Stellaluna: delighting in the extraordinary brings confidence and happiness
/Ages 2 to 8
This is a must-read book - it speaks to the anxiety of being separated from family, the strangeness of new worlds, reconciliation with those new worlds, a return to family and familiarity and being able to move between two worlds without betraying either and without loss of love or friendship. It's a book to have, sitting on the shelf, to provide reassurance and peace at the end of a long day.
Read MoreThose Shoes: gentle wisdom that works out very nicely
/Ages 4 to 12
Jeremy needs a new pair of shoes and desperately wants those shoes - the ones all the kids want. But Grandma says:
‘There's no room for 'want' around here, just 'need', and what you need are new boots for winter.’
Read MoreWhen Pigasso Met Mootisse: a colourful and witty take on conflict resolution!
/Ages 2 to 10
This book pretty much requires young readers to pick a side. It’s a fabulous, fun introduction to the art of the real Picasso and Matisse—lots of brilliant illustrations and funny lines.
Read MoreBeing You Is Enough: and other important stuff
/Ages 2 to 8
Learning to navigate the pressures of life and discovering who they want to become is something that all children have to face, and it can be tough. Being You Is Enough is wonderfully empowering book that helps teach essential truths that all children need to hear.
Read MoreA Monster Wrote Me A Letter: an open mind can be the first step in overcoming discrimination
/Things go amusingly awry when a monster writes a letter to his cousin Fred. The letter is accidentally delivered to the little boy under whose bed Fred lives.
Read MoreVision of Beauty: a mighty story of dignity and freedom
/Madame Walker was born Sarah Breedlove, the youngest child in her family and the first person in her family to be born free. Her family were slaves in Louisiana until emancipation in 1865.
Sarah was born in 1867 and lived an extraordinary life.
During her at once difficult and blessed life, Sarah married twice, had a daughter, and built a cosmetics empire.
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