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.
Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us
“Have you ever wondered why you are here?” “What if you are only scratching the surface of what you can do and who you can be?” New York Times...
Winter: A Solstice Story
The longest night of the year is coming soon. Will you be ready to spread the light? It is dark, cold, and quiet. Deep in the forest the quiet of...
Snow
We all used to love snow at some point. This book reminds us why. Snow in all its varieties is celebrated by Cynthia Rylant in this picture book...
Garden of Lost Socks
Akosua is an exquirologist. She finds lost things. Max has lost his favourite sock sent to him from his nana basia in Ghana. Losing your favourite...
A Work in Progress
Have you ever felt less than the people around you? Maybe you’re uncomfortable with the way you look? You are not alone. Middle schooler Will...
Lawrence in the Fall
Lawrence the fox doesn’t know what to share with his class for show-and-tell. He doesn’t have a special collection like his friends do. Lawrence’s...
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...