Laugh along with the adventures and misadventures of Little Captain Jack. Great things can come in all shapes and sizes, big or small. Once upon a time, there was a little pirate. He was so very little that everyone called him Little Captain Jack. One day, the bad pirate Badlock, took Little Captain Jack and locked him in a dark cellar. Our pirate was scared but he was helped by a mouse. And the mouse was helped by a seagull… ---Alicia Acosta is a professional storyteller from Andalusia (Spain). She works with groups of children in schools and for Government organizations. She combines her background as a psychologist to promote the love of reading in children. She is also a radio announcer and organizes theater workshops. Mónica Carretero is a renowned illustrator in Spain. She has published more than 70 books in England, Australia, and the USA. She was awarded by the London Children’s Book Fair for her illustrations. She has received five International Latino Book Awards and one Living Now Award.

A Junior Library Guild Selection! Bogo watched many animals around him. Some of them were so incredible that they made him feel less special. One day he decided to invent amazing things so that he could have everything he wanted. A pair of wings to fly like a bird. It never worked. A pair of night glasses to see like an owl. It never worked . . . Susanna Isern works as a child psychologist and writer. Most of her books have been translated into over a dozen languages. She has been awarded the Silver Medal in the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards 2013 in the United States. Sonja Wimmer is a renowned international illustrator. Her books have been translated into several languages. In the United States, she received the Independent Publisher Book Award and was a two-time winner of the Moonbeam Children´s Book Award and International Latino Book Award.

Celebrate the courage and bravery in every child with Be Brave Little One, from the bestselling author of If I Could Keep You Little. Perfect for cheering someone on, this story affirms how bravery can show up in all different ways! When I look at you, shining bright as the sun, I wish for you this... be brave little one! Share this inspiring message at every special occasion in a young child's life! Be Brave Little One makes for the perfect:Baby shower giftPreschool graduation giftKindergarten graduation giftFirst day of school giftWhen times are tough, this is the perfect preemie or NICU baby book for families seeking an encouraging and heartfelt message of bravery.

A unique and gentle art-therapy-based book to help children come to terms with their anger through creativity Picturing My Anger encourages children to become 'anger artists', using their amazing minds to get to know and show their anger. Children are asked to think about the colours, textures and shapes that express the look and feel of anger to them. Children consider and recognise how they act when they're angry and how they can 'speak' about anger through art if finding words is hard. At the end of the book, children have a set of self-made resources to use again and again when they need a reminder of their creative coping skills. All the Colours of Me is a series of books written by Art Psychotherapist and Mindfulness Practitioner, Anna Shepherd. The series addresses key emotions in the life of a child through safe and gentle creative engagement. Each books includes a guide for adults, a glossary of key terms and further resources for supporting children's emotional health, for age 5 and up. Contents of Picturing My Anger: LISTENING TO ANGER ART-MAKING CAN HELP ANGER IS ... ANGER FEELS LIKE ANGER LOOKS LIKE ANGER ACTS LIKE ANGER OF SADNESS SPEAKING OF ANGER CAN'T STOP THE ANGER? PRACTISING ANGER YOU ARE AN ANGER ARTIST! KEY TERMS AND FURTHER RESOURCES A GUIDE FOR ADULTS HELPFUL CONTACTS Books included in the series: Picturing My Sadness Picturing My Worry Picturing My Anger Picturing My Happiness Picturing My Resilience Picturing My Gratitude

Did you know that life is like an obstacle course? It's exciting and fun, but full of tricky spots to get through. If you're a kid who feels so frustrated by those tricky spots that it's hard to enjoy the good things in life, this book is for you. What to Do When You Grumble Too Much guides children and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques used to treat negative thinking. Lively metaphors and illustrations help kids see life's hurdles in a new way, while drawing and writing activities help them master skills to get over those hurdles. And step-by-step instructions point the way toward becoming happier, more positive kids. This interactive self-help book is the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering children to work toward change. Includes a Note to Parents and Caregivers by psychologist and author Dawn Huebner, PhD. This book is part of the Magination Press What-to-Do Guides for Kids series and includes an “Introduction to Parents and Caregivers.� What-to-Guides for Kids are interactive self-help books designed to guide 6–12 year olds and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques most often used in the treatment of various psychological concerns. Engaging, encouraging, and easy to follow, these books educate, motivate, and empower children to work towards change.  

A beautiful weaving of old age wisdom and knowledge within the circle of Truth. Reaching out magically to touch a young heart willing to learn.

