Road to Awesome: A Journey for Kids

by Jillian DuBois, Darrin Peppard

Overview

Life is an adventure, and we are all on our own journey. How do we help our young people understand they can do and become what they would like along the way? Road to Awesome: A Journey for Kids is just that, an opportunity for kids and adults alike to have the conversation. What do you need for this journey and where might you find it? Who will you meet along the way? Look for a starfish hidden on each page. Each one represents someone who you've impacted along the way. We hope you enjoy Blake's first adventure. Two roads diverged, and we took the Road to Awesome...will you join us?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798985328721
Publisher:	Road to Awesome, LLC
Publication date:	08/09/2021
Pages:	42
Sales rank:	730,981
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.11(d)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Jillian DuBois is an elementary educator in Clearwater, FL, and has served both in public and private educational settings for over two decades. Her journey continues to bring much JOY and fulfillment as she thrives on building authentic relationships with students to guide their curiosity and wonder. Jillian relies on creative tools to strengthen differentiation and uses her voice to foster hope for student equity and empathy. Her passion is to initiate, instill, and infuse joy to those in educational leadership through blogs, books, podcasts, and illustrations. She focuses her efforts on stretching and growing alongside colleagues, friends, and family. Liv's Seashells is Jillian's first published children's book under Imparted Joy LLC. Jillian spends her free time outdoors, soaking up the Florida sun and surf, and finding new paths to hike with her husband and son.

Dr. Darrin Peppard, a self-proclaimed recovering high school principal, is a school district superintendent, speaker, author, and consultant. Darrin’s expertise in school culture and climate, along with coaching and growing emerging leaders has made him a leading voice in school leadership on an international level. Living life on the “Road To Awesome”, Darrin leads through relationships, compassion, and a human-being first focus. Peppard has served kids and adults as a superintendent, principal, assistant principal, teacher, and coach. Darrin was recognized as the Jostens Renaissance Educator of the Year in 2015, Wyoming Secondary School Principal of the Year by WASSP/NASSP in 2016, and in 2019, he was inducted into the Jostens Renaissance Hall of Fame. Darrin and his wife live in Grand County, Colorado spending as much time off the road in their Jeep and hiking with their daughter and their dogs.