Winter Wishes: A Story of Kindness and Compassion - Paperback

by Somnath Chatterjee (Illustrator), Erainna Winnett (Author)

The snowy school grounds are a winter wonderland for Amber until she befriends Taylor and realizes that winter can be a hardship for kids who don't have warm clothes. After a small act of kindness allows Amber to help Taylor enjoy winter, Amber wants to help other kids in need. Can she make someone else's winter wish come true?

This book helps children understand that some people don't have what they need and how kids can make a difference. Also included are tips for parents and educators on fostering kindness and compassion in children and eight activity pages that reinforce the concept of compassion.

There are printable activity pages available for this title at CounselingwithHEART.com

Grades K-6, Softcover, 40 pages

Author Biography

Erainna was born and raised in central Louisiana. The oldest of five children she always yearned to be a teacher and forced her siblings to play school year round. Naturally, she graduated with a teaching degree in 1995 and earned her Master's degree in 2000. Five years later she earned her Education Specialist degree in early childhood education. After fifteen years in the classroom, she moved to the role of school counselor and has never been happier. While serving as school counselor at an elementary school in northeast Texas, she frequently uses children's books as therapy to help her students heal, learn and grow. Ideas for her books come from the students she works with on a daily basis. Her goal, as an author, is to touch the hearts of children, one story at a time. Erainna has written over thirty books designed to guide parents, teachers, and counselors as they help children to become their best self. Erainna lives on a 300 acre cattle ranch near the Red River with her husband, two daughters, three dogs, two horses, and one ill-tempered cat.