17 stories in one big book
An exclusive collection of 17 vibrant short stories, printed large-format at 8.5 × 11″ for reading together.
An Exclusive Collection
17 stories that help kids feel, understand, and grow.
The collection at a glance
Seventeen short stories about characters just like your reader — each one a gentle way into big feelings, and how to understand them.
An exclusive collection of 17 vibrant short stories, printed large-format at 8.5 × 11″ for reading together.
Relatable characters and gentle lessons help kids name big emotions and learn to handle them in healthy ways.
Every story ends with critical-thinking questions and a way to apply what kids learned together.
The shelf, skill by skill
Every family finds their own favorites — here are the kinds of skills the 17 stories practice.
Stories that help kids face big feelings bravely.
Gentle lessons in caring for others — and for themselves.
Naming the big feelings when they show up.
Finding healthy ways to handle strong feelings.
Questions that open honest talk together.
Built-in life skills
The kinds of skills the collection practices.
Where it fits
Short, gentle stories for the wind-down before sleep — each a gentle door into talking about feelings.
Every story ends with critical-thinking questions and a way to apply what kids learned — ready-made discussion starters for circle time.
Meet the storyteller
Kimly Hoang-Nakata, M.Ed., is an award-winning author, educator, MindSmart Learning specialist, and founder of Achieve Education.
“MindSmart Stories open doors to meaningful conversations about what it means to feel and heal.”
Bring it home
Hardcover · Paperback · Kindle on Amazon
Seventeen stories, one big-format collection — and a lifetime of honest conversations about big feelings.
Buy on Amazon (opens in a new tab)44 pages · 8.5 × 11″ · Ages 3–10
Before you settle in
17 short stories — each one a bite-size adventure about understanding big feelings.
Ages 3–10 — read-aloud for littles, and kids can grow into reading it themselves.
Yes — every story ends with critical-thinking questions and a way to apply what kids learned.
Bedtime and classrooms — the stories open honest conversations about what it means to feel and heal.
Yes — both are MindSmart books by Kimly. Captain Cortex and the Big Feelings Storm is a single adventure; this is the story collection.
