Provider bookclub blog

This week Carol Jin, 4C’s Inclusion Navigator, read Fly, Little Bird by Ingo Blum in both English and Mandarin! The content of this book is as follows, “A little bird is afraid of heights. The other birds laugh at him and say, 'Birds love flying high in the sky. No bird is afraid of heights!' The little bird loves the sky. He tries to fly but can never fly up more than a few feet. He is too afraid. So he watches the other birds fly into the sky and leave him. But then something strange happens... Read how the shy little bird overcomes his fears.”

This week Brenna, one of Hively's Family Support Specialists, read Bodies Are Cool by Tyler Feder. “This picture book is a pure celebration of all the different human bodies that exist in the world. Highlighting the various skin tones, body shapes, and hair types is just the beginning in this truly inclusive book. With its joyful illustrations and encouraging refrain, it will instill body acceptance and confidence in the youngest of readers. "My body, your body, every different kind of body! All of them are good bodies! BODIES ARE COOL!"

This week Amanda, one of Hively's Family Support Specialists, read Do You Have a Secret by Jennifer Moore-Mallinos. “The purpose of [this book] is to stimulate dialogue and instill knowledge. Children, parents, and professionals will learn to distinguish between ‘good secrets’ and those secrets that are necessary to disclose."