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Our Catalogue

Books written by the experts who lived them.

Every title here started the same way every Garden Wolf project starts: someone with real clinical or lived experience decided a children's book was the right way to reach more families. Browse what they made.

Book Catalogue

Our children's picture books

Every book here is either published or supported by Garden Wolf Publishing.

Let's Go Surfing! by Dr. Jamie Duggan

Let's Go Surfing! A Child's Guide to Coping with the Ocean of Emotions

By Dr. Jamie Duggan

Emotions are just like waves in the ocean — they grow and fade away. This book helps children become the best surfer they can be.

A Superhero's Guide to Wise Mind by Dr. Jamie Duggan

A Superhero's Guide to Wise Mind and the Power of Perspective

By Dr. Jamie Duggan

Everyone has their own special superhero mask. When it's on, we see the world a certain way — that's called perspective.

How to Power Down and Reset by Dr. Jamie Duggan

How to Power Down and Reset: A Child's Guide to Managing Emotional Electricity

By Dr. Jamie Duggan

Helps children understand what's happening inside their body and brain when emotions feel big. Written with sensitive and neurodivergent kids in mind.

The Forests of Feelings by Dr. Jamie Duggan

The Forests of Feelings: A Child's Journey Through Grief

By Dr. Jamie Duggan

Grief can feel like walking through an unfamiliar forest. This book helps children explore the many feelings of grief and remember the person they miss.

It's Okay to Feel Sad by Joey Coleman

It's Okay to Feel Sad

By Joey Coleman

Sometimes Susie's up, sometimes she's down — and that's okay! When her day starts off a little blue, Mom helps her remember that everyone feels sad sometimes.

You Know I'm Here by Jon Reider

You Know I'm Here

By Jon Reider

Written from the perspective of a mother who has passed away, this book offers children a gentle, honest way to understand grief and death.

100% of proceeds are donated to The Myra's Kids Foundation.

NaMOOste by Marlee Kostiner

NaMOOste

By Marlee Kostiner

A playful picture book that uses yoga to build a mindful state, resilience, self-confidence, self-care, and self-regulation as everyday life skills.

Mischievous Maisie by Tracey Schwartz

Mischievous Maisie

By Tracey Schwartz

Maisie is headstrong, fearless, and independent to a fault. Little does she know, her mischievous ways may just be the key to her future success.

Let's Talk Podcasting for Kids by Amanda Cupido

Let's Talk Podcasting for Kids

By Amanda Cupido

Get ready to learn about podcasts — a fun way to tell stories — with award-winning producer Amanda Cupido. Anyone can make a podcast, even you!

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Fearless Faith by Jackie Gerbus

Fearless Faith

By Jackie Gerbus

A gentle rhyming picture book about childhood anxiety, coming early 2027.

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Tomorrow

By Stu Guttman · A Myra's Kids Foundation publication

Two stories in one book: a grieving child's first day back at school, and the classmate getting ready to welcome him.

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The Mystery of the Not-So-Magical Card

By France Pennino & Sofia Chiossone

Learning financial literacy through a mysterious credit card mishap.

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Elephants Never Forget

By Dr. Jodie Gawryluk

Fostering empathy for elders with dementia.

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Coming Home

By Dr. Corina Freitas

Book 1 of the Big Little World series. Fostering confidence and independence in new situations, through the eyes of a puppy.

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Where Your Eyes Can't Go

By Erica Winter & Dr. Eli Shalenberg

An adventure through the cells of the human body.

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A Dream About My Sister

By Shanna Peltier & Jordan McVittie

A story about grief and suicide loss, set in and created for Indigenous communities.

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Career Day

By Dr. Elizabeth Roberts

A rhyming career day story with a surprise final visitor, celebrating everything teachers do.

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If Not You, Who?

By Margaret Combs

Alex keeps noticing problems that someone should fix, and keeps asking: if not you, who? A lyrical story about stepping up to help.

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Samira's Skillful School Day: The Tools She Carries

By Dr. Molly Davis

When school-day worries pile up, Sammi learns to Notice, Pause, Think, with skill pages for kids and a guide for grown-ups.

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500+ Copies of You Know I'm Here sold in two months, with retail placement at Indigo
100% Of proceeds from You Know I'm Here go directly to The Myra's Kids Foundation
4 #1 Amazon bestsellers across multiple categories, read by thousands of families
1,000+ Copies of NaMOOste sold
5 Authors with books on Indigo shelves, backed by in-store signings and readings

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Every author on this page started exactly where you are — with something worth saying and no idea how to make it into a book. That's the part we handle.