A girl is gifted one piece of candy a day, which she learns to savor and cherish like it's her last. Similarly, each day is like a sweet piece of candy that we must never take for granted. Available for FREE on ComCat (Massachusetts Library Catalog).

Parker visits her grandmother (Nana) who has a rose garden. This gives Parker the brilliant idea to start her own. Nana and Mom Mom (Parker's other grandmother) help her prepare the soil and plant tulips. Parker learns about patience during the winter season and how rain helps plants grow.

Raymond likes fast things. Like bouncing a ball fast, fast skates and making time fly so his birthday will come sooner.

Starts with a girl's reasonably sized birthday list and how to respond when you don't get what you want. She thanks her grandma anyway, names the tree Lola and nurtures it. After some time, her little tree produces lemons which she squeezes into lemon juice, then sells at her lemonade stand, in order to buy whatever she wants.

A reminder that some things take days, months, years to get right -- like the main character who's learning to ride his bike.

A fast-paced multi-tasker befriends a super slow sloth -- who teaches her to take in the flowers, the birds, the breaths, the moment.

Watch Sarah fulfill her dream of getting married, creating a family and starting a furniture business. Sarah listens to her customers who often lived in one-bedroom apartments and ends up creating and patenting a cabinet bed that helps them maximize their living space. A story of patience and persistence.