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This interactive book for energetic, creatively minded 8- to 12-year-olds from entrepreneur Jess Ekstrom uses inspiring stories, journaling prompts, coloring pages, and creative ideas to show kids that if they want something to be different in the world, they can do something about it today!Water the seeds of creativity in your child through this engaging book about having a positive growth mind-set. In Create Your Bright Ideas, Jess motivates kids to be creators and ambitious doers who know they are never too young to change the world. Create Your Bright Ideas helps kids discover their passions by offering journaling prompts to bring out your child's bright ideas; personal stories about entrepreneurship and perseverance; practical advice for discovering and using their unique gifts; and motivational quotes paired with beautiful coloring pages from illustrator Nadia Fisher that can be cut out of the book for easy display. Jess never predicted that her time selling cookies and lemonade as a kid was foreshadowing founding her company Headbands of Hope, which helps millions of kids with illnesses. It wasn't always smooth sailing, but each obstacle she faced put her on an unexpected path of inspiration, helping her discover the amazing things she could become and do, like starting multiple businesses, writing a book, and helping millions of people feel more confident in their story. Now Jess shows kids how to channel their own energy and unique interests to create something meaningful. With inspiration from Jess's bestselling book Chasing the Bright Side, this jump-right-in guide created just for kids and tweens is a great gift for Christmas and birthdays; elementary- and middle-school graduations; and young world changers who want to do something lasting but don't know where to start. Create Your Bright Ideas is a perfect size to fit in a backpack, ready to be pulled out whenever inspiration strikes--during car rides, while waiting for the bus, for reading time at school, or right before bed. A powerful and fun reminder that many CEOs and nonprofit leaders started their careers with a lemonade stand, Create Your Bright Ideas takes kids on an exciting journey of purpose, self-discovery, and bold action.

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Shine is a touching and heart-warming journey through a child's worries and insecurities about being different. When Kai is bullied for being too tall and having a unique scar under his eye, he begins to wish he was the same as everybody else. With the help of his parents, can Kai learn that the things that make him different are the things that make him special, and let his own light shine through? And will he be able to help his friends, when they share similar worries of their own to him? With mindfulness activities for families to do together to build confidence and combat feelings of unworthiness. Beautifully illustrated, the book deals with issues of bullying, low self-esteem and forgiveness. Can be shared with younger children or read independently. Sarah Asuquo wrote and self-published Shine in the middle of the pandemic, and it garnered a massive response in the number of sales, on social media, and was even even taken into 40 primary schools across the UK to be included in the curriculum and libraries. Now, with the help of Scholastic, this inspiring book is set to help thousands more families struggling with anxious children.

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A young son and his father trek through trees and listen to birdsong, dig for worms and go fishing, and enjoy the breeze sitting side by side, just like Pop Pop and Daddy did, years ago.A heartfelt and hopeful tale that touches on grieving the loss of a loved one as a father and son recreate old memories and make new ones in a day-long hiking adventure.

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