Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Physical and mental health conditions
Penguin Random House Children's UK Wonder
Book SynopsisR. J. Palacio was born and raised in New York City. She attended the High School of Art and Design and the Parsons School of Design, where she majored in illustration. She was a graphic designer and an art director for many years before writing her critically acclaimed debut novel, Wonder, which has been on the New York Times bestseller list since March 2012, sold over 16 million copies worldwide and been adapted into a movie.In addition to Wonder, R. J. has written Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories, 365 Days of Wonder, We're All Wonders and White Bird: A Wonder Story, which is soon to be a major motion picture. She lives in Brooklyn, New York with her husband, two sons and two dogs (Bear and Beau).Follow her on Twitter: @RJPalacioTrade ReviewRemarkable . . . It has the power to move hearts and change minds * Guardian *Incredibly charming, brutal and brilliant * Observer *It wreaks emotional havoc . . . To finish it with a firm resolve to be a better person - well, you can't ask much more of any book than that * Independent *When the kids have finished with this, the adults will want to read it. Everybody should * Financial Times *Awesome . . . So authentic you'll swear a kid wrote the book. And yes, that's a good thing * Glamour *
£7.59
Scholastic Inc. You Are My Sunshine
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Little Simon Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very
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£8.54
Not Stated Smile Baby Faces Board Book
Book SynopsisShare the warmth of a smile with these adorable babies!The perfect snuggletime book and an ideal first read-aloud book, this addition to the popular Baby Faces series has appealing photos of multicultural babies and toddlers and a brief, rhyming text.Collect the entire series: PEEK-A-BOO!EAT!SLEEPSPLASH!HUGS & KISSES
£6.11
Rowman & Littlefield The Life Guide for Teens
Book SynopsisA new kind of self-help book for teenagers, empowering them to take ownership of their own wellness.Today's generation of teenagers are living in a world no one could have imagined just a couple decades ago, a world of social media and an endless flow of information (and disinformation). They are also more likely to be lonely, depressed, stressed out, and diagnosed with mental health issues than any generation before them. But they can learn to take control of their own wellnessand Dr. Ran Anbar gives them the tools to do just that. In The Life Guide for Teens: Harnessing Your Inner Power to be Healthy, Happy, and Confident, Dr. Anbar uses clear, empowering terms to take a deep dive into the most prevalent wellness concerns for teens. He guides readers through such topics as anxiety, relationships, sleep, making tough decisions, and communicating effectively with easy-to-implement tools and advice from experts and teens who've been there. Throughout, he offers encouragement, reassurance, and strength to teens who are struggling, showing them how they can develop a positive, healthy self-image and promote self-care.Dr. Anbar has helped thousands of teens work through their personal challenges, not by solving their problems for them, but by helping them learn to tap into their inner wisdom, strength, and resilience. With 180 actionable tools teens can use on their personal journey to wellness, The Life Guide for Teens is an invaluable resource for anyone wanting to feel calm, capable, and confident.
£25.00
Pushkin Children's Books What Feelings Do at Night
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£12.74
Boxer Books Spring Street All about Us Feelings
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£9.49
HarperCollins La Mariquita Malhumorada
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£17.38
Scholastic Inc. Goodnight Stinky Face
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St Martin's Press Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You
Book SynopsisSomeday This Pain Will Be Useful to You is the story of James Sveck, a sophisticated, vulnerable young man with a deep appreciation for the world and no idea how to live in it. James is eighteen, the child of divorced parents living in Manhattan. Articulate, sensitive, and cynical, he rejects all of the assumptions that govern the adult world around himincluding the expectation that he will go to college in the fall. He would prefer to move to an old house in a small town somewhere in the Midwest. Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You takes place over a few broiling days in the summer of 2003 as James confides in his sympathetic grandmother, stymies his canny therapist, deplores his pretentious sister, and devises a fake online identity in order to pursue his crush on a much older coworker. Nothing turns out how he''d expected.Possibly one of the all-time great New York books, not to mention an archly comic gem (Peter Gadol, LA Weekly), Someday This
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Tiger Tales Good Night Little One
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HarperCollins Publishers Race to Echoes Edge
Book SynopsisObservers! Dreamers! Inventors! Explorers! The time has come to crown four new Protectors of Imagination Island. Do YOU have what it takes to win the Race? The second instalment in this incredible, addictive and collectable series.
