Explains the virtue of patience and how readers can practice it at home, in the community, and with each other.

Cricket and Grasshopper go on a high-flying, wild adventure, encountering a large crow, a hungry fish, powerful winds and more. But while Grasshopper has the time of her life, Cricket can't help but worry. Through kindness and patience, the two friends learn that together they can keep each other safe and find their way back home.

A caterpillar learns to be patient while trying to metamorphosize.

Annie said to the animals, "Please stand in a line. I'm painting my alphabet. Come one at a time! First Aardvark and Bear and Crocodile too. Not yet, Zebra. I'm not ready for you..." Annie wants to paint an alphabet using her animals, but Zebra simply can't wait until the end for his time to shine. Sneakiness, silly costumes and plain pushiness doesn't get him anywhere - but he has to learn to wait his turn!

Anzu the kaiju loves to tend to his bonsai. Whenever he feels overwhelmed or unsettled, it helps him pause and reminds him to just...breathe.

Young Pamela learns to use the telephone and to recognize an emergency, so when her friend is choking, she is able to dial 9-1-1 to summon emergency medical assistance.

As final preparations are being made for a long-planned surprise party, Bear gets so excited he nearly ruins everything.

When Sophie turns six, she is eager to make an apple pie from trees planted at her birth, but first she must tend the trees, wait patiently, and learn to bake. Includes facts about the orchard on which the story is based, descriptions of tools Sophie uses, and a recipe.

"Normal for me tells the story about the author hitting rock bottom when she received the diagnosis that her second oldest son was on the autism spectrum. Her shattered expectations that her family wasn't going to be what she had imagined were only enhanced by the grief for her son, and her own realization that her life would never be 'normal'. One evening she fell to her knees asking God, 'Why can't we be a 'normal' family? God whispered, 'This IS...

"Tiny T. Rex and his friend Pointy work hard to master their magic act for the school talent show, and prove that you can overcome any problem as long as it is met with patience and understanding."--