ELIZABETH MURPHY

This book is a treat for all readers. In groundbreaking style, book introduces type differences through original stories. Characters model their best way to solve problems, work with friends, cope with life issues, and form relationships. Each story is complete so children can choose which story they want to read.

Ten stories model the good and effective use of type awareness to increase an understanding of others as well as strategies for good self-management of our natural energies. This is the first in a series of 3 books to introduce type to students in an innovative and exceptional way where learning occurs through the lens of literature.

This book is available through Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Ingram Press, Google, and Apple. It is available in hardcover, paper, digital, audiobook, and flip book.

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Knowing Me Knowing You – Cartoon Version

This series of cartoons offers the viewer a visual for the content in the book Knowing Me Knowing You. The text that is read is the same as found in the book. Each chapter focuses on defining a type descriptive difference or a developmental difference and also a social need that may appear during the ages 7-14.

Chapter 1 Summary: EI Story Finding the Best Nickname

The chapter defines extraversion from introversion and addresses the issue of belonging that is critical to all people, not just children.

Chapter 2 Summary: SN Story Partners on a Project

Chapter 2 emphasizes the descriptive differences between Sensing and Intuition and follows the team differences when each is assigned to work together on a project.

Chapter 3 Summary: TF Story Debate Tuesdays

Debate Tuesdays describe differences between Thinking and Feeling and the important elements of proving a point for each of these types. How the different types react to an issue demonstrates how values drive some decisions while logic drives others.

Chapter 4 Summary: JP Story The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly of Baseball with My Dad

The various ways for planning and adapting that describe Judging and Perceiving are detailed. The impact these have on lifestyle planning causes tension between parent and child in this story. Suggestions for managing the differences are included.

Chapter 5 Summary: Different Types Together – The Campfire Challenge – Problem-solving as a Team

Chapter 5 brings several types together to work on solving a problem. How each type brings the best but respects the style of the others is emphasized. Working as a team is the social need explored.

Chapter 6 Summary: Development Timmy’s Tantrum

Chapter 6 demonstrates how type development and self-management differ as the person ages. Content emphasizes that knowing oneself leads to better management of oneself. It also addresses coping with frustrations in different ways.

Chapter 7 Summary: Bullying Rumors Hurt

This chapter deals with the social issue of bullying and how it affects children differently, especially along the Thinking and Feeling dimension.

Chapter 8 Summary: Empathy My Friend’s Worst Birthday

Chapter 8 explores empathy and how those with a Thinking preference express it differently than those with a Feeling preference.

Chapter 9 Summary: Unconscious Messages – Nightmares

Many children have nightmares or a scary dream now and then. This chapter shows ways to cope with nightmares and how the strategy you select might vary depending on your type.

Chapter 10 Summary: 4 Lens for Analyses – We Solve Problems

Chapter 10 shows the innovative spirit of the young child and shows how resiliency is needed with many day -to-day bumps that interfere with the success of a project.