Children's Catalogue 2021

Children’s Books 2021 *

BOOKS TO HELP ALL CHILDREN THRIVE *

Dyslexia * SpLDs * Autism * Anxiety Big Feelings * Pastoral Care * LGBT * RSE

CONTENTS

JKP Children’s Welcome to our latest Children’s Books Catalogue.

Here you will find JKP’s collection of new and

Dyslexia

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Empowerment 2

bestselling titles that children and teens can read by themselves (or with a grown up).

Activities 6 Teens 7

At JKP we are committed to publishing children’s books that are fun, original, and relatable, and

SPLDs 8 ADHD 10 Study Guides

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Self-Regulation

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that empower children and young people to cope with the challenges they face.

From bestselling titles on managing anxiety

Tourettes 14

for kids and teens, to kids’ guides about self-

Kathy Hoopmann

regulation, and picture books on gender, we

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aim to give a voice to groups who don’t often Autism 16

get heard and believe that establishing positive

Empowerment 17

narratives about difference from an early age

PDA 20

can help shape confident, fulfilling lives.

Big Feelings

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Growing Up

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Teens 26 Anxiety and OCD

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Wellbeing 30 Anxiety 31 OCD 32

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Big Feelings

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Depression 40 Bereavement 41

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Pastoral 42 Explanation Guides

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Understanding Illness

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Bullying 45 Body Wellbeing

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Mental Wellbeing

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Empowerment 50 LGBTQ+

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Gender and Teens

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Gender For Under 10s

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Gender 56 Relationships and Sex Education

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I can’t believe I’m here.

There were so many times I felt like giving up. Thank you for always believing in me.

You’ve earned every step. You worked hard even when things were tough. We knew you could do it.

C H APTE R 2

We Are the “Heroes”

Isabella

NEW

Of course, I didn’t do it on my own. Can you spot a few of my friends in the crowd?

7–12 years

Isabella

* £14.99

Oh, yeah, I see them!

Willforce, Creatia and Persisto were always there when you needed them.

He was always there too, though, wasn’t he? Mr D – if you look very closely, you will spot him too.

Yes, I see him.

He doesn’t look so scary from up here, though.

Let’s give him a wave.

* Mar 2021 * PB

Dad

* ISBN: 9781787752962 * Fully illustrated with colourful cartoons and pages for the child to draw and write in.

Mum

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I’ll let Creatia, Willforce and Persisto tell you a bit more about him.

Mission Dyslexia

Don’t forget to look out for him in each of the chapters and see if you can work out what is happening to him as the book progresses.

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Mr D!

Find Your Superpower and Be Your Brilliant Self

Don’t say it, Persisto…

Don’t do it!

Julie McNeill, Rossie Stone and Paul McNeill

We called the chapter after him; we have to tell them.

Illustrated by Rossie Stone, Dekko Comics Meet Creatia, Persisto and Willforce. They are strong, determined and creative, and they represent the strengths

I doubt they’ve even read that bit. It’s fine, honestly – we can just miss him out.

that dyslexia can bring to your life. Together they encourage you to use your skills and talents to be confident in

Now that we have identified all of your fabulous strengths and know where to go if we need to ask for help, I suppose it might be time to introduce this guy. You might have spotted him lurking on the pages of the previous chapters.

what you do - and shrink the villain Mr Dyspicibilia!

This is a fun and interactive resource for grown-ups and

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children to work through together, with drawing and writing activities and examples to open up helpful discussions and

Does this ever happen to you?

find practical solutions that put the dyslexic child’s self-

This should take you 20 minutes.

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esteem and self-understanding at the fore. The strategies in

Time’s Up!

the book are brought to life through the three superheroes

Twenty minutes later…

who help you develop a child’s unique strengths to tackle

Time’s up!

Eh? I’m still trying to read the question.

the everyday challenges they may experience with reading, writing, staying organised or keeping track of the time. The colourful illustrations, cartoons and dialogue encourage children to name their feelings, identify challenges and recognise their own strengths in any situation.

Now, if you’re anything like me, telling the time can be a little bit tricky, and don’t get me started on getting to places at the right time or completing tests before the bell goes for lunch.

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“An incredibly useful resource for all dyslexic children and the grown-ups who support them in their dyslexia journey.”

– Cathy Magee, chief executive of Dyslexia Scotland

“Such a useful book, carefully created to keep children with dyslexia engaged, help them stand up for themselves, and work out all the ways they excel.”

–Margaret Rooke, author of ‘Dyslexia is my Superpower (Most of the Time)’

Actually, you’re right, Creatia. I always have extra time to complete tasks for this reason. You might be allowed some extra time, or somebody to write for you or read the questions for tests. Make sure you speak to your school about this.

Yes, it could be to do with the way you process information – that’s how you read or hear the instructions somebody gives to you.

That’s what happens to me.

The truth is that different strategies will work for different people.

Find out what works best for you and use it. This will be particularly helpful later in life when you are working towards exams or planning your day at school or work. Forgetting to plan or not asking for help are the most common reasons to run out of time.

Remember to work with your teacher or grown-up to make sure you have planned out enough time to complete tasks – and think about time for breaks if you need them.

Some people with dyslexia prefer instructions to be broken down, instead of receiving all the information at once. Maybe that’s you?

Do you find it easier when you are asked to do one thing at a time?

Do you ever struggle with time disappearing? I know I’ve got 30 minutes, but when I look up, I’ve only got five left and I’ve no idea where the other 25 have gone!

Some people prefer to be able to see how much time they have left – there are lots of great visual timers or countdown clocks that can be set to light up when half or all your time is up. Maybe that’s you?

Would it help to have a timer that flashed green, orange or red to let you know when time is counting down?

The most important thing to do where time is concerned is breathe.

Sounds obvious, doesn’t it?

When you have a task or a job to do, the first thing you should do is take a deep breath.

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PART ONE AMAZING DYSLEXICS

COLOURFUL CHARACTERS.

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The colour grid shows the amazing dyslexics in first name alphabetical order with a number for quick reference. Job titles are listed below.

NEW 12+ years * £15.99 * Sep 2020 * PB

01. Actor, Writer, Director

24. Creative Producer, Artistic Director

02. Designer, Creative Director

25. Actor

03. Clinical Psychologist 04. Judge

26. Music Industry Executive 27. Social Worker

05. Designer

28. Journalist, Policy Editor

06. Detective Sergeant 07. Choreographer

29. Advertising Creative 30. Fashion Designer

08. Psychotherapist

31. Life Coach, Author, Motivational Speaker

09. Furniture Designer 10. Actor, Comedian, Writer

32. Tech Entrepreneur 33. Actor, Stunt Performer, Coordinator

11. Milliner, Eyewear Designer

34. Exhibition Designer, Project Manager

12. Lifestyle Blogger 13. Creative Director

35. Actor, Playwright, Drama Teacher 36. Documentary Maker

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AARON WOLF

AB ROGERS

ADLIN MURPHY

ANUJA DHIR

BILL AMBERG

CHAD CHOUDHURY

CHARLOTTE EDMONDS

CLAUDIA SMITH

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DOM WILDER

EDDIE IZZARD

FLORA MCLEAN

FRITHA QUINN

GILL GERSHONI

GOSIA PALYS-DUDEK

GUY SINGHWATSON

HELEN TAYLOR

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HOLLY TUCKER

JAMES KINROSS

JAMIE OLIVER

JAYSON LILLEY

JOE OGBONNAYA

JULIAN OGIWARA

LAUREN MCCROSTIE

LENNIE & KAZ

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LLOYD EVERITT

MARK GROTEFELD

OBI OHAKA DANIEL

OLIVER WRIGHT

PAUL BRAZIER

PAUL SMITH

PETE COHEN

PIP JAMIESON

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RICHARD GREENWOOD

RICHARD KIDD

RICHARD MACER

SALLY GARDNER

SARI RÄTHEL

SEBASTIAN BERGNE

SEBASTIAN CONRAN

14. Coder

37. Children’s Writer, Illustrator

RASHID PHOENIX

15. Farmer 16. Academic, Researcher

38. Jewellery Designer 39. Industrial Designer, Tutor, Art Director

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STEVE EDGE

STEVEN NAISMITH

STEVEN WOODGATE

TOM PELLEREAU

TRIX WORRELL

YOU

17. Entrepreneur

40. Product Designer, Inventor

18. Consultant Surgeon, Senior Lecturer 19. Chef, Restaurateur

41. Branding Guru 42. Professional Footballer

20. Artist

43. Marketing Leader

21. Personal Trainer, Master Coach 22. Architect

44. Inventor 45. Writer, Director, Composer

23. Actor, Writer, Sustainability Advocate

46. You

* ISBN: 9781785925849 * Beautifully illustrated in full colour with photos of the amazing dyslexics at work

My favourite colour is light aquamarine green, though I think I’m colour blind as well!

JAMIE OLIVER MBE

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EMBRACE THAT DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE ON THE WORLD

CH E F & R E STAU R ATE U R

Consistently my spelling is terrible and I have an inability to remember even some basic adjectives.

All of my children now correct my spelling, which is quite amusing, but also quite handy to be honest.

I think autocorrect makes me even worse!

In secondary school I used to go to what they would call Special Needs most days. And I’ll never forget one of the ways of making us get better was to have us read eight pages of Shakespeare to a full school assembly. It was really, really hard as you’re trying to read, but also trying to speak to the room, then when you look up at any one time there’ll be 30 boys giving you the w***** sign or various other forms of visual abuse. I was kind of fine with it, but it was awkward, or as my daughter would say, well awks.

Having had such a bad relationship with reading, writing and spelling when I was growing up, to now have such a long-term positive relationship with words is a really amazing achievement.

The Bigger Picture Book of Amazing Dyslexics and the Jobs They Do

I’m the bestselling non-fiction author in the UK, despite words feeling like my arch enemy in the past, because really I think it’s all about communication.

If you’ve got people to support your weaknesses, then theoretically anything is possible, and working around the bits I’m bad at by having an incredible team around me can help me get my message across in my own way.

I’ve spent 20 years expressing myself through something I love…cooking.

Kathy Iwanczak Forsyth and Kate Power

There’s never really been one person that showed me the light or a route to more self-confidence, I had to learn it myself and be practical. If I come across a problem I try to get around it by being optimistic, you’ve got to see the glass as half full. One of the strengths of being dyslexic is that you realise lots of the accepted structures in society, like examination systems, aren’t suited to everyone, and aren’t necessarily the best way to teach or inspire the masses. When you concentrate on problem solving and try to overcome little challenges and take each day as it comes, you’ll find strength in your own power to evolve and get stuff done. I’m not saying there isn’t a place for brilliant people that can make a difference to your life but don’t forget to believe in yourself too.

Foreword by Paul Smith

Other people can help you find your way but they can’t do it for you. I found my way through food.

P H OTO : TA R A F I S H E R

P H OTO : TA R A F I S H E R

Funny and beautifully designed, packed with photos, this book puts amazing dyslexics and the jobs they do under the spotlight. The reader draws inspiration and insight from the stories which highlight the dyslexics’ low and high

“Inspiring, insightful, and practical, this

points, people who inspired them, their coping strategies,

is a book for everyone, dyslexic or not.”

strengths, eureka moments and advice to younger selves.

