What if every classroom had something ready for the child who couldn’t find the words?
The Little Pebble Books brings gentle stories and practical emotional-support tools together so educators have something familiar to reach for when a child needs help feeling safe, seen, connected, or calm.
Ages 3–10 · Pre-K–5th grade
Built to fit inside the work educators are already doing
The goal is not to hand teachers another complicated program to manage. Little Pebble connects story time, emotional language, regulation tools, calm corners, classroom community, and family connection in one familiar world.
The stories came first. The classroom resources grew from the moments when children needed something gentle they could actually use.
Stories open the conversation. Toby helps children know what to do next.
Schools can begin with books and individual classroom resources or build a broader approach around Toby’s Toolbox™, Calm Corner supports, and the full digital emotions and feelings curriculum.
Children’s Books
A growing collection for ages 3–10 that gives children gentle entry points into conversations about worth, belonging, family, identity, anxiety, big feelings, resilience, kindness, and connection.
Toby’s Toolbox™
Practical supports for emotion recognition, body clues, communication, breathing, calming, and regulation—including the Turtle Shell Calm-Down Ring Cards, Toby books, classroom visuals, activities, and additional resources as they are developed.
Calm Corner Resources
Visuals and regulation supports help create a predictable space where children can recognize what they are feeling, understand body clues, communicate a need, and choose a strategy to help regulate.
Full Digital Emotions & Feelings Curriculum
For schools that want a deeper learning path, digital curriculum access brings the emotional-learning pieces together so educators can intentionally build recognition, understanding, communication, and regulation skills over time.
Recognize → Understand → Communicate → Regulate
A shared framework children can practice with teachers, counselors, and other trusted adults across the school day.
What this can look like in a school
Little Pebble is designed to fit into routines schools already have rather than requiring a new curriculum period.
During read-alouds
A story opens the conversation around belonging, feelings, identity, courage, family, kindness, or regulation.
In calm corners
Children see familiar Toby visuals and regulation strategies connected to the story world they already know.
In morning meetings & groups
Teachers and counselors can use feelings check-ins, breathing tools, reflection activities, and community-building resources.
Between school and home
Family letters and home-extension activities help children hear consistent emotional language in more than one place.
A familiar framework for school conversations
Little Pebble resources connect with the five CASEL competency areas, giving school leaders a familiar way to understand how the stories, Toby tools, Calm Corner supports, and curriculum relate to social-emotional learning goals.
Self-Awareness
Emotion identification, body clues, identity, and self-worth.
Self-Management
Breathing, calming, emotional regulation, and coping choices.
Social Awareness
Perspective-taking, differences, belonging, family, and understanding others.
Relationship Skills
Trust, kindness, communication, classroom connection, and asking for help.
Responsible Decision-Making
Reflection, choices, problem-solving, behavior reframing, and considering what to do next.
For School Leaders
CASEL alignment gives administrators a clear framework for discussing how the resources fit alongside existing SEL priorities.
One classroom, one grade level, one school—or a larger conversation
Schools do not have to begin in the same place. The next step is to talk about the children you serve, what your educators already use, and which Little Pebble books, Toby resources, Calm Corner supports, or curriculum access would be most useful.
Talk About Your School’s Needs →Bring the story beyond the page
Interested in extending the connection beyond the classroom resources? Contact Trish to ask about current options for author visits, read-alouds, educator conversations, workshops, or district presentations.
Availability can vary, so schools and districts can reach out directly to discuss what may fit their students, educators, and setting.
Ask About a Visit or Workshop →“The children in your classroom need someone who understands what they carry.”
Tell us what your school is trying to make possible for children.
Whether you are considering classroom sets, educator resources, Toby’s Toolbox™, Calm Corner supports, digital curriculum access, one school, or a broader district conversation, the next step is simply to talk about what your educators and children need.
Talk With Trish →