Book 1

Smash Your Worries, Bella!

by Kelly McKain

Published 4 August 2022

Join Bella, Archie and Shazmin as they help each other to feel good and face their worries.

Bella couldn’t be feeling worse about it being Feeling Good Week at school. With her best friend Rosh having moved away she’s sad and lonely, and to top it all she has a Big Worry on her mind – the class talk. Then Bella’s partnered with Shazmin and Archie and is surprised to see the shoots of a new friendship growing. They even form The Feeling Good Club to share their problems and express their feelings. But when Shazmin and Archie try to help Bella with her Big Worry things go badly wrong. How can Bella show her new friends how she feels?

The first in a fresh new series of accessible stories told in journal format, highlighting the benefits of mindfulness activities and sharing your feelings.

PRAISE FOR THE SERIES

"Perfectly packaged emotional literacy for tweens"Edspire

"... a Diary of a Wimpy Kid Tom Gates vibe... brilliant"Book Bound

"... a brilliant introduction to mindfulness"Book Craic

"... a fresh fun exploration of feelings"Miss Cleveland

"... inspires young readers to share their feelings and worries"The Book Activist


Book 2

Say How You Feel, Archie!

by Kelly McKain

Published 11 May 2023

Join Archie, Shazmin and Bella as they help each other to feel good and face their worries.

Archie feels like Dad doesn’t have any time for him. With Mum away, his dad’s juggling work with looking after Archie and his younger brothers, but even when he’s around he’s distracted by emails and calls. Then he forgets to come to see Archie’s exhibit at the Science Fair. Archie pretends to his friends and his dad that he’s fine but at a Feeling Good Club meeting his true emotions come bursting out. With help from Bella and Shazmin, Archie comes up with the perfect plan for some one-on-one time with Dad, but when it all goes wrong can he find the courage to tell Dad how he’s really feeling?

A new series of accessible stories told in journal format, highlighting the benefits of mindfulness activities and sharing your feelings.

PRAISE FOR THE SERIES

"Perfectly packaged emotional literacy for tweens"Edspire

"... a Diary of a Wimpy Kid Tom Gates vibe... brilliant"Book Bound

"... a brilliant introduction to mindfulness"Book Craic

"... a fresh fun exploration of feelings"Miss Cleveland

"... inspires young readers to share their feelings and worries"The Book Activist


Book 3

Be Kind, Shazmin!

by Kelly McKain

Published 7 September 2023

Join Shazmin, Bella and Archie as they help each other to feel good and face their worries!

Shazmin’s upset that her teenage sister Charita doesn’t want to hang out with her any more, but as the loud, sunshiny member of the Feeling Good Club, she's reluctant to admit how she’s feeling to Bella and Archie. Determined to fix things, Shazmin hatches a plan, however she’s so focused on making it perfect she doesn’t realize how bossy and unkind she’s being in the process. Soon the plan is in tatters. Can Shazmin open up about her feelings in time to put things right with her friends and her sister?

A fresh and fun series of accessible stories told in journal format, highlighting the benefits of mindfulness activities and sharing your feelings.

PRAISE FOR THE SERIES

"Perfectly packaged emotional literacy for tweens"Edspire

"... a Diary of a Wimpy Kid Tom Gates vibe... brilliant"Book Bound

"... a brilliant introduction to mindfulness"Book Craic

"... a fresh fun exploration of feelings"Miss Cleveland

"... inspires young readers to share their feelings and worries"The Book Activist


Join Bella, Archie and Shazmin as they help each other to feel good and face their worries.

When Billy teams up with Bella, Archie and Shazmin for an assault course challenge, Bella finds the change in dynamic hard to cope with. Billy’s confident and loud and ‘one of the cool kids’, everything Bella’s not. Then Shazmin suggests inviting Billy to join the Feeling Good Club. Bella agrees so as not to disappoint her friends, but she increasingly feels like she doesn’t fit in any more. Bella knows she has to believe in herself and speak up. Can she find some common ground with Billy?

A fresh and fun series of accessible stories told in journal format, highlighting the benefits of mindfulness activities and sharing your feelings.

PRAISE FOR THE SERIES

"Perfectly packaged emotional literacy for tweens"Edspire

"... a Diary of a Wimpy Kid Tom Gates vibe... brilliant"Book Bound

"... a brilliant introduction to mindfulness"Book Craic

"... a fresh fun exploration of feelings"Miss Cleveland

"... inspires young readers to share their feelings and worries"The Book Activist