It Will Be OK: A story of empathy, kindness, and friendship
It Will Be OK: A story of empathy, kindness and friendship, is about an anxious, overwhelmed giraffe and his loyal zebra friend, whose patience and presence help him face his greatest fear head-on. This picture book is illustrated by Jaclyn Sinquett and published by Sourcebooks Kids.
Free Educator Guide Download the FREE Educator Guide to expand upon the story theme. Activities include Pre-reading Questions and Activities, See-Think-Wonder, Reader's Theater, and more! Free Algorithm Activity Kit Download the FREE Unplugged Algorithm Activity Kit and Celebrate the Hour of Code. Use this kit to help Zebra find Giraffe, transform Talking Zebra into Waiting Zebra, and encourage Giraffe to come down from his hiding spot in the tree. |
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Book Talk
Check out my book talk video where I was interviewed by a top journalist about the inspiration for It Will Be OK and why this story is so special to me. |
National Regular Average Ordinary Day
In NATIONAL REGULAR AVERAGE ORDINARY DAY, Peter loves holidays: National Waffle Day, National Bow Tie Day, even National Underwear Day. But when he wakes up one morning, he looks at the calendar only to discover there’s no special occasion that day. So Peter comes up with a plan: He’ll create his own holiday! However, he soon learns that’s easier said than done. Nothing seems to go right—until he realizes that even a regular, average, ordinary day can be something worth celebrating.
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It’s available for purchase at the retailers listed below. You can even request it from your local library with ISBN 9781524792404.
Free Activity Kit
Download the Download the FREE Activity Kit full of fun activities to help kids beat boredom and celebrate every day. After completing the pages in this kit, share them on social media using the hashtag #CelebrateEveryDay. I'd love to see what you create!
Download the Download the FREE Activity Kit full of fun activities to help kids beat boredom and celebrate every day. After completing the pages in this kit, share them on social media using the hashtag #CelebrateEveryDay. I'd love to see what you create!
Triceratops Would NOT Make a Good Ninja
A new ninja school just opened, and Millie the Triceratops is ready to enroll! It can’t be that hard to be quiet, sneak around, and kick hard, can it? Millie might be in for quite the surprise! Discussion questions, an interactive look-and-find fact section, and dinosaur facts complete this energetic picture book.
Available now from Capstone, IndieBound, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Wal-Mart and more! |