Avenue A Books - Engaging, colorful, & relevant books that illustrate real-world challenges & experiences for kids

Avenue A Books cultivates social and emotional learning in kids by offering a collection of engaging, relatable, and relevant books that illustrate real-world challenges and experiences.

Introducing Avenue A Books

Avenue A Books are specifically designed to help kids engage with the principles and competencies of social and emotional learning, in a way that speaks directly to them, and helps them gain a deeper understanding of the situations they know and experience every day.

Jenny Rose Shares the Story Behind Ready for Read Aloud Apr 19, 2019

In Ready for Read Aloud, Rosa feels shy about reading aloud to her classmates at school. But with practice reading her favorite book to lots of animals and to a new neighbor-friend, she gains the conf...

Illustrating Diversity Mar 26, 2019

We all have a story to tell. Mine starts with learning to read at age four and instantly falling in love with books. I was that child who wrote alternate endings and sequels to my most treasured stori...

Avenue A Books Official Launch! Nov 27, 2018

We had the pleasure of officially launching Avenue A Books at the Responsive Classroom Teachers and Leadership Conferences in Minneapolis earlier this month, and it created quite a buzz! Conference at...