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Every Backpack Has a Story (Large Print Edition)
Paperback
Publisher Price: $11.99
Publisher: Lauren Denny
Published: Jul 21 2026
Pages: 44
Weight: 0.27
Height: 0.12 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Every student who walks through a classroom door is carrying a backpack.
Some backpacks are bright and colorful. Some are worn and faded. Some are covered in patches, keychains, and memories. But the things students carry aren't always visible.
Inside their backpacks are dreams, worries, responsibilities, friendships, questions, successes, disappointments, and hopes for the future.
Every Backpack Has a Story is about empathy, belonging, and the unseen experiences students bring with them each day. As students enter the classroom, every backpack carries a different story. While we may never know everything students are carrying, offering something powerful: a place where they can set their backpack down for a little while - to discover wonder, creativity, learning, and connection.
Perfect for elementary and middle school classrooms, counseling offices, advisory programs, back-to-school read-alouds, and family discussions, this book encourages meaningful conversations about understanding others, building classroom community, and remembering that everyone is carrying something.
Inside you'll find:
- A powerful first-week-of-school read-aloud for grades 3-8
- A meaningful message about empathy, belonging, and student well-being
- A poster backpack activity for students to fill in together
- Discussion questions to build connection and community
- A story that resonates with both students and educators
Whether you're a teacher welcoming a new group of students, a counselor supporting young people, or a parent looking for a meaningful conversation starter, offering a simple but important reminder:
You may never know everything someone is carrying. But you can help them feel seen.
Because every backpack carries a story. And every story matters.
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