Parents & Teachers
Values for Life books are written with children, parents, and educators in mind. Each story is designed to support meaningful conversations about character, effort, responsibility, and empathy — at home and in the classroom. They can easily be read by children, and adults can use them to support learnin and character development goals.
How to Use These Books (For Teachers)
Values for Life books are flexible. Each story can be read aloud, used for guided discussion, or revisited independently by students. Teachers may choose to pause at key moments to invite reflection, ask open-ended questions, inspire writing assignments, or connect the story to students’ own experiences.
The books work well as gentle anchors for lessons on character, responsibility, empathy, and perseverance — without requiring additional materials or rigid lesson plans.
Classroom-Friendly Features
Short chapters and clear story arcs
Relatable situations drawn from everyday childhood experiences
Natural opportunities for discussion and reflection
Appropriate for whole-class, small-group, or individual reading
For Parents & Caregivers
Using These Stories at Home
At home, Values for Life books are meant to be shared, discussed, and revisited over time. Parents and caregivers may choose to read together, talk about a character’s choices, or simply let a story linger and resurface naturally in daily life.
The books are not designed to lecture or instruct, but to open space for children to think, ask questions, and develop their own sense of responsibility and care for others.
Gentle Ways to Engage
Read together and pause for questions
Ask, “What would you do?” instead of “What should they do?”
Revisit favorite stories as children grow
Allow different interpretations — there are no “wrong” answers
A Note on Values-Based Learning
Values for Life books focus on universal qualities such as effort, honesty, kindness, perseverance, and responsibility. The stories are designed to be inclusive, thoughtful, and respectful of different family values and classroom cultures, making them suitable for a wide range of learning environments.
Above all, these stories are meant to support the important work already being done by parents and teachers — helping children grow into thoughtful, capable, and caring individuals.