Books to Build Empathy — Articles — Stephanie Parsley Ledyard

Dutch edition of HOME IS A WINDOW to be part of National Children’s Books Week in the Netherlands

Children across the country will have the opportunity to read and interact with Samen zijn we thuis.

Books to Build Empathy, Community, Social Emotional Learning, Book NewsStephanie LedyardJune 13, 2023Netherlands, Dutch, kinderboekenweek, Samen zijn we thuis, Chris Sasaki, home, picture books, picture book translation, moving, social emotional, sociaal emotioneel leren

Healing and Helping: Picture Books

Two of my daughters are so different in the number of injuries each of them had in young childhood. One cried for hours and required a cold pack the first time she fell and slightly scraped her knee at age two. She was the one who waited to walk until she seemed to know that she could walk. The same with riding a bike. …

Bibliotherapy, Books to Build Empathy, Social Emotional Learning, Healing, libraryStephanie LedyardMay 30, 2023childhood injuries, bibliotherapy, bandaids, bandages, booboos, caring, support, hospitals, helpers, Social Emotional

New Printables for Sharing

Stories and art can’t fix everything. But given a piece of paper, a few crayons, and a chance to tell our stories, we can bring a speck of comfort to ourselves or to others.

library, Books to Build Empathy, Social Emotional LearningStephanie LedyardMay 21, 2023Social Emotional, SEL, hurt feelings, childhood injuries, healing from injuries, bandages, BandAids, telling an adult, falling down, scaped knees

Refugee Camp Experiences Brought to Life for Middle School/YA Readers

One way to help young readers see experiences in a way that takes them beyond a single story (for example, believing that most refugee camps are the same) is to pair books. Sometimes, a trio of books is even better …

Middle School Library, Books to Build EmpathyStephanie LedyardApril 14, 2023empathy, refugee camps, middle school, book trios, danger of a single story