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“It’s fun to find ways I’m like you and you’re like me. It’s fun to find ways we’re different.” In this colorful, inviting book, kids from preschool to lower elementary learn about diversity in terms they can understand: hair that’s straight or curly, families with many people or few, bodies that are big or small. With its wide-ranging examples and fun, highly detailed art, I’m Like You, You’re Like Me helps kids appreciate the ways they are alike and affirm their individual differences. A two-page adult section in the back provides tips and activities for parents and caregivers to reinforce the themes and lessons of the book.

A look at the pleasures and discoveries of play.

“When we all join in, I feel like I belong. Let’s play!” Play is the essential activity of childhood. When children engage in healthy play, they develop motor skills, express themselves through music and art, grow cognitively, and create imaginative worlds. This simple, expressive board book vividly shares with toddlers and preschoolers the pleasures and discoveries of play as it explores playing independently, observing others, playing side by side, sharing, taking turns, and cooperating.

Learning About Me & You Series Support toddlers and young preschoolers in developing self-awareness and social awareness with these charming board books focused on early social skills. With her straightforward and encouraging style, author Cheri J. Meiners guides little ones to understand how they fit into their world and how other people fit in, too. Children learn about belonging, feelings, playing, sharing, helping, and more. Perfect for group or home settings, each book includes tips and information for teachers, parents, and caregivers.

Tools to navigate daily transitions and routines with your bilingual learner

From listening skills to calm down techniques, support your toddler through everyday challenges, transitions, and emotions with the Toddler Tools® Bilingual Board Books Set! Featuring 6 board books from the series, this toddler tool set features simple, reassuring English and Spanish language alongside warm, engaging illustrations that reflect real toddler experiences, including: Bye-Bye Time / Momento de la despedida, Calm-Down Time / Momento para calmarse, Clean-Up Time / Momento de arreglar, Listening Time / Momento para escuchar, Manners Time / Los buenos modales, and Sharing Time / Tiempo para compartir

This collection:

Toddler Tools® Board Books Series: features award-winning children's books that help toddlers and caregivers navigate daily transitions and routines with ease. From sharing and manners to cleaning up messes and regulating emotions, these positive board books are tools of encouragement for young learners during challenging moments and routines. Select titles are also available in Spanish bilingual editions.

Set Your Little One For Success With English Spanish Books That Foster Social Emotional Learning Skills

The toddler years are full of growth, but also full of tantrums, potty training... and of course, germs. With her trademark mix of empathy and encouragement, author Elizabeth Verdick’s Best Behavior® 9-Book Bilingual Board Book Set uses easy-to-understand English and Spanish words to help bilingual learners navigate their actions, healthy habits, and big emotions.

What’s Included: The book set includes 9 bilingual board books from the series, including: Diapers Are Not Forever / Los pañales no son para siempre, Germs Are Not for Sharing / Los gérmenes no son para compartir, Teeth Are Not for Biting / Los dientes no son para morder, Worries Are Not Forever / Las preocupaciones no duran para siempre, Hands Are Not for Hitting / Las manos no son para pegar, Feet Are Not for Kicking / Los pies no son para patear, Voices Are Not for Yelling / La voz no es para gritar, Waiting Is Not Forever / La espera no dura para siempre, and Words Are Not for Hurting / Las palabras no son para lastimar.

Best Behavior® Series: Kids, parents, and educators love the award-winning book series that teaches children ages 1–4 important life skills in fun, relatable ways. From managing emotions to manners for kids, each book in the series uses simple words and relatable illustrations that encourage positive behaviors. Bilingual board books are available for select titles.

Help Guide Little Learners Toward Making Positive Behavior Choices

The toddler years are full of growth, but also potty training, tantrums... and even nose-picking. With her trademark mix of empathy and encouragement, author Elizabeth Verdick’s Best Behavior® 13-Book Board Book Set uses simple words and vibrant illustrations to help learners navigate their actions, healthy habits, and big emotions.

