fear, sadness, or loneliness) is essential to a child’s social-emotional learning and development. Fortunately, reading books about feelings and emotions to kids–at home and in the classroom–is an easy way to help children from toddlers to teens learn to self-regulate. SEL (Social-Emotional...
Child development specialists have been vocal about the benefits of reading for children of all ages, and there are numerous studies linking reading to increased brain health and better social skills. If you're curious what book adaptation films can kids watch, you've come to the right place...
Straightforward and comprehensive, this indispensable book is a comforting aid to help young kids and families through a difficult time in their lives. Lifetimes: The Beautiful Way to Explain Death to Children When the death of a relative, a friend, or a pet happens or is about to happen....
Conversely, If you are looking for anger management books for older elementary school-aged kids, tweens, and teens, scroll down to the bottom of this list to find the best books about anger management that suit your needs. With that said, sometimes books for toddlers work just as well for ...
There is an underlying sadness about Phyllis' decline, but overall this is a very warm story about the genuine friendship between the two, with humorous touches. A gentle picture book which is perfect for helping children understand what is going on if someone they know has dementia. Ages 4-...
When sadness fades and the woman ventures out to discover the world anew, colours from the dog’s world trickle into the black-and-white portrayal of the woman’s confined life. Lin Xiaobei, who is published internationally under the pen name Bei Lynn, is an award-winning illustrator of ...
More Japanese American Books for Kids These books are not #OwnVoices, but I highly recommend them. Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams’s Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration by Elizabeth Partridge, illustrated by Lauren Tamaki This is proba...
Now for the books Back when my kids were in first grade,I wrote about volunteering at the school library.(It’s a pandemic – I’m trying to keep you entertained!) My book club My book clubmet virtually last night to discuss The Glass Hotel (thumbs-up). We had a surprise guest –...
Like most people, when asked what I want for my four kids (and, really, for myself), I respond, “To just be happy.” But what does that even mean? And is that actually a worthy goal? Happiness is often elusive. Some days, it visits us in the form of a cozy coffee with an ...
and I saw them land in the grass about ten feet from him. He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes. So, I jogged over to him and as he crawled around looking for his glasses, and I saw a tear in his eye. As I handed him his glasses, he said, "Those guys ...