What are the best books to make children feel positive about the world this new year?

Reading is a time to escape and enjoy, and the beginning of a new year is a good time to be reminded of that. But hope and optimism often come after overcoming difficulties – that way they seem more special. The Book Doctor recommends some against-all-the-odds successes, from His Dark Materials to Wonder

A new year is coming and so it feels like a time to look forward. Are there any books that will make readers feel positive about the world and especially about what a new year might bring?

Like the start of the school year, the coming of a new calendar year is always a good time to be thinking positively about the good things that can be achieved both individually and for society as a whole. New Year’s resolutions are fun to make even if they are not always fulfilled; and, as the days get longer again and there is more sunlight, everyone begins to feel more positive.

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