• Provide a starting point for exploring nature, gardening, cooking, and new foods • Emphasize the value of intergenerational friendship • Highlight the benefits of community gardens, including improved mental health, strengthened community ties, and respect for the environment • Include activities that expand on the stories A beautiful, community-focused series encourages children—especially those in urban neighborhoods—to explore, protect, and delight in nature. Each book in the series focuses on one feature of the natural world (like birds), one sense (hearing), and one social or emotional learning skill (communication). The books follow cousins Kamali and Josiah on a joyful journey through the seasons as nature beckons them outside where they question, wonder, and play! An Imprint of Teacher Created Materials SERIES INFO: • 2 titles • Ages 4–9 • Pub Date: 2021–2023 • Hardcover · 40 pages • 10 in. x 10 in. SERIES INFO: • 4 titles • Ages 1–4 • Pub Date: April 2025 – November 2025 • Board Book · 24 pages • 7 in. x 7 in. Birds Sing Their Words Awaken young children to the sounds birds make, and to their own unique voices. 9798885544542 April 22, 2025 Trees Stand Tall People are like trees— 9798885544559 April 22, 2025 Squirrels Scamper Awaken young children to the purposeful movement of squirrels and their own sense of work and play. 9798885544566 August 5, 2025 Wind Whirls Explore the sounds and sensations of the wind, and to the importance of togetherness on an early winter walk. 9798885544573 November 4, 2025 9781631985904 9781631986024 Grow a garden and community with Jayden Introducing Outside our Window Board Books Mélina Mangal is an elementary school librarian at a public environmental school in Minneapolis and has authored a number of books and short stories for young readers. 8 Notice and celebrate all the ways toddlers are growing and all the new things they can do • Rhyming text and bouncy rhythm engage little ones and support early literacy • Child-centered, classic art showcases what toddlers are learning and doing • Written from the perspective of an adult speaking to a child • Affirms that adults see children and love them for who they are right now, helping children thrive • Helps caregivers communicate the many ways children are feeling, learning, and growing • Endnote for adults shares tips for using the books with children • Author also published the All the Time series, a similar concept in hardcover for older children SERIES INFO: • 6 titles • Ages 0–4 • Pub Date: July 2024–Nov 2025 • Board Book · 24 pages • 7 in. x 7 in. • Series Complete Deborah Farmer Kris is a child development expert and parent educator. She serves as a columnist and consultant for PBS KIDS, and she writes for NPR’s MindShift and other national publications. Over the course of her career, Deborah has taught almost every grade K–12, served as a school administrator, directed leadership institutes, and presented to hundreds of parents and educators around the United States. An Imprint of Teacher Created Materials 9798885540773 9798885540759 9798885540810 Pub Date: July 15, 2025 9798885540834 Pub Date: November 4, 2025 9798885540797 9798885540735 9