What’s Included: The book set includes 13 board books from the series, including: Diapers Are Not Forever, Germs Are Not for Sharing, Teeth Are Not for Biting, Worries Are Not Forever, Pacifiers Are Not Forever, Screen Time Is Not Forever, Tails Are Not for Pulling, Tears Are Not Forever, Hands Are Not for Hitting, Feet Are Not for Kicking, Noses Are Not for Picking, Waiting Is Not Forever, and Words Are Not for Hurting.

Best Behavior® Series: Kids, parents, and educators love the award-winning book series that teaches children ages 1–4 important life skills in fun, relatable ways. From managing emotions to manners for kids, each book in the series uses simple words and relatable illustrations that encourage positive behaviors. Bilingual board books are available for select titles.

A collection of tools to navigate daily transitions and routines with ease

From morning tantrums to sleep-time struggles, support your toddler through everyday challenges, transitions, and emotions with the Toddler Tools® Board Book Set! Featuring 12 books from the collection, this toddler tool set features simple, reassuring language and warm, engaging illustrations that reflect real toddler experiences. Get ready to dive into:

This collection includes:

Toddler Tools® Board Books Series: features award-winning children's books that help toddlers and caregivers navigate daily transitions and routines with ease. From sharing and manners to cleaning up messes and regulating emotions, these positive board books are tools of encouragement for young learners during challenging moments and routines. Select titles are also available in Spanish bilingual editions.

Support toddlers and young preschoolers in developing self-awareness and social awareness with this charming 9-book set focused on early social skills. With her straightforward and encouraging style, author Cheri J. Meiners guides little ones to understand how they fit into their world and how other people fit in too. Children learn about belonging, feelings, playing, sharing, helping, and more. Perfect for group or home settings, each book includes tips and information for teachers, parents, and caregivers. This 9-book set includes I Belong, I Calm Down, I Feel, I Help, I Listen, I Play, I Share, I Speak Up, and I'm Me.

Introduce preschool and pre-K children to the world of emotions with this 13-book collection designed to foster emotional awareness, resilience, and healthy expression of feelings. Educators, teachers, counselors, parents, and school social workers will love the simple language, engaging illustrations, and relatable scenarios to help young children understand and manage their emotions, from worry and sadness to anger and fear. Perfect for the classroom, children will learn how to identify their feelings, talk about them, and discover positive ways to navigate big emotions. Titles in the collection include Bounce Back!: A Book About Resilience, Worries Are Not Forever, 1-2-3 My Feelings and Me, F Is for Feelings, Talk and Work It Out, When I Feel Afraid, Cool Down and Work Through Anger, Sometimes When I'm Mad, Sometimes When I'm Bored, I Know Sad, Sometimes When I'm Worried, How to Train Your Amygdala, and Sometimes When I'm Sad.

Help preschoolers develop their emotional vocabulary and express their big feelings with this carefully crafted collection of twelve picture books. Perfect for educators, teachers, counselors, parents, and school social workers, this set provides young children with the language and tools to feel safe and manage their emotions. Each book gently addresses common emotions, from sadness and anger to fear and worry, while encouraging healthy coping strategies. Through relatable stories and vibrant illustrations, children will learn to understand and articulate their emotions, empowering them to navigate their feelings and build resilience. Titles in this set include, Germs Are Not for Sharing, Worries Are Not Forever, Sometimes When I'm Worried, How to Train Your Amygdala, Sometimes When I'm Sad, Bounce Back!: A book about resilience, F Is for Feelings, 1-2-3 My Feelings and Me, Cool Down and Work Through Anger, Talk and Work It Out, When I Feel Afraid, and I Know Sad. 

Empower new teachers with a comprehensive three-book and two six-page guides bundle designed to foster confidence, build strong relationships, and support student-centered learning.

