Gordon, Jon

"It's the night before the first day of basketball season, and Coach David is nervous about how to get his players to come together as a team this year. Pacing the house, he remembers a fable his mother told him about sticks. He gathers a bunch of sticks, and the next day, he gives the team a task: each player has a word on their stick and needs to find a partner with the same word. Together, they research why a team needs that trait in order to be their best. To succeed, they also need to make the sticks unbreakable. Through exploring the power of belief, ownership, connection, love, inclusion, consistency, and hope, the team learns that they're stronger when they stick together. Stick Together is an illustrated fable that teaches readers how to persevere through challenges and overcome obstacles to build an unbreakable team"--Provided by publisher.

"Based on the bestseller The Coffee Bean, Jon Gordon and Damon West return with The Coffee Bean for Kids. The Coffee Bean for Kids follows Gavin, a young boy starting the school year in a new town. One day, his teacher--Mrs. Spring--tells him the story of the carrot, egg, and coffee bean. With Gavin's new understanding of the coffee bean, and its power to transform the environment around it, he changes his outlook, makes new friends, and becomes a positive influence on those around him"--.

"Follows Stevie, a young boy falling asleep on the first day of school. His teacher gives the class an assignment: to find the one word that will help them have their best year ever. To discover their one word, they must look inside themselves, look up, and look out. At home, Stevie is upset because he can't find his word. After his dad offers some helpful advice, Stevie excitedly begins the quest for his word. His search helps him discover a lot about himself, what he loves, and what is important to him"--Provided by publisher.

A little boy and girl go on an all-night adventure where they explore people, places and things for which they are thankful.

Offers advice for business leaders on how to use positivity to motivate employees.

"An illustrated fable that teaches readers how to transform their environment, overcome challenges, and create positive change"--Provided by publisher.

An inspirational fable in which a goldfish who, in the process of being taught how to find food by a shark, learns that controlling his responses to events in his life can lead him to success.

Reveals a strategy to create a positive company culture and improve employee morale and engagement in a story that follows Nancy, the new CEO of a popular American soup company who discovers the key ingredients to help her team while eating lunch.