Staying hopeful and true to oneself is a lesson these 5 kids books offer to kindergartners and other children

Photo credit: Gabriel Tovar via Unsplash. Article by Liz Rosenberg. The Conversation – August 14, 2026.

What does a child need to prepare themselves for kindergarten? I’m not talking about a new water bottle and a backpack, though certainly those come in handy. I mean what it takes to try to make new friends, be brave, resilient, inventive and hopeful – no small tasks for anyone. I am a children’s book writer and have been a professor of children’s literature and creative writing for more than 40 years. So you can guess that my answer to this question about school readiness involves books. […]

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