Pippa Speaks Up!

A groundbreaking, illustrated chapter-book series takes kids into the captivating world of the White House while weaving empowering mental-health techniques straight into the heartwarming storyline of family, friendship and facing your fears.PIPPA SPEAKS UP AT A GLANCE:Perfect for ages 8-12Learn real facts about the White House in this entertaining twist on President books for kids!Spark a love of geology in future rock hounds as Pippa shares her hobby of collecting quartz crystals and takes readers inside the Smithsonian Museum gemstone collectionEquip kids with proven, anxiety relief strategies they can incorporate into their lives nowAn inspiring story teaching kids to be brave!Features 50+ charming illustrationsFind out why mental-health professionals are calling Pippa a 'hero' and the book 'a powerful resource' and 'a must-read'-even for their own children!MEET PIPPA, A HEROINE FOR THIS GENERATION!In the empowering and heartwarming first installment of the new Pippa Potter, President’s Daughter series, Pippa Speaks Up! introduces readers to Pippa, whose mom recently started a new job. Which means Pippa has had to move to a new house, go to a new school, and start a new life.The good part? Her new house has a bowling alley and a chocolate shop in the basement. The bad part? Her new house is the White House-and her mom’s new job is President of the United States! Which is why Pippa never sees her anymore. Especially not when spotlight-shunning, crystal-collecting Pippa needs her most: When her teacher assigns class speeches, her anxieties spiral out of control, making her literally sick to her stomach. Even a trip to the Smithsonian Museum doesn’t help.Now, Pippa must learn to calm her fears and embrace the power of speaking up-before she not only flops the assignment but also buries her true feelings from everyone closest to her, including the President herself.A STORY WITH PURPOSE, HELPING KIDS NOW!Despite her famous home, readers will find Pippa’s experiences as First daughter easily relatable and be encouraged to also face their fears. In this kids book about anxiety, readers will learn kid-friendly tools and techniques:Emotional awareness to identify and manage kids’ feelings (such as anxiety)Deep breathing exercises for kids to help children calm down when they’re feeling anxiousPositive affirmations for kids to help them be brave and overcome social anxietyDeal with bullies at school in this kids book about self-esteemINSPIRING CHAPTER BOOK FOR KIDS, AGES 8-12Fans of Erin Entrada Kelly’s Marisol Rainey series will find a common camaraderie with endearingly anxious Pippa as she navigates family, friendship and facing her fears. This realistic fiction chapter book will also appeal to diversity-loving readers of the Jasmine Toguchi and Mindy Kim series, who want to learn more about kids with anxiety and social anxiety. As a result, this empowering chapter-book series will do for SEL and mental health what the Zoey and Sassafras series has done for STEM as kids educational books, and parents who praised the movie Inside Out for teaching kids about feelings will also appreciate the Pippa Potter, President’s Daughter series.Easy-to-read language and multiple illustrations throughout each chapter make this middle-grade fiction series perfect for a wide range of ages for 8 year olds through 12 years old and for readers in second grade through fifth grade, making it a great addition to teachers’ classrooms in schools.