low self esteem read this

 

Grayce's Wisdom Reading 'n Things Emporium  

here cute animal pairs         talking building esteem

A kids match game with animals.  Print back to back on heavier white stock, cut apart and play. 

You can color the card faces or leave them black and white.  

These are PDF files for you to print and create to your liking for yourself and others.

These are consumables meant to be more budget friendly. 

The book can be spiral bound or put into a school folder that has 3 hole brads. a 3 ring binder.

The Grayce The Talking Calico Fable is a timely one that uses cats to explain "mean and demeaning words and their affect".

The story of words and their affect on you, seems rather relevant and important now.  There are several esteem building exercises for the reader to do to help them cope.

The story portion with Grayce The Talking Cat is geared to young people, but the story presented applies to all ages. Dealing with low self-esteem.

Talking about what is going (on as you read the story) and the interactions of the story characters is important to gaining insight and solutions to the demeaning/thoughtless actions of the characters.  There are times when people aren't aware of what they are doing to another person that is important to talk about too. 

Boost your mental health and those in your family and around you.  There are relaxing activities to work on that will help you grow and overcome lack of confidence in self.  

Discuss the exercises with younger family and friends to make it easier for them to understand.  The end result should be learning to feel worth at the level they understand.  Not being mean, being nice, not making fun of others, helping others, you get the idea. 

For the adults in your world, the exercises can be done by printing the pages for them. This is better than ripping the pages out or writing in a valuable book. 

You or they can work in private or together to discuss what they have experienced or witnessed and find solutions that work for them, you and everyone before tackling the world again.

Gifts sample (free) Frontline PDF's to Relax

See Yee, See Yee!  A video of the Sample Book!

So you'll know what you can choose to have sent to you or your friends!

NOTE: 

 If you are a frontliner or a relative or want to make someone's day, contact us (graycelynnlilyauthor@gmail.com) or via the comments section and we can get you the individual  PDF you want. It is our gift to you. Each book title is about 25-30 pages and they are gender-free and meant to help take stress off your life. Share with co-workers.

A couple of the items have a nominal charge - For Home schoolers/teachers 

one: the science lesson plans  

two:  (BMOG) ROBOTS to help an unemployed friend from before the pandemic.

Contact us on how to contribute.

To see the PDF version of Grayce Lynn's Sample Book, it is here. It's 42 pages of sampling.

The individual books are finished, BUT not uploaded: Contact us for now and we will get them out to you via email as PDFs.  It's a work in progress and we don't have a store. These are an offshoot from our usual Amazon books and we're working on it....

  Forgot to mention some of these books are set for A4, as well as US 8.5 x 11, so they are individualized in some ways for the International Sector, we'll be happy to supply the one you need. Also larger print for your convenience.  So get in touch to get your gift.

We appreciate your understanding.  Happy Sampling!

  
Stay safe.

Grayce Lynn

FAQ The Squirrels Part 2 of 5 Teaching Aids photos from Lithuania

The Eurasian Red Squirrels 

The Eurasian Red Squirrels have been around for over 10,000 years—the end of the last Ice Age before the continents split. But they are an endangered species.

The Eurasian Red Squirrel is cute and photos of this squirrel show a personality that is endearing and worth saving from extinction.

Open a book and read about them in Adventures in the Park with Marcijona: The Red Squirrel and Our Days in the Park with Marcijona: The Red Squirrel by Grayce Lynn Lily.

Shown in their natural habitat and full squirreliness. Squirels are a more intelligent species than people think and play important roles in the eco system. Photos from Lithuania by photographer there.

Fun facts:
They can jump a great distance,
 they can hang upside down,
 they are either right or left handed,

 and they can swim.

Now for Xmas Father's Day Gift Snafu!! Fixed.

December:  we've reworked this cute booklet to be an all purpose Dad Gift.

We've added pages and quotes and the ability to make it a gift for one's Grand Dad, Uncle, Brother with alternate covers. It's a good DIY project and budget friendly gift for these times.You print the ones you need or all.

We have also put together a Dad's B B Que Cooking with alternate covers for the above relatives. A change from ties or socks. They can be found at the store along with other budget gifts.