– Deyan Sudjic OBE, Director Emeritus, Design Museum

Reading Well

Using brain scans, scientists can see that dyslexics think in a different way. This can have some rather lovely side effects.

Dyslexia

7–15 years

Hey

It’s not just about finding reading, writing and spelling tricky.

It can also affect speaking, remembering, understanding, speed, movement and basic maths. It can range from mild to severe.

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Creative Imaginative Story telling Inventive Connecting ideas Visionary Seeing the bigger picture Problem solving Free thinking Thoughtful Thinking in 3D Passionate

* HB * 96 full-colour illustrated pages

Goal !

Don’t be pigeonholed by dyslexia.

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* ISBN: 9781785923302

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Some early clues to dyslexia

Have your say

Kate Power & Kathy Iwanczak Forsyth

This part of the book is to help you understand what dyslexia means for you, and to help you explain to others how dyslexia affects you and your learning.

Surprising people by the really clever and imaginative things you say

If you think your child might be dyslexic

On the following pages, you will find empty speech bubbles.

Tick or cross if you can relate to what’s been said and perhaps talk about how it makes you feel.

You will also find, at the bottom of each page, red boxes containing top tips and black boxes with useful website addresses.

Talk to their teacher and the school’s learning support team.

Check their eyesight at the optician.

Get advice from their family doctor.

Find a professional who can assess for dyslexia.

Check online for your national dyslexia organisation to get guidance and support.

While assessing for dyslexia, check for other learning difficulties, like Asperger syndrome (AS), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyspraxia and dyscalculia, as you can have dyslexia alone or alongside one of these.

Pencil at the ready!

Whippersnappers

Nippers

Foreword by Richard Rogers

Wrongly accused of not listening or paying attention

Falling over and bumping into things

Late to start talking

Not crawling as a baby

The Illustrated Guide to Dyslexia and Its Amazing People

Putting shoes on the wrong feet

But not a definitive checklist that you are dyslexic.

* World rights available

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Noah does not always know what letter shapes sound like

Poppy needs to see a word many times before she remembers it

To read you need to know the sound of the letter you are looking at.

This is called letter and sound association. Sound familiar?

Most non-dyslexics only need to see a word about 6 times before they recognise it, but some dyslexics need to see a word again and…

I recognise the letter but I can’t remember what it sounds like.

“An imaginative book which manages to impart a lot

Architect

Can you walk through a building in your mind that hasn’t been built yet?

Richard Rogers learnt early on that when people said something was impossible, he shouldn’t believe them. This made him a trier and he’s still trying.

It’s the duh sound.

of very good and accurate information in a way which will engage young people (and their parents too).” at

ain

cat hat

brain train

Find a learning method that works for you, and practise daily.

‘Perfect’ practice makes perfect.

You can make your own phonics card game and then play with a friend.

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Photo: Petr Krejci

– Shirley Cramer, CEO of Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) & Ex-CEO of Dyslexia Action

Websites we found useful

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Pompidou Centre photo: Katsuhisa Kida. Richard Rogers photo: Kinga Koren/RSHP

solutions, and amazing people

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The great news is that with good teaching most dyslexics learn to read.

* Sep 2017

Seeing inside Dyslexia and how it feels - challenges,

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Brainy

comes from the Greek language: ‘Dys’ meaning difficulty, ‘lexia’ meaning words.

* £13.99

Non-dyslexic straight thinking

Let’s get inside your head!

It means a difficulty with words.

Le Centre Pompidou – magnifique!

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BESTSELLER

9–13 years

8+ years

* £9.99

* £12.99

* Oct 2019

* Sep 2017

* PB

* PB

* Illustrated in B&W throughout -

* ISBN: 9781785922992

over 40 B&W illustrations

* World rights available

* ISBN: 9781785924422

Dyslexia is My Superpower (Most of the Time)

Alais Winton and Zac Millard

Diary of a Dyslexic School Kid

Margaret Rooke

Illustrated by Joe Salerno

Foreword by Catherine Drennan and Loyle Carner

This positive and relatable diary of a dyslexic teen covers

Containing over 100 in-depth interviews with school

school life, bullying, tests and homework, with warmth,

children and young adults living with dyslexia, this collection

humour and insight. Based on the authors’ real-life

depicts the significance of confidence and self-esteem

experiences, it shows kids and young teens with dyslexia

in propelling children with dyslexia to achieve personal

that they are far from alone in their experiences.

success. The children supply their own illustrations; a handy hints guide; and their own advice to educators.

DIARY OF A DYS L EXIC S C HOOL KID

STUFF I’M INTO

“This collection of interviews frames dyslexia in a positive light and would be most useful to parents and educators looking to support students with dyslexia.”

– School Library Journal

tUEs DAy 7tH OCtO b e R

Still couldn’t do stupid homework.

Drama – I’m a superstar and I’m gonna be proper famous one day.

I.T. – THAT’S COMPUTERS (if you are still reading this mum, even though I told you not to).

Design Tech – I get to make super cool stuff in that class.

my

So I just wrote random about Shakespeare living in the olden days.

When people wore different clothes and everything smelt really bad, ’cos they have proper toilets – yuk!!!!

didn’t

Riding my scooter – obvs.

Tuesday 7th

My x-box.

Getting away with stuff that mite have been my fault.

In History today Sir asked me how many wives did Henry the 8th have and I said ‘more than he needed’.

Adventures.

Everyone apart from Sir laughed.

Art.

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8–99 years * £12.99 * Jul 2016 * PB * 46 B&W photographs * ISBN: 9781785920608 * World rights available

Creative, Successful, Dyslexic

wednES dAY 29TH Oc TOber

She said ‘Oh Cal, I’m just disappointed’.

Soo he never gets into trouble, but if I say something back I always get into trouble.

I told her I was doing okay, I didn’t wanna make her even sadder.

Mum says she is pulling her hair out about how I act in class, but she looks like she still has loads of hair.

Wednesday 29th Parent’s evening. Mum is still having a go ’cos I lost the letter about this.

Margaret Rooke

We are running late ’cos she can’t find her keys. It is well stressville.

High achievers from the acting, singing, athletic and

She asked how I was doing in English.

Friday 30th January So the great news is we’re going do a play.

I’m gonna be in it for def.

The bit that sucks is we’re gonna do Shakespeare.

23 High Achievers Share Their Stories Foreword by Mollie King

F RIDAy 30TH JA nuA ry

Jordan keeps making sly little comments in class, saying I’m dumb and stuff but the teachers never hear him.

What I hate about Shakespeare is: He didn’t have a speare.

His name is hard to spell.

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business worlds come together in this collection to

talk about the challenges and strengths that dyslexia has presented them with throughout their lives

“Alais and Zac bring a lightness of touch to this engaging, visual journey into life with dyslexia.”

– Alison Patrick – author of The Dyspraxic Learner: strategies for success

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dyslexia - activities

Imagine a world without language. Then imagine doing an activity in which the ability to set language aside becomes a distinct advantage – a strength.

Imagine a world where you could look without language. In this world, words don’t affect what you see. When you do this activity, words wither away.

This activity takes place in a visual world. It is one in which dyslexics and non-dyslexics alike share a common ground.

We have a word for being articulate with words: literacy. We have a word for being articulate with numbers: numeracy. But there is no widely accepted word for being articulate with images, which is why we invented the word visualcy when we were thinking about summarizing

NEW

the intention of this book! It is visualcy, not literacy, that becomes our most important asset when we draw.

Our book shows you how to look, and how to structure your perceptions of the world through a kind of language of drawing. The techniques and advice we offer are developed from drawing workshops we ran with

14–18 years

students at the Royal College of Art.

* £16.99 * Feb 2021 * PB * ISBN: 9781787751422 * Fully illustrated with B&W drawings; and spaces for students to try out the ideas in the book

Introduction

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Jo, a ceramics student, talked about how consciously planning ahead was something she found very difficult:

Observational Drawing for Students with Dyslexia

I’m trying to place everything on the page and I’m finding it very difficult. In the same way that I’m dreading starting my dissertation, I do the same with drawing. I’d rather just go into the paper and do it without consciously planning it.

Strategies, Tips and Inspiration

Qona Rankin and Howard Riley

Tim, an architecture student, got confused about diverging and converging lines when he was drawing in perspective.

The first book that combines strategies and tips for

Figure 1a: Pattern

When I tried to do a perspective drawing I thought I was doing really well until I saw the rest of the class’s drawings and their perspective seemed to go the opposite way to mine. Mine looked really right until I saw everybody else’s drawings and then I realized that my drawing didn’t make any sense.

observational drawing for dyslexic students - and provides creative inspiration from dyslexic artists

A straightforward and accessible guide for individuals

So there are some common elements that dyslexic and dyspraxic students report finding difficult.

with dyslexia, dyspraxia and other specific learning

We offer some suggestions below, to help you focus your attention and keep control of your drawing.

difficulties to improve their observational drawing skills.

Figure 1b: Pattern

Seeing into Drawing

The book sets out an eight-step plan used in workshops

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Observational Drawing for Students with Dyslexia

at the Royal College of Art, and enables students to harness their strengths and grow in confidence.

In the everyday communication of ideas, the use of metaphors can be a real strength. In a visual metaphor, one thing is represented as if it were

This hands-on practical guide provides dyslexic young

something quite different, enabling us to form a fresh perception of its meaning.

people with techniques to improve their observational

A good example of a positive metaphor was exhibited by Bethan Mitchell at the Royal College of Art’s 2018 degree show.

drawing skills, showing them how they can work around the issues commonly reported by students with SLDs.

Beneath the iceberg dyslexia the disability lies dyslexia the supreme ability

Many creative and talented individuals with neurological differences report difficulties with short-term memory,

Figure 12: Julian Roberts, Unpredictable Silhouettes

co-ordination and planning ahead within a project, and a

write them down here:

Does Julian’s way of ‘subtraction’ working (starting with a whole form or image and then taking bits of that away) give you ideas? If so, you could

Bethan Mitchell 2018

Figure 14: Bethan Mitchell, Poster design

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lack of specialised teaching may even dissuade them from

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pursuing art at school. This book addresses those challenges.

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The authors, who have many years’ experience of teaching art to dyslexic and dyspraxic students, also include examples

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Observational Drawing for Students with Dyslexia

Positive Dyslexia

not just of the techniques described, but also of the creative ideas other neurodiverse students have come up with. Fully illustrated, with clear explanations, and space to draw and sketch, this much needed book will provide dyslexic art students with the tools and confidence to achieve their goals and become the creative professionals of the future.

“This is a much needed practical book that highlights and explains why some very talented and creative dyslexics struggle to draw accurately. This wonderful book is full of warm encouragement and positive examples of top art school graduates, alongside a step by step strategy to improve drawing. A must have for every teacher, tutor, art educator and amazing dyslexic, in fact anyone wanting to draw better.”

