Books published by publisher MVP Kids

Easy learn to read book for beginning readers. Helpful character building resource starring the MVP Kids. Demonstrates compassion, acceptance, and forgiveness through acts of kindness. Includes discussion guides for parents & educators. LeBron, a young adopted boy, is on a mission to let his Light of Kindness shine bright for all the world to see. His mother helps him see that like stars guide people on journeys, so can his kindness help people navigate through life. Give your child the Token of Kindness as you read this story together. This book features a range of children, and diversity is shown in positive ways with characters that span various cultures, ethnicities, family situations, physical challenges and more. Readers of all backgrounds will see themselves in these pages while learning to value the diversity within their own community and being exposed to differences from around the world. About the Mighty Tokens series This paperback series helps emerging readers experience positive affirmations while reading with a mentor. Children learn valuable reading skills as an experienced reader reads one side of the page and children read the other side, pairing engaging stories with simple text. Each book deposit tokens of affirmation, investing in a children's character to raise mighty adults. Topics in this series include: determination, self-esteem, kindness, motivation, honesty, curiosity, helpfulness, gratitude, hope, and love. About MVP Kids Families with a diverse range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds drive the inspiration for child education and social emotional learning. MVP Kids enables real-world kids to address the challenges in their lives through story-based character lessons where the kids interact at school, in social situations, and in their communities. MVP Kids board books enrich preschool readers while hardcovers and paperbacks focus on school-aged children. Each MVP Kids book includes extensive coaching information for parents and educators that promotes character education, wise decision-making skills, and social and emotional learning.

Each season brings new sights, sounds, and activities to discover! Join our MVP Kids as we discover how months make up seasons and how quickly weather can change. Put on your snow boots, galoshes, or sandals, and prepare for changing seasons! Annie heads out for a walk in the snow, but suddenly there are signs of spring all around! As she walks through each season, meeting diverse friends along the way, new clothing and accessories are needed to accommodate the different weather and activities. Readers will also discover the different season patterns in tropical and arctic zones. Children are left with the sentiment that it’s our friendships which help us endure all the different seasons in life. This book showcases diversity in positive ways with characters that span various cultures, ethnicities, family situations, physical challenges and more. Readers of all backgrounds will see themselves in these pages while learning to value the diversity within their own community and being exposed to differences from around the world. About the Celebrate! Paperback seriesCelebrate everyday moments of childhood with MVP Kids paperbacks books for children ages 4-8. Sophia Day interacts with children through memorable verse and inviting illustrations. Topics include appreciating diversity, building self-esteem, learning wisdom from grandparents to learning number sense. Young children follow the MVP Kids as they learn important life lessons. Helpful Teaching Tips sections are included in each book to equip and guide you toward a deeper understanding of each subject. Join the MVP Kids and celebrate growing up! About MVP KidsFamilies with a diverse range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds drive the inspiration for child education and social emotional learning. MVP Kids enables real-world kids to address the challenges in their lives through story-based character lessons where the kids interact at school, in social situations, and in their communities. MVP Kids board books enrich preschool readers while hardcovers and paperbacks focus on school-aged children. Each MVP Kids book includes extensive coaching information for parents and educators that promotes character education, wise decision-making skills, and social and emotional learning.

