In this fast-paced and relatable story, Niko imagines that his emotions are like passengers getting on and off a bus all day. As he takes on his new role as a bus attendant and starts to seat passengers, chaos ensues when he doesn't stop and think about who he lets drive the bus.

While kids are drawn to the fun illustrations and humorous story, parents and teachers also love the social emotional skills embedded into the plot. By teaching kids that it's okay to experience and feel all of their emotions throughout the day, but that they need to be in control of who is driving their bus, they are empowered to use self-regulation skills and to manage their own emotions in healthy ways.

After losing his mom, a struggling thirteen-year-old boy in northern Wisconsin rediscovers the love of baking he once shared with her and decides to audition for the world-famous Marvelous Midwest Kids Baking Championship television show in Chicago. Jack is sure that his new sense of purpose will help him stay out of trouble, so he throws himself into learning the finer points of sprinkles and scones -- and hopefully even mending his broken relationship with his dad.

When Parker and Grandma plant a big seed, it grows much faster than they expected! As the vine begins to take over the house, they have to make some creative decisions that lead to humorous outcomes and a community event.

Parker's Pumpkin depicts the special bond between a grandma and grandson who enjoy a shared interest, and readers will learn all about the joys and challenges of gardening.

In this fast-paced and relatable story, Niko imagines that his emotions are like passengers getting on and off a bus all day. As he takes on his new role as a bus attendant and starts to seat passengers, chaos ensues when he doesn't stop and think about who he lets drive the bus.

While kids are drawn to the fun illustrations and humorous story, parents and teachers also love the social emotional skills embedded into the plot. By teaching kids that it's okay to experience and feel all of their emotions throughout the day, but that they need to be in control of who is driving their bus, they are empowered to use self-regulation skills and to manage their own emotions in healthy ways.

Zak vs. Zombies is the story of a cellphone-less boy in a cellphone-crazed world. When a strange, techno-fied virus spreads through the town via cellphone calls and texts turning everyone into mumbling, stumbling, drooling zombies, Zak and a handful of kids from his class must come together despite their differences and embark on the adventure of a lifetime to save their town (and possibly the world) from the digital Zombie apocalypse!

Meet Langston Longwordsworth, a kid who isn't afraid of much at all-not rats, bats, bugs, or even most girls. But there is one thing this budding young reader is afraid of. Langston Longwordsworth is afraid of words! Oh, not words like ball or run or even jumping. Those words are easy for him to read. It is when Langston encounters words he doesn't know that the trouble begins.

Langston employs a number of tricks at school to avoid having to read words that are unfamiliar to him. At home, he simply shoves the books under his bed. (His mattress is taking on a funny shape from all the literary works there!)

Find out what happens when Langston receives a book he just has to read only to encounter a word he does not know on the first page! Will Langston overcome his fear of unfamiliar words, or is he destined to sleep on a funny-shaped mattress forever?

Teachers will appreciate this story as a springboard for lessons on decoding multisyllabic words. Parents will enjoy sharing with their little ones their own reading journey and brushes with unfamiliar words. Children will delight in the all-too-relatable Langston Longwordsworth as he triumphs over the formerly formidable words he feared.

Indigenous sisters Luka and Little Feather have a dream to see the ocean. But how can they? It's cold where they live, in their small town, where only simple things seem to happen. Even in the quietness of their serene home, the girls long for adventure and often tell stories of what they would do if they ever did get to see the ocean.

While out exploring by the river, Luka finds something that will change their lives forever-a yotnʌyátku, or magic stone. Luka and Little Feather take it home, where they make their wish to see their beloved ocean. At first this stone seems like just a plain old rock, but when they awake, they realize they have been transported to an underwater world of magic and amazement.

Together with their friend Whaliam, the girls explore the blue sea. The vibrant colors, new friends, food, and experiences are more than the girls could have ever asked for. However, Luka and Little Feather soon realize that even with their dream coming true, nothing is as extraordinary as the comforts of home.

Indigenous sisters Luka and Little Feather have a dream to see the ocean. But how can they? It's cold where they live, in their small town, where only simple things seem to happen. Even in the quietness of their serene home, the girls long for adventure and often tell stories of what they would do if they ever did get to see the ocean.

While out exploring by the river, Luka finds something that will change their lives forever-a yotnʌyátku, or magic stone. Luka and Little Feather take it home, where they make their wish to see their beloved ocean. At first this stone seems like just a plain old rock, but when they awake, they realize they have been transported to an underwater world of magic and amazement.

