Category: <span>Social & Emotional Well-Being</span>

Illustrating Brianna Banana: Q&A with Suharu Ogawa

★ Reminiscent of Junie B. Jones. Illustrations by Ogawa evoke Raina Telgemeier vibes and bring funny scenes of this charming read by Button to vivid life.” Publishers Weekly, starred review In Brianna Banana: Helper of the Day, nine-year old Brianna is convinced she will finally make a friend in her class …

Q&A with Brianna Banana author Lana Button

★ “Readers will root for Brianna, while perhaps understanding why she has so few friends. A flawed but sympathetic character worthy of readers’ love.” Kirkus Reviews, starred review In Lana Button’s new chapter book, nine-year-old Brianna is convinced she will finally make a friend in her class if she is …

Celebrated child psychologist Dr. Jillian Roberts releases new book for babies

My Promise, written by Dr. Jillian Roberts and illustrated by Slavka Kolesar, is available on October 18 from Orca Book Publishers. Written for children aged 0–2, this lovely book is a simplified version of Dr. Roberts’s 7-Point Parental Compass, which was developed to help families face the complex issues of …

Mantras for hope in a time of reconciliation: New children’s book from award-winning Indigenous author Monique Gray Smith

Monique Gray Smith was watching her own children when she was inspired to write her newest picture book, I Hope, available September 13. Smith was on a family vacation with her then 15-year-old twins when inspiration struck. “I kept thinking about all the hopes I had and have for them,” describes Smith. …