Join our MVP Kids as they celebrate growing their families through birth and adoption. Children share their worries and excitement as they anticipate the arrival of a new sibling. Big brothers and sisters will take pride in their helpful new role, realizing that as their family grows, so does their love. Designed to help an expectant family prepare for the arrival of a baby or adopted child, this book follows three diverse families through pregnancy, foster care, birth, adoption, and the adjustment to a new sibling. Children will be reassured that they are still special and loved even though lots of changes are taking place. Families celebrate milestones and special moments such as a growing belly, ultrasounds, birth, adoption court, and arriving home with the new child. Big siblings will gain helpful ideas for their new roles and discover that as a family grows, so does the love! This book showcases diversity in positive ways with characters that span various cultures, ethnicities, familysituations, physical challenges and more. Readers of all backgrounds will see themselves in these pages whilelearning to value the diversity within their own community and being exposed to differences from around theworld. About the Celebrate! Board book series Celebrate everyday moments of childhood with MVP Kids board books for children ages 0-6. Sophia Day interacts with children through memorable verse and inviting illustrations. Topics cover important routines, life events, family changes, foundational math and science concepts, holiday celebrations, and more. Young children follow the MVP Kids as they develop good character and learn important life lessons. Helpful Teaching Tips sections are included in each book to equip and guide you toward a deeper understanding of each subject. Join the MVP Kids and celebrate growing up! About MVP Kids Families with a diverse range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds drive the inspiration for child education and social emotional learning. MVP Kids enables real-world kids to address the challenges in their lives through story-based character lessons where the kids interact at school, in social situations, and in their communities. MVP Kids board books enrich preschool readers while hardcovers and paperbacks focus on school-aged children. Each MVP Kids book includes extensive coaching information for parents and educators that promotes character education, wise decision-making skills, and social and emotional learning.

Faith is always full of energy and loves to say "yes" to new opportunities, but she's setting herself up for a disaster! Over- committed and stressed out, Faith must learn to prioritize, delegate, and practice self-care. Will she be able to manage the demands without breaking her commitments? Can you? Understand stress and learn to balance work and rest with our MVP Kids. Faith and her best friend Olivia are excited to be in the drama club’s spring play! Faith has landed the lead role and eagerly signed up to help with every opportunity from set building to collecting costume pieces and props. Faith soon discovers that being involved in too many extra commitments is overwhelming! She rarely has time to be a kid, spend time with her friends, or do the things that make her feel relaxed and happy. Bad dreams, poor sleep, and habits of nail biting and hair twirling all point to the fact that Faith is stressed out! Her mom explains the skills of delegating, prioritizing, and organizing her tasks, and friends and family show support by offering their own time to help her complete her commitments. A bit of mindfulness and self-care recharge her for the busiest days, and she learns the value of balancing work with rest. This book showcases diversity in positive ways with characters that span various cultures, ethnicities, family situations, physical challenges and more. Readers of all backgrounds will see themselves in these pages while learning to value the diversity within their own community and being exposed to differences from around the world. This title includes a trans-racial foster adoptive family. About the Help Me Understand seriesThe Help Me Understand series provides elementary children with tools to identify, understand, and responsibly manage difficult emotions. Each book follows the life of one of our sixteen diverse MVP Kids and contains a discussion guide with further insight and reflection questions related to the book's content. Themes include children overcoming and managing anger, anxiety, insecurity, boredom, arrogance, and more. Through difficult challenges, the MVP Kids learn to make the right choices in the midst of big feelings. About MVP KidsFamilies with a diverse range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds drive the inspiration for child education and social emotional learning. MVP Kids enables real-world kids to address the challenges in their lives through story-based character lessons where the kids interact at school, in social situations, and in their communities. MVP Kids board books enrich preschool readers while hardcovers and paperbacks focus on school-aged children. Each MVP Kids book includes extensive coaching information for parents and educators that promotes character education, wise decision-making skills, and social and emotional learning.

Three stories guide young readers how to make better decisions. The diverse MVP Kids learn to follow directions in this helpful character education resource. Includes discussion guides for parents & educators. Aanya, Sarah, and Ezekiel experience the natural consequences of disobeying their parents, teachers and coaches. On the first day of school Aanya almost misses out on the classroom activity when she decides to change her attitude and focus on helping others. Sarah’s second grade teacher intrigues the class in learning more about science and nature. She learns the importance of obeying right away. Ezekiel’s dreams of becoming a basketball star begin to take shape after learning how to follow instructions from his coach and practice teamwork. This book features a range of children, and diversity is shown in positive ways with characters that span various cultures, ethnicities, family situations, physical challenges and more. Readers of all backgrounds will see themselves in these pages while learning to value the diversity within their own community and being exposed to differences from around the world. About the Help Me Become series The Help Me Become series hardcover and paperback books promote character growth for children ages 4-10. Each book helps kids deal with real-life social situations like bullying and bad sportsmanship while learning to keep promises, be responsible, tell the truth, and more. Each title in the series features three stories starring MVP Kids and includes a Think & Talk About It section to coach parents & educators. About MVP Kids Families with a diverse range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds drive the inspiration for child education and social emotional learning. MVP Kids enables real-world kids to address the challenges in their lives through story-based character lessons where the kids interact at school, in social situations, and in their communities. MVP Kids board books enrich preschool readers while hardcovers and paperbacks focus on school-aged children. Each MVP Kids book includes extensive coaching information for parents and educators that promotes character education, wise decision-making skills, and social and emotional learning.