– Kate and Kathy, Authors of The Illustrated Guide to Dyslexia and Its Amazing People

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dyslexia - teens

11–18 years * £9.99 * £10.99

* Jun 2015

* Sep 2018

* PB

* PB

* 2 B&W illustrations

* 10 ish B&W to follow

* ISBN: 9781849056496

* ISBN: 9781785925597

* Rights sold: Greek, Italian

Dyslexia Next Steps for Teens

The Self-Help Guide for Teens with Dyslexia

Ann-Marie McNicholas

Alais Winton

Foreword by Dr Amelia Roberts

Self-help strategies for students with dyslexia

Everything You Need to Know about College, University and the Workplace

Useful Stuff You May Not Learn at School

Practical support for young people with dyslexia aged 14+

making the transition to higher education or the workplace

Fun Games and Activities for Children with Dyslexia

Fun Games and Activities for Children with Dyslexia

Some time ago I was sent a very

cats only meet pandas every tuesday if they ice-skate on neptune.

special letter. It was written by Hannah, who was ten when she wrote the letter.

BESTSELLER

This is a long sentence to remember so

I had spoken to Hannah’s mum

we took it one step further and drew a

on the phone and she told me that

7–13 years

picture to match the sentence.

Hannah was finding spelling tests and reading in school hard.

* £12.99

The picture included a panda ice-skating on Neptune and cats

Hannah wanted to write me a letter

looking at a newspaper with Tuesday

to tell me what being dyslexic was like

* Mar 2018

written on it.

for her. This is what she wrote:

* PB * 10 B&W cartoon illustrations * ISBN: 9781785922923 * World rights available

Fun Games and Activities for Children with Dyslexia

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How to Learn Smarter with a Dyslexic Brain

Fun Games and Activities for Children with Dyslexia

Alais Winton Illustrated by Joe Salerno

CHAPTER 4

Full of fun, practical games and activities accompanied

Shake It!

by charming cartoons for children aged 7 to 13 with I learn best through movement

dyslexia, this book makes learning easy and entertaining.

Written by a dyslexic tutor for dyslexic students, the

This chapter is for a learner who learns

tips are embedded in first-hand experience and will

very well through movement.

inspire and motivate any reader to aim high.

This can be really difficult in school.

Apart from subjects like PE and Drama, most classes will involve quite a lot of sitting still and writing.

“Alais has tutored our son George for the last 18 months and used these methods successfully to

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capture his great imagination. He is now learning with confidence and improving as a result. Alais understands what being dyslexic means and is able to adapt teaching techniques to get proven results.”

– Neal and Victoria, parents to George

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dyslexia - teens

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SPLDs

a Coming soon

The Alphabet Recycle Story

3–10 years * £19.99

is for

ant

Hello, I’m Ali Ant. I am always active. I like working.

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is for

beetle

Hello, I’m Bobby Beetle.

I like my red boots.

* Sep 2021

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* PB * Fully colour illustrated throughout

is for

caterpillar Hello. I’m Carrie Caterpillar. I love flowers.

One day I’ll be a butterfly.

* ISBN: 9781787757790

My Special Alphabet Book

A fully illustrated green-themed workbook for building sound awareness for kids aged 3+ at risk of dyslexia or DLD

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is for

p

dump

is for

Oh dear! We live in a dump.

packet Single-use plastic is bad for our world. Into the rubbish bin, then!

This packet is made of plastic.

Valerie Muter and Helen Likierman Illustrated by Jane Dorner Foreword by Andrea Street

p is for packet; p is for packet.

Can you spot Dinaroo and her friends and see what they have found in the dump? Can they recycle it? Or make something new?

Written by two leading psychologists, the engaging, colourful, fully illustrated alphabet story in the first part of this book is accompanied by an extensive workbook section. Here you find exercises, in the form of games, to develop the important component skills needed for reading and learning about printed letters. Together you and the

How to USe tHiS Book

foUndAtion SkillS ActivitieS

called ‘shared risks’. Dyslexia and language difficulties are expressed differently at the behaviour or educational outcome level (shown at the bottom of the diagram). Dyslexia results in word-level reading and spelling problems.

Language difficulties are expressed as spoken language and, later on, reading comprehension problems.

DYSLEXIA AND LANGUAGE DIFFICULTIES

COGNITIVE

Phonological difficulties

Short-term verbal memory difficulties

child will be able to practice the phoneme (speech sound) awareness and other fundamental language skills that are so

DYSLEXIA

LANGUAGE DIFFICULTIES

Activity 4: Rhyme Production Let’s rhyme ‘How many other words can you think of that rhyme with “gum” (like Mum, tum)?’ These can be real words or made-up words.

Now try this with these other words: • • • • • • • •

• sock • dig

hat can mug tin nail bun bell red

Now make up some more of your own: ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________

Activity 5: Alliteration

important, and often difficult to acquire, for young children who may have dyslexia or speech and language problems.

My Special Alphabet Book will provide the vital early support these young children need in literacy. It also includes a user-friendly guide for parents and teachers, as well as extension activities to build awareness of environmental issues.

BEHAVIOUR

Reading and spelling difficulties

Vocabulary knowledge, reading comprehension, structural language difficulties

What skills do children need to start to learn to read?

Let’s play the same-sound game

There are three main foundation skills essential to making a good start in learning to read are as follows:

‘Can you think of some other words that begin with the same sound as “fish”? “f” is for “fish”. Let’s think of some other words that begin with the “f” sound.’

► having good spoken language skills, especially a broad vocabulary ► phonological awareness, which is children’s realization that spoken words are made up of sequences of sounds. The main sets of sounds in words are syllables and phonemes. A syllable is a part of a word that consists of a vowel with consonants on one or both sides; the word ‘eggshell’ has two syllables: ‘egg’ and ‘shell’. Phonemes are the smallest units of speech sounds; the word ‘hat’ has three phonemes: h-a-t ► being able to learn the sounds that each written letter of the alphabet makes, without difficulty (letter knowledge).

Now try this with these other words: • • • • • • • • • •

ant beetle can egg hat sock tin lollipop packet red

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Now make up some more of your own: ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________

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“I would strongly recommend any educator, specialist teacher or parent to use this book which introduces the alphabet and the letter-sound correspondences so vital to successful reading development. It also presents the concepts and materials in a fun and topical manner which will hold the attention of the child.”

– Dr Kevin Smith, Professional Development Co-ordinator of the Professional Association of Teachers of Students with Specific Learning Difficulties (PATOSS)

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splds - adhd If you have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), you might struggle with things like concentrating in school, or sitting still, or remembering lots of instructions. But ADHD is also a superpower.

In this book you will meet different girls and boys with ADHD who can do amazing things. You might recognise

NEW 7–11 years

some of these strengths as things that you can do too! Some of these strengths help with everyday life, like being able to hyper-focus on a task or having boundless energy to try

* £9.99

new things. Some strengths are superpowers for interacting

* May 2021

with others, like having a strong sense of what is fair or

* PB

entertaining friends and family to make them feel happy

* 70 2-colour illustrations * ISBN: 9781787757301

ADHD Is Our Superpower

The Amazing Talents and Skills of Children with ADHD

Each character also shares things that you can ask grown-ups to do to help you, like providing visual aids, creating calm spaces, communicating effectively and being kind and patient.

This book also provides guidance for parents and

Soli Lazarus

teachers, with advice on how they can support children with

Illustrated by Adriana Camargo

suspected or diagnosed ADHD at home or in the classroom, and provides further resources and bonus content.

Sometimes I look like I am daydreaming because I am thinking about a new idea.

My friends tell me I am honest which is a good thing to be, but sometimes I can be impulsive and say things that are honest but may be insensitive.

Grown-ups get cross and say I am not listening or paying attention. Sometimes I am thinking about something else when I should be getting ready for school or eating my breakfast.

Grown-ups can help me by suggesting suitable words I could use when I talk to people.

I know I have to try really hard to make and keep friends.

I don’t really like playing team sports, but I like things like wall climbing, skating, running, robotics and arts and crafts.

“What a warm, lively and fabulous book. An utter delight to support both children with ADHD, and their families.”

– Michelle Beckett, Founder, ADHD Action

I have a strong sense of what is fair and what is unfair.

I notice everything around me, so I can see when I am being treated differently to others, and it can make me cross. It helps when grown-ups ask me my opinion and let me explain. Sometimes the words come out wrong, so please be patient.

I try and listen really carefully to what grown-ups are saying to me. Sometimes I hear them but sometimes I just hear ‘blah, blah, blah’ and I can’t concentrate.

It may be because I am distracted by a buzzing light, or I may notice a bird outside the window or sometimes it may be because my tummy is rumbling because I didn’t finish my breakfast.

ADHD is my superpower because I have a strong sense of what is fair.

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5–10 years 3–5 years

* £14.99 * Dec 2017

* £4.99

* HB

* Oct 2010

* 23 illustrations

* PB

* ISBN: 9781785924033

* ISBN: 9781849051613

* World all languages

* World rights available

Winston Wallaby Can’t Stop Bouncing

Mouth and Tongue Let’s Have Some Fun!

What to do about hyperactivity in children including those with ADHD, SPD and ASD

Karina Hopper

K.I. Al-Ghani and Joy Beaney

be great fun, just ask Sam! Moving the tongue and mouth

Learning new facial expressions and mouth movements can

Illustrated by Haitham Al-Ghani

in different ways is an effective way of strengthening facial

Therapeutic children’s story about Winston the

muscles, teaching children about emotions and encouraging

Wallaby, who never seems able to sit still

speech. Children will love copying Sam and Timmy Tongue’s faces and improving their facial strength and dexterity.

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study guides from Lidia Stanton

NEW 7–99 years 9–15 years

* £13.99 * Jan 2021

* £12.99

* PB

* May 2020

* 240+ brand new cartoon B&W illustrations

* PB

* ISBN: 9781787755420

* ISBN: 9781787754027

* Fully illustrated with B&W cartoons

200 Tricky Spellings in Cartoons

Tricky Punctuation in Cartoons

Lidia Stanton

This illustrated punctuation workbook supports students

A visual guide to learning 200 of the trickiest spellings, with

with dyslexia, ADHD or other learning difficulties to develop

memorable mnemonics, cartoons and storylines. Lidia

punctuation skills via inquiry-based learning. The book

Visual Mnemonics for Everyone - UK edition

Lidia Stanton

Stanton’s cartoons provide visual hints and tricks to help

encourages students to engage in active learning to make

kids who think or learn differently to make sense of the most

their own connections about tricky punctuation. It provides

confusing spellings, including homophones and exceptions.

a wealth of fun ways to remember the required rules.

“This book is a ‘brain teaser and brain trainer’ -

“This book is brilliant! A superb learning tool -

ingenious use of words, memory tips and tricks and

engaging, humorous and thoughtfully constructed.”

lots of humour and amusement - 200 Tricky Spellings

Dr. Gavin Reid, Independent Psychologist and Author

in Cartoons has it all. Imaginative ideas and superb graphics presented in a clear user-friendly format. This will appeal to everyone - children, teachers and parents. Readers will wonder how they managed without this book. It can also provide the impetus for children to develop their own strategies.

Every school must have this essential book!”

– Dr Gavin Reid, psychologist and author

HoW To uSE THIS BooK

200 TRICKY SPELLINGS IN CARTooNS

The best way to learn is to teach. Share the spelling hint with other people, in person or online. Tell them why it works for you. Show it off in the classroom or in the office, or use it as a party trick.

CoNFuSING PAIRS oF WoRDS

ACADEMIC AND MoRE FoRMAL WoRDS

AFFECT vs. EFFECT AFFECT

EFFECT

DEFINITE

affect

effect

action a ction

rre e sult

def in it e in it

Be practical. Create posters and other artwork with the spelling hints and display them around your home to remind you what you’ve learned. Make the artwork as fun and colourful as possible.

