Elliott-Whitsitt Family
September 23, 2025:
Dr. Andrew Vassall, husband of cousin Dayna Gilliard Vassall, has been an educator for twenty years, and specializes in the area of literacy. He currently teaches 5th grade and was a 2023 Teacher of the Year Semi-Finalist.
He is now a children’s book author and has launched a series of books- The Compassionate Crayon Series. The series is a collection of children’s books that focus on identity, self-love and social acceptance in a colorful world. Educators and parents can use them as resources to teach SEL- Social Emotional Learning. Each book in the series has two companion pieces:
1) a coloring book
2)a workbook aligned with common core standards.
You can find Book 1- The Black Crayon -at these links:
https://amzn.to/4n9jWyM
https://amzn.to/4myTbCX
https://amzn.to/4myTbCX
Please check out the book and write a review!