Together with their friend Whaliam, the girls explore the blue sea. The vibrant colors, new friends, food, and experiences are more than the girls could have ever asked for. However, Luka and Little Feather soon realize that even with their dream coming true, nothing is as extraordinary as the comforts of home.

By reading My Peaceful Place, any child who has ever felt sad, angry, disappointed, lonely, frustrated, or any other uncomfortable emotion can learn the mindfulness strategy of identifying and imagining their own unique peaceful place. With memorizable rhymes and vivid examples, young readers are able to learn a new calming strategy that can be done on their own without any materials or resources required-only requiring the power of their own mind and imagination.

When it comes to getting her flu shot, Penelope is NOT amused. It makes her SCARED and NERVOUS and QUEASY and SICK and SWEATY! Will she be able to overcome her fear of The Little Ouch?

When Parker and Grandma plant a big seed, it grows much faster than they expected! As the vine begins to take over the house, they have to make some creative decisions that lead to humorous outcomes and a community event.

Parker's Pumpkin depicts the special bond between a grandma and grandson who enjoy a shared interest, and readers will learn all about the joys and challenges of gardening.

Quadzilla loves spending time with his monster friends but gets discouraged when he struggles to do their favorite activities. To cheer him up, his friends invite him to try a new game - football! Quadzilla Finds His Footing is an uplifting story about trying new things, even if it isn't easy.

PRAISE FOR QUADZILLA FINDS HIS FOOTING

Even though Quadzilla is a book about monsters, it teaches us what it means to be human. Yes, we all have imperfections, but if we embrace them, joy will be revealed. It's a great life lesson for kids and adults alike.

-Charlie Berens; comedian, journalist, and creator of Manitowoc Minute

Quadzilla Finds His Footing is a reminder that we all have different abilities and it's important to have friends that help us find our strengths. I can't wait to share these life lessons with my boys.

-Randall Cobb, professional football player in the National Football League

The message was so sweet. Everyone has things they're good at; it just takes some people a little longer than others to find what those things are. Good friends can help you figure it out.

-Kurt Benkert, professional football player in the National Football League

A great story about a big-legged dinosaur named Quadzilla who discovers his love for football. My son, Beaux, loves the illustrations!

-Tyler Beede, professional baseball player in Major League Baseball

AJ Dillon's Quadzilla Finds His Footing isn't merely a book about football, nor is it just for kids. Quadzilla is a book that teaches us why it's okay to be different. In fact, it teaches us why we should celebrate our differences. My eight-year-old daughter, Wren, was recently diagnosed with dyslexia. She connected to Quadzilla - and all the other monsters - in a way that she hasn't with other characters in books or even movies. I can't wait for more children to learn about this wonderful book and know they're not alone, in what often seems like a world that's too big or too busy to care about their differences.

-Jordan Schultz, sports analyst

After losing his mom, a struggling thirteen-year-old boy in northern Wisconsin rediscovers the love of baking he once shared with her and decides to audition for the world-famous Marvelous Midwest Kids Baking Championship television show in Chicago. Jack is sure that his new sense of purpose will help him stay out of trouble, so he throws himself into learning the finer points of sprinkles and scones -- and hopefully even mending his broken relationship with his dad.

Do you have a secret?

More than likely you do, or you know somebody who does. Often times a secret will tell you You're not good enough or You are alone. Whether it's a secret involving drugs, depression, abuse, or suicide, the secret has one lie . . . You Can't Tell Anybody

In Secrets Anonymous, you will read Terrence's personal story as well as messages and notes written to him from students across the country after they experienced a school assembly program that spreads the message that You are loved and You are not alone.

No matter what your secret is, in this book you will find a similar story of a real student that is experiencing the same thing. The details may not be the same, but the feelings will. Some letters end positively and some not so much, but it's all real. Whether you're the friend looking to help a friend deal with a secret or you yourself are holding one, you will get some answers and knowledge that will give you comfort and hope.

Superhero Kid in Training is a perfect book to help children tackle their fears and learn how to embrace the superhero inside.

This story follows Finn on one of his many adventures where he learns to overcome his fears one superhero power at a time.

Finn is about to begin his summer adventures, and his Dad takes him to get a new big boy bike to replace the one he has come to love. Finn must face his fear of learning to ride a new bike. This new bike is huge and, scariest of all, has no training wheels. GASP

What will Finn do? How will he learn to face his fear? Will he learn how to ride his new wheels, or will he spend another summer with his old, decked-out training-wheel bike?

Honorable Mention for the Tofte/Wright Children's Book Award of Wisconsin

Silver Finalist in Children's Fiction for the Midwest Book Awards

Silver Winner in Young Reader Fiction for the Independent Book Publishers Association Benjamin Franklin Awards

Twelve-year-old Clare Burch has just lost the person she loves most in the world. She wonders if her feelings of sorrow and self-blame over her grandfather's death will ever go away.

