Bonnie and the Brain Flowers
Published May, 2024
Introducing Bonnie!
Bonnie is special because she grows flowers from her brain.
Her brain flowers are her feelings. When Bonnie is happy, her head blooms and flowers grow! But we can’t be happy all of the time — and that is normal and fine.
Bonnie has had days that made her garden gloomy…
This story follows Bonnie on a journey through a magical world where she experiences the 6 primary emotions. Her brain flowers change when she has different feelings and Bonnie must learn how to best care for her garden.
This 32 paged, color-packed adventure includes; a coloring page so your reader can draw their own brain flowers, a discussion page about big feelings including tips on how to embrace our emotions and vocabulary words, and a little eye-spy game scattered throughout the book! BATBF is for readers ages ~5-9, or for anyone who needs a sweet pick-me-up.
Learning to discuss our feelings early on in life will help our mental health bloom, while improving our communication skills and ability to support ourselves and one another. I hope my book will bring a little light, love and clarity to it’s readers—it came straight from my heart and I hope it uplifts yours! Happy reading!
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Written and Illustrated by Kerri Boccard
Grouchy Bear
Published November, 2023
When Grouchy Bear wakes from a long winter’s nap, he is hungry and wants berries, his favorite. Mama Bear says he can have honey. His bear friends have oatmeal, but no berries. The berry patch is gone! Grouchy Bear hears about a place full of razzberries, Yankee Stadium! He goes off on a berry adventure. Join the fun as Grouchy Bear travels from the north woods of New York State searching for Yankee Stadium.
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Written by Elissa Bell Barber
Illustrated by Kerri Boccard
13 Raven Road: Five Strange and Scary Tales
Published October, 2023
Enter the house on 13 Raven Road–where odd shadows move and unexplained noises can be heard after dark–and gather around the fire for five dark tales of the strange and supernatural. Are the stories about the strange man who lives up the street really true? What lies in the darkness of Aunt Esther’s basement? Who is the man in the long black coat, and what does he want? All of this and more await you inside.
Inspired by the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series, and by a lifelong love of any and all scary stories for kids, this book is an illustrated collection of eerie tales that are suitable for people of all kinds: tiny ones, big ones, clever ones, weird ones, searching ones, dreaming ones…and especially spooky ones.
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Written by Patrick Long
Illustrated by Kerri Boccard
The Straw Method: A Self Regulation Took Book
Published May, 2023
Emotions can be really hard! Emotions should all be expressed-but sometimes when it’s too hard it helps to take a breath!
The Straw Method: A Self Regulation Tool Book is the first in a new series of Self Regulation books by new children’s author Victoria Stone and illustrated by Kerri Boccard that teach young learners how to identify, express and regulate their emotions.
Follow along as this little Beaver shares her breathing technique to help keep her emotions regulated so that she can make better choices!
The Straw Method: A Self Regulation Tool Book comes complete with 6 emotion cards, discussion prompts and a fun game to help children better understand their emotions!
Written by Victoria Stone
Illustrated by Kerri Boccard
Chance the Therapy Dog: Goes to Work
Published September, 2022
Join Chance the Therapy Dog on his very first adventure of going to work for the first time! Based on a true story, Chance heads to work at his mom’s physical therapy office, Breakthrough, for the first time and is excited to meet his many new friends! He hesitates at first, seeing that his new friends are using wheelchairs or acting differently than other kids he’s been around before. He finds himself afraid to even go near them so he doesn’t hurt or scare them. As he hears excitement, Chance learns their wheelchairs are just how they get around, and their loud noises or facial expressions are just how they communicate; They are just like everyone else.
This story includes Chance and his real-life friends he’s met at Breakthrough where they are challenged to overcome odds each and every day! This heartwarming story will bring a smile to anyone’s face and encourages people of all ages to be curious, seek to understand, and be kind. Our goal and mission is to educate and promote inclusion within our communities so that we all can learn to understand disability a little bit better and to provide support for those who may need it.
Written by Dr. Christine Asatrita
Illustrated by Kerri Boccard
The Alphabet Dance Contest
Published October, 2021
“The Alphabet Dance Contest” is a book that helps children build on early literacy skills, phonemic awareness, and to learn and recognize the alphabet through vibrant illustrations and enchanting alliterations. The book features all 26 uppercase letters, with their respective lowercase letters hidden in the pictures for kids to explore and find. The intent of this book is a pleasurable and engaging reading experience for children to learn while having fun.
SUMMARY: The Alphabet Dance Contest is today!
“Every letter is dancing and ready for the show! Let’s watch together, here they GO!”
The letters of the alphabet gather to perform special dances. Who will be the best dancer? Who will win the show?
Join the fun in this rhyming journey, with vibrant illustrations showcasing each letter to help build letter recognition and early literacy skills. See if you can spot the lowercase letters hidden on each page and enjoy this wholesome story!
BONUS ACTIVITY: Children can find the hidden lowercase letter in each illustration and on select pages, identify words or items that start with the same letter. *There is an answer key in the back of the book with each hidden letter’s location*
Written by Lorraine Boccard and Kerri Boccard
Illustrated by Kerri Boccard
The Classroom and the Quarantine:
A Story About Coronavirus for Children
Published August, 2020
This story was created to help prepare students for the transition from school closure to the start of the new school year as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. The book details experiences they may have encountered during the pandemic and helps explain to children why they were required to stay home from school, the role of essential workers, and some of the emotions they may have felt while at home and while returning to the new school year. It is designed to be read with adults and to create discussions about their experiences during these changing times.
Written by Marin Cleary
Illustrated by Kerri Boccard