Perseverance: I Have Grit! (Rookie Talk About It)

How do you teach a child to have grit? How do you encourage youngsters to show empathy to their peers? The books in the – Rookie Talk About It – series are a great way to introduce character education. Engaging text introduces each topic to the readers, while anecdotes provide real-life examples of how they can build these character strengths themselves.

Sometimes things just don't go our way. It can be hard to work up the strength to persevere-especially for a child. That's where Perseverance: I Have Grit! can help.

Chock full of familiar situations and helpful hints, this book gives readers the tools they need to develop this important character strength.

Jodie Shepherd, who also writes under the name Leslie Kimmelman, is the author of more than 75 fiction and nonfiction children’s books. She is also a former children’s book editor.