 Plenty of room for notes and tweaks and pages to add your /their family favorites.

For an investment of around $7.00 you can fix yourself at least 8 gifts, depending on family size you'll get more for less. These are full 8.5 x 11 sized booklets.  Don't forget to go to the How To at the Annex for ideas on how to personalize our books for your needs. 

July

Today, we discovered that the link was not working..... to the drop box for the free Father's Day booklets.

We apologize for all that inconvenience it may have caused you.

We haven't been as attentive as we could be, as our human Dad was moved to a home due to medical complications.  COVID-19 isn't helping ease our worries.

We have been hoping to relieve our problems with trying to ease your problems with these various gifts. It's been very stressful for all of us.

We're posting the links to the Father's Day journal a short version and a book like version again.  Hopefully this will go better.

While we may be a tad late for Father's Day, we can honor him with a surprise now.

 Go here for the smaller but full page

 8.5 x 11 writing area.

Here is sample page for the for the full page writing journal.......

Here are the Instructions 

 

Sample picture from the booklet, which is 23 pages 2 to 8.5 x 11 page format. Check out the  booklet                                                                                                                      

Give an Uplifting Day

Budget Gift Shop full of Goodies  for the Day!

A variety of bookmarks from Grayce Lynn to help ease stress. These are in color for ease of sharing and Black and white to color in.  There are 12 pages in this bookmark booklet for you to be able to please everyone. PDF format US and A4.            

Get the A4 for $3.20

Get the letter sized for $3.20


Print these on a heavier stock, white or in color to personalize.

Need a quick gift?  We have all of the puzzles, mazes and other PDF files  up and available to gift to yourself or someone else. These are easily emailed or printed and personalized by you to gift. These are NOT EBOOKS, these are printables/consumables meant to be held in a hand to  write on, color on, work on. A PDF Reader is needed.

Gift it! for $3.20

Important information about the HOW TO print and use the products can be found

here. at Grayce's Wisdom Annex. It is an easy 'How To' to follow.

These products are in addition to our regular products on Amazon featuring Marcijona the endangered Red Squirrel and Lithuania, journals, coloring and humor books. Still time to get them for Christmas.

Thank you for visiting and happy shopping and DIYing your gifts. They will mean more to your recipient and are budget friendly.  Use your hidden artistic talents , help the youngsters prepare gifts from the heart.

Keep well and safe while celebrating whichever holiday you do.

Father's Day Free Journal Gift

The following samples take you to the dropbox for you to download the one you want.

Sample large print

Sample booklet 

Stress Busters: MENTAL HEALTH DURING THIS CRISES FREE IDEAS !

JOIN OUR PUSH FOR BETTER MENTAL HEALTH  DURING THIS CRISES! Mom's Day Gifts! Front Liners!

Updates:

The Sample Products Book is here!(All but 2 free)

Buddy is still with us, on new meds, still splatting, smaller and less often, gaining some weight. Hurrah!  Antibiotics and steroids, round whatever at this point. 

However, our human dad in the midst of all this is in a home, rehabbing a muscle spasm that left him unable to walk, Alzheimer's set-back may keep him there, being unaware of the crises in the world complicates the progress. Social distancing not in the vocabulary.

Gifts for you:

Mother's Day for all kids---Free coloring bookmarks with Mother's day messages.

go here!


These are purposely black and white to enable you to print at a lower cost.

Our Other Items: all of the--
 Sports for all word searches, scrambles, Early Japanese Art for coloring or just framing, mazes, Sudoku Hard and Easy, Robots (to help a friend) will be in black and white for this reason. 

We almost have the sample book pages ready, for each of these.  We have included 2-3 samples of each.  

UPDATE 5/7   GOOD NEWS SAMPLE BOOK FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  

here  is the Sample Book!!  
Note the SAMPLE book is huge, 42 pages.

NOTE NOTE: 

 If you are a front liner, contact us (graycelynnlilyauthor@gmail.com) or via the comments section and we can get you the individual  PDF you want. It is our gift to you. Each book title is about 25-30 pages and they are gender-free and meant to help take stress off your life. Share with co-workers.

