A Kids Book about Mentors

By Josh Shipp

A kid's guide to the power of mentorship, featuring advice from a foster kid turned motivational speaker.

This is a kids' book about mentors. Mentors are life-changers. They guide us, inspire us, and help us grow into the best versions of ourselves. But how do you find one? Should you have just one?

This book was made for kids aged 5-9 and breaks down these big questions in a way that's easy to understand. Written by Josh Shipp, a former at-risk foster kid turned best-selling author and youth advocate, this book empowers kids to see the value of having mentors in every part of their life--whether for hobbies, skills, mental health, or simply navigating the ups and downs of growing up.

Josh explains why having multiple mentors, like having different coaches for different sports, can help kids thrive. With engaging language and relatable examples, this book inspires readers to seek out those who can help them grow--and to be mentors themselves someday.

A Kids Book About Mentors features: A large and bold, yet minimalist font design that allows kids freedom to imagine themselves in the words on the pages.A friendly, approachable, empowering, and child-appropriate tone throughout.An incredible and diverse group of authors in the series who are experts or have first-hand experience of the topic.
Tackling important discourse together

The A Kids Book About titles are best used when read together. Helping to kickstart important, challenging, and empowering conversations for kids and their grown-ups through beautiful and thought-provoking pages. The series supports an incredible and diverse group of authors, who are either experts in their field, or have first-hand experience on the topic.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0241794935
• ISBN13: 9780241794937
• Release Date: August 2026
• Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Age Range: 5 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 4