Educators and Parents

Helping Stories Grow

Resources for Parents, Educators & Librarians

For Parents & Educators

Stories that grow beyond the page

Everstory Garden was created to nurture imagination, creativity, emotional growth, and a love of storytelling. Each adventure gives children opportunities to explore ideas such as courage, kindness, perseverance, self-expression, empathy, and discovering their own unique gifts.

Whether shared at bedtime, explored in a classroom, featured during library storytime, or paired with a creative activity, the stories are designed to open the door to conversation—and then let children’s imaginations take it from there.

At Home

Parents and caregivers can use Everstory Garden as more than a read-aloud. A story can become the beginning of a conversation or a whole afternoon of imaginative play.

You could suggest things like:

Talk about the story. Ask, “How do you think the character felt?” or “What would you have done?”
Create after reading. Draw a new Everstory Garden character, make a fairy garden, write a tiny story, dance, paint, or make music inspired by the book.
Look for personal connections. “Have you ever felt the way Poppy did?”
Plant a Story Seed. Children can plant a flower seed and care for it while thinking about the stories and experiences growing in their own lives.
Use character strengths. Choose an Everstory character and talk about the quality they represent—courage, creativity, kindness, patience, practice, etc.

In Classrooms & Libraries

Bring Everstory Garden beyond the page.

Everstory Garden invites children to read, imagine, create, and explore together. In classrooms and libraries, the stories can become a starting point for meaningful conversations, creative projects, writing activities, movement, music, art, and imaginative play.

Explore Thicket Grove to inspire young writers to find their own words and create new stories. Visit Pastel Rainbow Ridge to encourage artistic expression through drawing, painting, and other creative projects. Let the melodies of the Orchard of Echoes inspire children to explore music, sound, rhythm, and the feelings they can express. Or step inside Petal Point Conservatory, where movement and dance offer opportunities to talk about practice, perseverance, confidence, and encouraging others.

Educators and librarians can use the stories as inspiration for read-alouds, storytime programs, writing prompts, art activities, group discussions, creative movement, summer reading programs, and themed events.

Most importantly, there is no single right way to explore Everstory Garden. Follow the path that sparks your children's curiosity—and see where their stories take them.

Educators and Parents

Helping Stories Grow

For Parents & Educators

At Home

Parents and caregivers can use Everstory Garden as more than a read-aloud. A story can become the beginning of a conversation or a whole afternoon of imaginative play.

You could suggest things like:

Talk about the story. Ask, “How do you think the character felt?” or “What would you have done?”

Create after reading. Draw a new Everstory Garden character, make a fairy garden, write a tiny story, dance, paint, or make music inspired by the book.

Look for personal connections. “Have you ever felt the way Poppy did?”

Plant a Story Seed. Children can plant a flower seed and care for it while thinking about the stories and experiences growing in their own lives.

Use character strengths. Choose an Everstory character and talk about the quality they represent—courage, creativity, kindness, patience, practice, etc.

In Classrooms & Libraries

Bring Everstory Garden beyond the page.

Everstory Garden invites children to read, imagine, create, and explore together. In classrooms and libraries, the stories can become a starting point for meaningful conversations, creative projects, writing activities, movement, music, art, and imaginative play.

Educators and librarians can use the stories as inspiration for read-alouds, storytime programs, writing prompts, art activities, group discussions, creative movement, summer reading programs, and themed events.

Most importantly, there is no single right way to explore Everstory Garden. Follow the path that sparks your children's curiosity—and see where their stories take them.

Read a story. Start a conversation. Create something new.