Self-Esteem

Vashti doesn't think she can draw, but her teacher encourages her to "just make a mark and see where it takes you." Vashti at first ventures one small and unremarkable dot, but is soon making big d

Chrysanthemum’s only problem, once she reaches school age, seems to be her name which becomes the object of ridicule by jealous classmates.

When the lady from the principal’s office brings in a test for the first grade class, the children have trouble when they realize that none of the multiple-choice answers are exactly right.