Description
Book Synopsis'Our book about trauma features buzzy bees stuck in your tummy, yes, and also science and superheroes, carrots and lambs, lollies and, unfortunately for me, baboons...'
Join Ordinary Jo, some people, Courtney Cortisol, Amy Amygdala and friends to be guided through the curious world of trauma. This fully illustrated guide for children aged 8-12 features an array of quirky characters and facts about trauma woven into a therapeutic story. Learn why some carrots grow perfectly straight, others wonky and wobbly - and why that's ok! Find out all the clever ways our strange and curious bodies keep us safe all the time, and what the different nutty parts of our brain do for us when we are afraid! Discover all this and more to understand your own experiences, body, and even friends better too. (And just in case you don't remember it all, there is a summary of all the things we have learnt at the end)
Let knowledge and kindness become your superpower by learning all the strange and curious things about Trauma!
Trade ReviewUsing irreverent humour and metaphor, Sally Donovan has created an important and accessible book that sheds light on the often difficult-to-approach subject of trauma. A brilliant book for children and those who care for them.
-- Poppy O’Neill, bestselling author of Don’t Worry, Be Happy, You’re a Star, Be Strong and Be Yourself
Table of Contents1. Baboon Tuesday I: An ordinary day
2. To Bees or Not to Bees - Trauma
3. Where it comes from - A tale of two carrots
4. The Drive to Stay Alive
5. DANGERS! Different kinds of dangers to our aliveness
6. Baboon Tuesday II: A screech and a swear
7. PAUSE! What happened to me on Baboon Tuesday
8. Amy Amygdala and Adrian Adrenaline
9. Baboon Tuesday III - run for my life
10.Ladies and Gentlemen - Baby v Lamb
11.RRRREWIND! A bit of remembering
12.Some People and three things they say that are WRONG
13.How to Grow Your Superpowers
14.Baboon Tuesday IV - the Final Chapter
