Multiple Best Selling Author!
BIG ideas & lots of gratitude.
Children’s Book Author
Best-selling author of multiple children’s books and a co-authorship publicaction.
Hey there.
Thanks for stopping in. Wish I could make you a cup of coffee and chat about all the things we held on to as little ones, but for now, we’ll share through my website and my writing. If you feel like sharing with me, I’m just a contact form email and a cup of coffee away xo.
“I continue to live a life unfiltered, unapologetic, and magnificently obsessed with my own growth. I am happy.” - Marcie Costello, chapter 14. PURCHASE HERE
Re-rooted; a multilayered collection of stories about the journey of co-parenting.
Re-Rooted!
Everlong
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This is a love story told in dreams and wishes shared in colour, when all things feel possible…
A delightful and engaging story, Everlong (Gaelic for “forever”) turns the ordinary day of a child into a myriad of remarkable surprises.
Silver Buttons;
What our readers are saying, big & little!
She’s my inspiration, my book worm, and my ‘big feeler’. Her ability to move through change with ease is my responsibility, at least for now while she’s little. She’s my everything.
Why I wrote Silver Buttons?
I decided long ago, that no matter what life threw at me and my little family, we would find the joy and the light in all the uncertainty, in all the change, and in all the growth; even if we didn’t see it in the moment, even if it took time…
In my life, there will always be a deeper meaning to embracing the idea of change as I hold that idea close to me now, having moved through and out of years of feeling unsupported through change; growth and the ability to welcome it with grace and self-love is something I protect in my inner child. This is what I want for my children and yours. At all ages, we are always growing, and always encountering a new experience in life that we can decide to fall forward or backward, but it is a choice. On a larger scale, life can throw things at us that we were never quite prepared for, but that’s the thing… we don’t need to be as that is where fear and panic reside. Learning to see the blessing in every situation makes room for gratitude and new opportunities. The struggle to let go of something comes from a place of fear. It comes from the resistance to change, which is programmed in you from ages 0-7 by your parents (bless them). Once you free yourself from those limiting beliefs, you will open a world of opportunity for yourself, and once that happens, your life is fuller and will be for those around you too. “You might want to write that down.” - Adele Tevlin
Not everything is easy. Not everything is meant to be. Challenges become growth and the way we approach them becomes our ‘super power’… I firmly believe that if we learn this way of thinking from a very young age, we can better support our little ones to not only embrace change with ease but also believe in themselves, and in their ability to do whatever they want in life… the sky’s the limit.
Having both studied and experienced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, my wish for children of all ages is that on a level of their understanding and adaptability, they too should also be able to use these tools in their little toolbox. Silver Buttons is about just that, written in a very comprehensive and relatable style for young readers. With a lot of love and a little guidance, we can teach our children that it’s okay to feel uncomfortable or afraid but that they can still do hard things. As a mom of three, and a woman approaching her mid-forties… this is also something I use in my everyday life and I am grateful for my blessings and opportunities.
“If you must doubt something, doubt your limits.” - Price Pritchett
Hugs and love,
Marcie
Silver Buttons;
Brimming with endearing illustrations of a little girl and a personality so big, almost any child can relate to her feelings about something so special, it's with her wherever she goes.
When faced with having to let go of her favourite silver buttons, on a jacket she has outgrown, she discovers that growing up and into new things, can be okay after all.
Author, Marcie Costello www.marciecostello.ca
Illustrator, A. Simioni, Illlustrator; www.stellaellaollastudio.com
Working with children and families for over a decade, capturing the magic and spirit of children.
Marcie Costello spends her time being creative for over a decade in her main profession as a photographer. She has worked with hundreds of children and families, watching them grow over the years.
As a mother to three of her own, she enjoys keeping life for her family imaginative through travel, gardening, baking, and writing about her charismatic daughter.
With a sentimental personality, life for Marcie often means learning to grow into new things too!
Working through those BIG feelings; together.
We as grown ups have a tough time letting go of our favourite pair of jeans, a car that has seen us through a decade, a favourite armchair, coffee cup, or something that tugs on our heart strings because we’ve shared a memory, a journey or a moment in time with these items.
Kiddos have the same feelings but less ability to process them or put them into words. Silver Buttons was written while my daughter was a tiny newborn, in anticipation of her big feelings and free spirit. As parents, we help our little ones move through those feelings a step at a time.
FREE Downloadable worksheets for your little readers!
We need to let kiddos know its OKAY to feel, okay to question and okay to have feelings that are not always great feelings… we also need to help our kiddos learn how to move through them with grace and ease! If we don’t work thought these experiences with them when they are young, they will have to navigate that on their own when they’re older. Let’s give them a headstart and help them to know they are heard, seen and valid!
It’s our job as loving parents, teachers and mentors to ensure that our children know they are capable of all things hard. It starts on a very basic level of love and respect and positive communication.
Send us proof of purchase and we will email you THREE interactive worksheets that go wonderfully with Silver Buttons!
Teachers, grab your copy for preschoolers HERE.
Children come alive inside when they can relate to a story, a character or feelings that are expressed in ways they may not know how to yet. It is my hope that I can place a copy of Silver Buttons in the hands of all pre-school and early primary classrooms.
Offering teachers a platform to talk with their students about the things that may be hard to let go of as we grow….
I offer a 10% savings on copies for teachers. Connect with me directly and I’ll ship out to you promptly.
“This is beautiful ... sincerely.
I love it!.”
— A. Simioni, Illlustrator; www.stellaellaollastudio.com