"A mindful, gentle picture book about patience and learning to find beauty in the act of waiting"--

"Two seeds cant wait to be pears, but growing takes time and patience"--

Mr. Panda is making something, and all of his animal friends are interested--but only Penguin is willing to wait to see what it is.

Anzu the kaiju loves to tend to his bonsai. Whenever he feels overwhelmed or unsettled, it helps him pause and reminds him to just...breathe.

"At the community feast, observing the bounty of festive foods and counting the numerous elders yet to be seated, Johnny learns to be patient and respectful despite his growling tummy"--

"Luke gets so many presents for his birthday that when his grandfather gives him a bag of seeds, he's rather disappointed. But his grandfather tells him that if he plants and cares for these little seeds, they could become the best present of all. Luke wants to believe him, but it's hard when so little happens day after day. Will Luke have the patience to nurture the seeds into something truly special? Here is a lovely tale told by renowned picture...

As final preparations are being made for a long-planned surprise party, Bear gets so excited he nearly ruins everything.

"When Maya moves to a different country, she feels lonely and lost. Everything and everyone seems so unfamiliar here, and she wonders if she will ever find a way to fit in. Longing for her home, she holds tightly to the special seeds her grandmother gave her, afraid to plant them. Can she take the risk that they, and she, might grow and bloom in this new place?"--

Little Lobo and Bernabé are bringing supplies to the big celebration in the country across the bridge -- but everyone else seems to be going, too! During the long delay, they see all kinds of people on the bridge for different reasons and speaking different languages, but when someone has a grumpy moment, they all come together to make the wait as good as can be.

"'When will the baby come?' Simon asks his pappa. Knowing how hard it is to wait and how much it helps to keep busy, Pappa starts Simon on a project of making one hundred chapatis, meant to be ready when mom and dad and the new baby come home. They measure the ingredients, knead and roll the dough, and then drop them one by one into a giant frying pan. Simon continues to be anxious. "Will the baby eat all my chapatis?" But it's not long before he...