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St Martin's Press Thats My Truck
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Penguin Young Readers Group A Thousand Years
Book SynopsisChristina Perri teams up with New York Times bestselling illustrator Joy Hwang Ruiz to turn her hit song A Thousand Years into a tender picture book on motherhood.I have spent every day waiting for you. Darling, don''t be afraid. I have loved you for a thousand years.I?lllove you for a thousand more.In this ode from parent to child, Christina Perri teams up with New York Times bestselling illustrator Joy Hwang Ruiz to turn her hit song A Thousand Years into a tender reminder that a mother''s love is forever. A child ventures out into the world, one bold step at a time, as her mother looks on, both of them brave in embracing change and steadfast in their ever-evolving love.
£15.19
Woodland Press When Something Terrible Happens Children Can
Book SynopsisA workbook to help children work out feelings about a traumatic event. Traumatic events in the lives of their families, friends or community leave children feeling confused, insecure and frightened. Recreating the event on paper reduces the child's terror and creates feelings of empowerment. Drawing puts the child in charge, providing the opportunity for exploring feelings. With the help of this book, nightmares and post-traumatic stress symptoms can be relieved.
£9.89
HarperCollins Amelia Bedelia Friends Chapter Book Boxed Set 1
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£20.37
Crystal Point Media Inc. Trayas Quest The Journey Begins
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Amazon Publishing Storm Song
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Children will enjoy the wordplay.” —School Library Journal
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Penguin Young Readers Group Stand Tall Molly Lou Melon Telord 1403
Book SynopsisBe yourself like Molly Lou Melon no matter what a bully may do.Molly Lou Melon is short and clumsy, has buck teeth, and has a voice that sounds like a bullfrog being squeezed by a boa constrictor. She doesn't mind. Her grandmother has always told her to walk proud, smile big, and sing loud, and she takes that advice to heart.But then Molly Lou has to start in a new school. A horrible bully picks on her on the very first day, but Molly Lou Melon knows just what to do about that.
£12.34
Scholastic Inc. Grumpy Bird
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£8.12
Simon & Schuster Amy Rogers Epic Detour
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Hachette Children's Group Mindful Me Breath by Breath
Book SynopsisBeautiful picturebook stories which include simple mindfulness activities throughout
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Scholastic Inc. Braced
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Quarto Publishing PLC Reading Gems: Shark Wants a Friend (Level 3)
Book SynopsisShark is lonely and wants some friends, so he goes out into the sea to find some. But will his plan work or will the other animals be afraid of him? Exploring themes of friendship and judging people by their appearances, this fun and engaging story with a twist also includes comprehension activities and extra discussion topics, making it perfect for supporting learning at school. Featuring original stories, delightful characters and humorous illustrations, Reading Gems is a series designed to spark a love of reading. It is a supplementary reading programme that is graded into four levels to perfectly suit a child’s reading ability from an emerging reader to a confident, independent reader. Parents and teachers can be reassured that children are reading books that support their ability, challenge their reading skills and encourage reading confidence with every word on the page.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Read Something Else Collected Dubious Wit
Book SynopsisThis collection of wit and wisdom from New York Times bestselling author Lemony Snicket is unlikely to help.It includes a new introduction filled with curious aphorisms, a handful of never-before-seen-or-heard quotations, and fan favorites from works over the years.
£10.44
DK Calm Mindfulness for Kids
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Square Fish Way of the Warrior Kid From Wimpy to Warrior the
Book SynopsisIn this first book of a new illustrated middle grade series by a #1 New York Times-bestselling author, Marc learns to become a Warrior Kid after his uncle Jake, a Navy SEAL, comes to stay for the summer.
