Resilient Reads, LLC
"Building Resilience Through Reading, Learning, and Thriving"
Books & SEL Curriculum
for Social-Emotional Growth
Families • Schools • Community Programs
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Planting the seeds of resilience, one child, one family, and one community at a time.
Empower your journey with stories and tools for emotional growth.
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Our Books Are More Than Stories
They are CASEL-aligned tools that support Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision-Making, along with practical coping skills.
Explore our previews. When you are ready to continue the journey, you can find the full Resilient Reads collection on Amazon,
or visit our e-learning courses to explore a free lesson and learn more.
This video showcases Nina’s Coping Toolbox, a collection of books and 🎓 e-learning course that teaches children social-emotional learning, mindfulness, and coping tools.
Nina’s Coping Toolbox: 4-Book Series
Social-Emotional Learning & Coping Tools
Inspired by my daughter Nina’s courage during her transition to a new school in fourth grade, this collection teaches social-emotional skills and practical coping tools through stories, journaling, and activities. Each book helps children build resilience, courage, confidence, and connection.
🎥 Watch the Four-Book Collection
Nina's Coping Toolbox Book 1/$11.99
Teaching Social Emotional Learning and coping tools that help children manage big feelings through deep breathing, journaling, affirmations, and gratitude.
The Book That Started It All!
Nina's Coping Toolbox Book 2
Activities Book/$14.99
An interactive workbook with fun activities that help children practice mindfulness, resilience, and emotional awareness every day.
Nina's Coping Toolbox Book 3
Journal & Activities Book/$14.99
A guided journal with prompts that help children express feelings, practice coping skills, and build resilience day by day.
SEL & Coping Tools at Your Fingertips/$17.99
Brings together essential tools from the series, helping children and families use coping strategies to heal and grow together.
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A practical workbook for teens and adults featuring SEL strategies, mindfulness, coping tools, and scripture to support self-discovery, reflection, and healing.
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A guided workbook for preteens and middle school students that builds self-awareness, confidence, coping skills, healthy relationships, and responsible decision-making through SEL activities and reflection.
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Discovering Me Volume 2 /$15.99
This volume is designed to be used alongside our Discovering me e-learning course on Thinkific. It is A practical workbook for teens and adults with SEL strategies, mindfulness, and coping tools for self-discovery and healing.
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Healing My Roots Memoir/$13.99
A personal journey through trauma and healing, offering inspiration and tools for growth and resilience. Written for teens and adults.
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Portia's Healing Journey/$11.99
A heartfelt story of resilience that shares Portia’s path through challenges, inspiring children and families to believe that growth and hope are always possible.
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Michael's Rainbow Adventures
Exploring Emotions & Colors/$13.99
100% of Proceeds Donated to Healing the Roots Foundation.
I co-wrote Michael’s Rainbow Adventures with my late uncle, Michael LeRoy Mills. This book is very special to me, It helps children celebrate their feelings and express emotions in joyful ways, while learning that every feeling has value.
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Helps children relax and reconnect with their bodies through gentle mindfulness practices that bring calm and focus.
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A child-friendly guide to mindfulness that helps kids notice feelings, quiet their minds, and find peace in the present moment.
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Happy Hearts & Grateful Minds/$11.99
Helps children practice gratitude and affirmations, building a positive mindset and resilient heart.
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Love For Me/$11.99
Teaches children how to recognize love and support, discern between love and fear, and know whom they can trust for care.
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Tee Time With Ray & Friends/ $12.99
This book was written by my son, Ray Jr., and it was a pleasure and an honor to be the co-author of this special project with him. A fun, uplifting story that introduces children to golf while teaching lessons about teamwork, confidence, and perseverance.
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I Miss You
Guiding Little Hearts Through The Big Feelings Of Missing A Loved One/$12.99
Helps children separated from loved ones process sadness and discover healthy ways to cope.
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Always In My Heart
Guiding Little Hearts Through Grief $12.99
A comforting story that helps children understand grief and loss while reminding them that love never leaves.
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Let's Visit The Dentist/$12.99
Helps children feel comfortable at the dentist by teaching what to expect and encouraging healthy oral care habits. 🎥 Peek Inside: Animated Book Preview
Love for me teaches Children how to Recognizing Love & Support.
Happy Hearts & Grateful Minds
empowers Little Dreamers with
Gratitude, Affirmations, SEL &
Coping Skills
What Readers Are Saying
"Portia’s book provides healing for adults and children. They are
transformational tools that enable parents to have better relationships with themselves and establish healthy relationships with their children. Portia is
helping families across the world heal from their trauma and truly experience
the goodness of life."
Toni goins
"This book is such a special gift to share and read with kids! Portia book is filled with colorful words and insight about feelings, emotions, hope, and much more! I truly believe this book will be a healing guide for children!"
F.H.
"Such a wonderful way to understand and communicate with children through their eyes."
Mac
What Readers Are Saying
"All of these books were carefully written and crafted to help! I love reading these with my niece!"
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What Readers Are Saying
"I myself enjoy reading this book with my daughter it’s the beautiful characters plus the story itself excellent love it. Love reading this book for my little one."
Amazon Customer
"This book is so encouraging for little ones to understand and navigate changes. Life isn’t always easy and I wish I had this book when Jordyn was going through a rough patch in middle school. Facing Fears and Problem solving, all of our babies will unfortunately have to deal with situations like these. This book helps with acceptance, how to overcome uncomfortable situations and how to deal with anxiety. Great book! I highly recommend."
Amazon Customer
"When grand kids come visit we do the exercises in book, they like the different things they can do, and think it’s fun. Not knowing it helps them."
Brenda P.