The Cozy Lane A Big Feelings Book for Children Raised by Grandparents or Kinship Families: A warm SEL story about family pride, belong, (Paperback)

<p><i>The worksheet said "All About My Mom." Otis read it three times. It still didn't fit.</i></p><p>It asked about lipsticks and nail polish and pretty purses. Otis lives with G-Ma Jo. G-Ma Jo has dirt under her fingernails and a green gardening apron and a silver whistle she blows when dinner is ready. The worksheet doesn't have a box for any of that.</p><p>So Otis does something quiet and brave.</p><p>He takes out his green crayon. He crosses out the word MOM. And in big, proud letters - letters that take up the whole line and then some - he writes G-MA.</p><p><i>Our Own Kind of Cozy</i> is a tender, funny, fiercely loving picture book about kinship care, family pride, and the quiet courage it takes to cross out a word that was never yours and write the one that is. For children raised by grandparents, guardians, and the family members who showed up when it mattered - and for the G-Mas and G-Pas who know that some roots grow silver and strong.</p><p><b>Inside this book your child will find: </b></p><ul><li>The very specific sting of a school activity that assumes every family looks the same</li><li>G-Ma Jo - strong, funny, dirt-under-her-fingernails real, as a full and proud parental figure</li><li>A child who moves from confused and heavy to quietly, completely proud</li><li>A story that never asks Otis to explain his family, only to celebrate it</li></ul><p><i>Perfect for children ages 3-8, grandfamilies, kinship care families, school counselors, and any child who has ever needed to cross out the wrong word and write their own.</i></p>

• The Cozy Lane A Big Feelings Book for Children Raised by Grandparents or Kinship Families: A warm SEL story about family pride, belong, (Paperback)
• Author: Independently Published
• ISBN: 9798258965189
• Format: Paperback
• Publication Date: 2026-04-29
• Page Count: 34