Turn the cartoons in this book into colouring pages.

They’ve been left black and white so you can use highlighters and colouring pens to make your learning active and fun. Be creative. own the cartoons.

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The effect was less stunning. one person’s action (Amber applied a new lipstick that day) affected the behaviour of the other.

Amber’s stunning looks affected Freddie’s ability to see where he was going.

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And the result, or effect?

Freddie is love-struck. or is that a “wall-struck” effect?

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I didn’t know I’d be so lucky, but I was definitely in it to win it!

This is the only definite answer I can give, in it?

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Books from Lauren brukner “When I was eight, I was the last student in 7–12 years

my class to have good handwriting. I would

* £13.99

have loved all the pencil grips that you showed

* Apr 2020

in your book. Another tip that I completely

* PB

agree with is heaving a soft pencil.

* Every strategy is fully illustrated in

– Temple Grandin, Author Thinking in Pictures, The Autistic Brain

B&W child-friendly cartoons * ISBN: 9781787751569

The Kids’ Guide to Getting Your Words on Paper

The Kids’ Guide to Getting Your Words on Paper

and needed support from a grown-up? Maybe it was a parent, a grandparent, a teacher, or a therapist. Was there a point where you had an “Ah ha!” moment and you were able to do that

Let’s Learn Some Writing Strategies with Big Body Stuff

Wrist Cross ankle Cross

Note: This is merely a suggested list. While many items can

you cross one side of your body to the next?

Confused? When you take one part of your body

Does your teacher have you do exercises where be found online, I suggest trying to use what you have in your school or at home first and go from there. Be creative.

What is extra fun is that sometimes the path to get to that do-it-on-your-own moment may look a bit different for you than

1. Something to use as

it does for other kids, say in a particular area, like writing and handwriting—and that is totally ok! Everybody needs their own

5. Trace the 8

therapists do in general, let’s see what the connection is to this book, shall we?

I support students in a bunch of different ways in the

Simple Stuff to Build the Motor Skills and Strength for Handwriting Lauren Brukner

2. A variety of pencils in

6. Wrist Cross Ankle Cross

Are you sitting the right way?

How is your pencil grip?

Do you form the letters easily?

How about the lines on

Right. Sit back down at your writing space now and write out “I am so focused!” on the lines below.

3. Wedge Cushion

the paper? Are they easy to see?

1. Stand up.

2. Cross your right ankle over your left ankle and plant your feet.

4. Hold this position for 10 seconds.

5. Switch.

the-scenes, get-your-hands-brain-and-body-ready stuff.

Is your body ready to write?

connecting its two hemispheres, or sides. This

Press them together.

3. Cross your left wrist over your right wrist. Press them together.

different shapes and sizes

with the actual coming-up-with-ideas part, necessarily (remember, I am definitely not a teacher!), but with the behind-

and cross it to the oppose side of your body, this gives your brain really strong information by exercise also uses what we call proprioceptive input (deep pressure to the joints of the body). In this way, the exercise allows you to feel where your body is.

Directions:

a foot stool

support, and has their own journey.

Ok, now that you (I hope!) understand what occupational

classroom or at home when they have trouble with writing—not

Let’s Learn Some Writing Strategies with Big Body Stuff

LIST OF KIT YOU WILL NEED (ASK A GROWN-UP TO HELP YOU FIND THESE ITEMS!)

activity on your own?

Those are my favorite moments as an occupational therapist.

Those are our goals—helping you to achieve.

Let’s get writing!

7. Feel My Body

4. Gel-Filled Cushion

Does your brain feel connected to your body?

Illustrated by Elissa Elwick

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This fun guide supports kids age 7–12 to take control of their own writing difficulties, through worksheets

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WHEN YOUR HANDS JUST FEEL TIRED 1. Hand Stamina Exercises Reminder Bookmark

Let’s try the maze!

2. Slantboard/Pencil Grips/ Erasable Pens

3. Motor Tool Box

HAND WARM-UP EXERCISE REMINDER BOOKMARKS These bookmarks are a reminder of the Hand Warm-Up Exercise you can do as often as possible. They’re great for writing stamina too!

Hand Warm-Up Exercise 4. Handwriting Reminder Bookmarks

and activities for building strength, coordination

Before I begin 1. I will write 2. I will write

words.

Before I begin

between

will be the

same size. and

the words I know best that I can.

8. If I am feeling have

like I really to move, I can ask teacher for my a quick two-minute standing exercise break.

and stamina. As their skills improve, so too will their

5. My Handwriting Workbook

1. I will write

Hand Warm-Up Exercise

6. Write!

writing…

neatly.

on the lines.

3. I will put spaces my 4. My letters

5. I will use punctuation capitalization.

6. I will spell the

7. If I need a re-focuser, I can do so from my seat and back to work. get

1. Shake out both hands.

1. Shake out both hands.

2. Open and close both hands 5–10 times.

2. Open and close both hands 5–10 times.

3. Press palms together and hold for 10 seconds.

3. Press palms together and hold for 10 seconds.

4. Seat push up: with flat palms and feet planted

4. Seat push up: with flat palms and feet planted

on the floor, push up from your chair and hold for 10 seconds.

on the floor, push up from your chair and hold for 10 seconds.

writing…

neatly.

2. I will write on the lines.

Aa Bb 3. I will put spaces between my words.

I can put spaces!

4. My letters will be the same size.

Hello 5. I will use punctuation and capitalization.

Do you want to get some pizza,

6. I will spell David? the words I know the best that I can.

Sight words 7. If I need a re-focuser, I can do so from my seat and back to work. get 8. If I am feeling have

like I really to move, I can ask teacher for my a quick two-minute standing exercise break.

WHEN IT’S HARD TO FOCUS 1. Soft 2B Pencils

2. Yoga Ball/Yoga Ball Chair

3. Metronome/Visual Timer

4. Noise-Reducing Headphones/Visual Blocking Folder

5. Toe Touch Cross

6. Write!

confidence and attainment. Illustrated throughout and with a quiz and handy checklists to track progress.

BESTSELLER

BESTSELLER

7–14 years

7–14 years

* £12.99

* £12.99

* Sep 2016

* Jul 2014

* HB

* HB

* 50 B&W illustrations

* 35 B&W cartoon illustrations

* ISBN: 9781785927140

* ISBN: 9781849059978

* Rights sold: Chinese (simplified), Turkish

* Rights sold: Chinese (simplified), Turkish

Stay Cool and In Control with the Keep-Calm Guru

The Kids’ Guide to Staying Awesome and In Control

Lauren Brukner. Illustrated by Apsley

Lauren Brukner

Filled with practical tips and tricks, from journaling to yoga,

From breathing exercises and pressure holds to noise-

Wise Ways for Children to Regulate their Emotions and Senses

Simple Stuff to Help Children Regulate their Emotions and Senses

this illustrated guide provides children and adolescents with

reducing headphones and gum, this illustrated book is

wisdom from the Keep-Calm Guru and new ways to identify

packed with simple strategies and tools to help children

and cope with anxiety, anger and other difficult feelings.

with emotional and sensory regulation difficulties aged approximately 7 to 14 years to stay cool, calm and in control.

“Self-regulation is a key to success for all students, from social situations to learning students need to

“This book is crucial in helping children pinpoint

use different strategies to regulate their emotions.

how they feel so they can implement which

This ready-to-use book full of timesavers and

methods work best for them to maximize their

proformas is a must for all schools and families.”

learning potential and provide everyday comfort.”

– Sue Larkey, Teacher

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– Leslie Burby, Author, Advocate, Former Special Educator, Editor-in-Chief of Autism Parenting Magazine

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Awesome Games and Activities for Kids with Numeracy Difficulties

Now try adding them up by looking for pairs of numbers that make 10.

Chapter 3

Ponder It! Much easier and much quicker!

This chapter explores some of the more mysterious numbers in maths.

You will need

A pack of playing cards with the picture cards removed.

You will need a calculator for this.

This is a game for two players.

Sometimes I hear people complaining that maths is boring. Well, that’s not true! It can be intriguing, confusing and very mysterious.

Maths is full of patterns and connections.

Some of them are predictable but others seem to come from nowhere. Here are a few of my favourite mysterious numbers and patterns in maths.

How to play

Shuffle the cards and deal out between the players. Then each player puts down a card in the centre so that they make two piles, one next to the other.

NEW

A word of explanation…or not!

7–12 years * £13.99

For those who like explanations for everything!

The explanations of some of these ‘tricks’ 24

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Ponder It!

* Fully illustrated in B&W

Awesome Games and Activities for Kids with Numeracy Difficulties

What happens if we start with numbers that just have the digit 1 in them?

* ISBN: 9781787755635

Dicey sevens This is another way that you can impress your friends and family, whilst also practising the 7 times table!

1x1=1 11 x 11 = 121 111 x 111 = 12321 1111 x 1111 = 1234321 11111 x 11111 = 123454321 111111 x 111111 = 12345654321 1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321 11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321 111111111 x 111111111 = 12345678987654321

Awesome Games and Activities for Kids with Numeracy Difficulties

You will need several dice and a plastic (opaque) cup.

Step 1 Ask your friend to place a number of dice (at least 2) in the cup. Tell them that you are going to race them to find the total of the numbers shown. All they have to do is roll the dice and add up the numbers shown on the dice. You, however, are going to add up the numbers showing on the dice and the numbers underneath that you can’t see!

All of these numbers are palindromes! So, multiplying a load of 1s by the same number of 1s will give us a palindrome.

How to Feel Smart and In Control about Doing Mathematics with a Neurodiverse Brain

Step 2 As soon as they roll the dice you can shout out your answer since all you need to do is multiply the number of dice rolled by 7.

Judy Hornigold Illustrated by Joe Salerno A collection of mathematical games, activities and

A palindrome is a word that reads the same forwards or backwards.

curiosities to surprise and amuse children aged 7+,

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whilst providing learners with a grasp of fundamental concepts and techniques. This book can be used by

Awesome Games and Activities for Kids with Numeracy Difficulties

anyone wanting to improve their maths, as well as those

Divisor Test 2

All even numbers divide by 2

with dyscalculia or maths anxiety or other SLDs, and

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Add up the digits in the number. If the answer is a multiple of 3 then the number is divisible by 3

4

Look at the last two digits of the number. If this number is divisible by 4 then the whole number is divisible by 4

5

Numbers that end in 0 or 5 are divisible by 5

6

Numbers that are even and have digits that add up to a multiple of 3 are divisible by 6

7

There is no specific test for divisibility by 7

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Look at the number formed by the last three digits of the number. If this number is divisible by 8 then the whole number is also divisible by 8

9

Add up all the digits in the number. If the total is a multiple of 9 then the whole number is divisible by 9

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Numbers with 0 as the final digit are divisible by 10

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This is a more complicated test. Add up the first, third, fifth etc. digits. Now add up the second, fourth, sixth etc. digits. If the difference between these totals is 0 or a multiple of 11 then the number is divisible by 11

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If the number is divisible both by 3 and by 4 using the rules given above then it is divisible by 12

will show learners how much fun numbers can be.

“This is a cleverly organised, clearly presented collection of games and activities which will help build an understanding of maths in learners. It’s a great example of, ‘If you ask the right questions, then children learn.”

