Parenting

Both words and pictures portray the children in many different situations at home and at school, and show how they change over time, how emotions can escalate, and how people can help each other.

Sadness has come to live with me and I am building it a shelter. I am building a shelter for my sadness and welcoming it inside. A small boy creates a shelter for his sadness, a safe space where Sadness is welcome, where it can curl up small, or be as big as it can be, where it can be noisy or quiet, or anything in between.

This fun, friendly and reassuring introduction to feelings is designed to help young children recognise, understand and name how they're feeling and learn to talk about and manage their emotions in helpful ways.

Arthur's mum won't let him stay up and watch the western on TV, so Arthur gets angry. Arthur gets very, very angry until his anger is so powerful it blows the universe into little pieces.

I have big feelings. You have them too. How can I help? What can we do? Follow a group of children through a day in their neighbourhood, as they play together and navigate the BIG feelings that we all experience.

Once I had a secret that was big and monstery - I thought of it as Blue. But Blue the monster doesn't have to be scary. And he doesn't have to be a secret. After all, we all feel blue from time to time and talking about it helps.

Explore a world of emotions with this peep-through picture book. Richard Jones' enchanting illustrations and the lyrical text make each and every feeling come to life to help children understand the emotions they experience.

A dragon with a short temper is not a good combination, as Fergal's family and friends soon find out. He burns the dinner (literally), reduces the football goal to ashes and absolutely cannot play a nice, quiet board game.
It is only when he starts to notice other animals have clever tricks to calm down that Fergal begins to win back his friends.

Feelings arrive effortlessly enough but deciding what to do with them when they turn isn't so easy - especially when you are a child. This is a great dip-in book where children can choose a feeling that relates to them and then turn to the page that provides child-friendly strategies for dealing with that feeling.

Some friends need a great big hug to make them feel well. Some prefer to be alone. Some listen, others tell. 'How to Mend a Friend' is a heartfelt picture book which touches on empathy, loss and friendship.