What do you do with an idea? Especially an idea that's different or daring, or just a little wild? Do you hide it? Walk away from it? Do you pretend it isn't yours?
These are two very special books you could use with any class from the youngest to oldest children. In the first book What do you do with an idea? we see a little boy and his growing idea.
"I was afraid that if people saw it, they would laugh at it. I was afraid they would think it was silly."
This is a gentle book with themes of mindfulness, problem solving, resilience, perseverance, and the power of the individual. Here is a set of excellent discussion questions. This book is would also be useful for class work on visual literacy as we watch the colours gently progress from sepia to warm sunshine.
What do you do with a problem? is a more complex book. You could pair this with Mr Huff.
"I worried about what would happen. I worried about what could happen. I worried about this and worried about that."
When the boy finally confronts his problem he discovers it was not what he thought. He reverses his view and sees the problem as an opportunity and again the final pages are filled with warm colours.
Here is a detailed review and a video of What do you do with an idea? and a Nerdy Book Club review. Here is the Kirkus review of the companion volume What do you do with a problem?
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