Featured Titles: Everyone's Invited & Molly Finds a Way
Everyone's Invited by Jayneen Sanders
Published by Educate2Empower Publishing
World rights available
Age Range: 3 - 10
In Theodore's community everyone's included. It doesn't matter who you are, what you can or can't do, where you come from or what you look like, in Theodore's community, everyone's invited!
Using rhythm and rhyme and a host of colourful and unique characters, this beautifully illustrated and engaging book celebrates the importance of being part of an inclusive and diverse community.
Thought-provoking Discussion Questions and Activities to Promote Inclusion and Diversity included.
Jayneen Sanders is an experienced author, publisher, elementary school teacher, mother of three and an active advocate for body safety, gender equality and respectful relationship education being taught both in homes and in schools. She has had published over 100 stories for children. Jayneen feels passionately that we can do so much more to keep our children safe by teaching them age-appropriate and empowering prevention education.
Cherie Zamazing graduated from Loughborough University in 2005, completing a degree in Illustration. After leaving university she started freelancing within the greetings card industry, designing for all kinds of giftware products. Three years later she returned to her main passion - story telling. In 2008 she joined The Bright Agency (London) where she could grow as an illustrator; continuing her greetings work, but also branch out into children’s book illustration. She works in a wide variety of styles, and adapts her work to suit a range of age groups. She views each commission as a new and exciting challenge. As well as illustrating, Cherie also writes her own books.
Molly Finds a Way by
Krista Weltner
Published by Free Spirit Publishing
World rights available
Age Range: 4 -8
Molly and her friend showcase their problem-solving skills during a playdate that doesn't go exactly as planned.
Molly and Lexi (an imaginary character who represents being dyslexic) invite their friends Leeann and Izzy over to play. Together, they build a village with sticks and leaves and draw with chalk. When it starts raining, Molly and Leeann race to figure out how to save their village and drawing—and the playdate.
Everyday Adventures with Molly and Dyslexia
Molly and Lexi empower dyslexic children to embrace their strengths. Written by a dyslexic author who's an advocate for dyslexic kids, this three-book series follows the adventures of a young girl, Molly, and her personified dyslexia, Lexi.
Together, they navigate the challenges of dyslexia with creativity and determination, touching on themes of self-advocacy, self-esteem, and personal strengths. The series helps dyslexic kids feel seen and understood and grows understanding and empathy in all children.
⭐ Reviews ⭐
“Everyday Adventures with Molly and Dyslexia is a heartwarming series that beautifully normalizes dyslexia and promotes empathy, making it a crucial resource for children and their caregivers. Through Molly’s journey, young readers learn to embrace differences and find strength in challenges.” — Misty Clack, M.Ed., president, International Dyslexia Association, Dallas Branch
“Weltner’s books are what our world needs right now, a beautiful expression of humanity. Encouraging all to live their best lives.” — Jared S. Blank, MA, MBA, author of Running the Distance
“Wonderful! This is a beautifully written and illustrated book series that will help open up conversations between parents and children about their dyslexia, self-compassion, and understanding.” — Drs. Fernette and Brock Eide, coauthors of international bestselling book The Dyslexic Advantage and cofounders of nonprofit organization DyslexicAdvantage.org and the social purpose corporation Neurolearning.com
Molly Finds a Way is part of the 3-book series Everyday Adventures with Molly and Dyslexia
Krista Weltner is an artist, author, illustrator, filmmaker, and puppet fabricator. She works in the stop-motion animation industry as a puppet fabricator, and her work can be seen in the Netflix animation Wendell and Wild and In Laika Studios upcoming film, Wildwood. In addition to her literary and film pursuits, Krista is a dyslexia advocate, speaker, and teaching artist. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