– Dr. Steve Chinn, Visiting Professor, University of Derby

Awesome Games and Activities for Kids with Numeracy Difficulties

Perfect patchwork You can make a paper pattern or, if you are good with a needle and thread, you could even make a quilt or a cushion cover.

You will need

Paper or fabric squares.

These are six ways that you can cut the squares to make patchwork pieces.

Decide on how you want to cut your squares and then have fun piecing them together.

Here are a few examples.

Let’s try this out on a large number, say 1 854 630.

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NEW

r cove soon g in com

COMING SOON 7–11 years * £10.99 * Nov 2021

10 years

* PB

* £14.99

* 20–40 tbc

* Jan 2020

* ISBN: 9781787758919

* PB * ISBN: 9781787751774

The Dyslexia, ADHD, and DCD-Friendly Study Skills Guide Tips and Strategies for Exam Success

ADHD an To u r e t d tes

ADHD, Tics & Me!

A story to explain ADHD and Tourettes Syndrome/Tic disorders Susan Ozer and Inyang Takon

Ann-Marie McNicholas This practical study skills guide helps young people with dyslexia and specific learning differences (SpLDs) study for exams. The book takes an active learning approach that helps students develop a positive attitude towards study 13–24 years

and exams. It also offers strategies for multisensory learners and is full of techniques for learning and remembering.

* £12.99 * Mar 2019 * PB * 20 B&W illustrations * ISBN: 9781785923593 * Rights sold: German

BESTSELLER 8–14 years * £9.99 * Jul 2019

The Tourettes Survival Kit Tools for Young Adults with Tics

Tara Murphy and Damon Millar

* PB

Illustrated by Hiro Enoki

* 16–18 B&W illustrations

This survival guide for teens with Tourette’s provides the

* ISBN: 9781785926334

tools you need to survive and thrive at home, school, work

* Rights sold: Turkish

and beyond. It includes strategies and behavioural therapy

How Can I Remember All That?

Simple Stuff to Improve Your Working Memory

techniques for managing tics and advice on what to do in a range of everyday situations, including preparing for exams, dealing with bullies and going on a first date.

Dr. Tracy Packiam Alloway Illustrated by David O’Connell

“I love the positive messages from this book,

A child-friendly illustrated guide to what working memory

empowering people to feel that they are more

is, what it feels like to have problems with your working

than their tics. It sheds light on Tourette Syndrome

memory, and what you can do about it. Offering easy to

itself in way that is very accessible to young

follow tips and strategies, this is the go-to book for kids

people. It’s great to have advice and tips for

aged 7+ to read with their parents or teachers, and includes

managing tics and other co-occurring conditions

a note for adults on testing for working memory issues.

written by therapists and the young people and adults with Tourette Syndrome themselves.”

– Dr Seonaid Anderson, research manager Tourettes Action

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preferring squishy places to a hug.

NEW edition 3–99 years * £10.99 * Oct 2020 * HB * Full colour illustrations

They like to be near those they love, but might not want to be held,

* ISBN: 9781787754713

3

4

* Rights sold: Danish, Polish, Turkish

and people may think they have no emotions, which is not true at all.

“This is my happy face!”

All Cats Are on the Autism Spectrum

Kathy Hoopmann

Foreword by Haley Moss Brand new update to the bestselling All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome, with all-new images of cats and updated language and terminology throughout. It

Their faces don’t always show how they are feeling inside,

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provides a gentle, engaging introduction to the world of autism, demonstrating the individuality and potential

Often they have a great sense of humour, but they don’t always realise that what they are saying

“You look silly wearing that!”

of autistic people. Ideal for adults and children alike.

“Look at the funny dude with the big ears!”

And they are honest, which is great of course, although they might be more honest than some prefer.

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BESTSELLER 7–99 years BESTSELLER

* £9.99

6–99 years

* Sep 2008

* £10.99

* HB

* Mar 2017

* 73 photographs

* HB

* ISBN: 9781843106517

* Full colour photographs throughout

* Rights sold: Chinese (simplified),

* ISBN: 9781785921827

Danish, Dutch, Greek, Japanese, Korean,

* Rights sold: Chinese (simplified), Dutch

Polish, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish

All Birds Have Anxiety

All Dogs Have ADHD

Kathy Hoopmann

Kathy Hoopmann

All Birds Have Anxiety explores the symptoms of

All Dogs Have ADHD takes an inspiring and affectionate

anxiety disorder and their impact on day-to-day

look at Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD),

life through colourful images of life as a bird. Its

using images and ideas from the canine world. Charming

humorous yet gentle approach recognises the

colour photographs of dogs bring to life familiar ADHD

stress that anxiety can cause, helping people to

characteristics such as being restless and excitable,

better understand how it feels to have anxiety.

getting easily distracted, and acting on impulse.

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A u t is Empowe m rment

The Autism Detective

It’s 5 p.m. at Mission Not-So-Impossible headquarters.

Detective team Kit and Scully receive their latest assignment.

Dear Reader,

NEW

In this story you are going to meet my owners, Kit and Scully. They are amateur detectives who love to solve different mysteries. You are invited to join them on their newest case and put your own detective skills into action.

7–12 years * £12.99 * May 2021 * HB

Sounds intriguing. Let’s get started right away!

* 32 full colour illustrations * ISBN: 9781787753044

will , you case t r this arn abou and , e le m. Fo Scully autis ain and participat and out r Kit an br red to n ab m ar ea D e hu to le ntee t sk is igate th ve volu st. ill no ta w st ha te Your sage ren inve the es ild to to m this need ity. Six ch e skills iv and rs cret dive ur detect top se yo t t no pu on is missi ct.

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The Autism Detective

Investigating What Autism Means to You

Elaine Brownless Illustrated by Mai-Ann Burns

An autism brain interprets the world and other people differently. It processes sensory information and emotions differently, often more intensely.

Autistic people can really struggle too.

Especially with communication and social interaction.

BLAH, BLAH

“Dear Kit and Scully, your mission is to learn about

BANG!

autism. On this quest you will need to investigate the human brain and learn about diversity.”

What do you know about autism? Whether you know a little or a lot, you are invited to explore your understanding of the autism spectrum and discover something new by joining detectives Scully and Kit on their investigation. As Scully and Kit interview six ordinary children, follow the clues and see if you can guess which of them are autistic.

This book puts the spotlight on six children that openly talk

LOOK AT ME!

WOOF!

In situations when an autism brain receives too much information to process at once, it causes the person to experience overload, stress and anxiety.

An autism brain can be capable of incredible levels of attention and perceive details that others miss. There are scientists, engineers, designers, artists, writers, musicians, teachers, parents and more who are on something called the autism spectrum.

One very important job of the brain is to filter and organize the incoming information that our senses receive. Our brain then decides what information we can ignore and what we should pay attention to.

An autism brain can find this process difficult.

Hang on, I’m going to look up the autism spectrum. Autism sounds really interesting so far but there’s a lot to understand.

Autism was first officially identified and given its name in 1943 by a doctor named Leo Kanner. It was very poorly understood at the time and surprisingly there is still quite a lot of confusion, disagreement and misunderstanding. However, through scientific research and incredible real-life stories, people are now better at recognizing the strengths and advantages of autism.

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about their experiences at school and at home. By the end of the book, two children reveal what autism means to them.

Read this alone or with an adult and learn about autism, diversity, how we are all unique and what we all share.

Clue Pages

We asked all the children to tell us about their hobbies and interests.

Jazeel

“Elaine has used her two hats - being a mum of an autistic child and a specialist ASD teacher - wonderfully, to create this original and fun book for children to learn about neurodiversity and Autism, while they embark on a mystery-solving detective adventure!”

– Dr Glòria Durà-Vilà, NHS and Private Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, author of My Autism Book, The Amazing Autistic Brain and Me and my PDA.

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I have a cat-themed bedroom s in Reena collecting cat things and activitie I’m mad about cats; I love and Frisbee. I like to read, draw and do crafty I like cooking to play the piano and I have two cats called Jasper to watch TV. I’m learning my spare time. I also like and baking with my mum.

Grace I especially like frogs, bugs and in our garden. birds. My dad There is a pond has helped me build a wildlife , an insect hotel the birds and a total of twen area and plants that ty-one bees I once saw a hedg ehog, too. I like different species of bird have like. I put food out for reading books visited my back about nature. garden.

Jack bike and playing in the street games console, riding my I really like playing on my TV. I play rugby and go to to the cinema and watching with my friends. I like going and draw comics.

I sometimes like to design a swimming club every week.

I’ve been doing some reading, Kit. Listen to this. An autism brain can be really good at noticing details and patterns, likes predictability and is brilliant at focussing on things of interest.

An autism brain can be especially good at locking attention onto things of high interest and less good at pulling that attention away. People on the spectrum may find it incredibly difficult to concentrate on things they find boring but often become experts in things they find interesting.

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I like to watch TV or play on my watching it. I’m in an under-e computer. I really love football: playing it and levens football club and every Saturday morning I usually play midfield and do training during ; we play the week. I like to ride go walking and climbing my bike and with my dad.

nding that clothes and prete like designing games on Lara and I especially and I like to play ing. ing and crafts, videos online, trampolin I love art, draw ner. I like watching TV and g, swimming and I’m a fashion desig p. I like listening to music, singin my phone or lapto

Patrick My favourite hobby is gaming; I play on my console every on my own but it’s better day. Sometimes I play playing online with friends.

I like watching movies. I like looking after my dog; I take her for a walk every day and she sleeps on my bed.

I sometimes play outside if the boys in my street call for me.

Ah, autistic people love routine! They might have fewer hobbies because they’re spending heaps of time doing the things that they enjoy the most.

An autism brain can struggle to think flexibly and problem-solve in new situations and find it hard to adjust when routines are broken. Sometimes autistic people have routines that are not obvious or necessary to others but they help the person to feel organized, in control and calm.

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Autism 5–9 years

A u t is Empowe m rment

* £9.99 * Dec 2013 * HB

BESTSELLER

* 38 colour

12–18 years

* ISBN: 9781849054386

* £12.99 * Mar 2020 * PB * 16 B&W cartoons * ISBN: 9781787751835

The Spectrum Girl’s Survival Guide

* Rights sold: Indonesian

My Autism Book

A Child’s Guide to their Autism Spectrum Diagnosis

Glòria Durà-Vilà and Tamar Levi Beautifully illustrated picture book to help parents to explain an

autism diagnosis to their child in a sensitive, positive and accurate way

How to Grow Up Awesome and Autistic

Siena Castellon Foreword by Temple Grandin The ultimate advice guide for autistic teenage girls, written

BESTSELLER

by an award-winning autistic teen campaigner. With

6–11 years

practical tips on friendships, dating, mental health, bullying

* £9.99

and school life to help you overcome any challenge.

* Mar 2019 * PB

“Siena has articulated the details of life that can be used as a blueprint for girls on the spectrum. She has powerfully illustrated many important concepts

* ISBN: 9781785928727

He’s Not Naughty!

on how to focus on strengths and interests to build

A Children’s Guide to Autism

a healthy identity. This book is a gift not only to

Deborah Brownson

girls on the spectrum but also others who care

Illustrated by Ben Mason

about them. This book will be a great resource for

Illustrated book explaining autism from a child’s point of view

neurodiverse girls, their parents and providers.”

