When kids can’t live with their parents, the transition can feel scary, confusing, and overwhelming.

Children in kinship care often wrestle with big emotions like anger, guilt, shame, or loneliness — and without support, they may keep it all bottled inside.

That’s what Jack and Alice face when they move in with their grandparents. Their mom is struggling emotionally, and their dad can’t care for them alone. Suddenly, their world is filled with new routines, unfamiliar rules, and feelings they don’t know how to express. Through Gramma Kate’s love and a simple but powerful gardening activity, Jack and Alice begin to name their emotions out loud. Step by step, they learn that it’s okay to feel angry, sad, or scared — and that expressing those feelings is the first step toward healing.

Social Skill Themes Explored:

✅ Adjusting to kinship care when parents struggle with mental health or addiction

✅ Identifying difficult emotions like anger, guilt, shame, and loneliness

✅ Building resilience when life feels different from peers

✅ Developing empathy for other kids with hidden struggles at home

✅ Finding healing and calm through nature

📘 Living with Grandma and Grandpa is a life skills story for children ages 6–12 that helps kids in kinship care — or any child facing a family change — understand their feelings and know that they matter. Perfect for grandparents raising grandchildren, teachers seeking to nurture empathy, and therapists supporting children through transitions and grief.

📖 Why You’ll Love It

• 8.5" x 8.5" trim size — easy for small hands to hold and teachers to share aloud
• 32 full-colour pages with engaging illustrations that children love
• Durable glossy hardcover (also available in paperback) for long-lasting use
• Activity included at the back: Draw Your Flower Garden of Feelings — a creative art project that helps kids express emotions and celebrate their strengths
• Helps children process family transitions with compassion and resilience
• Encourages open conversations about emotions in safe spaces
• Great for therapy sessions, classrooms, or family reading

Hardcover: $21.99 |  Paperback: $17.99
Price includes shipping

👉 Add this heartfelt social skills story to your cart today and help children in your life feel seen, supported, and valued.