Publisher's Synopsis
Three short stories for kids guide young readers how to make good decisions with their money, words, and actions. The diverse MVP Kids learn to follow directions in this helpful character education resource. Includes discussion guides for parents & educators.
-Leo is celebrating his seven year old birthday party when his greed gets out of control trying to collect all ten of the little monster toys - Greedy, Joyful, Confused, Embarrassed, Angry, Scared, Excited, Bored, Lonely and Sad.
-On National Kindness Day, Miriam and her family spend the day doing random acts of kindness for her apartment neighbors- lending a helping hand, writing nice words, smiling, and tending to the community garden.
-Ezekiel and Faith run a young entrepreneur lemonade stand on a hot summer day. With their earnings, not only is Ezekiel able to buy a summer toy water sprinkler, but is able to generously help a homeless veteran.
Leo's Little Monsters Craft Activity included!
This book features a range of children, and diversity is shown in positive ways with characters that span various cultures, ethnicities, family situations, physical challenges and more. Readers of all backgrounds will see themselves in these pages while learning to value the diversity within their own community and being exposed to differences from around the world.
About the Help Me Become series
The Help Me Become series hardcover and paperback books promote character growth for children ages 4-10. Each book helps kids deal with real-life social situations like bullying and bad sportsmanship while learning to keep promises, be responsible, tell the truth, and more. Each title in the series features three stories starring MVP Kids and includes a Think & Talk About It section to coach parents & educators.
About MVP Kids
Families with a diverse range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds drive the inspiration for child education and social emotional learning. MVP Kids enables real-world kids to address the challenges in their lives through story-based character lessons where the kids interact at school, in social situations, and in their communities. MVP Kids board books enrich preschool readers while hardcovers and paperbacks focus on school-aged children. Each MVP Kids book includes extensive coaching information for parents and educators that promotes character education, wise decision-making skills, and social and emotional learning.
