Discover stories and coloring books that invite children and caring adults to explore courage, kindness, connection, and the choices that help us take on Trouble together.
Read together, color together, and talk about the challenges that matter in your family. Explore Mike Canfield’s books on Amazon for available editions.
Meet Trouble through a story about Personal Power. Read and color together as you explore how kindness, courage, and connection can help make Trouble smaller.
Search this book on Amazon: Deflating Trouble: An Allegory
What happens when Trouble arrives in a community? This coloring book invites children and caring adults to notice challenges, talk about helpful choices, and discover the strength of standing together.
Search this book on Amazon: Trouble Comes to Town
Join Lilly and Mia as they stand up to Trouble together. Their story opens conversations about friendship, courage, and using Personal Power with support from others.
Search this book on Amazon: The Trouble Monsters: Lilly & Mia Stand Up to Trouble
A story of hope, courage, and community set in Uganda. Follow Ambrose’s journey and use coloring time to talk about challenges, dreams for the future, and the people who help us move forward.
Search this book on Amazon: Ambrose’s Journey
Explore family strength and taking on Trouble together in English and Kiswahili. A shared reading and coloring experience that invites families to talk about connection, support, and Personal Power.
Search this book on Amazon: Strong Families / Familia Imara
Explore Trouble and Personal Power through a Spanish-language coloring book. Read, color, and start conversations about helpful choices and the strength of a community working together.
Search this book on Amazon: Los problemas llegan al puebloTrouble Monsters are imaginary characters that give a name to familiar challenges such as anger, fear, doubt, frustration, and isolation. Personal Power Pals represent helpful skills we can practice—with support from others.
Practice patience and persistence: pause, ask for help, and try one small step.
Practice connection: reach out to someone you trust or invite someone to join you.
Practice courage: you can try something difficult while still feeling unsure.
Personal Power grows when we help others use theirs.
Protective Power includes the people who stand beside us: family, teachers, coaches, friends, and trusted adults. We don’t have to face every challenge alone.
You can choose any page that fits what your child or family needs in the moment. Let coloring create room for connection without pressure to have every answer.
A conversation starter: “I can feel mad and still be safe.” Feelings don’t have to disappear before we can accept support and choose what to do next.
I’m an author, trainer, and Executive Director of Family Success Northwest. Beth and I began our work as house parents in 1983 and were foster parents from 1983 to 2017.
My work brings together storytelling, practical skills, and decades of experience supporting children and families. These books offer another way to talk, learn, and build Personal Power together.
Strong parents build strong communities.
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