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Scholastic Inc. My Wish for You
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Hachette Children's Group Tame Your Emotions Feeling Worried
Book SynopsisHelp children to understand their emotions with these easy-to-read introductions to feelings.With the help of fun photographs of animals showing their emotions, children will start to recognise the different types of emotion and learn simple but effective ways to manage them. The titles in the Tame Your Emotions series are great for sharing with children and encouraging them to talk about their emotions. By talking through their feelings, children will gain confidence and boost their self-esteem, being able to understand and take more control of their behaviour. Each book contains notes for parents and teachers with suggestions for ideas and activities to develop a deeper understanding. They support the Personal, Social and Emotional Development Area of Learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage and are also suitable for use with KS1 children.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Brave Like That
Book SynopsisFind yourself. Find your place. Find your brave. This uplifting tale, which award-winning author Leslie Connor dubbed “a perfectly paced journey of the heart” is perfect for fans of Lisa Graff and Lynda Mullaly Hunt. Cyrus Olson’s dad is a hero—Northfield’s former football star and now one of their finest firefighters. Everyone expects Cyrus to follow in his dad’s record-breaking footsteps, and he wishes they were right—except he’s never been brave like that. But this year, with the help of a stray dog, a few new friends, a little bit of rhythm, and a lot of nerve, he may just discover that actually…he is. Lauded as “remarkable” by the New York Times Book Review, Lindsey Stoddard’s heartfelt stories continue to garner critical acclaim, and her latest novel will have fans new and old rooting for Cyrus and Parker’s special bond and the courage it helps t
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Scholastic Inc. Peppa Loves Peppa Pig
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Shine Like a Unicorn
Book SynopsisThis hilarious picture book about how to be a unicorn is laugh-out-loud funny and will encourage readers to embrace their own unique and glorious selves! Most importantly, we make our own magic! This is the perfect gift to give for celebrations, including birthdays, graduations, holidays and even National Unicorn Day!
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Hate U Give
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Emotionary
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Concrete Rose
Book SynopsisInternational phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of The Hate U Give in this searing and poignant exploration of Black boyhood and manhood. A Printz Honor Book!If there’s one thing seventeen-year-old Maverick Carter knows, it’s that a real man takes care of his family. As the son of a former gang legend, Mav does that the only way he knows how: dealing for the King Lords. With this money he can help his mom, who works two jobs while his dad’s in prison.Life’s not perfect, but with a fly girlfriend and a cousin who always has his back, Mav’s got everything under control.Until, that is, Maverick finds out he’s a father.Suddenly he has a baby, Seven, who depends on him for everything. But it’s not so easy to sling dope, finish school, and raise a child. So when he’s offered the chance to go straight, he takes it. In a world where h
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Cranachan Publishing Limited Anna
Book SynopsisEvery cloud has a silver lining... doesn't it? Anna is thirteen years old, lives in London with her father, and has Asperger's syndrome. When her father dies, she moves to Scotland to live with her estranged, reclusive mother. With little support to help her fit in, she must use every coping strategy her father taught her - especially her 'Happy Game' - as she tries to connect with her mother, discover her past, and deal with the challenges of being thrown into a brand new life along the way. Eleanor H. Porter's 'Pollyanna' re-imagined for a new generation.Trade ReviewHeart-warming and life-affirming. Kevin MacNeil -- Kevin MacNeilGuthrie has an unerring instinct for the darkness that can daunt lives and for the robust spirit of optimism that time and again saves us. Narrated with simplicity and sincerity, the reader will be swept up in the adventures and misadventures of Anna. Cynthia Rogerson -- Cynthia Rogerson'Guthrie has an unerring instinct for the darkness that can daunt lives and for the robust spirit of optimism that time and again saves us. Narrated with simplicity and sincerity, the reader will be swept up in the adventures and misadventures of Anna'. -- Cynthia Rogerson'Heart-warming and life-affirming' -- Kevin Macneil
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Pan Macmillan Mooncat and Me
Book SynopsisWith colourful pages thronging with modern city life, Mooncat and Me tells the story of Pearl as she overcomes the anxiety of moving house and starting a new school, with the help of a giant white cat.We can all empathise with Pearl's fear that 'I won't know anyone, and no one will know me' but as we watch her grow in confidence, we will learn that with a bit of imagination and determination, there's nothing we can't do.The gorgeous, brightly coloured illustrations are full of busy people filling pavements and buses and cars, or seen through the windows of their homes, leading their different lives. Mooncat's own calm and reassuring presence encourages Pearl to explore the vibrant city with her mother, and to face school, where she soon finds there are friends to be made.
£12.12
Union Square & Co. Even Superheroes Have Bad Days
Book SynopsisAll kids have trouble handling their emotions, sometimeseven young superheroes! But what do they do when they're having a bad day? From burning off steam on a bike or a hike, to helping others, this energetic picture book has plenty of fun ideas to help kids cope when they're feeling overwhelmed.