Out of the blue, a special request sends Clare on a journey from her home in Chicago to the Northwoods of Wisconsin. She knows that she must honor Grandpa Anthony's last wishes, even though they completely upend her summertime plans.

Clare heads to rural Alwyn with her little blind dog and a duffel bag full of worries. What will she do without her best friends and swim team? Who will take her fishing and spoil her with candy now that her grandfather is gone? And most important, is she strong enough to let him go, forever?

During her summer up north, Clare stumbles upon the answers to her many questions. Even more, as she makes peace with why she couldn't save Grandpa Anthony, she ends up rescuing someone else from danger.

Above all, Clare learns to listen to the courageous voice inside-and discovers just how tough she really is.

Bodywork for Sensory Integration offers a fusion between the sciences of structural medicine and neurobehavioral principles. While structural medicine suggests ways to discern the autonomic state continuum of the whole body, neurobehavioral principles, such as self-regulation and sensory modulation management, have become a primary need in therapeutic services for babies and children. Determining if irregular behaviors are sensory or behavioral is a daily challenge facing pediatric therapists. It is well-accepted that sensory and behavioral difficulties reflect autonomic nervous system physiology. Tension and tone of organs, blood vessels, and lymphatic movement play an underappreciated role in sensory regulation. The function of fascia and connective tissue, autonomic states of organs, cranial nerve pathways, and innervation sites hold important implications as sensory integration challenges are treated. The walls of blood vessels nestled in masses, the meninges' tension, and the sensory cells' structural health all have information relevant to sensory wellness. The sensory-compromised person whose body feels uncomfortable can benefit from Bodywork for Sensory Integration. Parenting a child with neurodiversity or sensory differences can be made easier by understanding the lessons revealed through receiving bodywork. Tangible strategies help the whole family move towards a place of comfort, adaptability to sensory responses, homeostasis, and stress management. The information presented in this book came from a most valuable resource: the author's clients. Kratz learned these lessons and shaped the opinions from an estimated 45,000 patient encounters. Bodywork for Sensory Integration supports formal education in various methods and guides the practitioner in discovering structural issues behind sensory challenges. Craniosacral therapy, visceral manipulation, lymphatic drainage, acupressure, and other soft tissue manipulation are the main tools. Professionals with a license to touch people can learn these techniques that assist self-correcting responses for modulation, regulation, and behaviors related to sensory wellness.

Eleven-year-old Raini Fraser wants her grandfather back.

Now that he's in a nursing home suffering from Alzheimer's, Raini is forced to live with her irritable, Scottish great-aunt who's intent on connecting her with her estranged father. Raini refuses, and her new life of strict rules and terrible food makes escaping out of her bedroom window a necessity.

During one such escape, Raini spies on two boys digging at a park when a security truck disrupts their progress and causes them to flee. Seizing the opportunity, she pockets their forgotten gold coin.

No longer able to rely on her grandfather's wisdom, Raini begins to unravel the coin's unknown past with the help of a professor at her grandfather's nursing home. However, the coin's value puts her in grave danger from those who will stop at nothing to get it back.

In a race against time, Raini decides her only option is to return the coin to its rightful owner. In the process, she uncovers deep-held family secrets about the coin, that have been hidden for generations. Could the coin be cursed?

More importantly, will Raini's estranged father, who knows something is wrong, finally earn her trust in time before it's too late?

The Revolutionary War has divided the country. Neighbor has turned against neighbor. Family members argue with family members. Angry rumblings of no taxation without representation surround you.

You dream of a new country and crave independence from Britain. But do you have the courage to act on your feelings? Will you spy on the enemy? Will you fight for freedom? Are you willing to risk your life for your beliefs?

These are the stories of courageous women who did just that.

Trouble is the last thing Raini expects when she stops to help a young girl on a New York subway after her belongings are scattered across the platform. Before Raini can return the girl's mobile phone, she dashes away, leaving it behind. Unsure of what to do next, Raini receives unexpected help from Harlow, a mysterious girl in her French class. Together, they uncover a cryptic text message on the phone that leads them to Coney Island. What starts as a simple good deed quickly spirals into a pulse-pounding adventure they never saw coming.

Licia Chenoweth is the author of The Treasure Series, which includes My Thousand Treasures, Finding Lila, and her latest release, Lessons From Harlow. A passionate storyteller, Licia crafts tales that come from the heart, drawing inspiration from her life and surroundings. She lives in Texas with her husband and family.