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Supporting social-emotional learning with a literacy-forward approach through engaging, bold and relatable SEL read-aloud books for students.

Avenue A Books publishes engaging books for grades K-8 that reflect children's real lives and challenges and enrich social and emotional learning.

12/09/2025

Did you know that the Adventures of the Center City Kids book series comes with an accompanying instructional guide? This resource is full of rich, ready-to-use literacy support to target vocabulary development, opportunities for whole and small group instruction, checks for understanding, ELL tips, and more!

Receive your instructional guide for free when you purchase the full Adventure Series collection on our website. Shop now at the link bit.ly/45EuSwR. Happy reading!

04/09/2025

📚 The Adventure Series is a great tool for intentionally and contextually teaching C.A.R.E.S. (cooperation, assertiveness, responsibility, empathy, and self-control) skills to your students.

Bring learning to life with engaging stories that align with the Responsive Classroom approach by shopping the IPPY Award-winning collection today!

29/08/2025

Looking for relatable and educational children’s books to add to your collection this fall?

The Adventures of the Center City Kids is an award-winning series, created to help students learn essential life skills alongside literacy.

📕Each story teaches an essential skill, such as working well with others, persevering through challenges, and being honest.

📕The diverse characters serve as windows and mirrors. With a diverse cast of characters, students will see a range of experiences, identities, and backgrounds represented—including their own.

📕The stories are relevant to real-world experiences, helping students see how to apply skills in real-life situations.

📕The books are aligned with the Responsive Classroom approach, helping teach the skills needed for positive and inclusive communities.

📕They inspire students to create a good life for themselves, their families, and their communities.

Add the Adventure Series to your classroom library today—shop now at the link bit.ly/45EuSwR!

27/08/2025

Self-control skills keep the school day running smoothly. From maintaining composure during transitions to behaving appropriately during lessons, practicing the skill of self-control helps students stay on track throughout the day.

Self-control comes to life in Adventures of Center City Kids. Each story shows what happens when characters use self-control—and what happens when they don’t—giving students the chance to reflect, discuss, and practice this essential skill in meaningful ways.

Get the self-control book bundle today at the link bit.ly/45EuSwR .

25/08/2025

Empathy is essential to building safe, welcoming classrooms where every student feels valued and understood. When students can step into someone else’s perspective, they strengthen relationships, appreciate differences, and contribute to a positive learning community.

The Adventures of Center City Kids empathy set helps students see empathy in action. Through realistic stories, characters show what it means to notice and care about others’ feelings, respond with kindness, and experience the positive outcomes of compassion. These engaging stories give children a window into how empathy shapes friendships, supports teamwork, and creates a classroom where everyone belongs.

Get the empathy book bundle for your classroom at the link bit.ly/45EuSwR!

22/08/2025

Responsibility is at the heart of a thriving classroom. When students practice responsibility, they care for materials, follow routines, make fair choices, and take ownership of their actions. Responsibility strengthens social and behavioral growth and supports academic success.

The Adventures of Center City Kids responsibility book bundle brings these lessons to life through engaging, realistic stories. Students see what responsibility looks like in action—and what happens when it’s missing—so they can reflect, discuss, and practice this essential life skill in meaningful ways.

Add the assertiveness book bundle to your bookshelf today—shop now at the link bit.ly/45EuSwR!

20/08/2025

Assertiveness gives students the confidence to speak up for themselves while respecting others. Students build resilience and self-respect by learning to express feelings clearly, ask for help when needed, show patience, and take ownership of mistakes.

The Adventures of Center City Kids assertiveness competency book bundle uses realistic stories to show what healthy assertiveness looks like in action. Students see how voicing their needs and standing up for themselves can strengthen relationships, solve problems, and create a more supportive classroom community.

Shop the assertiveness book bundle for your class at the link bit.ly/45EuSwR!

18/08/2025

Cooperation is the foundation of positive relationships and strong classroom communities. When students learn to listen, share, and work together toward common goals, they build the skills that make both learning and friendships thrive.

The Adventures of Center City Kids cooperation book bundle brings these lessons to life with relatable stories that show how teamwork, collaboration, and helping others lead to success. Share these stories with your students to show them cooperation—and the positive impact it can have— in action.

Get the cooperation book bundle for your class at the link in bio!

14/08/2025

The Adventures of the Center City Kids, 20 read-aloud books, promote social, emotional, and academic skills within:

⭐Cooperation
⭐Assertiveness
⭐Responsibility
⭐Empathy
⭐Self-Control

These competencies are needed for success in all facets of life: learning, work, play, friendships, and relationships!

Learn more about the Adventure Series by clicking the link http://bit.ly/45EuSwR!

24/07/2025

At Ansom Elementary, classrooms are full of Fly Five posters, PowerPoints, characters, and even the Adventures of the Center City Kids books!

Avenue A’s IPPY Award-winning Adventure Series is on sale now, for a limited time!

📚The full twenty-book collection, including the accompanying instructional guide—for the full Adventure Series experience!

📖Competency sets and aligned quick coaching guides—for emphasizing learning in one of the C.A.R.E.S. competencies (cooperation, assertiveness, responsibility, empathy, or self-control)

Use code BACK2SCHOOL15 when you shop on our website to get up to 15% off the Adventure Series!

Shop now at the link https://www.flyfive.org/shop/avenue-a-books/!

15/07/2025

Our back-to-school sale is here for a limited time!

It’s the perfect time to stock up on back-to-school essentials.

Use code BACK2SCHOOL15 for 15% off:
🔹Adventures of the Center City Kids individual books, competency sets, and the full collection
🔹The Mindful Student lesson cards, emoji heads, emotions poster pack, and the Mindfulness Mini-Course for adults

Shop now at the link https://www.flyfive.org/!

12/07/2025

Looking for a fun story that helps young readers discover a balance between independence and asking for help? Jade’s Puppy Pileup, a book in our IPPY award-winning Adventure Series collection, is here to help young readers develop these essential skills!

For a limited time, you have the chance to win this book when you enter our Goodreads giveaway! This heartwarming story teaches assertiveness and shows kids it’s okay to ask for help.
Starting today, we’re giving away 30 copies of Jade’s Puppy Pileup! Join Jade as she learns that accepting help doesn’t mean giving up independence; it’s part of growing up.

📅 Giveaway runs July 12–August 2 at 11:59 pm ET.
📍 Open to all Goodreads members in the U.S.
🔗 Enter via the link https://bit.ly/4nFbzvL
🐾 Don’t miss your chance. Enter now!

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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.