What’s it like to be a race track dog that never wins a race? Other dogs bully and tease you, and you feel all alone and left out. You begin to wonder what you are good at and if you can ever feel good about yourself.

As young students listen to this beautifully-written story they will bond with Yolanda and eagerly wait for a happy ending. The ending comes when Yolanda is rescued and adopted by a loving and caring family. Yolanda may have not been winning races, but she made a wonderful pet!

Yolanda Baby opens the door for discussion about individual strengths and the fact that everyone has something about them that is worthwhile.

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TOPICS: Self-esteem, Bullying, Teasing

INCLUDES: Story

GRADE LEVELS: 1-2/AGES: 6-7

AUTHOR: Jo Ann Bennett-Boltinghouse

RECOMMENDED FOR: Elementary-school counselors, Elementary-school teachers, Librarians, Parents, Youth group leaders, Social workers

8 x 10, 32 pages, Color illustrations, Hardcover, 2006