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AND WILD ROOTS BOOKS
Wild Roots began with a simple but steady belief: children already carry the strength they need within them.
Sarah Strehle is the author and founder behind Wild Roots Books, an independent children’s imprint rooted in nature, imagination, and emotional growth. A mother of four living in rural Nebraska, she writes lyrical, rhyming picture books inspired by the landscapes and everyday moments of childhood that shape who we become. Woods, water, weather, and wandering paths often find their way into her stories, alongside the small but meaningful challenges children learn to navigate as they grow.
Each Wild Roots story follows a child moving through uncertainty, discovery, and transformation, gradually uncovering the quiet resilience and inner strength that have been there all along. These are stories about growth that happens slowly and courage that develops in its own time. They are meant to be read close together, revisited often, and held onto as children begin to understand their place in the world.
Wild Roots Books is dedicated to creating thoughtful, beautifully illustrated rhyming stories that honor childhood, encourage emotional depth, and remind young readers that the strength they need is already theirs.
Sarah continues to write and publish from her home in Nebraska, where much of her inspiration begins outdoors with her children and the quiet magic of ordinary days.
Why Wild Roots
Wild Roots is, at its heart, a reflection of my own. My children are the roots that keep me grounded, challenge me, and grow alongside me each day. Through them, I am constantly reminded that growth is rarely loud or sudden. It happens slowly, beneath the surface, stretching outward in ways we cannot always see.
Like roots, children are meant to wander, to reach beyond what feels safe, and to keep moving forward even when the path is uncertain. These stories exist as a quiet reminder to trust that growth, and to honor the strength already taking hold within them.
Those who spend time around children know this kind of growth well. Parents, teachers, and caregivers witness it every day. The quiet resilience. The small brave moments. The steady becoming. These stories are for them too, and for the shared experience of guiding children as they discover their own strength.
And perhaps, in quiet and unexpected ways, they are also for the adults who return to these pages and feel something stir within themselves. A remembering of the child they once were. A recognition that growth does not end, and that the same quiet strength we hope for in children is still unfolding within us, too.
May you enjoy them as much as I have,
Sarah
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