About Penny Panda and the Gift of Possibility:
Penny Panda and the Gift of Possibility is the first book in a series of children’s books that help young children process emotions and the feelings they attach to events.
Izzy is a young girl who wakes up on Christmas morning to find that the only present for her under the tree is a stuffed panda. Little does Izzy know that this stuffed animal will soon become her new best friend and confidant. For Penny is no ordinary stuffed animal, she has been created specifically to be a Penny for Izzy’s thoughts.
As the morning continues, Izzy starts to notice something that does not feel good. Her little sister has more presents than she does. How could this be? Izzy decides it can only mean one thing; her parents love her sister more than her! She starts to feel a lot of big emotions and does not know what to do with them. Thankfully she remembers her new gift, Penny, and when Izzy tells her about her feelings, something magical happens!
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Author Bio:
Nicole Oke is a mother, wife, author, and member of the wildland firefighting community. She is based in Boise, Idaho where she works at the National Interagency Fire Center and spends her spare time helping to build tomorrows leaders through programs like the Girl Scouts.
After searching for a children’s book that would help her daughter understand the different elements of emotional intelligence and finding few options, she was inspired to become an emotional intelligence champion for children and decided to write Penny Panda and the Gift of Possibility.
Her goal is to help children understand their emotions and build the skills needed to regulate and process those hard emotions. Her second goal was to create a way for parents and caregivers to be able to share these skills with the children in their lives, in order to raise a generation of emotionally intelligent, compassionate, strong, and resilient human beings!