Resources by Book
Click a book to access its free downloadable guide and classroom tips
Bruce and the Trouble with Antlers
- Theme: self-acceptance, change, and embracing what makes you unique
- Discussion starters: "What makes you different and wonderful?"
- Feelings check-in activities and emotion vocabulary
- Writing prompt: "Something unique and special about me is…"
- Art activity: Draw your own "superpower" with mixed materials
- Read-aloud tips for Grades K–3
Eugene's Rocky Road to Friendship
- Theme: friendship, resilience, empathy, and belonging
- Group role-play: "How would you help Eugene?"
- Empathy map activity — what does Eugene see, feel, think?
- STEM tie-in: bear habitats, hibernation, and foraging
- Social-emotional learning: managing rejection and perseverance
- Read-aloud tips for Grades 1–4
Down on the Pond
- Theme: nature, cooperation, community, and new beginnings
- Nature journal: observe a local pond or water feature
- Science tie-in: waterfowl, wetland ecosystems, and life cycles
- Discussion: "How does the arrival of new life change a community?"
- Art activity: watercolour pond scene
- Read-aloud tips for Grades K–3
The Little Trolls from Norway
- Theme: kindness, adventure, multicultural appreciation
- Geography connection: explore Canada and Norway on a map
- Cultural comparison: similarities and differences between two countries
- Art project: design your own troll family portrait
- Discussion: "What makes a good traveller? What is a good host?"
- Read-aloud tips for Grades 1–4
