Rue and Woo Books Are A Must Have For Parents and Educators Seeking Stories That Teach Resilience and Positivity

What Makes These Books Special…

Co-created by an early childhood educator and her husband to meet the needs of her students and their own children, the Rue and Woo books:

  • Are written as poems to be both entertaining and educational

  • Have beautiful illustration from cover to cover to boost your child’s engagement

  • Use narrative structure to develop your child’s ability to recognize cause-and-effect relationships

  • Explore social-emotional learning (SEL) themes of resilience, empathy, cooperation, respect and curiosity

  • Represent the black family in a positive light

Preview Before You Buy

We believe in the magic of our stories, and we want you to experience it before making a purchase.

See for yourself why Rue and Woo children's books are cherished by kids and loved by adults!

Rue and Woo Rainy Day tells the story of Woo’s spirit being dampened by gloomy weather. Rue takes the opportunity to teach her younger brother a valuable lesson about perspective.

Rue and Woo The Best You tells the story of Woo dreaming of breaking a world record and having the confidence to go after it. Unfortunately, his ability doesn't match his ambition, but Woo's willingness to try again and again inspires the whole family.

Rue and Woo Better Together tells the story of siblings learning to working together despite their different interests.

The Rue and Woo Handwriting Workbook for Kids has 145+ pages of activities to help children develop pencil control, improve their writing skills, practice the alphabet and numbers, and expand their vocabulary with sight words.

About The Authors

Married couple Ashley and Anthony Chiles, writing under pen name A. Chiles, created the characters of Rue and Woo to help teach social and emotional learning to young readers.

As a teacher in a predominantly black school in Los Angeles, Ashley envisioned a book series which featured characters that represented her students, would be engaging to read, and could be incorporated into lessons on developing social skills.

Ashley lovingly nudged Anthony to take a break from his screenplay, poetry, and essay writing to develop the series she imagined.

Together, they turned Ashely's vision into a reality.

Combining Ashley’s experience in the classroom, Anthony’s storytelling expertise, plus their experience of being parents of two, Rue and Woo stories are all made with love.

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