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9th Apr 2018 WHAT do you do with a problem that follows you around and does not seem to go away? Do you worry about it? Ignore it? Do you run and hide from it? The longer the problem is avoided, the bigger it seems to get.  

19th Mar 2018 THE Lost Horse is a wonderful ancient Chinese folktale about Sai, a Chinese man who believes everything happens for a reason. With every hardship – such as the loss of his horse and the injury of his son – he says, “You know, it may not be such a bad thing.” One… Continue reading The Standard Goodies: Reversal of fortune

12 March 2018 IN The Hundred Dresses, Wanda Petronski is ridiculed by her classmates for wearing the same faded blue dress every day. Wanda claims she has one hundred dresses at home, but everyone knows she does not and bully her mercilessly. Maddie, one of Wanda’s classmates, ultimately decides that she is “never going to… Continue reading The Standard Goodies: Never stay silent

26th Feb 2018 IN Swimmy, a happy school of little fish lives deep in the sea. Their watery world is full of wonders, but there is also danger, and the little fish are afraid to come out of hiding . . .