School-leaver Skye plays guitar in her all-female Chronic Cramps band. Making her name in the competitive punk/indie scene is easier than FTM (female to male) transitioning: from Skye to Finn, from girl to man. Uncovering genetic mysteries about family heritage tear the family apart. Trans gender identity is more than injections and surgery, it's about acceptance. Going public, Finn sings ftm lyrics on TV. With a little help from bemused mates and family who don't want to lose a daughter, but who love their teenager, Finn is transitioning. f2m has appeal to teen readers (both boys and girls) through its: Compassionate, candid and funny 'coming of age' via punk music and family history genetic clues Accessible facts in story format on a little-understood medical situation. FTM means female to male. MTF means male to female International first; female to male gender transition YA fiction NOT autobiographical, but co-writer Ryan has experienced the medical sequence of gender reassignment from female to male, which is less common than MTF Insight into genetic inheritances.

There is a great need for transformation in the youth of America today. It can be done by conscientiously educating our young people with a program like Gracian de Paul, Transforming America's Youth. This program was created to entice Gracian de Paul students to take a closer look at themselves, their behaviors and the world around them. Throughout this conceptual study they will learn the importance of etiquette, valuable social skills and develop in character by studying God's Word. We now have an exciting approach with a new program, which offers children ages 8 to 12 and teenagers 13 to 17 a six and twelve week study coving twenty five important topics. These topics begin with self image and address Attitude, Eye to Eye Contact, Being a Good Friend, Modesty Is in, Being a Lady, Being a Gentleman, Telephone Etiquette, Formal Table Setting and so much more. The focus of this book is to show young children and teens the value of being a true "Quality Person" and how to be one. Gracian de Paul, Transforming America's Youth is a workbook by nature with answers, questions, inter- active role playing, improvising, imagining, thinking, probing and creating.;It is a jam-packed curriculum filled with Christian values and spontaneous fun!

Bea is anxiously waiting for her friends to show up for her birthday party. When the worries start to grow around her like tree branches, she uses breathing exercises and visualization techniques to calm herself down. Bea asks herself questions like, “What if my friends don’t like the games?� Her stomach flip-flops and she feels shaky. She tries to run away from the thoughts in the worry tree, but it doesn’t work! Bea uses deep-breathing exercises and visualization techniques to calm herself down. ​Includes a Note to Parents and Caregivers by Ara Schmitt, PhD about the ways in which kids can respond to their anxious thoughts.  

In their final month of elementary school, 11-year-old Aldo Zelnick and friends are faced with a series of Lasts: Last Cafeteria Meatloaf; Last Band Concert; Last Monkey Bars Fail. Blindsided by an uncharacteristic sense of loss, Aldo decides to bag some new Firsts—including putting himself out there for the 5th grade talent show—only to be beset by a series of logjams. This twelfth installment in an A-to-Z alphabet series also includes a glossary of fun and challenging "L" words, such as lackadaisical, loony, and limbo..

A book to help kids stand up for themselves. They will love laughing (and counting!) in this read-aloud. Ozzy the Ostrich and her friends were trotting across the plain. Three ostriches eating flowers: Yum Yum Yum. They came across three lions that wanted to eat them… What did the ostriches do to save themselves and defend what’s theirs? This title is also available in Spanish as La avestruz Mariluz 978-84-945415-8-2. José Carlos Andrés is a famous author in Spain. He is a professional clown and children's theater actor. He has published The Journey of Captain Scaredy Cat and Carlota Wouldn´t Say Boo. Bea Enríquez: A graduate of the School of Fine Arts in Madrid, Bea Enríquez is a visual artist who has exhibited her work in many shows. As an illustrator, she has worked with Santillana and Everest as well as with other publishers.

Winner of the 2017 New York City Big Book Award. Some say that we always return to the places where we embraced life, where we were happy. Zoe, a girl who must flee her city with her family because of the war, remembers them before she leaves.Zoe had lived in the city since she was born. She knew every building, every park, every corner of the city. But the war broke out and she, like many others, had to say goodbye to her home and leave without knowing when she might return. Zoe has so many good memories of her city… Her grandparents' house, a shelter full of dreams and games, her old school, where she met her friends and loved learning new things. Not to mention the downtown park, where She’d spent many Sunday mornings there, playing on the swings, listening to people playing music, and riding her bike. Almost about to leave, Zoe spread the map of the city on a table and and started to mark all the places where she was really happy, with the certainty that they will always accompany her.

