WTBA is a collection of and conversation about powerful books that strengthen, elevate, inspire and help to grow powerful, resilient kids. We're a book oriented guide for parents, grandparents, educators, aunts, uncles and anyone involved in nurturing children and caring for friends.
Age guide: 2 to 12 years.
Mr. Nick has a passion—he loves knitting. He knits every morning on the train ride to work, and his friend Mrs. Jolley does too. When sickness strikes Mrs. Jolley, Mr. Nick puts his passion to work to serve and lift and love Mrs. Jolley.
A compilation from ‘Hope and Happy Endings’ in A Sense of Wonder.
In order to have peace we must be able to see connections.
In order to have peace we must use our imaginations….
We must devote ourselves to finding connections rather than causing or fearing divisions.
We have to give imagination a chance….
ages 4 years to grownups
A charming and incredibly pretty book about a woman who commits as a child to go to faraway places, live beside the sea and do something to make the world more beautiful. It's loved and used a lot by teachers, with good reason. It does a lot of work!
This month we have 6 very funny books about poo. While poo jokes do get a bit tiresome when you’re hearing them every day, they’re also a useful and important developmental stage. The trick is getting them to move on!
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How wonderful to think and understand that thought.
Brownie Downing was born at Manly, Sydney in Australia on the 9th May 1924. While her art is just beautiful, parts could be considered controversial today, as historian Robert Holden noted: "Today, Downing’s stylised work would probably not survive the more rigorous tests of political correctness. But .... this is more a reflection of changing times and social values than of Downing herself."
His last sentence is a well composed reminder about how the historical lens works in our lives.
This might be a child’s first introduction to double entendre! There are three characters in the story – a mouse, a monkey and a jackass – guess where the double entendre comes from! Jackass and Monkey have a frustratingly funny conversation about a book with Jackass looking for its technological qualities.
ages baby to about 10 years
ages 2 to 10 years
I particularly like the spoonerisms page in this great book - it comes with a little story about William Spooner – a teacher who would mix up sounds when he spoke. “One day, he accused a student of missing his history lecture but accidentally said: ‘You hissed my mystery lecture!’” And there's lots more fun to be had!
A conversation about books + kids. A website resource and book reviews for educators, parents, grandparents. The main focus is emotional resilience.
