Posted on January 17, 2021 by lockehardy
Written & Illustrated by: Emily Kilgore & Zoe Persico For ages: 4-8 years Language: English Topics Covered: Mental Health Social Emotional Learning Anxiety Own Voices Summary: I have OCD and GAD (generalized anxiety disorder). I was officially diagnosed in college but these two facets… Continue Reading “The Whatifs”
Posted on January 14, 2021 by lockehardy
Written & Illustrated by: Corrinne Averiss & Kirsti Beautyman For ages: 4-8 years Language: English Topics Covered: Social-Emotional Learning Anxiety Family Starting School Love Summary: Not only are the illustrations in this book truly resplendent, but it also addresses a topic that nearly everyone… Continue Reading “Love”
Posted on October 23, 2020 by lockehardy
Category: BIPOC, friendship, latinx, Own Voices, Social-Emotional Learning, UncategorizedTags: anxiety, Day of the Dead, Flavia Z. Drago, friendship, latinx, mexican culture, shyness, social anxiety
Posted on August 3, 2020 by lockehardy
Written & Illustrated by: Simona Ciraolo For ages: 4-8 years Language: English Topics Covered: Anxiety, Shyness, Social-Emotional Learning, Friendship, Ocean Animals. Summary: This book is super sweet, and I’ve been really looking forward to sharing it! It’s been a hot minute since I shared an animal book, but… Continue Reading “Shy Ones [released August 4th 2020]”
Posted on May 4, 2020 by lockehardy
Written & Illustrated by: Terri Libenson For ages: 8-12 years Language: English, some Hebrew. Topics Covered: Jewish Culture, Judaism, Bat Mitzvah, Growing Up, Friendship, Anxiety, Bravery, Family, Single-Parent Families, Divorced Parents, Financial Strain, Own Voices. Summary: Brianna is about to have her bat mitzvah, and she can’t quite seem… Continue Reading “Becoming Brianna [released 5/5]”
Category: Culture & Traditions, Family, feminism, graphic novel, Independent Thought, Jewish Culture and Identity, Judaism, Own Voices, religion, Social-Emotional Learning, young adultTags: anxiety, bat mitzvah, divorce, divorced parents, financial strain, growing up, Jewish culture, Own Voices, single-parent family, social anxiety, Terri Libenson
Posted on April 8, 2020 by lockehardy
Written & Illustrated by: Lita Judge For ages: 4-8 years Language: English Topics Covered: Social-Emotional Learning, Fear, New Places, Anxiety, Growing Up, Mindfulness, Coping Strategies. Summary: In this uncertain time, we know fear is at an all-time high for a lot of folks. We’ve been making an effort to… Continue Reading “When You Need Wings”
Posted on January 2, 2019 by lockehardy
2018 was a rollercoaster of a year, with so many opportunities for growth and learning all over the place! We launched this site as a passion project, and we have been so lucky to connect with many people from all over the globe, sharing… Continue Reading “Top 5 Books We Read in 2018”
Category: activism, Art/Artists, Community Involvement, Culture & Traditions, feminism, First Nations, friendship, Gender Identity, Independent Thought, Indigenous Voices, Neurodiversity, Non-Binary Identity, poc-centric narratives, Self Expression, Social-Emotional Learning, stem, Uncategorized, Women in STEMTags: Airlie Anderson, Allison Colpoys, anxiety, art, community, Davina Bell, Deborah underwood, environment, Family, feminism, First Nations people, friendship, Gender Identity, growing up, identity, Indigenous Voices, jean-michel basquiat, Julie Flett, language, maya angelou, meg hunt, mental health, nature, Neurodiversity, Nicola i campbell, poc-centric narratives, poetry, presentation, science, social-emotional development
Posted on July 17, 2018 by lockehardy
Written by: Davina Bell Illustrated by: Allison Colpoys For Ages: 4-8 years Language: English Topics Covered: Social-Emotional Learning, Anxiety, Fear, Courage. Summary: This book is about a young boy named Alfie, who gets That Feeling when he has to do something new. Alfie gets… Continue Reading “Captain Starfish”
Category: Social-Emotional LearningTags: Allison Colpoys, anxiety, bravery, courage, Davina Bell, emotion, Family, fear, love, new experiences, self-acceptance, social anxiety
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