"Big Wolf and Little Wolf, The Little Leaf That Wouldn't Fall "is the second book about Big Wolf and Little Wolf. Sweet and humorous, the story is amplified and deepened by Tallec's illustrations, which are bold in perspective and rich with feeling.
The book begins, "High up in a tall tree was a little leaf," and it is Little Wolf's need to touch this leaf and the fact that it will not fall that create the drama. Big Wolf refuses Little Wolf's request that he climb up and get the leaf several times. "Wait," he tells him. "Eventually it will fall." But the leaf doesn't fall. Winter arrives and the leaf is still there, high up in the tree. Then one morning Big Wolf wakes up, stretches and says, "I'm going up." He says it just like that--simply to see Little Wolf's eyes sparkle. At first his climb up the big tree goes well, but the higher he goes the more slippery it gets and the more dangerous. Little Wolf waits below wondering whether such a little leaf is worth such trouble after all. To climb to the top of a frost covered tree isn't easy, and what if something should happen to Big Wolf?
As with Frog and Toad and George and Martha, there isno Little Wolf without Big Wolf, so things have to work out somehow And they do. Surprisingly and beautifully.
This second Big Wolf and Little Wolf title is a lovely story about two friends and the many ways in which friendship teaches patience, boldness and love.

The rhyming narration helps little kids to identify a worry and provides them with helpful tools to reduce and cope with worries. Worries can feel like a BIG problem to a LITTLE kid! A Feel Better Book for Little Worriers assures kids that having some worries is normal — everyone has them, even adults! The rhyming narration helps little kids to identify a worry and where it might come from, as well as provides them with helpful tools to reduce and cope with worries. Includes a Note to Parents and Caregivers that expands on the cognitive-behavioral science behind the strategies and tools presented in the book, with more information on how you can help your little worrier to stay calm. From the Note to Parents and Caregivers: Imagine if the skills for managing stress and anxiety were learned in early childhood. Children as young as three years old who are experiencing anxious feelings for the first time could ease their worries by practicing proper breathing and relaxation techniques.. Teaching these skills early in a child’s life will not only establish confidence and courage, but will set the foundation for managing anxiety that can transition well into adulthood. How This Book Can Help A Feel Better Book for Little Worriers offers an interactive approach that not only teaches little worriers to recognize anxiety as it’s happening, but provides them with simple coping mechanisms they will look forward to practicing day after day. Each verse offers a valuable lesson. Whether using this book at home, school, or in a clinical setting, these lessons can be put to use in a multitude of ways.

Spanish version of 'I'm a Zcary Vampire'. This little vampire is very scary! Or rather... ZCARY! To pass his Vampire Test, he must give someone the zcare of their life. If he fails, he'll be sent to... Banana Peeler School! Can he pull off the biggest scare ever or will he fail the test? Una nina paseaba por la calle vacia de la lejana Transilvania cuando !aparecio una enorme sombra! !Una sombra que asombra! -!ZOY UN VAMPIRO! !UN VAMPIRO PELIGROZO! La nina temblo, pero de risa. Este vampirito no consigue dar un susto a nadie. A este paso no podra superar el examen de la escuela de vampiros... Una divertidisima historia para superar nuestros miedos, de Jose Carlos Andres, autor de Los miedos del capitan Cacurcias o Adoptar un dinosaurio, ilustrado por Gomez, reconocida por Daniela pirata, El dedo en la nariz o Ni guau ni miau.

In this story, Katy Cupsworth, aka The Performance Warrior, takes us on a journey in which she longs to become a professional women's footballer. Katy possesses plenty of natural ability, including a ferocious left foot that can deliver a 'Screamer' of a shot. She undoubtedly has the potential to make it to the Women's Premier Football League (WPFL). Her aspirations stretch further as she wants to be a star player and even win the World Cup for England! Katy is also introduced to the magical powers of Fred, whilst trying not to let Doubting Debbie into her head! Through her highs and lows, successes and stresses, Katy discovers that her footballing ability will only take her so far; she must get her attitude right if she is to overcome barriers which are preventing her from achieving her dream. Every child has a window of opportunity to develop their potential and be their best. The Performance Warrior is a simple, yet effective way to enhance a child's development so each child can make a positive impact in the world. Every child deserves the opportunity to be a success...are you going to provide this opportunity? Includes: measurement tools, activity charts, interactive choices and consequences sections, video and audio support.

Often Ray would sit and wonder. "What is this cloud I am under?" But today, as he woke he had a different thought, for it was the answers that he sought: "What is the key to being happy?" `Finding Ray’s Key’ is a beautifully simple illustrated rhyming story for children, with a universal message that can be appreciated by all - young or old. The story’s young protagonist, Ray (who often feels quite blue), wonders; `What is the key to being happy?’. He one day decides to go on a journey to find this key - and is surprised to find that it is `within him and all around’. The story is underpinned by Reiki and Mindfulness teaching - readers need not be familiar with this, but this aspect can be an invitation to discover more and will be recognisable by anyone familiar with Reiki.