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Random House USA Inc Buffalo Fluffalo
Book SynopsisTHE NATIONAL BESTSELLER?Introducing a sweet and silly buffalo who tries to bluff and fluff his way into being bigger than he really is. This laugh-out-loud story by an Emmy-nominated comedy writer shows it?s okay to be yourself.I?m the Buffalo FluffaloI heave and I huffaloLeave me alone because I?ve had enuffalo.Buffalo Fluffalo arrives on the scene puffed up with self-importance. Stomping around and raising billows of dust, Buffalo Fluffalo proclaims his superiority to the other creatures?the ram, the prairie dog, and the crow?who just want to be his friend. So Buffalo Fluffalo, who has had enuffalo, heads off to grumble to himself. Suddenly, a rain shower pours down from the clouds and?what?s this? All of his fluffalo is a soggy mess! There Fluffalo stands, a drenched pip-squeak without his disguise. The other animals, who could see through Fluffalo?s bravado from the start, circle around to comfort him. As prairie dog says with a smile in his eyes, You?re great how you are, no matter your size.Readers will find Buffalo Fluffalo?s insecurity endearing and will be moved to reassure him. This humorous and delightful book encourages self-acceptance with a lighthearted touch.
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FLOWERPOT PR Walter the Whale Shark And His Teeny Tiny Teeth
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Scholastic Inc. I Hope This Doesnt Find You
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£16.99
Random House USA Inc Ryan and Avery
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Pan Macmillan Odo Show and Tell
Book SynopsisMeet Odo and all his friends at Forest Camp in this exciting picture book adventure, based on the animated TV series, now showing on Milkshake!Odo is a little owl with big ideas, who loves going to Forest Camp to play with all his friends, and today it's Show and Tell, but Odo has forgotten to bring anything. He goes looking for something to show and meets Reggie, the fox. Odo thinks it's a great idea to take Reggie to Show and Tell – but will everyone else agree?Based on the preschool animated series shown on Milkshake, Odo: Show and Tell is a charming picture book which captures all the warmth and humour of the TV episodes, with themes of building self-confidence and empathy in a unique beautifully-crafted forest setting. It includes a special spread at the back with reading tips for grown-ups and ideas for discussion with your child.Join Odo and his friends for more adventures at Forest Camp in The Egg, Super Owl!
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Random House Children's Books Just a Rainy Day Little Critter
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Skyhorse Publishing What Happens When Im Scared
Book SynopsisThe perfect tool to teach children how to handle emotions such as feeling scared, anxious, or worried. What Happens When I'm Scared? provides parents, grandparents, teachers, and caregivers the opportunity to speak with children about this important topic. What is fear? What does it feel like? Can feelings of fear be passed on to others? And can they return? In What Happens When I’m Scared?, children take turns listing what scares them. They express their concern over the dark, big dogs, heights, spiders, monsters under the bed, bullies, extreme weather, and speaking in front of others. Through discussing what they fear, they begin to understand why certain places, people, or circumstances make them feel nervous, worried, anxious, scared, or even nauseous. They learn about their body’s biological reactions, both physical and mental. And they determine that it’s absolutely okay to be afraid a
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Margaret K. McElderry Books The Kingdom Over the Sea
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Penguin USA Just Because
Book SynopsisThe debut picture book by Academy Award-winning actor and #1 New York Times bestselling author Matthew McConaugheyJust because I?m in the race,doesn?t mean I?m fully ready.Just because I?m shaking,doesn?t mean that I?m not steady.Have you ever felt worried and excited at the same time?Have you ever had your feelings hurt but forgiven someone anyway?Have you ever thought there was more than one right answer to a question?That?s because contradictions are all around us. And they make us who we are.Filled with his trademark humor and wisdom, Academy Award?winning actor and #1 New York Times bestselling author Matthew McConaughey has crafted a soulful and irreverent collection of life lessons that empowers readers, big and small, to celebrate how we are all full of possibility.Why? Just because.
£14.99
Scholastic The Castle Rock Mystery Crew
Book SynopsisThe debut children's book by incredible actress and dementia-awarenesscampaigner, Vicky McClure. A page-turning crime-solving mysterywith friendship and teamwork at its heart.
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