The End is Just the Beginning

Mike Bender, with Illustrations by Diana Mayo
Penguin Random House Canada, 2021

This book helps us think about beginnings and endings in a new way. Mike Bender has taken us on a journey that helps us deal with uncertain times, change, and transition in a positive and hopeful way. 

The text takes us through different endings, pointing out that these ending are just the beginning of something else. “The end of the day is the beginning of the night, the end of a disagreement is just the beginning of making up” are just a few examples of how this story helps us to look beyond assumptions and self-imposed limitations toward possibilities. 

I love how the kids engaged with this book and were open to the fun thinking it inspired!