Books with author Sarah Gilman

"... lighthearted illustrations and Max's quirky personality shine." - Publishers WeeklyIn the first book in the Fitting Out series, meet Max where his story begins!A best friend makes school life MUCH easier when you're super unique and a little shy. But what happens when your best bro moves away? 10-year-old Max McConk has to figure out how to make new friends for the first time in his life and he has no idea how it all works. To make matters worse, he only has one month to do it before the new school year starts. YIKES! In Fitting Out: The Friendship Experiment, Max uses the scientific method to test out different ways to find friends and discovers what works (and what TOTALLY doesn't!).Despite some embarrassing and gut-wrenching missteps, Max musters the courage to put himself out there, exactly as he is, and discovers that the sweet reward of true acceptance may be worth the struggle. Your kids who are shy or struggle with making friends are going to LOVE this relevant and helpful story. BUY IT NOW and get the eBook FREE!

Your boundaries are doing only one thing – trying to take care of you. See authors TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtsHUeKnkC8 - This book provides easy to follow examples and a step by step process to let your boundaries do their job. It is based on tried and true methods developed to help people working on boundary issues. The book provides a way to apply the information to your own life to deal with the emotions, stress, extreme challenges to your boundaries, and how to really do self-care.

The new kid is a famous online video gamer with thousands of fans. But why doesn't he have anyone to invite to his birthday party?In Book 2 of the Fitting Out series, Max's first day of school gets complicated when he is assigned to show the new kid around school. He knows that making new friends can be tricky, but he is surprised to learn that this is true even for cool kids.Can Max use what he has learned to help the new kid find his fit?In Fitting Out: The Cool Kid Paradox, 10-year-old Max uses the basic principles of coding to help a new friend learn what it takes to make real friends in the real world. BUY IT NOW and get the eBook FREE!Teachers - get FREE Fitting Out lesson plans and activities at sarahgilesbooks.com/lessons.

The Fitting Out chapter book series follows a not-so-typical boy as he navigates his way through typical Elementary school life.You must have known it was only a matter of time before we had to talk about something that is very much a part of hanging out with Elementary Schoolers …In 'The Nitpicker’s Dilemma', Max is getting ready for Picture Day. When an outbreak hits close to home, Max wonders if he will be able to save his hair and for once, take a non-embarrassing school picture.

"... lighthearted illustrations and Max's quirky personality shine." - Publishers WeeklyIn the first book in the Fitting Out series, meet Max where his story begins!A best friend makes school life MUCH easier when you're super unique and a little shy. But what happens when your best bro moves away? 10-year-old Max McConk has to figure out how to make new friends for the first time in his life and he has no idea how it all works. To make matters worse, he only has one month to do it before the new school year starts. YIKES! In Fitting Out: The Friendship Experiment, Max uses the scientific method to test out different ways to find friends and discovers what works (and what TOTALLY doesn't!).Despite some embarrassing and gut-wrenching missteps, Max musters the courage to put himself out there, exactly as he is, and discovers that the sweet reward of true acceptance may be worth the struggle. Your kids who are shy or struggle with making friends are going to LOVE this relevant and helpful story. BUY IT NOW or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited!

Your boundaries are doing only one thing – trying to take care of you. See authors TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtsHUeKnkC8 - This book provides easy to follow examples and a step by step process to let your boundaries do their job. It is based on tried and true methods refined for more than 28 years and developed to help people working on boundary issues. The book provides a way to apply the information to your own life. The book will give you skills you can use right away to deal with the emotions, extreme challenges to your boundaries, and how to really do self-care. These skills are enduring and you will find yourself returning to them again and again because they are so darn useful for preventing burnout and reducing stress.When you ignore your Yes and No, you will get symptoms. You will have stress, feel overwhelmed, trouble sleeping, depression, thoughts about running away, high-risk behavior, addiction, relapse, perfectionism – whatever happens to you when you don't listen to yourself. Because of the dynamic nature of boundaries, it is not possible to learn everything all at once by reading this book or any other book about boundaries. The book is something you can return to whenever you need.Boundary building is difficult and it takes time and practice. This book is written by a Marriage and Family Therapist, who is a recovering workaholic caretaker. Transform Your Boundaries, the book and workshop, is a process of developing skills to stay aware of your boundaries, other people, feelings and support your true self-care.

The story of the first Thanksgiving is so familiar to us, yet at the same time it's surrounded in mystery. Who were the Pilgrims and Indians that are said to have shared a feast so important that we celebrate it as an annual holiday? Engaging text and full-color images will transport readers to the Plymouth Colony, and they will learn about the hardships experienced by the Pilgrims in attempting to build a successful colony and their changing relationship with the local Wampanoag Indians.

The Fitting Out chapter book series follows a not-so-typical boy as he navigates his way through typical Elementary school life.You must have known it was only a matter of time before we had to talk about something that is very much a part of hanging out with Elementary Schoolers ...In 'The Nitpicker's Dilemma', Max is getting ready for Picture Day. When an outbreak hits close to home, Max wonders if he will be able to save his hair and for once, take a non-embarrassing school picture.

"... lighthearted illustrations and Max's quirky personality shine." - Publishers WeeklyIn the first book in the Fitting Out series, meet Max where his story begins! A best friend makes school life MUCH easier when you're shy. But what happens when your best bro moves away? 10-year-old Max McConk has to figure out how to make new friends for the first time in his life and he has no idea how it all works. To make matters worse, he only has one month to do it before the new school year starts. YIKES! In Fitting Out: The Friendship Experiment, Max uses the scientific method to test out different ways to find friends and discovers what works (and what TOTALLY doesn't!).Despite some embarrassing and gut-wrenching missteps, Max musters the courage to put himself out there, exactly as he is, and discovers that the sweet reward of true acceptance may be worth the struggle. Your kids who are shy or struggle with making friends are going to LOVE this relevant and helpful story. BUY IT NOW or read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited!

The Fitting Out chapter book series follows a not-so-typical boy as he navigates his way through typical Elementary school life.You must have known it was only a matter of time before we had to talk about something that is very much a part of hanging out with Elementary Schoolers …In 'The Nitpicker’s Dilemma', Max is getting ready for Picture Day. When an outbreak hits close to home, Max wonders if he will be able to save his hair and for once, take a non-embarrassing school picture.

Students will be fascinated by the events that transpired in seventeenth-century colonial Massachusetts, when a group of young girls accused several townspeople of witchcraft. Through colorful images and riveting text, this truth is stranger than fiction story will teach young readers much about the religious and cultural state of colonial New England, as well as the dangers of groupthink.