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Books To Engage The Family

Books to Engage the Family

Early learner books from Characters of Character can benefit children by combining early literacy with character development. They can help children learn important skills in a fun, age-appropriate way while introducing positive behaviors and values.

Benefits of Early Learner Books

  • Build early reading skills – Simple words, repetition, pictures, and stories help children develop vocabulary and a love of reading.
  • Teach good character – Children can learn about kindness, respect, responsibility, friendship, perseverance, good behavior, and healthy habits.
  • Make learning relatable – Characters such as Behavior Bear, Friendship Frog, and Warm-Hearted Walrus give children memorable examples they can understand and imitate.
  • Encourage positive choices – Stories can show children how their actions affect themselves and others.
  • Build confidence – Completing activities and understanding simple stories can help children feel successful as learners.
  • Develop social-emotional skills – Books can help children recognize feelings, practice empathy, communicate, and get along with others.
  • Encourage conversations with adults – Parents, teachers, and caregivers can use the stories as opportunities to talk about character and everyday choices.
  • Create a foundation for school readiness – Early books can strengthen attention, listening, vocabulary, comprehension, and learning habits.
  • Make character education fun – Colorful characters and engaging activities can make important values easier for young children to remember.

I spent five years on the Reading Team, taught Pre-K, was a Teaching Assistant and Volunteer Room mom for many years. I've taken all this experience with my love of art and created the nine Characters of Character. Have we met?

We love meeting new people, places and faces!Behavior Bear, Do'er Duck teaches perseverance, Friendship Frog, Healthy Hippo, Manners Monkey, Respectful Rabbit, Responsible Rabbit, Self-Esteem Elephant and Warm-Hearted Walrus.

We also have coloring pages for Halloween and for Valentines Day which are fun for kids! Here are the Halloween ones.

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It's important to read to and with your children. Plus, the benefits of doing so is priceless!

Characters of Character’s early learner books provide children with more than an introduction to reading—they provide a foundation for learning, positive behavior, and strong character. Through engaging stories, colorful characters, and age-appropriate activities, children are introduced to important values such as kindness, friendship, respect, responsibility, perseverance, good behavior, and healthy habits.

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The books help young children develop early literacy skills while giving them relatable characters they can look up to and learn from. They encourage children to make positive choices, express their feelings, build confidence, and practice healthy social behaviors.

Most importantly, the books engage the entire family by giving parents and caregivers meaningful opportunities to read together, talk about character, practice positive behaviors, and reinforce these important values in everyday family life. This partnership between children and the adults who care for them helps turn lessons from the pages of a book into lasting habits at home and in the community.

By combining literacy, character education, and family engagement, our early learner books help children build skills they can carry with them into the classroom, their families, and their communities. Most importantly, they help establish the firm foundation children need to grow into confident, caring, and responsible individuals.

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