New teachers need support and encouragement. The many demands and the wide range of skills needed to feel successful are overwhelming, but with the right resources, new teachers can thrive from day one. This professional development bundle includes three essential books and two six-page foldout guides, all designed to offer self-paced, actionable strategies for success. From building relationships with colleagues, students, and families to addressing student anxiety and promoting hands-on learning, these resources help new teachers navigate the complexities of the classroom with confidence.

Featuring expert insights and easy-to-digest ideas, this bundle provides practical guidance that educators can implement in their classrooms immediately. Whether it’s fostering emotional resilience, promoting language development for English learners, or encouraging self-regulation in students, this bundle gives teachers the tools to create a dynamic, student-centered learning environment where every student can succeed.

Included in this bundle:

When You’re the New Teacher by Elizabeth Soslau

Helping Anxious Kids in a Stressful World: 25 Classroom Strategies by David Campos and Kathleen McConnell Fad

50 Strategies for Learning without Screens by Tom Rademacher

Strategies for English Learners in Your Classroom (6-page foldout guide by Eugenia Mora-Flores)

Offers insightful strategies to help content-area teachers create a conducive learning environment for ELL Students.

Helping Students Learn How to Learn in Your Classroom (6-page foldout guide by Richard M. Cash)

Provides research-based techniques to develop students’ self-regulation skills: build motivation, resilience, and college and career readiness.

With practical tools, flexible strategies, and a focus on self-directed learning, this bundle empowers teachers to navigate the complexities of today’s educational landscape and inspire the next generation.

Help young children recognize and manage challenging feelings with this essential 5-book set from the popular Sometimes When series from Free Spirit Publishing. Designed to equip kids with practical strategies for handling emotions like jealousy, worry, boredom, anger, loneliness, and sadness, these books provide valuable tools to build emotional resilience, develop healthy coping skills, and foster self-awareness. Gentle and supportive, this collection offers relatable stories and real-world techniques that empower children to face difficult feelings and develop emotional well-being.

This bundle is an invaluable resource for parents, teachers, counselors, and caregivers, helping children build resilience and emotional health in everyday life.

With quiet, sensitive illustrations, the Sometimes When collection helps young children work through big feelings, such as sadness and anger. The stories are accessible to children and grounded in research from an author with over thirty years of experience as a clinical psychologist. A special section at the back of each book provides more information for adults and activities to help young children work through their feelings.

Guide toddlers through daily routines—from mealtime to bedtime and everything in between—with the ultimate collection of board books.

From managing meltdowns to navigating naptime, support your toddler through everyday challenges, transitions, and emotions with the Toddler Tools® Board Books Complete Series! Featuring all 14 board books from the collection, this toddler tool set features simple, reassuring language and warm, engaging illustrations that reflect real toddler experiences. Get ready to dive into Bye-Bye Time, Bedtime, Calm-Down Time, Clean-Up Time, Listening Time, Manners Time, Mealtime, Messy Time, Naptime, On-the-Go Time, Outdoor Time, Sharing Time, Try-Again Time, and Wiggly Time.

This complete collection:

Toddler Tools® Board Books Series: features award-winning children's books that help toddlers and caregivers navigate daily transitions and routines with ease. From sharing and manners to cleaning up messes and regulating emotions, these positive board books are tools of encouragement for young learners during challenging moments and routines. Select titles are also available in Spanish bilingual editions.

Guide toddlers through daily routines—from mealtime to bedtime and everything in between—with the ultimate collection of English-Spanish bilingual board books.

From managing meltdowns to navigating naptime, support your toddler through everyday challenges, transitions, and emotions with the Toddler Tools® Bilingual Board Books Complete Series! Featuring all 14 board books from the collection, this toddler tool set features simple, reassuring language in English and Spanish alongside warm, engaging illustrations that reflect real toddler experiences. Get ready to dive into:

This complete English Spanish collection:

Toddler Tools® Board Books Series: features award-winning children's books that help toddlers and caregivers navigate daily transitions and routines with ease. From sharing and manners to cleaning up messes and regulating emotions, these positive board books are tools of encouragement for young learners during challenging moments and routines. Select titles are also available in Spanish bilingual editions.

