Books with author Diane Alber

Do you find yourself tripping over toys, shoving piles of stuffed animals into closets, and wondering where in the world all this stuff came from? You’re not alone! A Little SPOT of Organization is a story about a little SPOT who is an expert organizer and shows two children how to not only organize their room, but their time, and their thoughts, too! When you are done reading this book be prepared to have your child wanting to be organized!

Dinosaurs are pretty strong and powerful, so why can't they scribble? This story is about a little boy who keeps hearing, "Never let a dinosaur scribble!" But in his heart believes that people just don't understand how beautiful scribbling can be. He wonders what would happen if he just gave him one crayon to scribble with, and realizes that the dinosaur had other ideas in mind! The dinosaur ends up creating too much, creating a whole new set of problems. But with a little imagination makes an amazing story!

You can change the world one Snippet of kindness at a time.Snippets is a fun story about paper shapes. The main character, Snippet, looks different from the perfect shapes (regular polygons), and because of that he is told he can't play. Snippet's kind heart leads him to show everyone in the paper place how to get along. In the end, the shapes realize the beauty of being unique and how they are better together than far apart.

Sadness happens for many reasons. It can happen when a child misses a loved one, loses a favorite toy or gets hurt. This story shows a child how to visual their sadness as a SADNESS SPOT so that they can control it better. It walks them through several situations and offers guidance on how to help manage a SADNESS SPOT when it gets TOO BIG or stays for TOO LONG. It also shows how to help others with their SADNESS SPOT, too! It teaches EMPATHY, COMPASSION, FRIENDSHIP and much more! It offers creative strategies for children on how to bring themselves back to a PEACEFUL SPOT! Circle the spot, in the middle of your palm, count the swirls down to calm.Around and around, and around twice more .One, then two, then three, then four.Each time you trace around the SPOTS,take a deep breath to CALM your thoughts.The goal of this series of books is to give children the tools needed to identity what emotion they are feeling and how to properly manage that emotion. Don't forget to check out the rest in the series! A Little SPOT of AnxietyA Little SPOT of AngerA Little SPOT of KindnessA Little SPOT of Confidence

A fun story about creative problem solving and perseverance! Never Let A Unicorn Get Spots is about a little girl who wakes up one day to her Unicorn covered in SPOTS! At first they seem harmless but then they turn into Silly SNEEZING SPOTS! She has to find a solution and quick before these spots keep spreading. Her first attempt to find a remedy fails but she refuses to give up! In the end the most magical thing happens to actual cure the spots!