As the pandemic hit and the schools began closing, many kids had different experiences. The Day Everyone Stayed Home is a story that shares about what many different children experienced while they were staying home. Not every home looked the same, and each child had something to share with their teachers during remote learning sessions. Each child added a wonderful unique page in the story of the day everyone was home from school.

When the World Stayed Home By: Julianne Reis, M.S., CCC‐SLP; Illustrated by Kaylee Viets, M.S. CF-SLP As a new coronavirus spread across the world and countries began to implement mandatory lockdowns, everyone’s lives began to change. The associated stress felt by people of all people of all ages, including children. When the World Stayed Home was written and illustrate by two-speech-language pathologists from New York, which became the epicenter of the pandemic. Children are taken through an educational experience where they learn about the virus, how to prevent the spread of germs, the purpose of staying home, and the many changes that took place as the world reopened. This heartwarming story highlights some of the adventures and enjoyable experiences that occurred during this time period, while also broaching the importance of expressing gratitude to those who aided their community. It thoughtfully acknowledges the emotional burden that children assumed without truly understanding why. Young minds will feel inspired and appreciated for their own role in overcoming the pandemic. The charming illustrations are sure to spark endless conversations with curious readers. As an added bonus, this book includes a scrapbook section for children and parents to document their journey through this historic time.

This is a beautifully produced picture book of Kitty O'Meara's popular, globally viral prose poem about the coronavirus pandemic, which has a hopeful and timeless message. Kitty O'Meara, author of And the People Stayed Home, has been called the poet laureate of the pandemic by O, The Oprah Magazine. This illustrated and beautifully produced children's book will also appeal to readers of all ages. O'Meara's prose poem, with its hopeful and timeless message about healing of people and the Earth, written in March 2020, quickly went viral on a global level. O'Meara, a former teacher and chaplain, clearly captured an important aspect of the pandemic experience's zeitgeist while offering a thoughtful and optimistic view of the future. Her words have resonated nationally and internationally and been widely circulated on social media, mainstream news media, and have inspired an outpouring of creativity with musicians across the globe creating songs, filmmakers creating videos, artists creating imagery with the words, and much more. Major media and influencers who have shared the poem or written about O'Meara include: a feature in O Magazine, Deepak Chopra read the piece on his daily podcast and shared it on FaceBook, and Bella Hadid shared her poem. The book will build on this momentum and vastly expand the potential audience. Producing a book for children and their families will bring O'Meara's message to a wider audience and present it in a different and more permanent format."--Provided by publisher.

This book is a conversation starter between adults and children concerning the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Written in the form of a poem, this book, which is designed for elementary school-aged children, will help them to examine and express the thoughts and emotions they have had during this time.

How do we make sense of the global pandemic and its impact to our lives? This story offers a genuine and heartening take on the experience of families navigating the COVID pandemic at home, reminding us of the hope, joy, and gratitude we can find together, even in the face of difficulty. With colorful pictures and relatable language, this book is written for preschool kids and humans of all ages living through the pandemic together. Take care of yourselves and each other.

About the Book: Children's version Do you remember the day you heard you were no longer allowed to continue attending school in person when the Covid-19 was spreading so rapidly around the world? That was sad, wasn't it? Maybe your reaction was quite similar to one of the characters in this story. This work is one of the book series of Ms. Willard and her life-changing advice. On this occasion, she advises her students in different opportunities to stay at home, to prevent to get sick from coronavirus. In this book, you will also find out that the more educated you are about an event that may occur, that affects your life and the lives of your family, closest relatives, and friends, the better you will be to deal with it, and if it is possible to eradicate it. Versión para niñas y niños ¿Te acuerdas el día que escuchaste que ya no se te permitía asistir a la escuela en persona, cuando el COVID -19 se estaba propagando muy rápido alrededor del mundo? Eso fue triste ¿no? Quizás tu reacción fue bastante similar a uno de los personajes de esta historia. Esta obra es parte de una serie de libros de la maestra Willard y su consejo que cambia vidas. En esta ocasión ella aconseja a sus estudiantes en diferentes oportunidades, que se queden en sus casas para prevenir el enfermarse del coronavirus. En este libro también encontrás, que mientras más educada o educado estés acerca de algo que pueda ocurrir, el cual afecte tu vida, la de tu familia, familiares cercanos, amigas y amigos, mucho mejor sabrás cómo lidiar con la situación, y si es posible, cómo erradicarla.

When a disease spread across the world, all the people had to stay at home. Except for the heroes that helped the sick, the heroes that fed the hungry, and the heroes that gave us hope. Despite all the scariness of the disease, this is a book about seeing the goodness of others. Even when the world seems frightening, we create beauty and love each other. And how will the world change afterwards? We may never be the same -- we'll be even better.