Penny Panda and the Gift of Possibility

by Nicole Oke, Richard Hoit (Illustrator)

Overview

Izzy is feeling some BIG emotions Christmas morning when she notices that her little sister got more presents than her. How could this be? Do her parents love her sister more?

Does your child experience big emotions like Izzy?

Do you wish you had more tools and methods to help you and your child manage their BIG emotions?

Enter Penny Panda, a Penny for your thoughts. Penny generates a desire in children to not only learn how to identify their feelings but also explore where their emotions are coming from. Penny embraces a growth mindset and fosters curiosity, which are essential foundations for social emotional learning and development.

This bestselling book is the first in a series that focuses on taking complicated and life changing social emotional topics and breaking them down into bite sized, easy-to-understand stories. Each book provides a practical life skill or tool that children can use in their everyday lives to increase self-awareness, practice self-management and emotional regulation, encourage responsible decision making, and build their social-awareness and relationship skills.

Visit my website, nicoleokeauthor.com to get the FREE PENNY PANDA ACTIVITY BOOK, a wonderful companion to Penny Panda and the Gift of Possibility. This activity book includes coloring pages, direction for using the Possibility Game featured in the book, and much more!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798987039601
Publisher:	Nicole Oke
Publication date:	10/12/2022
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.08(d)
Age Range:	4 - 9 Years

About the Author

Nicole Oke is a mother, author, and member of the wildland firefighting community. She is based in Boise, Idaho where she works at the National Interagency Fire Center and spends her spare time helping to build tomorrow's leaders through programs like the Girl Scouts.After searching for a children's book that would help her daughter understand the different elements of emotional intelligence and finding few options, she was inspired to become an emotional intelligence champion for children and wrote Penny Panda and the Gift of Possibility. Her goal is to help children understand their emotions and build the skills needed to regulate and process those hard emotions. Her second goal was to create a way for parents and caregivers to be able to share these skills with the children in their lives to raise a generation of emotionally intelligent, compassionate, strong, and resilient human beings!

Based in New Zealand, Richard Hoit has been illustrating children's books for over twenty years. Studying art and art history, he has had a passion for drawing and painting his whole life.Over the years, he has worked on a wide range of projects from illustration work to posters, blankets, and cookie tins. However his career has gone from strength to strength working full time on children's books, magazines, educational publishing, and picture books.Today he continues to illustrate children's books with different publishers around the globe, and his work is published worldwide.From whimsical to moody and humorous, he can confidently interpret scripts and make them come alive.

Editorial Reviews

As a professional counselor, I can say this is an excellent tool in assisting kids to understand their feelings and not "get stuck" in their thinking. The possibility game is a great idea! This is also a good example of how kids can get used to the idea of talking to a counselor if needed. - Kali C

This is a lovely story about a little girl called Izzy, who wakes up on Christmas morning and thinks her baby sister has more presents that she has. Of course, she thinks her parents love her sister more. Izzy's present from Santa is a stuffed panda who speaks. The stuffed panda called Penny Panda helps Izzy to process her feelings and emotions in a very sensible way. I love the idea of the possibilities game. Illustrations are beautiful. Will recommend. - Julia S.

The charming illustrations of this book immediately caught my eyes! After reading it, I really appreciated the valuable message it conveys to children too! It helps children understand how to express their feelings when they need to. Izzy's story and the gift of Penny Panda describe this concept in an imaginative, fun way. I'm sure kids will enjoy reading this book! 5 stars! - Reading for fun

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