A couple of the items have a nominal charge - For Home schoolers/teachers one: the science lesson plans  

two:  (BMOG) ROBOTS to help an unemployed friend from before the pandemic.

The individual books are finished, BUT not uploaded: Contact us for now and we will get them out to you via email as PDFs.  It's a work in progress and we don't have a store. These are an offshoot from our usual Amazon books and we're working on it....
UPDATE:  5/9/20  Forgot to mention some of these books are set for A4, as well as US 8.5 x 11, so they are individualized in some ways for the International Sector, we'll be happy to supply the one you need.

We appreciate your understanding.  Happy Sampling!

  
Stay safe.

Grayce Lynn

FAQ The Squirrels Part 5 of 5 Final Teaching Aids

Celebrate Today - Squirrel Appreciation Day January 21

Parents and Teachers I hope you have been using these posts to inform your children of the importance of preserving (A) the Eurasian Red Squirrel, (B) helping squirrels in the cold weather and all year around (C) Instilling respect for these little gems of the ecosystem.

Kids!  By now you should have an appreciation for these historic squirrels and have discovered how they live and help our world ecology.

Have you done something nice for them today?

 If you are in an area of the world that has very cold weather it would be nice of you and your friends or family to try to help preserve these squirrels. 

It will make you feel better about helping the world that will be yours when you grow-up. We’ve highlighted the programs in the UK as they are the most organized and longest running in preserving the Eurasian Red Squirrel.

Need more ideas for teaching, the Marcijona books

• Colors,
• History,
• Basic etiquette phrases in a new language for fun,
• Easy science nature, flora and fauna,
• The seasons.
• Creative writing skills can be enhanced in the older grades
• With research projects about the squirrels and ecology.  (There are Journals in three languages, English, French and Spanish to encourage this.) 

Some Topics to consider

1. The science of climate and changes affecting the world. 
2. History of the UK, Europe and Eastern Europe, architectural styles,
3. What is a UNESCO Heritage Site,
4. What and why is volunteering important to communities everywhere.
5. Why kindness to animals of every type is of importance.

Enjoy.

FAQ The Squirrels Part 4 of 5 Teaching Aids

Newest Research shows an area of grave concern for the red squirrels health.

Startling findings about the virus that has been decimating this squirrel in the UK.

“Sciurus vulgaris Incorrect supplementary feeding of red squirrels can promote the local outbreaks of squirrel poxvirus (SQPV)

Feeding:  the areas where European red squirrels live in the UK should change the “Shared Feeders System” (One feeder for a bunch of squirrels to eat from.) To "scatter feeding" Throw it out there, kind of like feeding the chickens. Take a handful and toss near where they can eat what is there or take it to bury. Rationing of sorts.

To significantly reduce the possibility of passing SQPV to other Red Squirrels within the neighborhood and insects in a small area by the many red squirrels visiting and eating within one day.  The feeders put up by volunteers should not be used for the Eurasian red squirrels. Sharing is not good for their health, although it is easier on volunteers. It will entail rethinking the feeding program and volunteers necessary to keep it going in the cold weather.

 (In short, it's about placing several nuts near trees – as many as the squirrel has a chance to quickly eat and/or bury to protect the Red Squirrel from the disease.) The virus can be spread via droplet transmission (saliva) by European red squirrels* and for them "scatter feeding" should be applied – with no shared feeders.” *(Warnock et al. 2012, Collins et al. 2014, ICSRS 2015) Abstract: https://i-csrs.com/new-threats-red-squirrels

FAQ The Squirrels Part 3 of 5 Teaching Aids

The Role of Squirrels

Squirrels play an important role in the ecosystem by dispersing tree seeds, flower, fruit and vegetable seeds. They bury only the best of the seeds, which then produces new plants/trees, etc. for everyone else to use.

Get involved by Volunteering, Donating

Adopt a Red Squirrel, through the Wildlife Trusts.  This page covers The Wildlife Trusts of South and West Wales, The Northern Wildlife Trust, Dorset Wildlife Trust, and the Scottish Wildlife Trust.  

