Camilla and the Fall Festival

Can a windstorm ruin the Fall Festival? Not if Camilla the Cartographer has a map--and a plan!

Based on the beloved Camilla series, Camilla and the Fall Festival is a warm and whimsical story that helps kids explore how flexibility, teamwork, and emotional resilience can turn unexpected changes into joyful new traditions. When the forest decorations are scattered by a storm, Camilla and her friends work together to restore the celebration--and discover that change can bring everyone closer.

• Supports emotional growth, flexible thinking, and everyday challenges in a kid-friendly way
• Encourages kids to embrace change and collaborate with others
• Includes a reader's note with discussion questions and SEL activities Perfect for ages 5-9; great for classrooms, school counselors, and family reading
• Created by Magination Press, the children's imprint of the APA--trusted leaders in children'r mental health and emotional development

Julie Dillemuth, PhD, is a spatial cognition geographer and children's writer. She is passionate about writing picture books for children that help develop spatial thinking skills. Her stories have appeared in Highlights for Children and Odyssey magazines. She is the author of Lucy in the City,Mapping My Day, and the Camilla, Cartographer series. Visit her onlineopens in new window and follow her on Facebookopens in new window

Laura Wood's work can be found in picture books and magazines, including Lucy and the City,Mapping My Day, and Camilla, Cartographer. She currently lives in Milan, Italy. Visit her onlineopens in new window and follow her on Facebookopens in new window and Instagramopens in new window.

Teachers and students alike will rejoice in the gentle but important lessons learned in this delightful and engaging book… the accompanying reader’s note provides plenty of helpful discussion questions and extension activities to develop children’s social-emotional flexibility and spatial thinking… A highly recommended purchase for classrooms, especially for schools and classrooms looking for project-based learning opportunities that cover cartography and for school counselors looking to highlight the power of flexible and positive thinking.
—School Library Journal

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