Ziggy Makes the Block: A Maple Block Story (Book 1)
SEE. DO. BE. Love Is Universal.
Ziggy just moved to Maple Block — a bright orange lizard with big golden eyes, a sun-shaped backpack, and a pocket full of shiny pebbles. He doesn't know a single neighbor. But he has something stronger than fear: hope.
What starts as one brave step out the front door becomes a journey into friendship, courage, and belonging. Benny the rabbit arrives first with blueberry muffins. Pip the frog brings the biggest splash. Luna the butterfly paints everyone's face on the neighborhood mural. Dot the turtle shares quiet wisdom. And Milo the bear cub — steady, shy, and kind — becomes Ziggy's truest friend of all.
But not everyone on Maple Block is welcoming. Slick the snake and his crew have claimed the old oak tree — and they don't think Ziggy belongs. Ziggy will have to discover a different kind of brave. Not the loud kind. The quiet kind. The kind that stands still and says:
"I belong here too."
A warm, funny, and deeply reassuring picture book about moving somewhere new, standing up to bullies, and learning that belonging starts with one small act of courage.
"Everyone gets a spot."
"Being mean doesn't make you big. It just makes everyone smaller."
"I think this is just the beginning."
Sherry Kidd is a registered nurse, CNA/CHHA instructor, mother of five, grandmother of five, and the founder of Good Life Goods. She wrote Ziggy Makes the Block in a single day — because Ziggy's story had been living in her heart long before it hit the page. Sherry believes every child deserves to feel like they belong, and every story has the power to remind them they do. She is also the creator of the Goody's Good Life series and author of several nurse journals and planners.
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Changing the world · one thought · one hand · one heart · one smile · at a time