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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2025 Books with a Message (Social & Emotional Learning)
These books have something to say to kids, and not only are they unafraid to say it, they do it in the best possible way.
Social Emotional Learning Skills For All: A Carol Hinz Interview About the SEL Tool Kit
Today we're talking about feelings. BIG feelings! A dip into some SEL books and why they're important.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2024 Message / SEL Books for Kids
This year, we're going to talk about the usual slew of "message" books, while also taking some time to consider those titles that look at social and emotional learning.
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31 Days, 31 Lists: 2023 Books for Kids with a Message
How do you write a picture book with a message that isn't dull and preachy or didactic and poorly conceived? Let these books show the way.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2022 Books With a Message
Today, we look at books that desire to send some kind of a message to kids, and who do so we grace, care, and skill.
Guest Post: Sara Greenwood’s Brother Is Away
Today author Sara Greenwood joins us to give a glimpse into why she wrote the picture book My Brother Is Away about an incarcerated loved one.
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Review of the Day: You Ruined It by Anastasia Higginbotham
A book about sexual abuse by trusted family members. Or, put another way, a messy, complicated, unique, necessary creation for those who will need it most.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2021 Books With a Message
I think we all feel a little browbeaten by the books that prefer to thwack young readers bluntly over the head with their messages. These books, picture books and board books one and all, are more adept.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2020 Books With a Message
I like to celebrate those books, with some kind of "message" to impart, that do so with minimal didacticism. These books do a great job of teaching without forcing. I salute their worthy efforts and the folks who brought them to life.
31 Days, 31 Lists: 2019 Books With a Message
here are, as it happens, a couple really good books with strong messages out each and every year. The trick is finding the best books with the right message. Consider the following books then.
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