– Lawrence Fung, M.D., Ph.D., Director, Stanford Neurodiversity Project and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University BESTSELLER 5–12 years * £6.99 BESTSELLER

* Jul 2008

5–11 years

* PB

* £9.99

*

* Apr 2015

* ISBN: 9781843108917

* HB

* Rights sold: Italian, Turkish

* 20 colour illustrations * ISBN: 9781849056342 * Rights sold: Spanish

I am an Aspie Girl

A book for young girls with autism spectrum conditions Danuta Bulhak-Paterson

Why Do I Have To?

A Book for Children Who Find Themselves Frustrated by Everyday Rules

Laurie Leventhal-Belfer Illustrated by Luisa Montaini-Klovdahl Suggestions and solutions for dealing with the everyday

frustrations of children with AS when things don’t go their way!

Illustrated by Teresa Ferguson An illustrated story book for girls with an Autism Spectrum

Disorder (ASD) aged approximately 5 years to 11 years, to help them

understand their diagnosis and their differences and strengths

“I know this book will become regular bed time reading and be used many times at home and at school.”

– Professor Tony Attwood

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Autism BESTSELLER 2–7 years * £6.99 * Nov 2008 * HB * ISBN: 9781843109006 Rights sold: Arabic, Chinese * Rights (simplified), Greek, Turkish

Liam Goes Poo in the Toilet

A Story about Trouble with Toilet Training

Jane Whelen Banks Liam Goes Poo in the Toilet illustrates the relationship between eating and excreting. It provides visual instructions on how to “relax and push”. After much fanfare, Liam finally masters going ‘poo’ in the toilet, and both he and Mum bask in the glory of a job well done.

BESTSELLER 3–11 years * £12.99 * Aug 2012 * HB * 48 color * ISBN: 9781849058711 * Rights sold: Arabic, Chinese (simplified), Turkish

An Exceptional Children’s Guide to Touch

Teaching Social and Physical Boundaries to Kids Hunter Manasco Illustrated by Katharine Manasco The rules of physical contact can be tricky to grasp. This friendly picture book explains in simple terms how to tell the difference between acceptable and inappropriate touch, helping children with special needs stay safe.

“Clearly illustrated, with a healthy dose of appropriate humour for a potentially awkward and embarrassing subject matter, this book is brilliantly plain and simple. The illustrations will help children, parents and practitioners to convey the social norms that surround and govern physical interactions, without denying children the affection and reassurance that appropriate touch can give.”

– Early Years Educator (eye)

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autism

NEW

NEW

7–11 years

10–18 years

* £12.99

* £12.99

* Jun 2020

* May 2020

* HB

* PB

* ISBN: 9781787753808

* ISBN: 9781787752139

The Ice-Cream Sundae Guide to Autism An Interactive Kids’ Book for Understanding Autism

Debby Elley and Tori Houghton

Autism, Bullying and Me

The Really Useful Stuff You Need to Know About Coping Brilliantly with Bullying

Illustrated by J.C. Perry

Emily Lovegrove

Picture book for autistic children (age 7–11) explaining

This accessible guide for autistic children and teens is full

individual autistic traits through the colourful and fun medium of building an ice-cream sundae

of advice for coping successfully with bullying. It helps the reader understand what bullying is and debunks

This is a book for children aged 7–11 that explains the

myths such as ‘bullying makes you stronger’. It also lays

different ways autistic brains work. The book uses ice cream

out self-empowering strategies and practical tips on how

flavours to represent various aspects of autism such as

to deal with situations where they are being bullied.

difficulties with language, social interaction and rigidity of thinking. It includes illustrations and workbook activities

“I loved Emily’s book. Sharp, clever, funny and not

to help children cement their understanding of autism.

patronising or sentimental at all. As an autistic teen who has been bullied, I gained greater

“What a clever little book! It simplifies the

understanding of the mindset and actions of those

complex world of autism in the tastiest of ways.”

who bully. I also gained greater understanding of

– Kathy Hoopmann, Author of All Cats Have Asperger Syndrome and All Birds Have Anxiety

myself, and some great coping mechanisms too.”

– Dara McAnulty 16-year-old autistic author and naturalist.

books on pda 10–18 years 7–11 years

* £14.99 * Nov 2018

* £13.99

* HB

* Oct 2019

* Full colour illustrations throughout (85 total)

* HB

* ISBN: 9781785924651

* 25 colour illustrations

* World all languages

* ISBN: 9781787750562

Me and My PDA

A Guide to Pathological Demand Avoidance for Young People

K. I. Al-Ghani

Glòria Durà-Vilà and Tamar Levi

Illustrated by Haitham Al-Ghani

Illustrated by Tamar Levi

This illustrated storybook explains Pathological Demand

A PDA diagnosis can be confusing for parents and

Avoidance Syndrome (PDA) through Shamlal the Camel, and

children alike. This beautiful picture book helps children

her avoidance of even the simplest task. It allows children

understand their diagnosis, develop self-awareness and

with PDA to recognise and support their additional needs. A

implement personalised problem-solving strategies. A clear

helpful introduction for parents/carers and appendices with

and gentle guide to complicated issues, complete with

strategies to be used at home and in school are included.

interactive exercises and engaging full-colour illustrations.

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Super Shamlal - Living and Learning with Pathological Demand Avoidance

Autism - Big Feelings

NEW 5–11 years

4–8 years

* £10.99

* £9.99

* May 2019

* May 2020

* HB

* PB

* Fully illustrated

* colour cartoon drawings throughout

* ISBN: 9781785926945

* ISBN: 9781787753273

I Have a Question about Cancer

Clear Answers for All Kids, including Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder or other Special Needs

Having Fun with Feelings on the Autism Spectrum A CBT Activity Book for Kids Age 4–8

Arlen Grad Gaines and Meredith Englander Polsky

Michelle Garnett, Tony Attwood, Louise

An illustrated guide which explains cancer, and the

Ford, Stefanie Runham and Julia Cook

impact it can have, to children aged 5–11, inclusive

of those with ASD or other special needs

This activity book is designed to be used by children on the autism spectrum aged 4–8. The workbook introduces them to 6 ‘feelings’ characters who help them to recognise and express different emotions to reduce anxiety. It is intended

5–11 years * £10.99

to be used with the accompanying guidebook, 10 Steps to Reducing Your Child’s Anxiety on the Autism Spectrum.

* Mar 2017 * HB * 80 colour illustrations * ISBN: 9781785927508 * World rights available

I Have a Question about Death

On this page, look at the pictures of things that can make people ‘a little happy’, ‘happy’ and ‘really happy’. Cut out the pictures of the things that make you happy and stick

Winner of a Moonbeam Children’s Book Award 2017

This week we are going to practise using our Happy Tools. Use the Happiness Tool Chart to rate how happy you felt before and after using your Happy Tools.

these on the ‘a little happy’, ‘happy’ and ‘really happy’ pages.

Hi, I’m ad Sally the Strawberry and I feel sad. When I’m sad, my

You can look on the internet for more pictures of things that

eyes look down, my face has a frown and sometimes I cry. Being

make you feel happy to add to the page.

It is K if you feel ad after using a Happy Tool, this happens sometimes. If this happens, circle a sad face.

sad makes my body feel heavy and droopy. I feel sad when my toy breaks or someone is mean to me or won’t let me play. I feel

Birthdays

Christmas

Going to the park

Tool

sad when someone I care about goes away. I feel sad when my mum and dad won’t let me do something I want to do. Feeling

Before

After

Monday

sad isn’t a very nice feeling.

Tuesday

Watching TV

Playing on the iPad

Playing a game with my mum or dad

Seeing my grandparents

Playing with my pet

Playing with trains

Playing with dinosaurs

Playing with dolls

Swimming

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Arlen Grad Gaines and Meredith Englander Polsky An illustrated guide to explain what it means when

HAPPINESS TOOL CHART

Next, think of other things that make you happy and draw

Clear Answers for All Kids, including Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder or other Special Needs

someone dies to children with ASD aged 5–11

SAD SALLY THE STRABERRY

them on the ‘a little happy’, ‘happy’ and ‘really happy’ pages.

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WORRIED

RELAXED BODY SIGNS

We all feel different

Being relaxed makes my body feel slow and calm.

levels of worry. Sometimes we

WORRIED BODY SIGNS Draw a line from each worried body sign to where it belongs in the body.

are a little worried. Sometimes we are worried. Sometimes we are really worried.

High eyebrows

I know I am a little relaxed

We can rate how worried we are feeling

when I start to feel my muscles

on the Worry Thermometer.

Wide eyes

Dry mouth

Crying

Fast breathing

relax. y eyes and my jaw are soft.

My breathing is slow too.

Really worried When I am relaxed, my tummy is calm and my heart

Fast beating heart

is beating regularly. In fact, I can’t

Tense muscles

even really feel my heart beating.

Worried

Feel like needing to go to the toilet

Sweating hands

When I am really relaxed, my whole body feels flopping and heavy. I feel sleepy and like lying down.

Shaky legs and hands

Feeling the need to move, jiggle or fiddle

Sick stomach/butterflies in the stomach

Feeling frozen, hard to move or speak

A little worried

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RELAXATION TOOLS

IMAGINATION

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Thank you for having fun with us, your Feelings! e know we are not always fun. You have shown that you are strong and brave and smart by meeting and getting to

Did you know that even I need some

know all of us. y getting to know us, your Feelings, and

help to relax sometimes? Sometimes I get

the tools in your Toolbox, you will be able to repair your

worried or too excited and I need to calm myself.

feelings whenever you need to.

Luckily, there are Relaxation Tools in my Toolkit!

There is some secret knowledge that we have not yet told

I do my special breathing, squeeze my muscles and use my imagination. These help my body and

you. This secret will help you a lot.

mind to feel relaxed. o you want to learn how

When Angry Alan visits, Loving Lulu can be his best friend.

to use these Relaxation Tools?

When ad Sally comes, Happy Henry can really help.

Relaxed yan really knows how to help Worried Wanda.

Goodbye, Brave One, and always remember: your Feelings are your Friends!

Shut your eyes and imagine you are on a beach, or look at a picture of the beach. Imagine the sounds – seagulls calling, leaves blowing in the wind, waves crashing on the sand. Imagine the smells – the smell of the salty sea. Imagine the warm sun and breeze on your face, and the grainy sand as you lie on the beach. As you think of the beach, notice how calm and relaxed you are feeling. This is a special calming place you can imagine to relax.

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Autism - Big Feelings BESTSELLER 6–13 years * £12.99

NEW

* Dec 2013

3–8 years

* HB

* £13.99

* 19 colour illustrations

* Oct 2021

* ISBN: 9781849054324

* HB

* Rights sold: Chinese (simplified)

* 20x 4-colour illustrations * ISBN: 9781787756922

The Disappointment Dragon

Are You Feeling Cold, Yuki?

