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accomplishment

Books about accomplishment for readers of all ages.

Cover of Wheels

Wheels

Jane Resh Thomas

Ages 4–8independenceperseverance

Cover of Hen's cake

Hen's cake

Malachy Doyle

Ages 3–7creativitygenerosity

Cover of Clean house

Clean house

Jessie Haas

Ages 5–9family bondingresponsibility

Cover of Ice Cream Work

Ice Cream Work

Naoshi, Naoshi, Naoshi

Ages 3–8workeffort

Cover of The Gordon Star

The Gordon Star

Rebecca Patterson

Ages 4–8successachievement

Cover of When I Was Little

When I Was Little

Jamie Lee Curtis, Laura Cornell

Ages 3–7growing upself-discovery

Cover of Jake baked the cake

Jake baked the cake

B. G. Hennessy

Ages 3–7bakingcelebration

Cover of Laura bakes a cake

Laura bakes a cake

Jill Murphy

Ages 3–7creativitybaking

Cover of Miss Bridie chose a shovel

Miss Bridie chose a shovel

Leslie Connor

Ages 4–8choice and decision-makingtools and work

Cover of A very grand thing

A very grand thing

A. A. Milne

Ages 3–7accomplishmentfriendship

Cover of Henry helps clean his room

Henry helps clean his room

Beth Bracken

Ages 3–7responsibilityhelpfulness

Cover of Loop, swoop, and pull!

Loop, swoop, and pull!

Anderson, Joseph P.

Ages 3–7self-reliancelearning

Cover of All by myself

All by myself

Anna Grossnickle Hines

Ages 2–6independenceself-reliance

Cover of The day of Ahmed's secret

The day of Ahmed's secret

Florence Parry Heide, Ted Lewin, Judith Heide Gilliland

Ages 4–8prideaccomplishment

Cover of Biggest, Best Snowman

Biggest, Best Snowman

Margery Cuyler

Ages 3–7self-confidenceperseverance

Cover of First tomato

First tomato

Rosemary Wells

Ages 4–8growthnature

Cover of Mimi's adventures in baking chocolate chip cookies

Mimi's adventures in baking chocolate chip cookies

Alyssa Gangeri

Ages 4–8bakingcreativity

Cover of Good Job

Good Job

Martin Waddell

Ages 3–7helpfulnessself-reliance

Cover of Pancakes, pancakes!

Pancakes, pancakes!

Eric Carle

Ages 3–7cookingindependence

Cover of The Children's Baking Book

The Children's Baking Book

DK Publishing

Ages 5–12cookingcreativity

Cover of Well Done

Well Done

Martin Waddell, Barbara Firth

Ages 2–6lovefamily

Cover of All by Myself

All by Myself

Mercer Mayer

Ages 3–7independenceself-reliance

Cover of All by Myself

All by Myself

Mercer Mayer

Ages 3–7self-relianceindependence

Cover of Crocheting

Crocheting

Gwen Blakley Kinsler, Gwen Blakley Kinsler, Jackie Young

Ages 7–12creativitycraftsmanship