Synopsis "Kathryn the Grape's Colorful Journey"
Kathryn the Grape's Colorful Journey is book two of seven in the multi-award-winning Kathryn the Grape Affirmation Series that features social-emotional learning concepts shared in first-person storytelling. In this book, readers learn the affirmation "I am colorful" and about how a magical charm bracelet helps Kathryn the Grape discover how to shine her colorful light. Follow along as Kathryn the Grape discovers the colors for belonging, excitement, trusting, love, speaking up, seeing, and learning. Kathryn the Grape is colorful by just being herself, and so are you! Everyone is colorful.Reading Level: The seven-book Kathryn the Grape Affirmation Series bridges the gap between picture books and chapter books for children. Readers are engaged by Kathryn the Grape's relatable first-person storytelling with vibrant illustrations. The topics shared in this book hold the attention of a wide age range of readers and meet reading standards for elementary school-aged learners.Kathryn the Grape Affirmation Series: The multi-award-winning Kathryn the Grape Affirmation Series supports social-emotional learning by providing readers with relatable life experiences for understanding and expressing their own feelings. Each book includes important life lessons shared through topic-driven stories centered on everyday circumstances. Youth become familiar with the concepts of self-reliance, compassion, vulnerability, internal dialogue, thoughtful decision-making, acceptance, empowerment, and self-worth. As readers learn about being magical, colorful, loving, kind, unique, grateful, and joyful, they receive a rainbow of positive affirmations about themselves while gaining awareness that what "I am" everyone else is, too.About Kathryn the Grape: Kathryn Cloward is Kathryn the Grape. She was inspired to bring her childhood nickname to life as an illustrated character to be a messenger of heart-centered stories and songs featuring positive, compassionate, empowering, and inclusive topics. Kathryn is passionate and purposeful about providing people of all ages with simple and relatable tools for navigating life through educational and entertaining content. Dressed in the replica of her favorite purple outfit from childhood, Kathryn the Grape is engaging for children as an illustrated character in books and on-screen plus as a real person in videos and at shows.
