Bravest Choice Coloring Pages
A cover plus four coloring pages: Barnaby and Toby on the raft, little hatchling Barnaby, Toby’s kind hand, and the bullfrogs on the hollow log.
Free Printables
Free coloring pages from Sunny-Stream Pond
Little gifts from the pond, free to print at home. Coloring pages, puzzles, and more — all starring Toby, Barnaby, and their friends. No sign-up, no catch — they’re yours.
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New · Book 2 printables
Printables for The Grumble-Gator’s Bravest Choice
Barnaby’s new story is out now. These free pages help kids talk about feelings, choices, and the kindness that breaks the cycle.
Bravest Choice Puzzle Pack
A word search, a “help Barnaby paddle back to the hollow log” maze, and a pond word scramble with clues. Answer key included.
Feelings & Choices Pack
Kids name how Barnaby felt, sort cut-out cards into “keeps the hurt spinning” or “stops it with me,” and draw their own bravest choice.
Let’s Talk About It
Before, during, and after reading questions, plus a “the cycle can stop with me” picture and a kindness-chain activity for home or class.
Book 2 Educator Kit
For teachers, librarians, and counselors: an author note, a read-aloud discussion guide, the story mapped to SEL, and “The Turn-Around Raft” class activity.
New · For families
A printable for Under the Same Sky
Inspired by the true love story of Roy and Mary Rucker. Every grandparent has a story worth saving.
Interview Your Grandparents
Ten questions kids can ask their grandparents about growing up, how they met, and what they’ve learned, plus a space to draw them. A perfect holiday-visit keepsake.
Bucket Filler Kindness Set
Everyone carries an invisible bucket. This set explains what it means to fill one, lists six easy ways kids can do it, and includes cut-out “You filled my bucket” cards to give.
Calm-Down Corner Kit
A calm-down corner in one printable: six gentle strategies for big feelings, a star to trace while breathing, and a flower-and-candle breathing exercise.
Kind or Unkind? Sorting Activity
Cut out the choice cards, then sort them onto the KIND and UNKIND mats. A hands-on way to talk about how our choices make others feel.
Gratitude: I Am Thankful Pack
A gratitude tree to fill with things kids are thankful for, plus an “I am thankful for” journal page with a draw-it box. A warm fit for November.
Kindness Award Certificates
Two “Caught Being Kind” award certificates per page, with lines for a name, date, and teacher. Print, cut, and celebrate a child who chose kindness.
Recipe for a Good Friend
A fill-in “recipe for a good friend”: cups of kindness, spoonfuls of listening, and room to add your own. A sweet keepsake to color and hang up.
Kindness Affirmation Cards
Eight cut-out affirmation cards like “I am kind” and “I am brave.” Keep them on a desk or a ring for a gentle daily confidence boost.
Morning Meeting Kindness Questions
Eight discussion cards to spark kind conversations at morning meeting. Pick a card and share — a gentle way to start the day.
Educator Kit — for teachers & librarians
A 5-page kit for the classroom: a read-aloud discussion guide, the story mapped to the five SEL competencies, and the “Kindness Raft” activity. See the For Educators page for bulk copies and author visits.
Kind Words Cards
Six cut-out cards with warm openers and space to fill in. Kids write a kind note for a friend, teacher, or family member, then hand it over and watch them smile.
Feelings & Kindness Mat
A gentle social-emotional page. Children point to how they feel with six friendly faces, then finish sentences about one kind thing they can do. A calm way to talk about big feelings.
Acts of Kindness Chart
A weekly tracker where kids write one kind act a day and color a heart for each. A simple, encouraging way to make kindness a daily habit at home or in class.
Read & Retell
A gentle literacy activity for after story time. Kids draw and write the beginning, middle, and end of The Grumble-Gator’s Greatest Raft, building comprehension and recall.
Unity Day Kindness Pack
Two pages for Unity Day and Bullying Prevention Month: a cut-and-loop kindness chain to fill in and hang up, plus a “wear orange” coloring page with a kindness pledge. Made for October 21.
Classroom Kindness Kit
A free kit for Bullying Prevention Month and any kind day. Five pages: a read-aloud discussion guide, a 31-day kindness challenge, a kindness pledge, and “Caught Being Kind” cards. Made to pair with the book.
Sunny-Stream Pond Coloring Book
A cover plus five coloring pages of Toby, Barnaby, and friends around the pond. Sized to print on regular paper at home.
Sunny-Stream Puzzle Pack
A pond-themed word search and a “help Toby reach the raft” maze, with an answer key. Happy screen-free fun for ages 5 and up.
Kindness BINGO
A 5×5 board of small kind acts. Do one, color the square, and try for five in a row. A gentle way to turn kindness into a game.
Character Bookmarks
Four bookmarks with kind little sayings from the pond. Color them in, cut them out, and share one with a friend.
Word Games
A pond word scramble and a decode-the-secret-message puzzle, with an answer key. A little brain workout for ages 6 and up.
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“A fist can break a branch, but a kind word can plant a forest.”— from The Grumble-Gator’s Greatest Raft
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