Deep in the forest, where giant pines grow . . . Eager, young Sapling stands covered in snow. Every winter solstice, one evergreen is crowned Tree of the Year, and this year, Sapling wants nothing more than to win. Her chances are as small as her stature, but when she befriends an overlooked neighbor, she wonders if they might reach new heights ......
Thanksgiving is a blessing, one I give to you. My thanks for what you've given so my dreams can all come true. From sunrise to sunset, a community journeys through a Thanksgiving day, bringing together offerings of family, friendship, tradition, and love. Together, they harvest their gardens for a food bank, run the annual Turkey Trot, share ......
A Korean American Thanksgiving story. What does Thanksgiving dinner look like when both sides of the family come together? When it's time to shop for ingredients, a girl makes two lists--one for the local market and one for the Korean market! Carrots for japchae and turkey stuffing. Whipped cream for the pumpkin pie. Shrimp for pajeon, short ......
An ode to introverts and quiet leaders. Sometimes you need to be alone--to think and breathe. Other times you need to be with friends--those you know and those you've only just met. And sometimes everyone works together to create something wonderful. What can one person do all alone? Quite a lot, actually. Even so, there are times it helps to ......
People all throughout history have identified in ways we would now call trans, non-binary, or any number of other terms beyond male and female. From Marinos the Monk in the 5th Century, all the way through to Marsha P. Johnson and the Stonewall Uprising in 1969, this beautifully illustrated ......
Being Down and Getting Up is a book designed to inspire children to look beyond themselves. Children have emotional ups and downs just like adults and recognising them and helping them to find ways to recover and cope should be instilled early on in life.
"I am proud to be a Rainbow Boy!" When a little boy says he doesn't like rainbows anymore because they make him "different," his parents take him to a place where everyone is a rainbow--a Pride parade! Everywhere he looks, he sees people proudly celebrating their unique identities and styles in a rainbow of color and joy. As he counts the various ......
An ordinary rock leads to a spectacular adventure! When a group of kids find an ordinary rock on the playground, anything can happen. "It's a dinosaur seed!" Flora declares. Wyatt and Cece immediately catch on, and the three kids plant the seed and wonder what it will grow into, building on each other's ideas. But Victor is confused. "Rocks ......
A humorous story about inclusion, self-acceptance, and the joy of being different. Ricky lives with a flock of sheep that prizes conformity. When one sleeps, they all sleep. When one eats, they all eat. When one baa-a-a-s, they all baa-a-a. And they all dress the same too. Every single day. Until a rainbow sheep joins the flock and everything ......