K.I. Al-Ghani

K.I. Al-Ghani

Illustrated by Haitham Al-Ghani

Illustrated by Haitham Al-Ghani

Teaching children to deal with disappointment

Yuki the snow monkey lives in Japan with his family and

Learning to cope with disappointment (for all children and dragon tamers, including those with Asperger syndrome)

and see things more positively

A Story to Help Build Interoception and Internal Body Awareness for Children with Special Needs, including those with ASD, PDA, SPD, ADHD and DCD

friends. He sometimes finds it hard to realise when his

This illustrated book brings to life the issue of dealing with

body is giving him signals, like when he is hungry or cold.

disappointment through the endearing characters of the

Grandfather helps Yuki to understand what his ‘funny

Disappointment Dragon and the Dragon of Hope who help

feelings’ mean, and what his brain is trying to tell him.

children learn about the best ways to manage life’s difficult

This illustrated storybook will help children to build

times. There is an introduction for parents and carers, and

interoceptive awareness and gain an understanding of the

a list of management techniques at the end of the book.

body’s activities. It also includes further information for

When things don’t go our way, the Disappointment Dragon can come to visit and take us down

parents and carers, as well as activities and strategies for building interoceptive abilities.

to his home in the Valley of Despair…

The Disappointment Dragon sometimes comes to see us all and, if we let him, he can make us feel sad or angry. He visits Bobby when he is not picked for the school football team, he also finds Lucinda when she has to miss an exciting school trip because she has the Chicken Pox. He even tries to take the whole of Class Three down to the Valley of Despair when their favourite teacher moves away. Will the Dragon of Hope be able to chase away the Disappointment Dragon and help them see things more positively?

BESTSELLER BESTSELLER

5–9 years

6–11 years

* £12.99

* £12.99

* Sep 2008

* Oct 2012

* HB

* HB

* 18 colour

* 18 colour illustrations

* ISBN: 9781843109433

* ISBN: 9781849053563

* Rights sold: Chinese (simplified), Czech, French, German

* Rights sold: Chinese (simplified)

The Panicosaurus

The Red Beast

K.I. Al-Ghani. Illustrated by Haitham Al-Ghani

K.I. Al-Ghani. Illustrated by Haitham Al-Ghani

Teach children to defeat the Panicosaurus

Learning to recognise and tame the red beast!

Managing Anxiety in Children Including Those with Asperger Syndrome

with the help of Smartosaurus

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Controlling Anger in Children with Asperger’s Syndrome

Autism - Growing Up

BESTSELLER 8–12 years * £12.99 * Dec 2004 * PB * ISBN: 9781843107965 * Rights sold: Spanish

Personal Hygiene? What’s that Got to Do with Me?

Pat Crissey

Personal Hygiene? What’s that Got to Do with Me? is a curriculum developed for students with autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, learning and developmental disabilities, designed to help them understand how others perceive their appearance and the social implications of neglecting personal hygiene. Simple factual information is accompanied by humorous cartoons that emphasize how others view someone with poor hygiene. Step-by-step cartoons explain exactly what the student needs to do to ensure good hygiene. Quizzes and activity pages provide numerous opportunities for repetition and reinforcement of the key points. There are also hands-on activities to demonstrate why and how to perform various hygiene tasks. Several social stories are also provided, along with a set of worksheets that help students set up a daily schedule to allow time for completing necessary hygiene tasks.

8-13 years * £14.99 * Apr 2012 * PB * Colour illustrations and cut-outs throughout * ISBN: 9781849052931 * World rights available

The Asperger Children’s Toolkit Francis Musgrave

Likeable characters guide children with AS aged approximately 8–13 through common areas of difficulty, from anxiety and sensory overload to friendship and social situations. By working through the activities and tools with an adult, children with AS will learn to build upon their strengths and develop coping strategies.

“This is a FABULOUS book and I urge all parents of children under 12 to add it to their library.”

– asteens

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Autism - Growing Up BESTSELLER 10–17 years

BESTSELLER 10–17 years

* £10.99 * Aug 2014

* £10.99

* HB

* Jan 2015

* 14 illustrations

* HB

* ISBN: 9781849055222

* 14 colour illustrations

* Rights sold: French, German,

* ISBN: 9781849055260

Hungarian (non-exclusive)

* Rights sold: French, German, Hungarian

Things Tom Likes

What’s Happening to Ellie?

Teaching boys and young men with ASD about

Kate E. Reynolds. Illustrated by Jonathon Powell

A book about sexuality and masturbation for boys and young men with autism and related conditions masturbation, privacy and boundaries

A book about puberty for girls and young women with autism and related conditions

Teaching girls with ASD about the changes of puberty

10–17 years 10–17 years

* £10.99 * Aug 2014

* £10.99

* HB

* Jan 2015

* 14 colour illustrations

* HB

* ISBN: 9781849055215

* 14 colour illustrations

* Rights sold: French, German,

* ISBN: 9781849055253

Hungarian (non-exclusive)

* Rights sold: French, German, Hungarian

Tom Needs to Go

Things Ellie Likes

Teaching boys and young men with ASD about using

Kate E. Reynolds

A book about how to use public toilets safely for boys and young men with autism and related conditions public toilets safely (and the social etiquette!)

A book about sexuality and masturbation for girls and young women with autism and related conditions Illustrated by Jonathon Powell Teaching girls and young women with ASD about

10–17 years * £10.99 * Aug 2014 * HB * 14 colour illustrations * ISBN: 9781849055239 * Rights sold: French, German, Hungarian (non-exclusive)

What’s Happening to Tom?

A book about puberty for boys and young men with autism and related conditions

Teaching boys and young men about the changes of puberty

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masturbation, privacy and boundaries

Autism - Growing Up

10 years

BESTSELLER 9–14 years

* £12.99 * Apr 2019

* £10.99

* HB

* Mar 2015

* colour photographs throughout

* HB

* ISBN: 9781785923241

* ISBN: 9781849055741

* World rights available

* Rights sold: Russian

* 26 colour illustrations

The Autism-Friendly Guide to Periods

The Growing Up Guide for Girls

Changes during puberty, such as the onset of periods,

Davida Hartman

are challenging for girls on the autism spectrum.

Illustrated by Margaret Anne Suggs

Written from experience by an autistic woman, this

Boobs, bras, friendships and loving your beautiful self - a guide

What Girls on the Autism Spectrum Need to Know!

Robyn Steward

for girls with autism explaining what growing up is all about!

straightforward guide to periods helps the reader to prepare in great detail, from hygiene to pain medication

The pre-teen and teenage years are a bumpy time

and sensory experiences to mood swings.

when bodies change, emotions are high and peers are developing at different paces. Using simple, literal

“This book is excellent. Robyn has removed the

language and delightful colour illustrations, this book

stigmas and made discussion of periods part

explains the facts about body changes such as growing

of growing up. She is to be congratulated on

hair in new places, periods, wearing a bra and keeping

her clarity of thought, put to wonderful use in

spots away! It gives cool tips on what makes a real

demystifying everything about periods. The book

friend, what it means to have a crush on somebody, and

should be part of educating all young women.”

how to stay safe online. Most importantly, it explains that every body is beautiful and unique and encourages

– Mr Sanjay Vyas MD FRCOG, Consultant Gynaecologist, President British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy

young girls with autism to celebrate difference! Perfect preparation for the teenage years for girls aged 9–14.

D. How to use and empty a menstrual cup Using a menstrual cup will take some practice. You need to be OK about touching your vagina. Make sure you wash your hands before you start following the instructions on this page.

How to insert a menstrual cup Menstrual cup

1. Take your menstrual cup out of its bag (be sure to sterilise it before you use it for the first time – after sterilising you can leave it in its bag).

These are folded and inserted into your vagina (they open out once inside your vagina).

The blood and womb lining falls into the cup which is then removed, emptied and replaced every 8–12 hours (depending on the brand of menstrual cup used).

Period underwear

BESTSELLER 9–14 years

2. Fold your menstrual cup. There are lots of ways of folding it, but in these instructions I will show you the ‘7 fold’.

This is worn like normal underwear.

It has several layers of special fabric designed to catch and hold blood and womb lining.

* £10.99 * Mar 2015

It can be worn for a full day, depending on the brand and type, and how much blood you lose (your blood flow).

Panty liner

* HB

3. Take the cup and squeeze it to join the two edges. Fold half of the cup towards the bottom (so it looks like a 7).

These are like pads but they are worn when people are now quite sure when their periods are going to start.

* 26 colour illustrations

They can’t be worn for a whole period as they are not very absorbent.

* ISBN: 9781849055758 25

* Rights sold: Russian

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The Growing Up Book for Boys

What Boys on the Autism Spectrum Need to Know!

Davida Hartman Illustrated by Margaret Anne Suggs Growth spurts, hairy bits, friendships and accepting

yourself for who you are - a guide for boys with autism explaining what growing up is all about!

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Autism - Teens

BOOKS FROM Joel Shaul NEW

new edition

7–14 years

5–13 years

* £16.99

* £16.99

* Feb 2020

* Jan 2016

* HB

* HB

* Full colour illustrations throughout

* Full colour throughout

* ISBN: 9781785926501

* Rights sold: Chinese (simplified)

* World all languages

Your Interests, My Interests

* ISBN: 9781787759886

Our Brains Are Like Computers!

Exploring Social Skills and Social Cause and Effect with Children on the Autism Spectrum

A Visual Guide to Playing and Hanging Out for Children on the Autism Spectrum

Joel Shaul

Joel Shaul

This highly visual picture book uses computer metaphors

Children on the autism spectrum can find playing with other

to explain to children on the autism spectrum how

children difficult. This colourful and fun visual guide, full of

their actions and words can affect other people.

examples and activities, shows how they can find common 7–14 years

interests with their friends, peers and family, so that they can have more fun playing and hanging out together.

* £16.99 * Nov 2017

7–14 years

* HB

* £16.99

* Full color images, photocopiable worksheets

* Mar 2014

* ISBN: 9781785927621

* HB

* Rights sold: Japanese

* Full color images, photocopiable worksheets * ISBN: 9781849055314 * Rights sold: Polish and Chinese

The Conversation Train

A Visual Approach to Conversation for Children on the Autism Spectrum

The ASD Feel Better Book

A Visual Guide to Help Brain and Body for Children on the Autism Spectrum

Joel Shaul An illustrated guide to self-help skills and strategies for children aged 7–14 on the autism spectrum

Joel Shaul An illustrated guide to self-help skills and strategies for children aged 7–14 on the autism spectrum

7–14 years * £16.99 * Mar 2017

BESTSELLER

* HB

8–12 years

* Full colour images, photocopiable

* £16.99

* ISBN: 9781785927232

* HB

* Rights sold: Hungarian

* 414 color photographs * ISBN: 9781849057592 * Rights sold: Chinese (simplified), French

The Green Zone Conversation Book Finding Common Ground in Conversation for Children on the Autism Spectrum

Joel Shaul Help children with ASD make comfortable conversation

with others by sharing interests in ‘the green zone’

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worksheets

* Oct 2014

The ASD and Me Picture Book

A Visual Guide to Understanding Challenges and Strengths for Children on the Autism Spectrum

Joel Shaul A visual guide to help children on the autism spectrum recognize their strengths and overcome challenges

Autism - Teens

Reading Well 10–15 years 12–18 years

* £8.99

* £18.99

* Oct 2016

* Jan 2019

* PB

* PB

* B&W illustrations

* ISBN: 9781785924354

* ISBN: 9781785920349

* World rights available

* World rights available

Know Your Spectrum!

