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Paradise Canyon Elementary School Family Reading Night with Stephanie Owens

  • Paradise Canyon Elementary School 471 Knight Way La Cañada Flintridge, CA, 91011 United States (map)

open to the paradise canyon elementary school community ONLY

MY FIRST LOOSE TOOTH: From the day they are born, little ones start facing milestone moments, as they grow and experience the world. With poetic lyricism this children's book explores a little girl's discovery of her first loose tooth. My First Loose Tooth is a beautiful story of curiosity, courage, and support. ​

Every book in the All My Firsts series will feature a child that has a truly unique characteristic. This book is no different. In My First Loose Tooth, Taylor has two different colored eyes. A condition known as Complete Heterochromia. The hope is to get conversations started at home or school, familiarizing children with the many differences people have, and prevent judgement, teasing, or bullying as a result of discomfort or lack of knowledge. Allowing all to embrace one another, rather than exclude or be excluded.

MY FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT: The new President is about to be elected. A young Joy spends the day with her brother CJ learning about who and what a President is. Realizing that for the first time in history a female could win the election. After learning about what a President does and even where they live, Joy also begins to explore all the other things she can grow up to be. This is a story filled with encouragement, aspiration, and inspiration.

 STEPHANIE OWENS began writing children's picture books in order to inspire and excite little ones as they prepare to face life's changes. My First Loose Tooth was the debut release from All My Firsts, her series highlighting many childhood milestones.

Stephanie is the founder and President of Hayward House Publishing, which she began in order to self-publish her series. With a degree in psychology, Stephanie spent the years following school working in a placement home counseling troubled youth. She lives in Los Angeles, California, but was born in the Bay Area and spent her formative years in Maine.