Moving to a new city can be a heartbreaking experience, but also an opportunity to grow. This Birch Tree will realize that even in the darkest spots, one can shine brighter than ever.

The day they took me out of my home and loaded me onto a truck changed everything. I went from living surrounded by nature, with my brothers, to ending up girdled by towering buildings in a polluted, noisy city. I was homesick. Accepting that change was extremely difficult, but then I started to realize that the city was not that bad after all. A friendly gardener took care of me. He watered my soil, gave me fertilizer, and trimmed my dry branches so that a pair of finches could nest in them. I began to feel very useful, as I gave people my shade, my oxygen, and my gently-flavored seeds. I soon understood that hope and love could manifest anywhere in the world, so I decided to put down roots. A story that invites us to see adversities as opportunities, and to trust that changes, despite surprising us, can help us grow.

Award-winning Cuento de Luz was founded in 2010 by writer and humanitarian Ana Eulate in her home garage. Still based in Madrid, Spain, Cuento de Luz holds an international outlook specializing in children’s literature printing books in both English and Spanish, with accolades from The New York Times and the New York Public Library. Each story takes their readers’ imagination on a journey, helps to care for the planet, encourages universal values and promotes peace. As a certified B Corporation, Cuento de Luz is committed to preserve the environment through the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance and public transparency, which includes the integration of sustainable materials in its books such as using stone paper as of January 2017. For more on Cuento de Luz, please visit www.cuentodeluz.com.

Ages: 3 – 8
Price: $18.95

Available online at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/8418302542/

An anti-bullying children’s book:

All Bluey the violin wants …is to be played. So, why won’t the children play Bluey?

Is it because he looks different?

From the Grammy-awarded violinist and educator Eileen Ivers, known for her unique musical style and blue violin, comes this uplifting story of standing up for yourself.

Eileen’s Music School is a magical place. When the children go home, the instruments speak.

Why do Drake the drum, Finn the flute and the other instruments tease and bully Bluey?

Find out how his only true friend, Priscilla the piano, helps Bluey gain the confidence to show them how special he is …how we are all unique.

Will they all learn to be kind and respectful?

Join Bluey, the children and the other instruments at Eileen’s music school and see how they ultimately celebrate that …our differences are often our strengths.

Will Someone Play Bluey? is a playful picture book perfect for:
– Ages 4-10
– Discussions on self-confidence, standing up for yourself
– Discussions on anti-bullying, diversity and being kind
– Parents, libraries, classroom story times, music rooms
– Reading over and over again, written in rhyme and rhythm.

SAMPLE:
…
The violins get played,
But Bluey’s dismayed
That still no one picks up the blue violin!

“That’s it!” Bluey shouts,
“I’ve all I can take!
No kid wants to play me, I’ve such a heartache!”

“I’m different, I know,
So I’ll have to show
I’m worthy, be kind to the blue violin!”
…

Available online in hardcover, paperback and e-book at: www.amazon.com – www.barnesandnoble.com

Ages: 4 – 10

Price: $12.99 for Paperback

A grandmother and her granddaughter explore the secrets of nature and forge a bond that will live out forever in With a Butterfly’sWings. Her grandmother taught her to listen to the song of the birds. Through her grandmother’s eyes, she learned to contemplate those little birds and to perceive what made them so special. Together, both the grandmother and granddaughter hear the blackbird sing among the rumble of the city that was slowly awakening, trying to guess where the bird was. Her grandmother was her best teacher: she taught herald the secrets of nature, the magic of flowers,and the spirit of monarch butterflies. Even though the grandmother is now gone,the granddaughter will now honor her with the song of nature.

Award-winning Cuento de Luz was founded in 2010 by writer and humanitarian Ana Eulate in her home garage. Still based in Madrid, Spain, Cuento de Luz holds an international outlook specializing in children’s literature printing books in both English and Spanish, with accolades fromThe New York Timesand theNew York Public Library. Each story takes their readers’ imagination on a journey, helps to care for the planet, encourages universal values and promotes peace. As a certified B Corporation, Cuento de Luz iscommitted to preserve the environment through the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance and public transparency, which includes the integration of sustainable materials in its books such as using stone paper as of January 2017. For more on Cuento de Luz, please visit www.cuentodeluz.com.

Ages: 3 – 8
Price: $18.95

Available online at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/8418302577/

188 addition, subtraction, multiplication, division triangular flash cards for kindergarten, first, second, third, fourth, fifth or sixth graders learning all facts 0-12, 752 equations, +6 bonus facts. Each card has 4 equations per card to learn the relationship between addition and subtraction or multiplication and division.

