Children’s biggest emotions often come up about friends and other kids. In this funny and useful book, authors Eileen Kennedy-Moore and Christine McLaughlin help kids understand and cope with feelings in ways that build strong friendships. 2023 NATIONAL PARENTING PRODUCT AWARDS WINNER Everyone likes the idea of “best friends forever,” but friendships can be complicated, and they often involve dealing with difficult feelings. Almost all children have experienced feeling shy at a party where th...
The boy next door loves to lick the wind. “You should try it,” says his mum. “All the best winds are at the beach.” And so begins an amazing afternoon by the sea for two boys. One doesn’t always speak with words and likes throwing stones – the other likes to collect shells and make sandcastles. But the sea works its magic and by the end of the day the boys discover they both love to lick the wind – together.
From award-winning author Marion Deuchars Bob Goes Pop is a charming and funny follow-up to Bob the Artist and Bob's Blue Period, all about art and teamwork. There's a new artist in town, making a new type of art and knocking Bob's beak out of joint. The subsequent competition to see who the best artist is escalates as each bird attempts to outdo the other. Will it all end in tears, or will the two realise that they are better working together rather than against each other? Bob the Artist re...
“Raina Telgemeier fans will lap this up.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children's BooksA laugh-out-loud funny and empowering graphic memoir about growing up and finding your voice. Twelve-year-old Cindy has just dipped a toe into seventh-grade drama—with its complicated friendships, bullies, and cute boys—when she earns an internship as a cub reporter at a local newspaper in the early 1970s. A (rare) young female reporter takes Cindy under her wing, and Cindy soon learns not only how to write a...
When 11-year-old Izzy’s parents take her gran on holiday, Izzy has to go and stay with her Aunty Elizabeth, and she isn’t very happy about it. She doesn’t want to spend the week with someone she doesn’t know – someone who had a big argument with her mum years before. But Gran has left Izzy some interesting notes about her new friend, Jesus, to help her through the week. Izzy finds Jesus begins to help her look at life differently, and she and her aunty start the journey of knowing him together...
Mi Amiga Tiene Síndrome de Down/My Friend Has Down Syndrome (Amigos Con Discapacidades/Friends with Disabilities)
by Amanda Doering Tourville
"Explains some of the challenges and rewards of having a friend with Down Syndrome using everyday kid-friendly examples--in both English and Spanish"--
Saying 'I Love You' in sign language feels good.Having a ladybug land on your hand feels good.Making a new friend feels good.Todd Parr celebrates all the feel-good things that tickle kids and adults alike, from rubbing noses and rubbing a dog's belly, to giving a great big hug, and seeing fireflies outside your window. With Parr's trademark bold, bright colours and silly scenes, children will be inspired to feel good about things they do every day. Targeted to young children first beginning to r...
Making and Keeping Friends (21st Century Junior Library: Read and Reflect: A Social-Emotional Guide)
by Emily Rose
A World Full of Feelings: Finding Kindness (A World Full of Feelings)
by Louise Spilsbury
This charming picture book for children aged 4 plus, illustrated by Ukrainian-American artist Sofia Moore, explores times when children find it difficult to be kind and offers some great solutions. Mia and Jackson have fallen out and are not talking to each other. Meanwhile, around the world, other children are learning to be kind by sharing and by helping others and nature. What will Mia and Jackson do? The book is packed with different situations and explores ways we can be kind and build emp...