A Kids Book About Grit

Part of A Kids Book

Hardcover
$19.99 US
| $27.99 CAN
On sale Jul 28, 2026 | 64 Pages | 9780241794920
Age 5-9 years | Grades K-4

An accessible and engaging conversation starter about the super-powered skill of grit!

This is a kids’ book about grit. What does it mean to have grit? It means sticking with your goals, even when they’re hard. It means taking responsibility for your actions, learning from failure, and building the mental toughness to keep going.

This book was made to help kids aged 5-9 learn to navigate life’s challenges and persevere through setbacks. Drawing from his experience as a Master Resilience Trainer in the Army National Guard, resilience expert Duncan Kirkwood shows kids how to turn tough moments into opportunities to grow and thrive.

A Kids Book About Grit features:
  • A large and bold, yet minimalist font design that allows kids freedom to imagine themselves in the words on the pages.
  • A friendly, approachable, empowering, and child-appropriate tone throughout.
  • An incredible and diverse group of authors in the series who are experts or have first-hand experience of the topic.

Tackling important discourse together!

The A Kids Book About titles are best used when read together. Helping to kickstart important, challenging, and empowering conversations for kids and their grown-ups through beautiful and thought-provoking pages. The series supports an incredible and diverse group of authors, who are either experts in their field, or have first-hand experience on the topic.

A Kids Co. is a new kind of media company enabling kids to explore big topics in a new and engaging way, with a growing series of books, podcasts, and blogs made to empower. Learn more about us online by searching for A Kids Co.

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An accessible and engaging conversation starter about the super-powered skill of grit!

This is a kids’ book about grit. What does it mean to have grit? It means sticking with your goals, even when they’re hard. It means taking responsibility for your actions, learning from failure, and building the mental toughness to keep going.

This book was made to help kids aged 5-9 learn to navigate life’s challenges and persevere through setbacks. Drawing from his experience as a Master Resilience Trainer in the Army National Guard, resilience expert Duncan Kirkwood shows kids how to turn tough moments into opportunities to grow and thrive.

A Kids Book About Grit features:
  • A large and bold, yet minimalist font design that allows kids freedom to imagine themselves in the words on the pages.
  • A friendly, approachable, empowering, and child-appropriate tone throughout.
  • An incredible and diverse group of authors in the series who are experts or have first-hand experience of the topic.

Tackling important discourse together!

The A Kids Book About titles are best used when read together. Helping to kickstart important, challenging, and empowering conversations for kids and their grown-ups through beautiful and thought-provoking pages. The series supports an incredible and diverse group of authors, who are either experts in their field, or have first-hand experience on the topic.

A Kids Co. is a new kind of media company enabling kids to explore big topics in a new and engaging way, with a growing series of books, podcasts, and blogs made to empower. Learn more about us online by searching for A Kids Co.

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