📕 Nurturing the resilience and emotional literacy in our youngsters is more crucial than ever. As educators, librarians, and parents, we’re able to empower our children with the tools they need to navigate life's ups and downs through storytelling. Human-Kind: Respect, part of the Human-Kind series, by author Zanni Louise, beautifully captures the themes of empathy, understanding, and respect. 

📕 Resilience

As our 2023 PD event explored, when kids have the chance to talk about their experiences, the conversations we have with them surprise us with the honesty and openness that kids offer up. 

Showcasing diverse characters and their unique experiences, Zanni Louise’s books encourage readers to empathise, find strength in their own differences, and value others. And, by engaging in these conversations with the help of books, we’re also equipping children with the resilience to bounce back from setbacks, and to embrace challenges.

You can find out more about these stories and the resources provided for parents, carers and educators by viewing their presentation here. 


“The shortest distance between two people is a story." Patti Digh

📕 Emotional Literacy + The Power of Books

By nurturing emotional literacy, we empower children to navigate complex emotions. We all know that stories provide a mirror for children to see and understand their own feelings. And through the power of stories from authors like Zanni Louise, children gain the confidence they need to navigate the complexities of growing up and engaging with the world around them. Through Human-Kind: Respect and other books in the Story Box Library collection, children can explore their emotions in a safe and supportive environment. 

📕 Where can you find out more about Resilience, our PD event, and resources?

You can watch some of Zanni Louise’s books here, view the insightful and engaging professional development video here (non subscribers can watch here) and, if you’re interested in exploring the range of books from Story Box Library on this subject, we have some beautiful ones for you to read with your youngsters here.

Keep an eye out for two more stories by Zanni Louise being released on Story Box Library in 2024: Human Kind: Resililence and I Feel The World.