and the power we all have in helping others be seen, be heard, and to feel valued. As someone who looks different- I recall those times in school, but they are a small snippet of my experience thanks to all the wonderful friends I made as a kid- all of whom made me visible. 2/3

I did open it up to questions and yes, they asked my height, age, what I’m wearing on my head! All curious and valid questions that I answered happily and honestly (ugh, age!) A special shoutout to Mr. Kempen, Judah’s new principal, who is doing a wonderful job. #ReadAThon 3/3

It’s #ReadAThon week! I read “The Invisible Boy” by TrudyLudwig, to Mr. Duke’s 4th grade class in my neighborhood school, Theodore Judah Elementary. #SCUSD Sac City Unified

TrudyLudwig Patrice Barton Random House Children's Books School & Library Random House Children's Books It’s a beautiful book with a beautiful message. Reading to students is the best part of being an elected school board member. Thank you!

😂😂🤣 yep- I’m getting older. It’s nice to know that kids can see goodness in my wrinkle-lined #kidlit author face 😁. Random House Children's Books School & Library

Happy #WorldBookDay2024 Libby Scott Official Floella Benjamin Dapo Adeola Smriti Halls Jennifer Bell Benji Davies TrudyLudwig Ross Welford Ross Montgomery Tom Percival - could you tell our pupils in a few words what reading has taught you? Thank you! 📚❤️

#Truth:

A powerful #truth worth sharing: #compassion #kindnessmatters #empathy #inclusion #socialjusticeeducation #socialemotionallearning #sel #acceptance

Gretchen Dorn Darrin M Peppard Ed.D. #RoadToAwesome Dan Wolfe crystal frommert Kim Collazo Coach Hines 🇺🇸 Michael Nagler Jay Dostal, Ed.D. #OwnYourEpic Dr. Jeff Prickett SheElevates Melissa Wright Teach Better Team Rae Hughart, M.S. Ed Paul Solarz Road To Awesome, LLC Elyse Hahne Jay Billy Bethany Hill🌟#JoyfulLeaders Tamara Letter Roman Nowak Mrs. Monty's Class TrudyLudwig Donna M. McCance, M.Ed. ♥️ Beth Houf Thanks! Our book’s backstory made the local newspaper. 💖 myreporternews.com/2024/05/22/loc…

And this is me. I am a product of my mom, dad, brothers, friends, and mentors. To them, I owe everything. Signing off for the first time ever as, Dr. David Velasquez, MD, MBA, MPP

Thank you, ⁦TrudyLudwig⁩.♥️ ⁦MacKids Books⁩ ⁦Feiwel and Friends⁩ ⁦Chantal Gersch⁩

A Spanish edition of #kidlit BRAVE EVERY DAY is now available in many Spanish-speaking countries! 😍 #empathy #compassion #anxiety #worry #sel #emotionalresilience Random House Children's Books School & Library Random House Children's Books

La pequeña Camila se preocupa mucho por lo que pueda pasar y eso no le permite ser feliz. Pero cuando uno de sus compañeros necesitará ayuda, Camila descubrirá que su corazón es más grande que sus miedos. Un cuento sobre amistad y valor que animará a los lectores a enfrentar sus

For all you wonderful people out there in the world: #kindnessmatters (Post created by Inspirivity )

What a heartfelt, affirming read by Brad Montague! Brad-if you’re reading this, I ❤️: “Better grownups open doors of possibility. They invite others into new ways of seeing.” Yes, indeedy!👍 #sel #empathy #compassion #inclusion #parenting #teachers #educhat #schoolcounselors

Need a new #resilience & #grit title? Check out I Got This by NCYI and experts Julia Cook & Dr. Michele Borba corneroncharacter.blogspot.com/2024/08/i-got-… Gretchen Dorn Jay Billy Mrs. Mac's Kinders Elyse Hahne Mrs. Monty's Class Tamara Letter TrudyLudwig Roman Nowak Donna M. McCance, M.Ed. ♥️ ✨Barbara Bray (she/her) Story Weaver✨ Craig Shapiro

Updated my list of #readaloud recs that tackle #corevalues; check it out! barbaragruenerauthor.com/books-recs/ Mrs. Monty's Class Elyse Hahne Jay Billy TrudyLudwig Mrs. Mac's Kinders Danny Steele CharacterStrong Lauren Cassilly Boyher Gretchen Dorn ASCA Character.org Roman Nowak Dr. Michele Borba

Join us on October 15 1pm ET/10am PT for our No Place for Hate virtual kickoff event featuring children’s book authors @kathyrnotoshi & @trudyludwig, who will read aloud from their books about bullying, inclusivity and allyship. Enter a drawing for a chance to win a free picture

Come join us! Here’s the link to register for this FREE Zoom event: adl.zoom.us/webinar/regist… ADL Education #sel #teacher #sccrowd #parenting Random House Children's Books School & Library Random House Children's Books Kathryn Otoshi