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A quiet story with a powerful emotional truth — perfect for classrooms, counseling spaces, and bedtime reflections.

 Something Else: Skylar’s Story of Becoming

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This emotionally attuned guide invites children to explore identity, self-worth, and the quiet power of being themselves. When Skylar tries to glow like Firefly or carry her home like Snail, nothing works out until she discovers a quiet gift that’s hers alone.
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Through gentle activities and reflective prompts, children learn to notice their own strengths, let go of comparison, and embrace the idea of being themselves.
Perfect for classrooms, counseling spaces, and quiet corners, this guide offers tools to help children name their feelings, build self-acceptance, and discover the quiet confidence of becoming who they truly are.
Something Else: Skylar’s Story of Becoming
Skylar knew she was more than a fuzzy little caterpillar and must be something else. But what could she be? She tried to be like others. Nothing worked out quite right.  But she didn’t give up.  She kept searching and trying. Then one day, something inside her began to change.                   
💡 Why It Matters
Children often compare themselves to others before they understand their own strengths. Skylar’s story helps them recognize their gifts, embrace their differences, and discover the joy of being themselves.

SEL Themes

     🦋 Identity & Self-Worth Discovering your own gifts and embracing who you are                    without comparison.
     💬 Emotional Literacy Noticing, naming, and understanding feelings with gentle                   curiosity.
     🌙 Self-Acceptance Letting go of the need to change and finding peace in being                       who you are.
     ✨ Quiet Confidence Trusting your own uniqueness.
     🤝 Connection & Support Seeking help, sharing feelings, and being seen by others                 with kindness.

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What's Inside

 🌿 Educator Reflection Guide 
🌿 Educator Resource Guide
📖 Read-Aloud & Discussion

🧠Emotional Literacy Discussion Guide 
🌀 Reflection Circle
🎨 Student Journaling

🧘​Sharing Circle
🌟 Activity: “Skylar’s Gift Garden”
🦋 Activity: “Skylar’s Spark Moment”

Supplemental Materials
  • ​Skylar’s Story Image Cards
  • Star Template
  • Flower and Leaf Templates
  • Journal Pages
  • Coloring Pages
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© 2018  Nannette Richford
  • Children's Books
    • Hop Hop Flop! Baby Bunny Couldn't Hop or So He Thought
    • A Song in the Wings: Aria Finds Her Song
    • Big Moose and Little Goose
    • Twilight the Prickly Little Porcupine . . . Not So Prickly After All
    • 🦊 Fern Woke Up Grouchy
    • ABC Forest Animals: An Alphabet Adventure in the Forest
    • Something Else: Skylar's Story of Becoming
    • 🌿 Nature Close-Up: Nonfiction Picture Books for Curious Kids
  • Books for Grownups
    • Fiddleheads and Fairies
    • Voice of Getchell
  • About
  • Author Blog
  • Contact Me