Sean Covey presenta los principios entredecíos en el fenómeno los 7 hábitos, para adolescentes y jóvenes. Este cuaderno inspirado por el clásico ensena los principios de los 7 hábitos para ayudar a los jóvenes manejar las situaciones más difíciles y decisivas. Solo como Sean Covey puede, el ofrece una este guía para que los adolescentes mejoren sus vidas familiares, académicas y personales.

M. E. Kerr’s first novel—hailed by the New York Times as a “timely, compelling,� and “brilliantly funny� look at adolescence and friendship It was bad enough that they had to move to Brooklyn—Brooklyn Heights, as Tucker Woolf’s dad instructs him to tell everyone after he loses his job. Now his father has suddenly developed an allergy to Tucker’s cat, Nader, a nine-month-old calico Tucker found underneath a Chevrolet. Tucker’s beloved pet finds a new home with overweight, outrageous Susan “Dinky� Hocker, the only person to answer Tucker’s ad. As Tucker starts paying regular visits to Dinky’s house to check up on Nader, his life begins to change. Dinky introduces Tucker to her strange cousin, Natalia Line, a compulsive rhymer whom Tucker finds fascinating. And enter P. John Knight, who’s fat like Dinky . . . and now, like Nader. With this odd cast of characters, a little world is created for big kids who need to go on diets. And who also, all of them, need to find out who they are. A story of friendship, self-image, and surviving adolescence, Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack! is also about the terror—and exhilaration—of daring to be yourself.

2016 SYRCA Snow Willow Award — Shortlisted It’s the best summer of Dani’s life, until the bottom falls out. Dani’s mother is getting married – again – because that’s what she does, and while she and her new husband jet around Europe for six weeks, seventeen-year-old Dani is sent to stay with an uncle she didn’t know she had in a small community in Cariboo country she didn’t know existed. It promises to be the summer from hell. But Dani’s uncle turns out to be an okay guy. In fact, Dani really likes him. And she finds romance, too. Suddenly, a summer that had doom written all over it turns into one of the best times of Dani’s life. Until the bottom falls out. In a story about relationships and about how bad things happen to good people, Dani discovers that sometimes the only villain is life itself.

The students of VIBA face a new ballet, potential scholarships, and increasing drama within the academy. The students of Vancouver International Ballet Academy are preparing to perform the ballet Coppelia. A ballet about dolls, love, and trickery, Coppelia doesn’t have a moral, and neither do the rehearsals. If Taylor, Julian, Alexandra, and Kaitlyn don’t rise to meet the challenges this ballet is putting them through, they might not make it on stage. The dancers might be fully alive, but they have more than enough real-life drama to keep them busy. The casting of the principal role of Swanhilda keeps getting changed, but is it really about who’s the best dancer right now, or is something else influencing the casting decisions? Summer school acceptances and rejections are in, but who’s telling the truth about where they’re going? And who’s coming back to VIBA after the summer?

A unique and gentle art-therapy-based book to help children understand their happiness through creativity Picturing My Happiness encourages children to become 'happiness artists', using their amazing minds to get to know and show their happiness. Children are asked to think about the colours, textures and shapes that express the look and feel of happiness to them. Children consider and recognise how they act when they're happy and how they can 'speak' about happiness through their art. At the end of the book, children have a set of self-made resources to use again and again when they need a reminder of their creative coping skills. All the Colours of Me is a series of books written by Art Psychotherapist and Mindfulness Practitioner, Anna Shepherd. The series addresses key emotions in the life of a child through safe and gentle creative engagement. Each books includes a guide for adults, a glossary of key terms and further resources for supporting children's emotional health, for age 5 and up. Contents of Picturing My Happiness: LISTENING TO HAPPINESS ART-MAKING CAN HELP HAPPINESS IS ... HAPPINESS FEELS LIKE HAPPINESS LOOKS LIKE HAPPINESS ACTS LIKE SHADES OF HAPPINESS SPEAKING OF HAPPINESS CAN'T STOP THE HAPPINESS? PRACTISING HAPPINESS YOU ARE A HAPPINESS ARTIST! KEY TERMS AND FURTHER RESOURCES A GUIDE FOR ADULTS HELPFUL CONTACTS Books included in the series: Picturing My Sadness Picturing My Worry Picturing My Anger Picturing My Happiness Picturing My Resilience Picturing My Gratitude

You are part of this earth. You grow like the seed. You shine like the stars. We are all connected to the natural world, and it is connected to us. And just as the stars shine brightly in the night sky, so can you. Told from the point of view of the natural world, this exquisite and thought-provoking story invites us to connect with the world around us and achieve our potential.