Children’s / Teenage emotions: Sadness, unhappiness, disappointment
Child's Play International Ltd When I Feel Sad
Book SynopsisA validating book about feeling sad.
£6.93
Hachette Children's Group Behaviour Matters Lemur Feels Let Down A book
Book SynopsisLemur Feels Let Down offers a gentle introduction to the concept of disappointment for young children, helping them finds ways to recognise and overcome their disappointed feelings.This funny, charming story is the perfect way to introduce young children to disappointment. Also included are suggestions for activities and ideas to talk through together to help children understand their feelings and behaviour.Nothing is going well for Lemur. It starts with the wrong cereal at breakfast time and just keeps getting worse. But Lemur doesn''t enjoy feeling upset or cross about everything. Can she start trying to make the best of things?The Behaviour Matters series of picture books provide a gentle means of discussing emotions, boosting self-esteem and reinforcing good behaviour. Supports the Personal, Social and Emotional Development Area of Learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage, and is also suitable for use with children in KS1 and can
£7.19
HarperCollins Publishers Asa the Rock Cutter
Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers. The 7+ books are designed for children aged 7+ who need more practice to acquire phonics skills.Every day Asa the rock cutter works very hard but he is tired! He wishes things could be different but each time his wish comes true, he yearns for more. Where will his wish-journey end?
£9.26
Roaring Brook Press The Wave
Book SynopsisWhen a boy is swept up in a wave of sadness, he finds himself tumbling. But when he remembers that this sadness won''t last forever, and that the wave will eventually carry him back to shore, he discovers his friends and family waiting to gently pull him out of the water and back home. With hopeful text and gorgeous art, The Wave takes us on a journey through one child''s experience with depression that fosters empathy for those on the outside, and solidarity for those still caught in the midst of their own wave. It is an honest look at depression which affects almost 2 million children in the United States. The Wave is a must-read for anyone who finds themselves tumbling, and a beautiful reminder that we can reach out to others to keep our heads - and hearts - above water.
£14.39
Hachette Children's Group Behaviour Matters Lemur Feels Let Down A book
Book SynopsisLemur Feels Let Down offers a gentle introduction to the concept of disappointment for young children, helping them finds ways to recognise and overcome their disappointed feelings.This funny, charming story is the perfect way to introduce young children to disappointment. Also included are suggestions for activities and ideas to talk through together to help children understand their feelings and behaviour.Nothing is going well for Lemur. It starts with the wrong cereal at breakfast time and just keeps getting worse. But Lemur doesn''t enjoy feeling upset or cross about everything. Can she start trying to make the best of things?The Behaviour Matters series of picture books provide a gentle means of discussing emotions, boosting self-esteem and reinforcing good behaviour. Supports the Personal, Social and Emotional Development Area of Learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage, and is also suitable for use with children in KS1 and can Trade ReviewExcellent for sharing and encouraging discussion... we can all learn from the approach taken in this series. * Parents in Touch *
£11.39
HarperCollins Publishers Nightjar
Book SynopsisCarnegie Medal winner Katya Balen returns with a stunning tale about a fractured bond between father and son – and the injured bird that helps to heal it. Carnegie Medal winner Katya Balen returns with a stunning tale about a fractured bond between father and son – and the injured bird that helps to heal it. When Noah’s dad visits from New York, he and Noah come across an injured nightjar during a walk in the countryside. Noah is determined to save the bird, but his dad believes they should leave it alone to let nature take its course. As father and son argue, it becomes clear that Noah is angry about more than just the bird. He feels abandoned and misunderstood by his dad, who has moved to the US and started a new family there that doesn’t seem to have room for Noah. Can they find a way to build a new relationship and rediscover the common ground between them?Trade Review"Thoughtful, calm, beautiful and wise" – Ross Montgomery "A voice unlike any other, that pulls you through with its wonder and wisdom and leaves you utterly changed" – Struan Murray "A tender and lovely tale with teeth. Balen is one of our very best storytellers." – Kiran Millwood Hargrave "There isn't another writer writing today who can say so much with so few words, nor a writer who says it so beautifully. Katya is a true original." – Phil Earle "Finished Nightjar in one, breathless sitting. Another beautiful story that flutters in that complex space between joy and sadness, childhood and adolescence." – Sarah Ann Juckes "A lovely sensitive story about the rites of passage and what it means to take responsibility and to do the right thing … The prose flows so beautifully that it manages to take the reader into both Noah's and his father's worlds" – The School Librarian
£7.59
Usborne Publishing Ltd Very First Questions & Answers: Why do I
Book SynopsisIt's normal and OK to feel sad at times. It happens to everyone, for all sorts of different reasons. We might just show it in different ways. This book uses thoughtful, engaging illustrations and gentle, friendly text to help children recognise sadness, understand why they might feel that way, find ways of coping and ways to feel happy again. Drawing on expert input from child clinical psychologist Dr Sasha Lillie Lyons, this book provides children and their grown-ups with a perfect tool to help them discuss their feelings and emotions.
£7.59
Trigger Publishing Arthur Wants a Balloon
Book SynopsisArthur's gloomy dad rushes him through the park every morning, through grey and rainy weather. Arthur just wants a balloon from the park's vendor, but Dad always says no. One rainy morning, the balloons magically appear at their doorstep, and Arthur figures out the perfect way to bring the sunshine out, even if only for a few moments.This is a book about a parent's depression that has a ray of hope and sunshine at the end. A young reader will grasp the concept that even in the worst situations, there is light and love.Trade Review'A light in the dark that makes the heart soar.' — Karl Newson, award-winning children's book author and illustrator
£6.99
Trigger Publishing The Biggest Thing of All
Book SynopsisLily loves helping in Grandma’s beautiful garden. She and Grandpa help make sure everything’s growing strong. One day, Grandpa lets her in on a secret: pointing to an ant, he says that everything is a part of something bigger. One ant is part of a colony. One raindrop becomes part of the ocean. One star is part of the universe.When Lily’s Grandma passes away suddenly, Lily struggles to deal with and understand her grief. She comes to realise that they are all part of something bigger – a family – and that LOVE is the biggest thing of all.
£6.99
Comme des geants inc. I Wish I Could Tell You
Book SynopsisA touching, poetic tale that wrestles with the complex emotions we feel when we lose someone close to usLosing someone you love, someone close to you, can be difficult to talk about. But, sometimes, writing a letter can help you find the words you wish you could say. That’s exactly what a young fox realizes one morning after learning about the death of his beloved grandmother, someone with whom he shared so many special memories. As he longingly searches for any trace of her presence in all their familiar haunts, the young bear soon discovers that only by embracing his grief will the right words—the words he wishes he could say to grandmother—come to him.
£12.59
