make the world more beautiful.

  9. 9 Love Her Wild

    Love Her Wild

    by Atticus .

    Also practical · inspirational, accessible

    Atticus presents a collection of concise, minimalist poems organized into three distinct sections: Love, Her, and Wild.

  10. 10 The Magnolia Story

    The Magnolia Story

    by Chip Gaines

    Also practical and clear-cut · inspirational, accessible

    Chip and Joanna Gaines, the couple behind the home-renovation show Fixer Upper, tell their own story in this memoir, which Chip narrates with Joanna's contributions.

  11. 11 Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

    Oh, the Places You’ll Go!

    by Dr. Seuss

    Also practical and clear-cut · inspirational, accessible

    In this narrative, an unnamed protagonist in a yellow jumpsuit navigates a surreal landscape of jagged mountains and labyrinthine streets.

  12. 12 More Than a Carpenter

    More Than a Carpenter

    by Josh McDowell

    Also practical and clear-cut · inspirational, accessible

    Josh McDowell presents an intellectual defense of the divinity of Jesus Christ, centering his argument on the trilemma that Jesus was either a liar, a lunatic, or the Lord.

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