Storybox Playlist: Grit and Stories to Inspire It
What is grit? It’s a combination of resilience, determination, and passion that helps us stay with our goals despite discomfort. And studies have shown it’s a great determiner for success. Here are four stories that can inspire grit in your family.
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Grit
When Martin gets discouraged while making something special, Daddy tells him that the most important thing any builder or inventor must have is…
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All In (from the Dry Gables: Hands Together Collection)
Marta Bauer, the Dry Gables baker, is loved by everyone in the town – but sometimes her procrastination and indecision can be frustrating if not confounding to the others. When Lena Denken asks her to make a special cake for EB Herz, she agrees but then hems and haws and makes excuses all the way to the day before the big event. Luckily EB himself helps her finally break through and commit to not only finishing the cake, but making the best cake she can.
Safi the Giraffe Calf
Safi the giraffe calf is quick to give up when learning to walk is difficult, but changes her mind when she sees all…
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Grit and the Glover
Finnian wants to be a glover — a maker of gloves. But he realizes there’s nobody in town to teach him how. Can…
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Staying on the Path
Clancy does not want to complete a reading challenge that he signed up for at his local library. A Willow Tree adventure takes…
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About the authors
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David Sewell McCann
Story SpinnerDavid Sewell McCann fell in love with spinning stories in first grade – the day a storyteller came to his class and captured his mind and imagination. He has been engaged in storytelling all of his adult life through painting, film-making, teaching and performing. Out of his experience as a Waldorf elementary class teacher and parent, he has developed a four step method of intuitive storytelling, which he now shares through workshops and through this website.