Discover tools to manage emotions and think of solutions to problems. Children will learn how to practice a calming strategy when emotions feel "too big" with this adaptation of the "Turtle Technique." In I Can Take Time to Think, LeBron shows how he likes to care for his family, friends, and his pet turtle, Speedy. LeBron learns how to handle big emotions (like anger or frustration) from observing Speedy’s actions. LeBron practices how to tuck like a turtle to calm down. The steps he learns are: 1.Recognize my feeling. 2.Stop my body. 3.Take three breaths. 4.Think of a solution. He uses problem-solving solutions to resolve conflict and to get along with others. These solutions are: - Use a timer. - Take turns. - Trade. - Play together. - Ignore. - Say, “Please stop.” - Flip a coin. - Ask for help. This book is adapted from the scripted story, Tucker Turtle Takes Time to Tuck and Think , by Rochelle Lentini, and is used by teachers, mental health professionals, and caregivers as a part of their Pyramid Model or PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) program. The Pyramid Model and PBIS strategies are implemented in child cares, early learning centers, schools, and after care programs around the world and help children build strong social and emotional learning (SEL) skills by teaching prosocial behaviors and reducing challenging behavior. This book showcases diversity in positive ways with characters that span various cultures, ethnicities, family situations, physical challenges, and more. Readers of all backgrounds will see themselves in these pages while learning to value the diversity within their own community and being exposed to differences from around the world. This book features a range of children, including children who have been adopted. About the I Can Be an MVP series The I Can Be an MVP series paperback books help children ages 2-6 practice social-emotional skills and self-help routines. These short stories are designed with simple, memorable scripts and illustrations focused on a singular behavior or process. Children will feel empowered as they begin to understand how to navigate new or unfamiliar situations or learn a new pattern of behavior. Each title includes teaching tips and practice strategies. About MVP Kids Families with a diverse range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds drive the inspiration for child education and social emotional learning. MVP Kids enables real-world kids to address the challenges in their lives through story-based character lessons where the kids interact at school, in social situations, and in their communities. MVP Kids board books enrich preschool readers while hardcovers and paperbacks focus on school-aged children. Each MVP Kids book includes extensive coaching information for parents and educators that promotes character education, wise decision-making skills, and social and emotional learning.

Three short stories for kids guide young readers to make good decisions and learn empathy. This inspiration, character-building education resource, starring children from the MVP Kids - includes Think and Talk About It sections for parents & educators. -Blake is playing pretend with his toys- the joker and the lion king. He realizes his toy jester has strange powers that teach him about stealing. -Gabby is a farm girl who loves horses. She goes to the big city with her friend and stops her from shoplifting a beautiful toy necklace. -Help solve the mystery of Olivia's stolen bike and show children the effects that stealing has on other people. Don't Let The Stealing Bug Sting You - Outdoor activity idea included! This book features a range of children, and diversity is shown in positive ways with characters that span various cultures, ethnicities, family situations, physical challenges and more. Readers of all backgrounds will see themselves in these pages while learning to value the diversity within their own community and being exposed to differences from around the world. About the Help Me Become series The Help Me Become series hardcover and paperback books promote character growth for children ages 4-10. Each book helps kids deal with real-life social situations like bullying and bad sportsmanship while learning to keep promises, be responsible, tell the truth, and more. Each title in the series features three stories starring MVP Kids and includes a Think & Talk About It section to coach parents & educators. About MVP Kids Families with a diverse range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds drive the inspiration for child education and social emotional learning. MVP Kids enables real-world kids to address the challenges in their lives through story-based character lessons where the kids interact at school, in social situations, and in their communities. MVP Kids board books enrich preschool readers while hardcovers and paperbacks focus on school-aged children. Each MVP Kids book includes extensive coaching information for parents and educators that promotes character education, wise decision-making skills, and social and emotional learning.