Available online at: https://thinktankscholar.com/collections/math-flash-cards/products/752-equations-all-facts-0-12-box-set-addition-subtraction-multiplication-division-flash-cards-color-coded

It looks like a bubble, plays like a ball. Now it’s taking a walk on the wild side! It’s Groovy Wubble – the Super Wubble bubble ball with a funkadelic tie-dye design. Kick it, whack it, throw it, bounce it – even sit on it!  Made from squishy, squashy, super soft and lightweight Xpandium, Groovy Wubble can be inflated to gnarly proportions (24-30 inches is best) and inflates in just minutes with the enclosed pump. Enjoy lots of bouncy fun year-round. And dig this: No two Groovy Wubbles are exactly alike! Patch kit included. Pump requires 4 “AA” size (1.5V) batteries (not included). Balls are also sold separately, without a pump.  Ages 6+.

Price: $19.99 with pump or $12.99 without pump

Available online and at: Target – http://www.WubbleBall.com

Make your own Reactor Pods, soak your creatures in slime, and more! Set of 18 pieces includes 2 Reactor Pods with mystery creatures, full-color experiment booklet with science facts, and hands-on science tools!

Ages: 5+
Price: $19.99
Available online at https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CBLNZ82?aaxitk=8q4gddmOi0NeW7jKjO5Z.g&pd_rd_i=B07CBLNZ82&pf_rd_p=3fade48a-e699-4c96-bf08-bb772ac0e242&hsa_cr_id=4639707110901&sb-ci-n=asinImage&sb-ci-v=https%3A%2F%2Fimages-na.ssl-images-amazon.com%2Fimages%2FI%2F81Q3YYEujmL.jpg&sb-ci-a=B07CBLNZ82

Help kids build critical thinking and other STEM skills as they create their own moving, flying machines with propellers, wheels, and more with FlightGears™. Kids test their engineering and design skills with this open-ended building set themed around vehicles and machines. Turning and spinning gears add a layer of action and interactivity to completed creations. Interchangeable parts work with all of Learning Resources’ other Gears! Gears! Gears! sets.

Ages: 4+
Price: $14.99
Available online at https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Gears%21+Gears%21+Gears%21+FlightGears&ref=nb_sb_noss

The Big Idea: You write the code and Artie 3000™ draws the lines! Easy to learn and cool to create with, Artie 3000 also comes ready to draw with preprogrammed designs, shapes, and games.

Watch how-to videos and learn about all the cool things Artie can do at CodeWithArtie.com.

Psst…They’re Learning!
– STEAM and STEM-powered fun
– Introduces the basics of coding
– Fuels creativity and imagination

Cut to the Chase!
– Programmable robot draws whatever you code on any sheet of paper
– Includes WiFi-enabled drawing robot; drag and drop visual programming software; 4 colored markers; and quick-start guide
– Comes preprogrammed with shapes and games, or write your own custom code
– Requires 4 AA batteries (not included)

Ages: 7+
Price: $69.99
Available online at: https://www.educationalinsights.com/product/artie-3000-coding-robot.do

Meet the Coding Critters™- puppies Ranger & Zip, kitties Scamper & Sneaker, or dinos Rumble & Bumble -your first coding friends! These interactive pets introduce preschoolers to critical thinking, problem-solving, and other STEM skills with the help of fun playsets, storybook coding adventures, and two interactive modes! In Play Mode kids can feed, pet, and take care of their new friends. Code-along story challenges help to build skills through imaginative play. Easy to use, Coding Critters are simple enough to use right out of the box and challenging enough to grow with kids’ skills. Kids build their understanding of STEM skills including sequential logic, critical thinking, and problem-solving every time they play.

Ages: 4+
Price: $39.99
Available online at https://www.learningresources.com/category/id/679534.do

Cozy up and learn with the Bright™ Basics Snuggly. Designed to help reinforce bedtime routines for little ones, this sweet spin on a bedtime story will capture their minds and their hearts. With six story-time pockets and six plush animals, kids can tuck each animal in to its respective habitat to put it to bed. When they’re tucked in, it’s time for your little one to drift off to dreamland too! This cuddly toy teaches color and shape matching while serving as a sleep training reinforcement! A wonderful opportunity for parent-child bonding. Includes a bedtime story book and parent activity guide.

Ages: 2+
Price: $21.99
Available at: https://www.amazon.com/Educational-Insights-Bright-Basics-Snuggly/dp/B07MG89XHT