"What good things happened to me today? Everything was bad. Nothing turned out good." She grumbled and grouched, and thought angry, sad thoughts.

Join Miriam as she finds the good parts of her day and discovers the big and small kindnesses in her life!

The Shlavim - Growing Up! series is designed to stimulate thought about day-to-day challenges that come up in a child's life. All of the stories focus on a child taking personal responsibility for his own actions, while the illustrations gracefully capture the process that the child goes through. Through this process, the child recognizes his strengths and abilities, developing his self-confidence.