There are 46 Wildlife Trusts covering the whole of the UK, the Isle of Man and Alderney. Each Wildlife Trust is an independent charity set up to help look after wildlife, wild places and help people get closer to nature. Map from the United Kingdom. There is a drop down list with links to each trust.

Map go here.

FAQ The Squirrels Part 1 of 5 Teaching Aids

Squirrel Appreciation Day January 21st Factoids
January 21st of every year is Squirrel Appreciation Day it is observed worldwide. It was started by a wildlife rehabilitator in North Carolina. The reason for the January date is the scarceness of food in the cold weather where most squirrels live. This is a way to help, with food and shelter boxes for them.

According to Wikipedia: American red squirrels should not be confused with Eurasian red squirrels since the ranges of these species do not overlap, they are both commonly referred to as "red squirrels" in the areas where they are native.

 The North American species was first catalogued by Erxleben in 1771 and found in Hudson Bay, Canada.

Squirrels as a family can be divided into five major lineages: Red squirrels (Tamiasciurus) fall within the clade that includes flying squirrels and other tree squirrels (e.g., Sciurus). While we have Red Squirrels on the North American continent, they are not the same as the Eurasian Red Squirrels.

There are 25 recognized subspecies of red squirrels. The red squirrel or Eurasian red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) a species of tree squirrel is common throughout Eurasia. This is the endangered squirrel that we have in our photo story books her name is Marcijona.

Ugly Sweaters + Lefties check it out

Ugly Sweaters - reason to just use our 2020 Ugly Sweaters Calendar/Coloring Book.
Help slow pollution!
Hi Again!
Just saw something from a news feed (actually weather) that was interesting about creating pollution with Ugly Sweaters. Who would have thought? I mean they are ugly and supposed to be funny but this seems to be a serious thought provoking side effect of Ugly Sweaters.
 It seems there's a lot of plastic involved with the sweaters and they are basically a throw-away type of garment. The news video attributes increased pollution on garments like these.
 They suggest re-using the sweater in an exchange - give to someone else (who lives far away perhaps where no one has seen it yet) it'll be new to them. It's certainly something to keep in mind. Helping the environment.
I know what you're going to say, but paper comes from trees.  Yes, true, but trees do grow and replenish and paper is recyclable.  Not so with plastic.

Go check out our Idea Quick Gift page for an easy solution that will keep your friends and help the world.

NOTE: If you have left-handed friends the calendar is placed landscape, giving access to both left handers and right handers.  The notes page on the back is also accessible to lefties.

Or go directly to buy the 2020 calendar coloring book for them.

Lithuania A Little History

Lithuania -  Heritage

The country of Lithuania is one of the Baltic Countries. 

Lithuania has a rich culture and has been inhabited since the Mesolithic Era (15,000 to 5,000BP). Vilnius the capitol is a UNESCO World Heritage City. Vilnius has always been a multi-national city, with  rich architectural components highlighting various periods of history.  The Old Town of Vilnius, one of the largest surviving medieval old towns in Northern Europe, has an area of 3.59 square kilometers (887 acres).It encompasses 74 quarters , with 70 streets and lanes numbering 1,487 buildings with a total floor area of 1,497,000 square meters. Examples of some of Europe’s greatest architectural styles – Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical are found here.

       

St. Franciscan Assyrian Old Town

Cousins and Books

American cousin turns Lithuanian Cousin’s photos into children’s books.

Although the Marcijona stories are animal based, they hold the same messages, tolerance, life chores, varying culture, country and endangered species. Using the animals gives it a broader audience reach and deflates a gender-biased tone. Anyone can be friends with anyone if they see each other as a part of a total world population.

 

The photos of the endangered Red Squirrel have lent themselves to children’s stories.

This  enables children worldwide to learn about the Red Squirrel and Lithuania.

Grayce Lynn Lily introduces Cousin Jonas’s photography in children’s  books available in both Kindle and Print form.

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Check back with us as we are updating quite often as we learn our way here.

You don't have to be Lithuanian to read and enjoy books that we have. We have a large collection for all ages to peruse: witty books, reading books,journaling, planning/goals calendars, cooking, nature photos, interactive children's books, puzzles and crafts, coloring, wedding gift tracker family genealogy. Our Banner says it all.