Teaching life skills to young children can be enjoyed and learned through fantasy animals taking on the characteristics of humans. This story/poem is a fantasy tale of an unusual animal who is different and not accepted by his peers. Even though he has no friends, he becomes a life lesson in friendship, compassion, bravery and acceptance of differences and spiritual lessons which help young children grow. Jibbo Jabbo Magee was published by Laughing Moose Books of Scarborough, Maine.

Peter is the only one in his family who hates to exercise. His very favorite place to be - where he'd rather be than anywhere else in the world - is the couch. Then one day he finds out that being a couch potato isn't as much fun as he thought it was...

This parable for children tells the story of a small triangle who compares herself unfavorably to all the other instruments in the orchestra, until the Great Maestro Himself reveals her true worth.

Mrs. Minervino broke up the fight between two boys tin the playground. She then gathered her students together and they entered into the classroom. After the children were seated, Mrs. Minervino spoke to the class. "We may all have different opinions, but fighting does not solve anything. We need to understand that we all can have different opinions. We all have that right. For the next week your homework will be to interview your classmates and discover how different and unique each of them are.