Hidden Gifts

With wry humor, parents often observe their children’s fascination with the packaging in which a toy arrives. Here's a box-shaped book that explores the creative magic of boxes.
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Help Kids Find, Share Inner Strength

Children need Emotional Intelligence, They benefit from learning how to express and manage emotions in a safe and healthy way, how to name them, how to talk about them, and how to express them. This ability is an important element of Emotional Intelligence.
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Every Voice Counts

The books reviewed on this blog voice and reflect some of my core values. An emphasis on kindness forms a recurring thread as does inclusivity and empathy. Peter H. Reynolds, an author featured several times has created another gem, Say...
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Snippets of Kindness: the Power of One

Diane Alber wrote and illustrated Snippets: A Story about Paper Shapes. It is a clever, charming book which at first glance appears to be about having fun with arts and crafts materials. If one pauses to read the Dedication, however, the...
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Empathy Is an Inside Job

November … thoughts of Thanksgiving, family and festive gatherings come to mind. I can think of no better way to mark this important time than by focusing on having empathy and being kind, inclusive and responsible for our own choices. In her...
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How Kindness Looks, Sounds and Feels

Discussions about kindness appear frequently as we strive to understand how to handle the challenges and social turmoil of our current times. Although we frequently admonish children to be kind we’ve done little to educate them on how kindness might...