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    EQ Explorers: Little Adventures for a Big, Happy Life | Dedicated Review

    Bianca SchulzeBy Bianca Schulze4 Mins Read Ages 4-8 Animal Books Picture Books Social Emotional
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    Book Series EQ ExplorersEQ Explorers: Little Adventures for a Big, Happy Life

    Written by Kim Linette

    Illustrated by James Loram

    Age Range: 4-12

    Publisher: Kapalua Cove, LLC

    What to expect: Emotional Intelligence and Life Lessons

    The EQ Explorers series is a collection of animal and human adventure stories that aim to boost emotional intelligence. Each of the didactic tales focuses on a life lesson that encourages readers to manage their emotions positively while overcoming challenges.

    Author Kim Linette effectively communicates these lessons in a clearly expressed manner with enough gentle humor to charm young readers. The challenges that the happy-go-lucky characters must overcome are kid-friendly, and any struggle is defused effectively. The books all follow the same format and include a “Let’s Explore” portion in which a set of questions are provided to encourage readers to truly tap into the essence of each story—these questions are great conversation starters. There are also fun facts about the starring animal, which will certainly interest animal lovers. And to round out the appeal, readers can look for small Buddy Bee within the pages of each book—you can find a clue at the end of the book on how many times he appears throughout.

    The colorful, lush, winning illustrations demonstrate visually how the characters learn to value themselves and their uniqueness. The artwork shines on the glossy, thick pages that feel good to turn. Diversity and inclusion are also a part of the artwork as each book features a child with white, light brown, or dark brown skin.

    Book JoJo Giraffe${2}s Big LaughJojo Giraffe’s Big Laugh: Don’t Take Things Personally!

    Written by Kim Linette

    Illustrated by James Loram

    Perspective and self-acceptance are the lessons a sweet girl named Kali learns from JoJo Giraffe in Jojo Giraffe’s Big Laugh. Whatever others say or do is from their perspective. Listen politely to others but trust yourself and spend time with folks who like you for you. Others’ opinions say a lot more about them than they do about you.

    April 21, 2020 | ISBN-13: 978-1950062096

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    Book Compare Bear${2}s Double DareCompare Bear’s Double Dare: Be Yourself – Don’t Compare!

    Written by Kim Linette

    Illustrated by James Loram

    In Compare Bear’s Double Dare, the EQ principle is “Be yourself. Don’t Compare.” A young boy named Danny helps a brown grizzly bear discover that the only person you need to be better than is the person you were yesterday.

    August 1, 2019 | ISBN-13: 978-1950062010

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    EQ explorers Wally Whale${2}s Mighty TailWally Whale’s Mighty Tail: Happiness is a Choice!

    Written by Kim Linette

    Illustrated by James Loram

    Koa learns in Wally Whale’s Mighty Tail that “happiness is a choice.” It’s not what you have or what happens to you that brings happiness; it’s whether you think positively or negatively about them, that makes you feel happy. It’s also noted in the story that it’s not wrong to be sad—you may discover your mightiness in turning a bad time into a happy time.

    August 1, 2019 | ISBN-13: 978-1950062003

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    Sending kids out into the world with some life lessons under their belt is always a good thing. The EQ Explorer series could be just the set of uplifting books you’re looking for to help build self-confident, happy, and successful children who have stronger relationships at home and in the classroom.

    About the Author

    Kim Linette Author

    Kim Linette

    Kim Linette is the mother of six wonderful children and the founder of Kapalua Cove Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering children to create healthy relationships and joy-filled lives. In ancient Hawaiian, “Kapalua” means “arms embracing the sea.” Passionate about helping children throughout the world, Kim has written her EQ Explorers books to inspire all children and their caretakers to live big, happy lives! Raised in Southern California, Kim now splits her time between Alpine, Utah and Lahaina, Maui.

    For more information, visit www.eqexplorers.com, Facebook, and Instagram.

    Dedicated Reviews allow authors and illustrators to gain prompt visibility for their work. This non-biased review of “EQ Explorers: Little Adventures for a Big, Happy Life”  was sponsored* by Kapalua Cove, LLC. Learn more about getting a book review …

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    *Disclosure: Please note that this post may contain affiliate links that share some commission. Rest assured that these will not affect the cost of any products and services promoted here. Our team always provides their authentic opinion in all content published on this site.

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    Bianca Schulze is the founder of The Children’s Book Review. She is a reader, reviewer, mother and children’s book lover. She also has a decade’s worth of experience working with children in the great outdoors. Combined with her love of books and experience as a children’s specialist bookseller, the goal is to share her passion for children’s literature to grow readers. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia, she now lives with her husband and three children near Boulder, Colorado.

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    1. Susan Stickney on August 3, 2020 1:22 pm

      I love that the Explorers book help boost emotional intelligence!

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