Award-Winning SEL Series

Kathryn "the Grape" Cloward is a certified Social-Emotional Character Development Instructor (Rutgers University) who is dedicated to writing songs and stories that align with social-emotional learning (SEL) and character building skills to help children have tools for navigating life. Earning over 60 national-level awards for excellence in family-friendly media, including 2025's Best Children's Music Artist, Kathryn is focused on creating art that children enjoy and adults appreciate.

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Artist of the Year

Kathryn the Grape was honored as the 2025 Children’s Music Artist of the Year at the Josie Music Awards at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN.

Love Makes a Family

Kathryn the Grape's new "Love Makes a Family" single shines a light of goodness on the awareness that families are not just about being blood related but rather, LOVE related.

Award-Winning Children's Song

I Am Unique

Kathryn the Grape's award-winning "I Am Unique" song and video share a relevant and essential self-loving message providing children and families with a mindfully inclusive lyrical and visual depiction of joyfully celebrating diversity and honoring everyone's unique abilities and qualities. It is a beacon of compassionate unity for humanity.

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Let's Read Together Series

Kathryn the Grape Let's Read Together Series books share mindfully inclusive social-emotional character development stories and songbooks with simple and rhythmic storytelling. The 20-book Kathryn the Grape Let's Read Together Series of books, which includes Kathryn the Grape's Nursery Rhyme Collection, has earned many awards for excellence in family-friendly media, including multiple NAPPA Awards (National Association of Parenting Awards), Family Choice Awards, and Moms Choice Awards.

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Affirmation Series

The seven-book Kathryn the Grape Affirmation Series bridges the gap between picture books and chapter books for children. Readers are engaged by Kathryn the Grape's relatable first-person storytelling with vibrant illustrations. Featuring an older cast of characters, the topics shared in this book hold the attention of a wide age range of readers and meet reading standards for elementary school-aged learners. These relatable stories include social-emotional character development concepts of self-love, compassion, self-reliance, social awareness, thoughtful decision-making, acceptance, empowerment, self-worth, and positive affirmations. As readers learn about being magical, colorful, loving, kind, unique, grateful, and joyful, they receive a rainbow of positive affirmations and tools in their treasure box for life.

Affirmation Series on Amazon

Child Whisperer

"Kathryn the Grape is a child whisperer. Children LOVE her!" - Jill Jones

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