Choosing Kindness

Being kind is a choice. Every day we get to choose to be kind or not. In this award-winning Kathryn the Grape book, readers are invited to think kind thoughts, say kind words, and do kind things. "Choosing Kindness" is also a song with videos to support multiple learning styles and abilities.National Association of Parenting Products (NAPPA) AwardFamily Choice AwardSocial-Emotional Learning through Storytelling

Social-emotional learning through storytelling is Kathryn the Grape's jam! Helping children understand and express their feelings, and sharing tools for them to navigate through life is the purpose of this award-winning series.

Kathryn the Grape Media Supports All Learning Styles and Abilities

Parents, caregivers, and educators appreciate Kathryn the Grape's books because the narrative of every story has a real purpose and features illustrated characters representing diverse abilities, ages, and ethnicities. Kathryn the Grape provides a trio of media options in books, songs, and videos to help support all learning styles and spectrum abilities.

For Young Readers-Kathryn the Grape Grows with Children

Let's Read Together Series: Kathryn the Grape Let's Read Together Series is well suited for children of various reading levels from ages three to seven. Starting with nursery rhymes, Kathryn the Grape meets children as toddlers and evolves into mindfully inclusive social-emotional learning stories with simple and rhythmic storytelling.

Affirmation Series: As children grow, so does Kathryn the Grape, the illustrated character in the award-winning Kathryn the Grape Affirmation Series. Bridging the gap between simple illustrated stories and chapter books, the seven-book illustrated series is perfect for readers ages six to eight. Its first-person storytelling introduces social-emotional mental health wellness concepts of self-reliance, compassion, vulnerability, internal dialogue, thoughtful decision-making, acceptance, empowerment, self-worth, and positive affirmations.



About Kathryn the Grape-Purple-Powered Positivity

Kathryn Cloward is Kathryn the Grape. She was inspired to bring her childhood nickname to life as an illustrated character to be a messenger of heart-centered stories and songs featuring positive, compassionate, empowering, and inclusive topics. By sharing with children, Kathryn knows she is also sharing with adults. A prolific storyteller of simplification, she is passionate and purposeful in her desire to provide children, families, caregivers, and educators with simple and relatable tools for navigating life. Dressed in the replica of her favorite purple outfit from childhood, Kathryn the Grape is engaging for young children as an illustrated character on the pages of their books and a real person they see on videos and meet in person at concerts and events.