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.
A Kids Book About Racism
How do you teach your kids to spot racism? This book is written for young kids to help them understand what racism is. It explores how it feels to...
Race Cars: A children’s book about white privilege
Some people think it’s too early to have serious conversations about race with kids. Or they don’t know where to begin. This book gives you a...
The Seed of Compassion: Lessons from the Life and Teachings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
How do we make caring choices everyday and help bring more kindness to our world? We ask one of the most prominent world leaders, His Holiness the...
Forest School Adventure: Outdoor Skills and Play for Children
Home-schooling your kids has been going on for weeks and coming up with new ideas is getting harder and harder. Maybe you’re ready to try something...
It’s so Amazing!: A Book about Eggs, Sperm, Birth, Babies and Families
Your child has heard the word countless times. When they ask you the sex question, will you be ready? Depending on their age, there’s a good chance...
Sweet Dreams: Bedtime Visualizations for Kids
Have your little ones had a hard time falling asleep lately? Is it tricky to calm them down at bedtime? At my house, falling asleep has always been...
Genesis Begins Again
We all have things we don’t like about ourselves. Our nose, hair, bodies, voices—if you’re like me, your list is longer than you’d like. 13-year old...
In A Jar
What if you could capture the beautiful moments of a sunset, a meteor shower or falling leaves in a jar? Collecting the wonders of winter, the...
The Starlight Claim
Set in the woods of Northern Ontario in the middle of a snowstorm, this mystery, wilderness survival story, will hold your interest until you turn...
Four Valentines in a Rainstorm
Cornelia Augusta decides that it must be getting close to Valentine’s Day when it starts raining hearts. She examines all the hearts she’s collected...
The Peace Book
How do you teach little ones to understand what peace means? Peace is giving shoes to someone who needs them Peace is taking a nap Peace is saying...
Treasury of Picture Book Classics: A Child’s First Collection
A friend handed me this book when my kids were little. She said, “This is it, every story you need to read your children. All the classics in one...