We Are All Different is a children’s picture book that celebrates individuality, diversity, and inclusion. Through simple text and colourful illustrations, the story encourages young readers to appreciate that people — whether friends, family, classmates, or community members — may look, speak, or act differently, and that these differences make everyone special. The narrative supports so…
just Breathe is a vibrant, illustrated guide written specifically for children aged about 8-12, designed to introduce them to meditation, mindfulness, and movement in a fun, accessible way. Mallika Chopra offers practical breathing exercises, short meditations, movement routines, and prompts that help children deal with everyday issues — like stress, sleep, school tests, anxiety, and self-con…
The book presents the concept of “ichigo ichie” (一期一会) — a Japanese phrase meaning “one time, one meeting” or “this moment only once”.It argues that every moment in our lives is unique and will never be repeated — by recognizing this, we can live more fully in the present and appreciate what we have. Through Japanese cultural examples (such as the tea ceremony), reflecti…
The Headspace Guide to Meditation and Mindfulness is a practical, accessible introduction to mindfulness written by Andy Puddicombe, co-founder of the Headspace meditation app and a former Buddhist monk. The book teaches readers how to incorporate simple, daily meditation techniques into busy modern life. Puddicombe explains that meditation isn’t about emptying the mind — instead, it’s a…
The Great Book of Emotions is an engaging picture book designed to help children explore, understand, and manage their emotions in a mindful and constructive way. The book introduces ten fundamental emotions — such as joy, sadness, anger, fear, surprise, and love — each explained through short stories, colorful illustrations, and reflective questions. Each section begins with a story or…
In School’s First Day of School, the story is told from the unusual perspective of a brand-new school building (Frederick Douglass Elementary), who is excited yet anxious for its first day with students. As students arrive by bus and enter its halls, the school worries whether the kids will like it and whether it will like them in return. The day unfolds with typical school events—learning …
In A Thousand NO’s, a young girl with a bright new idea faces countless rejections—“No” after “No” after “No”—from the world around her. Though initially discouraged, she learns that each “No” doesn’t kill her idea but instead shapes it, squeezing and twisting it until she can collaborate with others, adapt—forging something even better from all the resistance. Through…
I Don’t Want to Be Small tells the story of a little boy who is frustrated by always being the smallest among friends, siblings, classmates — stuck on kiddie rides, wearing hand-me-down clothes, and overshadowed in games. His wish is to grow fast so he can be tall like others. But when his teddy bear gets stuck in a tree and even a taller friend can’t reach it, he realizes that being tall…
Where Is Bina Bear? is a gentle, humorous, and empathetic picture book about Tiny the rabbit, who hosts a loud, festive party with many guests—yet her friend Bina Bear is nowhere to be seen. Tiny searches the party scene, wondering if Bina is disguised as a lamp, a table, tree, or even a bag of groceries, all in playful hide-and-seek fashion. Eventually, Tiny discovers that Bina has been hidi…
It’s Only One! is a picture book that shows how one small decision can snowball into bigger consequences. In Sunnyville, everything is perfect until Rhino tosses a toffee wrapper on the ground, remarking “What? It’s only one!” That act inspires others to drop litter, pick flowers, make noise, until the town becomes messy, noisy, and unhappy. The story then explores how behavior multipli…