Theme: Persist in kindness, even if you don’t see it returned right away. Jen has always wanted a horse of her own, but her parents can’t afford one. Then one day, Jen sees a horse in the pasture next door. Will Jen be able to make friends with this old horse … and her cranky neighbor? Does she want to? Find out in this level-two story about kindness.

Description: A Lesson in Kindness
Jen can’t get a horse, so she’s excited when her neighbor Mrs. Gray gets an old retired horse and agrees to let Jen take care of him. But it seems that all of them need help becoming friends.

Illustrated by: Claudia Wolf