Breathe like a Butterfly

This is a podcast rebroadcast of my interview with Erica Herndon, my "sister-in-love" and host of The Zen Single Mom Podcast , about one of my children's books called " I Miss You Daddy" which I wrote for my late brother's kids and all kids out there who have lost their dads in one form or another. From the original episode: Navigating Grief Together: A Journey for Single Mothers and Children The...

In this short piece, I explain why I became a children's book author. It all started when I was a fresh-out-of-college elementary school teacher 20 years ago. Listen for the rest of the story!

Buy the book here: https://amzn.to/3fmc6no Henry loved his Grammy but hated her cats. He did not actually hate them; he was more afraid of them. They were always all over the house, making weird noises and leaving fur everywhere. Henry's sister loved visiting Grammy, which made Henry anxious. Will he have to see those cats on this visit? One day, Henry gets left alone with the cats, turns out they...

Buy the book here - https://amzn.to/2X6o607 This episode is part of my read-aloud series where I read my children's books.  In this book, Auntie decides to take her niece and nephew on a fun trip on the "A" train to the #Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in #Harlem for #Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  But they soon get separated. The kids get help from a kind and knowledgeable stranger....

Buy here: https://amzn.to/3EqMgGD This is another episode in my read aloud series where I share my latest children's books. In this book, little children find pride in their hair texture and all the ways that it can be worn. Our hair comes in so many different textures, curly, coily, kinky, wavy, and everything in between. This book celebrates all those textures and is a fun and easy way to practi...

In this series, I share read alouds of my children's books.  Purchase: https://amzn.to/3kBAEHu  My website - www.joselinehardrick .com  In this book, a young girl goes to the courthouse with her mom for “Take Your Child to Work Day.” She is not sure what to expect,  and she is curious about her mom’s job.  She meets all kinds of people who work at the courthouse and gets excited to see the big cou...

In this series of podcasts, I share a read-aloud of my books which you can find at www.joselinehardrick.com and on Amazon.com and at other retailers. Purchase the ebook or paperback: https://amzn.to/3CF1o2t  www. joselinehardrick.com    When a little girl finds out that she’s going back to in-person school, she becomes scared. She loves school, family, and hugs! But for a while, she was not able t...

In this series of podcasts, I share a read-aloud of my books which you can find at www.joselinehardrick.com on Amazon.com and at other retailers. In this book, Let's Make a Butter Cake! Two young children spend the day with their grandma making a special treat from her native country, Haiti. They gather everything they need like flour, sugar, butter, and a very special ingredient that gives the bu...

Here's a short meditation to accompany the Butterfly Hug technique for calming anxiety. Enjoy!

Relaxing music to play during the evening to help you and your little ones drift to sleep. Enjoy! Night In Venice by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/5763-night-in-veniceLicense : http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Great music to bring calm to your home before falling asleep. Wind down with this dreamy sounds. Dreamsphere 2 by Sascha EndeLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/197-dreamsphere-2License : http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/