Friendships

Parents, teachers and counselors can use these colorful storybooks to help kids in grades K through 5 with friendship skills.  The fun and humorous stories are designed to help children ages 5 to 11 learn the importance of getting along with, and...

It’s never too early for children to learn to recognize feelings of anger, express them, and build skills for coping in helpful, appropriate ways. In this reassuring and supportive book, children learn that it’s okay to feel angry – but...

Penny usually feels left out when she tries to hang with the Silver Coin Clique. The other coins, especially Quarter and Half Dollar who are best friends, do everything together and tell Penny she isn't worth much. One day, Penny lands in a pocket with...

She's proud to be the school's biggest tattler, always slithering up to the teacher to rat out anyone who makes a mistake or acts a little mischievous. One minute she's outing Opal the Octopus for doodling, and the next minute she's calling out Casey the...

Winner of the Mom's Choice Award- Gold Medal Recipient! How will Herman Jiggle make a good first impression or make any friends if he's too nervous to even say hello? Whenever he introduces himself, he gets tongue-tied and his tummy flips and then it...

Multi-talented Brown is the luckiest pencil in the box! He gets to spend most of his time hanging out with the other pencils, who are all different but have something in common: they each have a talent to share with others that makes them a great...

PSSSSTTT! Rumor has it... that the girls have a couch in their bathroom! And they sometimes take naps in there! AND GUESS WHAT ELSE? Rumor has it... they have a TV and play video games in there, too! Whether we’ve been the subject of a rumor or...

Is the Tease Monster a friend or a foe? That's what "One of a Kind" has to figure out in this quirky tale that teaches young readers the difference between nice teasing and mean teasing. One-of-a-Kind is truly unique. Made up of multiple colors, One...

A cute, creative story about children and their texts, tweets, posts and pics. Don’t be mean and irresponsible! That’s the straight-to-the-point advice “Screen” has for young readers who are active on social media. Whether...

Brad has some pretty terrific things going on in his life - or at least that's what he tells all of his classmates! Did someone win a hot dog eating contest? Well, Brad did too. But he ate WAY MORE! Did someone break a leg? Well, Brad did too. But he...

2021 IndieReader Book Cover Contest Winner!!  Mr. Smith is the green thumb of the neighborhood, and his colorful garden and perfectly manicured lawn are his pride and joy. So, when he eyes the neighborhood kids traipsing through his yard and...

Boone is back, and boy is he bothered! Why is his brother Finn the first to Fly? And why can Otter flip, but Boone can't? And what's with Beaver's big tail? It just doesn't seem fair! What Boone doesn't realize at first is that everyone is different. All...

Isaac isn’t any ordinary alligator living quietly in the swamp. He’s an INSTIgator!  He spends his days spying on the neighbors and eavesdropping on their conversations. The more he listens, the more jealous he becomes. They have real...

**Winner of the 2020 Counselor's Choice Award!** Sammy wants you to know he’s no blabbermouth. He’s no tattletale. No squealer or rat. He has one golden rule: he never snitches! When Sammy catches his best bud Carlos sticking a wad of gooey...

Mom's Choice Award - Silver Medal Recipient Help children develop emotional intelligence skills in learning to accept and value differences in others! For Blue, the flower patch has always been the same—and Blue likes it that way. Purples hang...

Blank faces. Cold skin. Vacant eyes. Hands that constantly clutch digital devices. This is a world where everyone under the age of 17 has turned into a ZOMBIE PHONE KID! Day and night, zombie kids stare at their phones and me-pads until their eyes are a...