Overview
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES: - 2024 Nautilus Award for Small Press Children's Picture Books (silver) - 2024 Book Excellence Awards: Children's Inspirational/Motivational - 2023 Best Book Awards, American Book Fest: Children's Mind/Body/Spirit Award - Literary Titan Gold Book Award - 2023 BREW Children's Book Excellence Award: ""Book of The Year,"" and ""Illustrated"" categories. - 2023 Firebird Book Awards How can we give our children an understanding of the value of love, kindness, empathy, and compassion? It's challenging to explain the importance of giving and receiving love. Why do some people behave hurtfully? How can we respond with kindness and compassion? The Love Tank guides children in imagining a superpower container inside their bodies that fills up with love. The book explains what can happen when someone's love tank is full--or empty, and how we can help others to fill their love tank.
Full Product Details
Author: Andrea Mendoza-Vasconez ,
Rita Nilson ,
Bobbie Hinman
Publisher: Wholesome Children Books
Imprint: Wholesome Children Books
Volume: 1
Dimensions:
Width: 21.60cm
, Height: 0.20cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.100kg
ISBN: 9798988022909
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 25 July 2023
Recommended Age: From 4 to 8 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"""Creatively encourages preschoolers to regulate their emotions and practice kindness. The narrator's warmth and optimism are reflected in Nilson's colorful, flowing illustrations that use a motif of swirling flowers to reinforce the cyclical impacts of people performing acts of kindness for each other."" -- Kirkus reviews (recommended review) ""The Love Tank by Andrea Mendoza-Vasconez is a charming love story... The metaphor of having a love tank inside you makes it easier for the younger child to understand some of the situations discussed in the book."" -- Deborah Stone for Reader's Favorite ""At the heart of The Love Tank lies the concept of extending kindness to fill the love tanks of others. This notion is more than a metaphor; it is an empowering call to action."" -- Literary Titan"
""Creatively encourages preschoolers to regulate their emotions and practice kindness. The narrator's warmth and optimism are reflected in Nilson's colorful, flowing illustrations that use a motif of swirling flowers to reinforce the cyclical impacts of people performing acts of kindness for each other."" -- Kirkus reviews (recommended review) ""The Love Tank by Andrea Mendoza-Vasconez is a charming love story... The metaphor of having a love tank inside you makes it easier for the younger child to understand some of the situations discussed in the book."" -- Deborah Stone for Reader's Favorite ""At the heart of The Love Tank lies the concept of extending kindness to fill the love tanks of others. This notion is more than a metaphor; it is an empowering call to action."" -- Literary Titan
Author Information
Andrea Mendoza-Vasconez, Ph.D. is an award-winning children's book author, a mother, a behavioral scientist, a teacher, an advocate, and a story-teller. Experiencing motherhood expanded her soul, enhancing her understanding of the importance of love, compassion, connection, and authenticity, which are recurring topics in her children's books. Andrea continuously seeks to cultivate these qualities through different resources, including books and workshops, which she eagerly shares with other parents through her website.
