Winner Children's Educational 2021 Best Book Awards
Each and every one of us has the opportunity to be Active, Brave, and Confident. Sometimes we just need the ABCs as a guide to show us how.
'The ABCs of Virtue' is a poetic guide teaching kids about our human qualities and how we can be the best version of ourselves. With each of the 26 letters in the book, there is a profound human quality for every child to learn.
The most magical alphabet you can find!
Starting with A and ending with Z, 'The ABCs of Virtue' creates a space for young readers to discover magical virtues like honesty, responsiveness, mindfulness, generosity, thankfulness, kindness, and morality. The book's rhymes are written to raise more conscious children for a world where everyone is respected and no one lives in fear.
Finalist Children's Educational 2021 Best Book Awards
Rescue dogs deserve second chances. Unfortunately, not all of them are so fortunate.
Sofie is a rescue dog with a quest: when she was lucky enough to be adopted and given a second chance, she knew that she had to help her friends also find their forever homes. Follow along as Sofie introduces you to her friends and describes the path that lucky rescue dogs follow: from their arrival in a shelter, to being nurtured by caring foster parents, and finally finding their perfect spot in a forever home. There is a lot to learn for the reader along the way.
By reading this book together with your children, you and Sofie educate future responsible dog owners and lead to the savings of more dogs.
The sales proceeds of this book are donated to the Boston dog rescue organization "Last Hope K9 Rescue".
Finalist Children's Educational 2021 Best Book Awards
It must be autumn...and this book's fun-loving family is out to discover all the wonderful signs of the beautiful fall season. Join in their antics as they shake and rhyme their way to a surprise ending that is sure to delight readers of all ages. There's even a couple of wisecracking squirrels to keep the laughs coming as the pair frolic through the pages telling jokes that will leaf you fall-ing over into a great big pile of chuckles.
“It Must Be Autumn” features:
Repetitive chorus to promote paritcipation and recollection.
Predictable patterns for early readers to follow.
Simple yet rich text for vocabulary building.
Opportunity to learn about synonyms and days of the week.
Finalist Children's Educational 2021 Best Book Awards
These two award-winning storybooks provide engaging social scenarios and strategies to help children at developmental ages 5-11 explore how lessons from The Zones of Regulation curriculum book can be used at school and at home. Kids love stories and will identify with the characters and the everyday situations as they learn about their feelings and emotions and how their bodies help show and tell them what they are feeling. Readers will also learn along with the characters that they can manage and control how they feel by using tools—such as movement, activities, and art—to relax, focus, and stay calm so they can meet their goals and needs of the day.
Finalist Children's Educational 2021 Best Book Awards
Santiago is the grandest critter in the desert. He basks in the pristine land near his home and he is protective of his friendly neighbors. But when a mystery develops, he wonders what is happening to the desert he loves. How can the desert be saved and who can help him?
Special Features
When this book is purchased an array of support comes to the reader. A poster and website offer information related to the desert, the animals and litter/recycling. These can be accessed for free. Teachers and adults working with children can continue to provide instruction and participate in activities to carry on with Santiago’s message.
Saving the environment in a way kids can understand.
A fish in a tree? How could that be?
A whimsical story full of rhyme and beautiful illustrations follows a pesky fish-shaped balloon as it adventures around where it should not be. But when a helping hand comes along, he finds a way to save everyone.
Keeping our environment safe and clean is quite important, it can start at any age and even be fun!
Three-year-old Porter discovers the magic that can be found in his grandmother's kitchen when together they make an apple pie from scratch.
Little Porter's senses are on high alert as he suddenly grows taller to help his grandma at her kitchen counter while learning the secrets that create the heavenly aroma and taste of a baked apple pie. Their special bonding time relies on cooperation, trust, and his grandma's special brand of magic. As Porter and his grandma wave their magic wands, they pop into a personal abracadabra moment where flour mingles with apples and cinnamon and creates a pie made not just from kitchen ingredients, but also unconditional love.
In this heartwarming tale for children, a boy learns from his grandmother the art of using a special blend of ingredients to make a delicious homemade apple pie.
An ancient graveyard in a dark wetland forest, unanswered questions about the disappearance of a father, the violence of a gale-driven blizzard, a life-threatening trap, and the loss of family are only a few of the life changing events in an abandoned kittens’ pathway to find a new home. Patches, an abandoned kitten born in a small New England town on the coast of Maine, embarks upon a journey to not only find a forever home but to also understand his loss of family. The tireless search and hardships he encounters purvey the plight of stray pets whether abandoned, abused, neglected, or orphaned. Inspired by actual events, this heartfelt story imparts an understanding of compassion, encourages hope, and helps us to perceive the complexities faced in life. If people better understood the need for compassion and empathy, perhaps our world could become a better place. We all face paths in life that are ones not always chosen. This story is about one such life.
A boy who is wiser than a king. A boar who saves the earth from the depths of the sea. A fire-keeper who stands between two brothers. A camel who waits on the signing of a treaty. What do all these stories have in common? They’re all about peace! They’re also from the vast, ancient literature of the world’s religions. Travel through the ages and around the world as you learn about eight different faith traditions and the inspiring stories that are part of their lore.
A family story about Mya, a 4 year old preschooler, that reflects with her parents on what are the qualities that make her unique. She discovers that what made her unique is not only her interesting characteristics but is also in how she was born into this world through in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure.
Garrett Bear has always been good at rock climbing. His goal is to be the champion in the upcoming contest. But he failed so head in the competition that he doesn't want to rock clim anymore. But in the end, Garrett Bear learns a very important lesson from Papa Bear understood how to deal with failure.
Garrett Bear is one of the five members of the Character Zchool Series. His stories focus on self-development and GRIT. Through this story, we introduce the concept of failure and teach children how to handle it in their life.
Doc is the oldest and wisest of five hunting dogs at the Lazy Dog Hacienda. He's expected to keep the rest of the pack in line, especially during hunting trips. But things get interesting when the Great One (our hunter) adds a new animal into the mix.
Solitary Toes and Brown-Headed Cowbirds shares a humorous story depicting the relationships between horses, cowbirds, and hunting dogs. Geared toward first through third grade readers, this young reader's book helps children improve their reading skills while providing knowledge about animals, nature, and life lessons.
