Being Gertie

"You don't have to be perfect. You don't have to have it all figured out.

You just need to keep Being Gertie..."

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Diminshes Stigma

Promotes Compassion

Develops Resiliency

All About

Being Gertie

Meet Gertie — a girl with a great big heart, a whole lot of courage, and a story that will stay with you long after the last page is turned.

The Being Gertie series follows a young girl as she navigates the world of foster care and more with warmth, resilience, and the quiet hope that she belongs somewhere and can do hard things. These books were created to do two beautiful things at once — to help children in foster care feel truly seen, and to open the hearts of children who haven't shared that experience.

Because every child deserves to feel like the hero of their own story.

Funny, tender, and full of heart, the Being Gertie books spark important conversations in the gentlest way possible — making them perfect for classrooms, libraries, bedtime reading, and everywhere in between.

THE BOOKS

Gertie Goes to Foster Care

When Gertie moves to a foster home, everything feels new and very scary. But Gertie learns that foster care is a safe place where kids can be loved and cared for while the grown-ups work to make their lives better.

No Child wants to go to foster care. But through her own experiences, Gertie shows other children that it's OK to be in foster care for now, and to have questions, it’s OK to feel sad, and it's OK to feel nervous. They are not alone. They are not 'broken'. No matter what, every child in foster care deserves kindness, love, and understanding.

Gertie Goes to Foster Care is a gentle, reassuring, and honest story that builds resilience and, with a touch of whimsy for good measure, helps children approach the world of foster care with courage, compassion, and hope.

Children's books about foster care will widen your child's perspective,'foster' empathy, encourage curiosity, and develop insight into others.

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Gertie's Worry Cloud

Have you ever had a worry that just wouldn't go away?

Gertie has one too. Some days it follows her like a cloud — grey, heavy, and just won’t go away. It's there when she wakes up. It's there at breakfast. And on the first day of her new school, it's bigger than ever!

But Gertie is about to discover something surprising about worry clouds — and about herself.

Gertie's Worry Cloud is a tender, reassuring story for every child who has ever felt their worries are too big to handle. With warmth, honesty, and hope, it gently reminds young readers that they are not alone and are resilient — that even the darkest clouds can lift and that they truly can do hard things!

Perfect for children ages 4–8 experiencing anxiety, worry, or big life transitions, children in foster care or newly placed homes navigating change, classrooms and therapy settings focused on social-emotional learning, parents, foster parents, therapists, and teachers looking for a conversation starter about feelings.

Inside you'll find a beautifully illustrated story that validates anxious feelings and gently weaves coping strategies into the narrative, plus resources for caregivers and professionals, and coloring pages to extend the experience.

A Children's Book on Coping with Anxiety

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Gertie and the Thing

Nobody Wants to Talk About

A Book for Children Coping With a Parent's Addiction

Children who love a parent struggling with addiction carry something most adults never see — a weight of confusion, love, shame, and loyalty that has no easy name. They learn early to be quiet about it. To protect the grown-up they love. To pretend that everything at home is fine.

This book was written to break that silence.

Gertie and the Thing Nobody Talks About speaks directly to children in honest, warm language they understand — validating every confusing feeling, lifting the burden of blame, and opening a door that many of these children have never felt safe enough to walk through.

Sometimes the thing nobody wants to talk about is the thing you need to talk about.

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