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This is where you’ll find press kits, awards, reviews, and the latest news about Free Spirit Publishing. We’re always adding new content to our site, but if you don’t find what you’re looking for (or you’re interested in a review copy), email us at publicity@freespirit.com or call 1-800-735-7323, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST.
Free Spirit’s award-winning books offer solid information and jargon-free advice for teens, kids, parents, and educators on a variety of timely topics from bullying and parenting to stress and school success. Click here to see a list of topics on which our authors can provide advice and insight. Browse our online catalog for books on all of these subjects and many more.
Book Videos
Your Life in Comics by Bill Zimmerman
Going Blue: A Teen Guide to Saving Our Oceans, Lakes, Rivers, & Wetlands by Cathryn Berger Kaye, M.A., Philippe Cousteau, and EarthEcho International
Teen Cyberbullying Investigated by Judge Tom Jacobs
Middle School Confidential™ Series by Annie Fox, M.Ed.
Good-Bye Bully Machine by Debbie Fox and Allan L. Beane, Ph.D.
Reviews
The Gifted Teen Survival Guide
“A necessary toolkit that encourages and empowers gifted teens to take charge and make the most of who they are.”—Colleen M. Harsin, director, The Davidson Academy of Nevada
Our Emotions and Behavior series
“These are excellent titles for children who need help expressing their feelings and they will be a bonus in any guidance counselor’s arsenal.”—School Library Journal
No Kidding About Bullying
“This is an extraordinary resource. It should be in every single elementary and middle school classroom.”—Maurice J. Elias, Ph.D., director of Rutgers University Social-Emotional Learning Lab and author of The Educator’s Guide to Emotional Intelligence and Academic Achievement
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Awards
Bedtime and Calm-Down Time, written by Elizabeth Verdick and illustrated by Marieka Heinlen, are both recipients of Creative Child Magazine's 2011 Preferred Choice Award in the Toddler Board Books category.
Free Spirit founder and president Judy Galbraith was honored with the prestigious 2011 California Association for the Gifted Ruth A. Martinson Award. This award is given for a significant contribution to the body of knowledge in the area of gifted and talented education.
Be Fit, Be Strong, Be You by Rebecca Kajander, C.P.N.P, M.P.H., and Timothy Culbert, M.D., won the Midwest Book Award in the Children’s Non-Fiction category.
The Delaware Valley Reading Association (DVRA) has awarded their annual Celebrate Literacy Award to Judy Lalli, author of I Like Being Me. The award recognizes Judy’s efforts to promote literacy through her books and workshops, which DVRA president Theresa Deckebach called “engaging, effective, and memorable. [Judy’s] advocacy of early literacy development is paramount to our success with students.”
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