Growing Kids

The Coffee Bean for Kids tells the inspiring story of Gavin, a young boy with the difficult task of starting school in a new town. Gavin's teacher, Mrs. Spring, teaches him the story of the carrot, the egg, and the coffee bean. The environments we find ourselves in, like a pot of boiling, hot water, can change, weaken, or harden us, and test who we truly are. We can be like the carrot that weakens in the pot or like the egg that hardens. Or, we can be like the coffee bean and discover the power inside us to transform our environment.

Scavenger Hunt invites the listener to join in the search for all the items the Rainbow Kids believe will make for a fun-filled day. While no one finds everything, roaming over the neighborhood and scurrying through the house provides a unique experience for each kid. Gathering together at the end of the day provides each one with an opportunity to lay out their treasure and talk about their quest. As usual, the story concludes with the Rainless Rainbow and Sunny Sun reinforcing their day with a brilliant display of colors.

When I woke up, I panicked because it was the first day of school. Yep, this is the day that I start the fifth grade. “Carson!” my mom yelled. I immediately ran downstairs. Mom had made me a big breakfast. “My favorite!” I said. “Yep,” she replied. “A stack of pancakes, bacon, eggs, sausage, and a tall glass of chocolate milk.” I hugged her with the biggest hug I could come up with because she’s never able to make my favorite breakfast these days.

The Rainbow Kids were inspired to float down to Earth from their rainbow home to bring joy, peace of mind, and sharing between children and adults. Three girls - Red Rylee, Yellow Yannie, and Green Gracie, and three boys - Orange Ozzie, Blue Brodie, and Purple Perry, share their everyday colorful adventures. Throughout the stories there is plenty of energy and laughter as they engage in fun activities as well as address some serious topics in a non-threatening way.

The Rainbow Kids were inspired to float down to earth from their rainbow home to bring joy, peace of mind, and sharing between children and adults. Three girls - Red Rylee, Yellow Yannie, and Green Gracie, and three boys - Orange Ozzie, Blue Brodie, and Purple Perry, share their everyday colorful adventures. Throughout the stories, there is plenty of energy and laughter as they engage in fun activities, as well as address some serious topics in a non-threatening way.

It was cold and snowy outside. Glenn hurried to his one-room school. It was his turn to start the fire in the wood-burning stove and make sure the classroom was warm and toasty for his classmates. But something went terribly wrong! After that fateful day, Glenn's life changed forever. But Glenn fought back and came out a winner!

Helping kids find that little bit of bravery they need. Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to How to Be a Brave Kid and learn about topics like emotions and self-esteem.

Children will learn the appropriate times to say “please” and “thank you” and all about taking turns, swallowing food before you talk, and many more important skills from their Raspberry Noodles friends.

One version of Murphy’s Law says: If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong. If you’ve stepped on bubble gum, or if you’ve ever dropped an ice cream cone, you learned Murphy’s Law. Crying over dropped ice cream does not help you. Laughing at your mistakes helps you feel better. Try to learn from your mistakes and be more careful. But being careful does not always work. Understanding Murphy’s Law can be helpful to you and others.

He was a super hero with a furry sidekick. She was a secret mad scientist in the kitchen. But he was sick...and she was stumped. Can they work together to find out what is stealing his superpowers and restore his boundless energy once again? Meet Aidan the Wonder Kid and his super-smart detective mom. When food allergies strike, they bond together to fight back. But can they win?

There are many reasons why some people make friends easily and others do not have many friends. What is a friend? A friend is someone you respect and care about. People who help and talk to each other can be friends. What do you think a true friend is?

This book is for adults and children to discuss and think about controlling strong emotions. What do you think you can do to be calm? If you are angry, upset, afraid, embarrassed, or feeling any other strong emotion, you don’t want your emotions to control you. This short children's book discusses many different ways for you to be in charge of your emotions.

Many people came to America in the early 1900s looking for jobs, opportunity, and freedom, and a lot of them were kids. But what happened to all these immigrant children after they passed inspection at New York’s Ellis Island - that is, if they passed inspection? Life was not easy for immigrants. Large families lived in small, one-room tenement apartments with failing plumbing and few windows. Children had to go to school with kids from different countries and learn to read and write a new language.

In Manage My Emotions for Kids, author and kids’ emotional intelligence expert Dr. Kenneth Martz draws on over 25 years of experience helping children and families manage emotions and improve family communication to teach you how to help your elementary school children how to understand emotions, especially in this very stressful time of social isolation and despair.

Making your money grow over time is easier than you might think. Investing is a great skill to learn. The sooner you start investing, the more money you can make. But what kinds of investments are there? Which ones are risky, and which ones are safer? Listen to this audiobook to learn how smart investors can grow their money.

In this exploration of what it truly means to swim, expansive vignettes introduce sandpipers, tannin-soaked lakes, and the feeling of a small waterfall on sun-soaked shoulders. But what about those who are afraid of the water's mysterious ways and resist learning to swim? Painting a compelling picture of the many joys and surprises that the water holds, artist and author Jack Wong has delivered an empowering, poetic journey that invites children to discover their confidence within to receive the warmth and wonder of the natural world.

A joyful celebration of growing families by former first daughters and #1 New York Times bestselling authors Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush. As two sisters watch their friends’ families grow, they wish on a star for a sibling of their own…and a younger brother and a baby cousin...

If getting tackled is the best way to make new friends, that’s okay with Jack. After all, starting fifth grade at a new school is even rougher than peewee football. But how can he join the Lions and help Ellison build the Most Epic Bookmobile Bike Ever? Jack devises the perfect game plan—until he fumbles it with the most epic bike crash ever and a game day disaster.

El diario más divertido y entretenido. Un auténtico fenómeno mundial. Greg Heffley siempre ha tenido prisa por crecer. Pero, ahora que empieza a hacerse mayor, ¿de veras resulta todo tan divertido? De pronto Greg se descubre a sí mismo inmerso en la tensión de las fiestas de chicos y chicas, mayores responsabilidades y hasta los cambios fisiológicos propios de la edad. Todo ello sin poder contar con su mejor amigo, Rowley. ¿Podrá Greg salir adelante por sus propios medios? ¿O tendrá que rendirse ante “LA CRUDA REALIDAD”?

In Molly and Omari Learn Yoga, culturally diverse best friends Molly and Omari happen to sit under a very unusual tree named Wanda the Wise Willow, who listens to their problems and teaches them yoga poses that work wonderfully to both calm and energize them. The two besties try out their new skills down by the creek skipping rocks and at the County Fair, getting empowering results that can easily translate into many other areas of their lives!