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Most families get together in celebration of their kid’s early milestones. Take, for instance, kindergarten graduation. Aside from the fact that it is an opportunity to see kids wearing their mini mortarboards and mini graduation gowns, kindergarten and nursery graduations is also a period of their life where they can associate graduation to a positive experience. It raises their aspirations to do their best for their next educational journey too. Here are some inspiring graduation books you can give or read along with your little one to celebrate this transition period in their life.
Oh the Places You’ll Go
Oh the Places You’ll Go is a classic book by Dr. Seuss that will remind kids that they have brains in their head whenever they feel anxious or discouraged in their next academic journey or just life in general. Dr. Seuss also wrote that young readers have feet in their shoes so they can steer themselves in any direction they want in life. The author also highlights in the children’s book that although the reader may find people who are as “footsy” and “brainy” like them, they should not worry because they will also be on their way up and soar heights. “You’re off to great places. You’re off and away,” the book reads.
The Wonderful Things You Will Be
This is a book by Emily Winfield Martin. It is a masterpiece that celebrates the love, acceptance, and dreams that parents have for their kids today and the next days ahead. The lines in books come in rhymes that remind readers to be who they want to be and accomplish things they dream to do. Not only that. It also reminds kids that it is okay to make mistakes while they reach for their dreams.
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I Wish You More
It is a picture book created by Tom Lichtenheld and Amy Krouse Rosenthal. It contains endless good wishes presented in simple sentences and illustrations. “I wish you more ups than downs. I wish you more give than take,” author Rosenthal writes. Each two-page spread of the picture book contains a different wish and illustrations. There are also encouragements and laughter filled in the book and is ideal to be read at the end of the school year to wish young students for their next journey in life.
Only One You
Only One You is an inspirational book Linda Kranz that is ideal as a graduation gift. It narrates about a deep love that is shared between parents as well as their child. In the story, a father and a mother rockfish decided that it is already the right time to share their words of wisdom to their son named Adri. One example imparted by the rockfish parents is that if something will get in Adri’s way, he can simply move around towards reaching it.
If You Hold a Seed
Written and illustrated by Elly MacKay, the book tells the story of a little boy who planted a seed and cultivated it patiently. He also cares for the seed until the plant reaches maturity. Parents can liken the book to that of achieving a goal or reaching a dream with patience and care. It will instill a lesson to the young reader that a dream is achievable in due time.
Zoom
This is a wordless book created by Istvan Banyai. The images show that it is important to sometimes stand back and look at things in a different perspective, such as looking at the “big picture.” This most especially applies before kids will make decisions in life.
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons
The book that comes in hardcover is illustrated by James Dean and written by Eric Litwin. Aside from learning how to count, kids will also learn what they can do when they fail or things don’t go their way. Pete in the story is a black cat with four buttons on his shirt. Pete realized that the buttons on his shirt pop off one by one.
Yay, You! Moving Up and Moving On
Yay, You! Moving Up and Moving On is a book by Sandra Boynton. It compiles bold inspiration, advises, and insight for new graduates and kids facing change in their life. Few words in the book say that the reader should take a good look around him or her and then decide which things make sense.
Curious You
Curious You On Your Way is a book by H. A. Rey that’s available in English and Spanish bilingual edition. It is a send-off gift for kids who are entering a new period of their lives. The book contains words of encouragement and congratulations too for someone who has achieved much. Yet, it is also a reminder to readers that they still have many things in life to dream and look forward to.
I Knew You Would
This book by Craig Dorfman brings enlightening and inspiring words to graduates during changing times. It also highlights that anything is possible to a person as long as they just put their heart and mind into it.
