Try and Stick with It

by Cheri J. Meiners

It’s hard to try new things—for adults as well as children. It’s even harder to stay the course when something is more difficult than we thought it would be, or when things don’t work out the way we hoped. Yet flexibility and perseverance are essential to success in all areas of life, at all ages and stages. This book introduces children to the benefits of trying something new and the basics of stick-to-it-iveness. Includes suggestions adults can use to reinforce the ideas and skills being taught.

Genres: Childrens, Picture Books, Growth Mindset, Nonfiction

40 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Cheri has her master's degree in elementary education and gifted education. A former first-grade teacher, she has taught education classes at Utah State University and has supervised student teachers. She is the author of the award-winning children's series, 'Learning to Get Along', and the new series, 'Being the Best Me.' Cheri and her husband, David, have six children and three grandchildren.

Reviews

[Arpita (world of a book enthusiast) · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a wonderful book for kids (age 4 to 8 years) and teaches so much to even us (the grown-ups).

There are few things in our life which we think are easy because we are good at doing them. There are few things which we think are difficult because we may not be good at them, but, we must practice over and over again. We should also give new things a try. We may find out what are we good at and can follow it.
Sometimes when things get harder, we must have patience and try different ways to achieve it without quitting. We should always look up to the role models who had it hard and did not quite and kept trying and working harder. This gives us the courage for facing our hardships in life and becoming the best version of ourselves.

[Mary Kidd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice story about how to stick with things that you might not be good with but sticking with it might be totally worth it.

The end has suggestions for parents on how to apply it.

[Rafailia Tsakou · Rating 5 out of 5]

Try again!

[Jane G Meyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Using positive language, the text encourages a young child to keep trying, giving several examples of how to keep going. A nice, targeted story that may inspire children who are fearful of new things to step into the unknown and work through the difficulty of doing something new and unknown.

[Principle Based Learning]

(recommended by: Ashley B)
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[Cheyenne · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good book for those who give up easily.

[Cmfzebra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like it because he is thinking about what to do.