Books & Resources

Building Bounce

Building Bounce explains the theory behind growing emotional resilience and provides practical tools you can use in a variety of settings, such as growing your own emotional capacity, parenting children in ways that build joy, and helping others who live low-joy lives learn the skills that grow joy. This book has a companion daily journal and group discussion guide.

Building Bounce Daily Journal and Group Discussion Guide

This Journal is written as a companion resource to the book Building Bounce, by Marcus Warner and Stefanie Hinman. If you are looking for practical ways to integrate the content of Building Bounce into your life, this is the resource for you. It provides readers with daily journaling opportunities and group discussion questions for small group discussion. (Book sold separately.)

Building Bounce with Kids

This new release is a resource to equip parents, foster parents, grandparents and those who work with kids how to teach the skills that build emotional capacity. Life can be hard. Our kids will experience adversity, but they do not have to do it alone. Their adults can help.

We can step into the hard places, connect with them in meaningful ways and walk with them through the challenges. We can build bigger emotional muscles by building a library of internal and external resources to better navigate the ups and downs. When life happens, we can learn to not only bounce back but bounce forward and grow! 

The Amazing Marvelous Milly

This series of books about Milly and her big adventures was designed to teach the bounce building concepts through story.

The Amazing Marvelous Milly is about a young shimmer who falls into an identity-altering trap and forgets who she was created to be. She hides her true self away for many years, afraid to be seen. When Milly realizes that she is trapped in her own self protection, she tries to get free. Unable to rescue herself, Milly calls out for help and finds hope in her Papa’s love. This book teaches concepts related to faith, identity and the power of connection.

Milly’s Big Rescue is about three shimmers who set out on a rescue mission to find a lost shimmer trapped deep in the Forest of Forgetfulness. Now, the three friends must stick together and encourage each other on the journey so that they don’t forget who they are and their mission. This book teaches concepts related to faith, gratitude, the power of community and overcoming fear.

Milly’s Big Rescue

Milly’s Big Rescue is a story about the power of connection in building faith and overcoming fear. Three friends are sent on a mission to rescue a lost shimmer from the Forest of Forgetfulness. They must stick together and take their thoughts captive if they are to overcome the perils of the forest

A Visit to the Peaceful Palace: When Someone Special Dies

Come join Sir Robert and the beautiful Lady Abigail as they give a tour of this journey called grief. They have learned much from the children who have visited the Peaceful Palace over the years. They will answer common questions and help give ideas for coping with the many emotions that come with loss.