Courage and Combat
Courage, confidence and kindness
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Small lessons, big hearts.
Warda Way Press makes picture books that help kids be strong, be kind, work hard and never give up — stories rooted in traditional, conservative family values.
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Press play and the whole first book reads aloud, page by page, with every word lighting up as it's read. Winter the shy kitten finds her courage on the jiu-jitsu mat, and learns that real strength is kindness.
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Meet The Warda Way: Tales from the Schoolyard Pack
Five illustrated stories set at Warda Foundation Academy (WFA), where a kitten, a pack of pups, a tortoise, a hare, an eagle and a hummingbird learn life's biggest lessons at recess.
The Great Debate
Listening, teamwork and disagreeing respectfully
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Rose and Her Basket of Love
Kindness, sharing and love
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Thought and Tactics
Patience, planning and never giving up
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Chester Hunts for a Clue
Thinking first and working together
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Memory match, word search, a Schoolyard Pack quiz, a clue hunt and a coloring page.
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Reading, spelling, counting and pattern games for ages 3–9 with the Schoolyard Pack.
Start learning🌟 Life Lessons from the Books
Every Warda Way book ends with the lessons it teaches. Here they are, in the books' own words.
Courage and Combat
The Warda Way teaches us:
- To be Strong.
- To be Confident.
- Work Hard.
- Be Kind
- Be Respectful.
- Never, ever give up.
Chester Hunts for a Clue
The Warda Way teaches us that:
- Speed is fun, but thinking is powerful.
- The best answers come when we work together.
- Cleverness, kindness and patience make every team stronger.
- Every problem has a solution.
- Hard work pays off.
- Never, ever give up.
Thought and Tactics
The Warda Way Teaches us that:
- Speed is fun, but thinking is powerful.
- Always work harder than the person next to you!
- Tactics can turn small steps into big victories.
- Hard work beats talent.
- Never, ever give up!
The Great Debate
The Warda Way teaches us that:
- We must listen to learn.
- Argue ideas, not people.
- Courage, patience and teamwork make a difference.
- Stand up and speak out for what you believe in.
- If we must disagree, be respectful and disagree agreeably.
Rose and Her Basket of Love
The Warda Way teaches us that:
- Gentleness is powerful.
- Hard work can create beauty.
- Sharing makes us rich.
- Even the smallest acts of love can fill the world with joy.
About Warda Way Press
Warda Way Press is an independent children's book press in Fenton, Michigan, founded by Jason Warda. Our first collection, The Warda Way: Tales from the Schoolyard Pack, grew out of the values taught at Warda Foundation Academy: be strong, be confident, work hard, be kind, be respectful, and never, ever give up.
Jason created the Schoolyard Pack series and writes the stories, teaming up with guest author Ed Constable on Book 5, Chester Hunts for a Clue. And the Schoolyard Pack is just the beginning — more books, and more kinds of books, are on the way. See all our books · More about us.