{"id":183,"date":"2025-06-26T13:34:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T13:34:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/?page_id=183"},"modified":"2026-03-30T21:05:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T21:05:28","slug":"updated-front-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Books to Support Social and Emotional Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Where imagination and fiction meet mental health<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-5 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default wp-duotone-unset-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/index.php\/self-awareness\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" 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Our acclaimed <strong>Canadian<\/strong> YA novels support these skills while also creating space for conversations about diversity, emotional regulation, grief, and family issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"150\" src=\"http:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Canadian.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-839\" style=\"width:180px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Canadian.png 600w, https:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Canadian-300x75.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"color: #FF0000;\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>Canadian<\/strong> settings and characters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Realistic fiction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Relatable challenges<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Diverse characters<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:16px\">Stories featuring romance, sports, and coming of age<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"http:\/\/lorimersel.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SEL-SKILLS-CATALOGUE-combined_compressed.pdf\">Download our <strong>FREE<\/strong> catalogue!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where imagination and fiction meet mental health Books that highlight social-emotional skills help young readers build empathy, resilience, and self-awareness. 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