Join our MVP Kids out on the trail as we explore our five senses. We’ll see colorful flowers and insects, hear birds and streams, feel lots of textures, smell the woods, taste delicious hiking snacks, and develop a love and respect for nature. Rhythmic, rhyming text playfully tells the story of five diverse children discovering the senses of sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell while hiking. Various tools for the senses are seen in the colorful illustrations, such as cochlear implants, glasses, binoculars, and magnifying glass. Children are shown playing creatively and respectfully in the natural environment and following guidelines to take nothing away and leave nothing behind on the trail. The descriptive words will expand readers’ vocabulary around the five senses, and the detailed illustrations will charm adults and children alike. Teaching tips for caregivers provide helpful insight into a young child’s sensory development with activity suggestions for creating learning experiences around the five senses and building awareness and empathy for individuals with sensory impairments. This book showcases diversity in positive ways with characters that span various cultures, ethnicities, family situations, physical challenges and more. Readers of all backgrounds will see themselves in these pages while learning to value the diversity within their own community and being exposed to differences from around the world. About the Celebrate! Board book seriesCelebrate everyday moments of childhood with MVP Kids board books for children ages 0-6. Sophia Day interacts with children through memorable verse and inviting illustrations. Topics cover important routines, life events, family changes, foundational math and science concepts, holiday celebrations, and more. Young children follow the MVP Kids as they develop good character and learn important life lessons. Helpful Teaching Tips sections are included in each book to equip and guide you toward a deeper understanding of each subject. Join the MVP Kids and celebrate growing up! About MVP KidsFamilies with a diverse range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds drive the inspiration for child education and social-emotional learning. MVP Kids enables real-world kids to address the challenges in their lives through story-based character lessons where the kids interact at school, in social situations, and in their communities. MVP Kids board books enrich preschool readers while hardcovers and paperbacks focus on school-aged children. Each MVP Kids book includes extensive coaching information for parents and educators that promotes character education, wise decision-making skills, and social and emotional learning.

Full of Flavor Leo and his father are in the kitchen cooking a mighty delicious Italian sandwich. As father and son bond, Leo learns the importance of building self-esteem and feeling good about all of the different qualities that make him unique. Your child will strengthen reading skills and gain the Token of Self-Esteem as you read this story together. This diverse book features a range of families and diversity in positive ways. The MVP Kids span diverse cultures, ethnicities, religions, family situations, physical challenges, education, and professions. Some are the only child in their family; others have large families. Some are recent immigrants; others date back to the Pilgrims. The diversity allows children to see themselves in the pages of the book while also seeing positive interaction with others who are different. About the Playful Apprentice series This paperback series helps emerging readers-pre-k to grade 2 ages-experience positive concepts while reading with parents,. Children learn valuable reading skills as an experienced reader reads one side of the page and children read the other side. Each book reinforces positive concepts as you earn and deposit tokens of affirmation, raising them to someday be mighty adults. Topics in this series include: determination, self-esteem, kindness, motivation, honesty, curiosity, helpfulness, gratitude, hope, and love. About MVP Kids Families with a diverse range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds drive the inspiration for child education and social emotional learning. MVP Kids enables real-world kids in addressing the challenges in their lives through story based character lessons where the kids interact at school, social situations and in their communities. MVP Kids board books enrich preschool readers; hardcovers and paperbacks focus on school-agers. Each MVP Kids book includes extensive coaching information for parents and educators guidance in promoting character education, including social and emotional learning.

Have you ever made a mistake you wish you could wash away?Ezekiel is weighed down with regret, sinking in the seas of fear, anger, and over-thinking. He discovers that through forgiveness and forethought, even negative feelings can lay a firm foundation for the future.In Ezekiel Builds on His Mistakes, young readers will learn to understand regret and use the right thought patterns to turn mistakes into wisdom.Includes a Learn and Discuss guide for parents and teachers.