Bookends
Welcome to my obsession with children’s books–especially the ones that deal with everyday challenges in a fun and compelling way. I’ll share old classics, new gems, and everything in between to help support you and your kids (or just your kids if they like to read solo). Sign up for my Free Resource Kit and you’ll get my top-pick resources, delivered to your inbox each month on the full and new moon.
I Can Make this Promise
12-year-old Edie is half Native American. She knows her mom was adopted by a white family and has no connection to her birth family. Edie has always...
Journey
When a lonely little girl draws a red magic door on her bedroom wall, a world of adventure opens up to her. Aaron Becker has created an imaginative...
Tuck Everlasting
I found this classic children’s book in my neighbourhood’s Little Free Library (take a book, share a book), and knew I had to read it. Set in the...
The Happiness Tree: Celebrating the Gifts of Trees We Treasure
“Everything good begins with me”, the acorn told its mother tree. Come follow the acorn from seed of hope to a forest of happiness. The Happiness...
Slow Down and Be Here Now
It’s difficult to stay in the moment when you are worrying about the future or thinking about the past. One way you can stay calm, feel joy, and...
Brave Every Day
Camila just wants to hide when it comes time to play hide and seek. She hides when she worries. And she worries a lot. Her “what if”, “I can’t” and...
The World and Everything In It
What do you see when you look around? Some things are big. Some things are small. You can have some of the little things, like a pebble, or a...
And Tango Makes Three
There are so many animal families at the zoo. But Tango’s family isn’t like the others. Roy and Silo were penguins at the Central Park Zoo in New...
Firsts & Lasts: The Changing Seasons
Transitions aren’t always easy. As we enter the final countdown of the school year, it can be a big transition for the children in our lives. This...
The Little House
The Little House was very happy living in the country. She sat on the hill and watched the sunrise every morning and the sunset each evening. As...
What’s in Your Pocket? Collecting Nature’s Treasures
What’s in your pocket? A smooth stone? A feather or seashell? A wiggly worm? Children love to pick up all the wonderful and interesting things they...
Pax
Peter and Pax are inseparable. Peter is 12 years old and Pax is the fox he rescued when he was a kit. When Peter’s dad enlists in the army, he makes...