Your amygdala works hard to protect you from danger, but what about when it gets things wrong? This amusing character-driven narrative helps children learn to calm their amygdala and control their fight-flight-freeze impulses.

The amygdala is the brain's alarm system that alerts for danger, but sometimes it gets things wrong and needs help calming down. In this picture book, young readers receive kid-friendly information about the amygdala from the amygdala, how it can sometimes get confused, and simple ideas to calm and train it.

The amygdala in How to Train Your Amygdala Bilingual makes complicated concepts accessible to children so they can understand their bodies, practice impulse control, and boost their self-regulation. "You have probably never seen me before, but I am right here in your brain. There is an amygdala in everyone’s brain. It’s true! All humans have one. Many other animals do too."

Throughout the book, the amygdala and the reader practice anxiety-calming and mindfulness strategies such as deep breathing, visualization, and progressive relaxation. With anxiety on the rise among children, learning how to calm the amygdala is a critical life skill. Additional content at the back of the book includes an amygdala's training playbook for kids and more information for adults to help reinforce the book's message.

How to Train Your Amygdala is a 2024 NYC Big Book Award Distinguished Favorite winner.

Reduce challenging behaviors and improve elementary student outcomes by increasing your skills to support students’ mental health and social emotional learning. This 10-book collection includes:

This engaging three-book set blends storytelling with the performing arts, helping children discover confidence, teamwork, and creative problem-solving. Each book features an illustrated story paired with an online musical performance kit, allowing kids to experience the magic both on and off the stage. Whether stepping into the spotlight, solving a classroom mystery, or finding the courage to express themselves, these stories encourage young readers to shine in their own way.

Books included: 

Bravo for Backstage! - Oscar dreams of being the star, but when he’s given the role of stage manager instead, he wonders if he’ll ever get his chance to shine. With the help of his family and friends, Oscar learns that true stars aren’t just in the spotlight—they’re everywhere, working behind the scenes to make 

Chicken Predicament - Lady Cluckery is missing! Dr. Preston’s students must find their runaway class chicken before school lets out for the weekend. Splitting up to search, they work together to bring Lady Cluckery back to safety—just in time to welcome her brand-new chicks into the world.

The Great Dance-On - Nevaeh dreads the upcoming dance-off in Ms. Tharrington’s class—dancing in front of everyone feels intimidating! But when she and her friend Hanh share their worries, the class works together to make dancing fun for everyone. Instead of a contest, they throw a dance party where everyone can move in their own way—without fear or judgment.

With this lively collection, kids will discover that whether they’re in the spotlight or behind the scenes, teamwork, creativity, and confidence make every performance unforgettable.

Series Info: The Mini-Musical Tales from Bird Mountain School picture book series seamlessly blends literature and the performing arts, offering an immersive storytelling experience. Each book provides online access to a script and original song recordings, allowing readers to bring the story to life as a mini musical—just like the characters in the book. In collaboration with The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, this innovative series fosters creativity, imagination, and a love for the arts, making storytelling a truly interactive adventure.

Notice and affirm all the ways toddlers learn, express themselves, and grow!

Watching toddlers discover the world is pure magic?and the I See You board book series captures that magic beautifully! Featuring all six books from the series, this heartwarming collection celebrates the many ways toddlers grow and express themselves—offering gentle, affirming stories that help little ones feel seen, valued, and loved.

The book set includes:

I See You Series: Children thrive when they are seen and loved for who they are in the moment. These fun-to-read children’s books showcase the many ways toddlers express themselves throughout the day while guiding adults in how to validate and encourage their child's self-expression. Featuring themes of emotions, resilience, kindness, uniqueness, curiosity, and physical growth, each book uses simple language to celebrate the experiences of little ones while boosting their confidence.