Patience

Slow down, take a breath, and turn the page. This picture book list celebrates stories that help young children explore patience—waiting their turn, sticking with something tricky, and learning that good things often take time.

Updated January 20, 2026
LINCC (Libraries in Clackamas County) Lake Oswego Public Library
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The Jelly Bean tree
Yuly, Toni
Paper Book
Jelly Bean the giraffe loves her forest and her friends--even if she's too tall to play on the forest floor. She also loves napping with her head in the trees. But when Mama Bird decides Jelly Bean is the perfect place for her nest, the giraffe suddenly has a big responsibility as she...
Monkey on the run
Timmers, Leo
Paper Book
A traffic jam becomes the ultimate playground for Monkey as he leaps from one vehicle to another, finding stories within stories Papa Monkey and Little Monkey are on their way home. But the street is very busy and they are going so slowly! Monkey loses patience and jumps onto the fire engine. Up the...
I really want the cake
Philip, Simon
Paper Book
In this energetic picture book, a little girl tries to resist an amazing cake.

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