Children's Books

Spread 1:
My big sister likes to draw a lot. I want to draw like her. /// But I can’t draw...

Spread 2:
She draws dinosaurs and dancers. /// But I can’t draw.

Spread 3:
She draws big buildings and beautiful flowers. /// But I can’t draw.

Spread 4:
She draws ghosts having tea parties. /// But I can’t draw.

Spread 5:
She draws whales and fish in the sea. /// But I can’t draw.

Spread 6:
She draws airplanes and birds way up in the sky. /// But I can’t draw.

Spread 7:
She draws rainbows and butterflies and fast cars and rockets in space. /// But I can’t draw.

Spread 8:
Sometimes she even draws dragons! /// But I can’t draw.

Spread 9:
My sister tells me that it just takes practice. She practices every day. /// So I try to practice, too.

Spread 10:
My big sister can draw anything. /// And I can, too.

Spread 1:
Sometimes when I’m feeling bad,
Angry, anxious, blue,
I try to think of better things--
I know just what to do!

Spread 2:
I say my affirmations,
Take deep breaths and count to five.
I know that these big feelings
Help remind me I’m alive!

Spread 3:
I am smart. (Jekyll/Hyde making potions in their lab)
I am brave. (Skeleton playing fetch with a dog)

Spread 4:
I am patient. (Vampire waiting for sundown)
I am kind. (Swamp thing carrying animals across the swamp)

Spread 5:
I am creative. (Invisible man trying on outfits in front of the mirror)
I am resourceful. (Zombie putting himself back together)

Spread 6:
I am mindful. (Mothman directing traffic from a “Bridge Out”)
I am magical. (Witch practicing their spells)

Spread 7:
I am safe. (Frankenstein holding a candle)
I am loved. (Kraken hugging itself)

Spread 8:
Affirmations help you find your way when you are healing.
Your emotions are all valid-- say them now with feeling!

Spread 9:
I am smart, I am brave, I am patient, I am kind, I am creative,
I am resourceful, I am mindful, I am magic, I am safe, I am loved.
(Character parade along the bottom of the spread)

Spread 1:
Hello, Beautiful Sun! I love the way your bright rays warm my skin!

Spread 2:
Hello, Beautiful Sea! I love how your waves cool my toes!

Spread 3:
Hello, Beautiful Trees! I love the way you sway with me in the breeze!

Spread 4:
Hello, Beautiful Flowers! I love how your colorful petals tickle my nose!

Spread 5:
Hello, Beautiful Mountains! I love the way you stretch to the sky like me!

Spread 6: 
Hello, Beautiful Birds! I love how you sing with me!

Spread 7:
Hello, Beautiful Stars! I love how you twinkle like glitter in the dark!

Spread 8:
Hello, Beautiful Moon! I love the way you smile back at me!

Spread 9:
Hello, Beautiful Me! I love the way you think and how you feel with all your heart!