An Autism Creative Writing Workbook for Teens

M in the Middle

Finn Monahan

Secret Crushes, Mega-Colossal Anxiety and the People’s Republic of Autism

This workbook uses creative writing activities and

The Students of Limpsfield Grange School and Vicky Martin

examples to encourage teenagers with autism to

From the authors of M is for Autism, this YA novel follows

draw their own personal conclusions about what

M after her autism diagnosis. Faced with an exciting

autism means for them. It focuses on the range of

crush, a pushy friend and an unhelpful Headteacher,

strengths and challenges they have as individuals.

how long until the beast of anxiety pounces again?

NEW

NEW

13–18 years

10–14 years

* £12.99

* £12.99

* Jul 2017

* Apr 2020

* PB

* PB

* Mono

* 14 B&W cartoons

* ISBN: 9781785921612

* ISBN: 9781787753167

* World rights available

The Awesome Autistic Go-To Guide

The Asperger Teen’s Toolkit

Yenn Purkis and Tanya Masterman

Foreword by Dr Christopher Morrell

Foreword by Emma Goodall

Tried-and-trusted ideas to help teens with

A Practical Handbook for Autistic Teens and Tweens

This is a guide for young people aged 10–14 on the

Francis Musgrave

Asperger’s tackle difficulties and thrive.

autism spectrum. It encourages teens and tweens to identify their strengths, suggests how they can develop their identity, and celebrates neurodiversity. It also has tips for managing tricky situations such as anxiety and meltdowns, as well as fun activities and interactive sections.

“I love that the book provides useful and practical tips, celebrates differences and reminds us that we are not alone.”

– Siena Castellon, author of The Spectrum Girl’s Survival Guide: How to Grow Up Awesome and Autistic.

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Autism - Teens

BESTSELLER 10–17 years * £13.99 * Oct 2012 * PB * 48 B&W * ISBN: 9781849059152

NEW 13 years * £14.99 * Mar 2020 * PB * ISBN: 9781787753297

Getting the Best Out of College for Students on the Autism Spectrum

The Asperkid’s (Secret) Book of Social Rules

The Handbook of Not-So-Obvious Social Guidelines for Tweens and Teens with Asperger Syndrome

Jennifer Cook O’Toole Illustrated by Brian Bojanowski Being a teen or tween isn’t easy for anyone but it can be especially tough for Asperkids. Jennifer O’Toole knows; she was one! This book is a top secret guide to all of the

A Workbook for Entering Further Education

hidden social rules in life that often seem strange and

Kate Ripley and Dr Rebecca Murphy

confusing to young people with Asperger syndrome.

This workbook focuses on the practicalities of life for autistic

The Asperkid’s (Secret) Book of Social Rules offers

teens going into further education. It looks at your entire

witty and wise insights into baffling social codes such

college journey and includes sections on sensory issues,

as making and keeping friends, blending in versus

relationships, how to manage your time and dealing

standing out from the crowd, and common conversation

with exam anxiety. It includes interactive elements which

pitfalls. Chock full of illustrations, logical explanations,

encourage good decision-making and strategy-building.

and comic strip practice sessions, this is the handbook that every adult Aspie wishes they’d had growing up.

Ideal for all 10–17 year olds with Asperger syndrome, this book provides inside information on over thirty social rules in bite-sized chunks that older children will enjoy, understand, and most importantly use daily to navigate the mysterious world around them.

16–25 years * £16.99 * Feb 2016 * HB * ISBN: 9781849056458 BESTSELLER

* Rights sold: Chinese (complex), Dutch

11–18 years

Sex, Drugs and Asperger’s Syndrome (ASD)

* £13.99 * Aug 2002

A User Guide to Adulthood

* PB

Luke Jackson

* ISBN: 9781843100980

Foreword by Tony Attwood

* Rights sold: Dutch, French, German, Icelandic,

A no-holds-barred, funny and articulate guide to the pitfalls

and positives of the young adult years on the autism spectrum

Freaks, Geeks and Asperger Syndrome

“There is nothing Luke shirks, it is all there, all

A User Guide to Adolescence

the drugs, all the pitfalls of relationships,

Luke Jackson

all the social gaffes and mistakes.

The award winning user guide to adolescence on the Autism spectrum – Jude Ragan, Autistica

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Japanese, Korean, Polish, Spanish, Swedish

ANXIETY & OCD

Autism - Teens

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wellbeing

10 years * £12.99 * Jan 2018 * PB

NEW

* 14 B&W illustrations

14 years

* ISBN: 9781785924408

* £12.99 * Jan 2021 * PB * 14 B&W illustrations * ISBN: 9781787753822 * Rights sold: Turkish

My Intense Emotions Handbook

* Rights sold: Spanish, Indonesian

My Anxiety Handbook

Getting Back on Track

Sue Knowles, Bridie Gallagher and Phoebe McEwen Illustrated by Emmeline Pidgen An accessible, easy to use anxiety survival guide for young people aged 12–18. Co-authored by psychologists

Manage Your Emotions and Connect Better with Others

and a young person with anxiety, it looks at the causes

Sue Knowles, Bridie Gallagher and Hannah Bromley

of anxiety and offers tested methods and simple

Illustrated by Emmeline Pidgen

exercises to reduce the reader’s anxious feelings.

Foreword by Kim Golding

Includes chapters on sleep, exams and transitions.

This is a guide to the emotional and interpersonal issues you may encounter as a young adult, packed with advice and real-life stories of hope and resilience from people in similar situations. This book will help you to gain an understanding of the influence of your early emotional experiences, and share tried-and-tested strategies, drawing on a range of psychological approaches and evidence-based strategies

18-25 years

This book also looks at how emotions can affect our

* £12.99

relationships, with a focus on building empathy for others,

* Sep 2019

getting what you want out of friendships and relationships

* PB

and dealing with the hard parts like boundaries and

* 14 B&W illustrations

saying no, making amends when needed, and recognising

* ISBN: 9781785926419

and breaking problematic relationship patterns.

* Rights sold: Chinese simplified

With personal stories and resources throughout, this is a guide to refer to as little or often as you like, helping you to understand your emotions and find the strategies that work best for you.

fo r older teens

and traditional sold

the Anxiety Survival Guide

Getting through the challenging stuff

Sue Knowles, Bridie Gallagher and Phoebe McEwen “The perfect book for any young person who no

Illustrated by Emmeline Pidgen

longer wants to be controlled by their feelings.

Co-written with psychologists and a college student who

Perfectly pitched, superbly practical with just

has experienced anxiety herself, this is a relatable and

the right amount of science and info to help you

straightforward guide to managing worry in emerging

understand what to do and, crucially, why.”

adulthood. As well as providing tried-and-tested

– Dr Pooky Knightsmith

advice and exercises that are proven to reduce feelings of anxiety, it includes recovery stories from people who have managed their symptoms successfully.

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★ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ¤ ¤ ☆★ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ☆ ☆★ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ★☆ ★☆ ☆★ ☆★ ★☆ ★☆ ☆★ ☆★ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ★☆ ★☆ ☆★ ☆★ ★☆ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ★ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ☆ ☆★ ★ ★ ¤ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ¤ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ¤ ¤ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ★ Imagine that the people you think about the ☆ ¤ ☆★ ★☆ ★☆ ☆ ☆★ ☆★ ★ ★world ★☆ ☆ ¤ ¤ ¤ ★ your ★ ★in☆ ☆most ★☆ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ☆★ ★☆ ☆ ☆★ ★ ☆ ☆★ ★ ★planets. ¤ ☆ ☆ ☆and ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ★☆ ★ ★stars Stars and planets can be magical and beau☆★ ☆are ★☆ ★☆ ☆★ ☆★ ★☆ ★☆ ☆ ☆★ ☆★ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ★ ★ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ★ ★☆ ☆ ☆ ¤ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ¤ ★ ★ ¤ ☆ ☆ tiful.

They can also be mysterious and adventurous.

Some planets ★ ★ ☆ ★☆ ¤ ¤ ☆★ ★☆ ☆ ☆★ ★ ☆ ★☆ ☆★ ¤ ¤ ☆★ ★☆ ★☆ ☆ ☆★ ☆★ ★ ★☆ ☆ ☆★ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ★ are ice-cold, and some are on fire. ☆ create ★ ★could ☆ ☆you ★that ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ☆★ ★ ★ Imagine ☆name them. ★and☆ ☆ ☆★ ★ ★planets ☆ ☆ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ☆and ★☆ ★ ★stars ¤ ¤ ☆★ ☆new ★☆ ★☆ ☆★ ☆★ ★☆ ★☆ ☆★ ☆★ ★☆ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ★ ★☆ ☆★ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ☆★ ★ ★☆ ☆ ☆ ¤ ¤ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ★ ★ ¤ ☆ ☆ ¤ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ¤ ¤ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ¤ ¤ ★ ★ ☆ ☆

★ ☆ ☆★ ★ ★ ¤ ¤ ☆ ★―☆ ☆ ☆—★ ―— —― ― —― — —— ―——―——―— ★ ☆—★ ★ ★—☆ ☆ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ☆ ☆ ★☆ ★ ☆★ ☆—★ ★☆ ★☆ ☆★ ☆★ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ★☆ ★☆ ☆ ☆★ ☆★ ★ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ★ ★☆ ☆ ☆★ ★ ★most? ☆ ☆the ★ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ☆ ☆★ ★ ★ ACTION: Who do you think about Doodle ¤ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ¤ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ¤ ¤ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ★ new stars and planets for them. What colours, ☆ ¤ ☆★ ★☆ ★☆ ☆★ ☆★ ★☆ ★☆ ☆ ☆★ ¤ ¤ ¤ ★ ★shapes, ☆★ ★☆ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ☆★ ★ ★☆ ☆ ☆they ★would ☆ ☆★ ★ names ☆ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ☆★ ★☆ ★☆ ¤ ¤ ☆★ ☆★ patterns and have? What other shapes ★☆ ★☆ ☆★ ☆★ ★☆ ★☆ ☆★ ☆★ ★☆ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ★ ★☆ ☆ ☆★ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ¤ ★ ★ ¤ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ or things will you add to your doodle? ¤ ☆ ☆ ★ ¤ ☆★ ★☆ ☆ ☆★ ★ ☆ ★☆ ☆★ ¤ ¤ ☆★ ★☆ ★☆ ☆★ ☆★ ★☆ ★☆ ☆★ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ★ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ☆★ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ☆ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ☆★ ★☆ ★☆ ☆★ ☆★ ★ ★☆ ★ ★☆ ¤ ¤ ¤ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ¤ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ¤ ★ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ¤ ★ ★ ☆ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ☆★ ★☆ ☆ ☆★ ★ ☆ ★☆ ☆★ ¤ ¤ ☆★ ★☆ ★☆ ☆★ ☆★ ★☆ ★☆ ☆★ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ★ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ☆★ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ¤ ☆ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ☆★ ★☆ ★☆ ☆★ ☆★ ★☆ ★☆ ☆★ ☆★ ★☆ ★☆ ☆★ ☆★ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ★☆ ★ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ☆★ ★ ★☆ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ¤ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ¤ ¤ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ¤ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ¤ ☆ ★ ★☆ ☆★ ☆★ ★☆ ★☆ ☆★ ¤ ¤ ★ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ☆★ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ☆ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ☆★ ★☆ ★☆ ¤ ¤ ☆★ ☆★ ★☆ ★☆ ☆★ ☆★ ★☆ ★☆ ☆★ ☆★ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ★☆ ★ ★☆ ☆ ☆★ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ¤ ★ ★ ¤ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ¤ ☆ ☆ ★ ¤ ☆★ ★☆ ☆ ☆★ ★ ☆ ★☆ ☆★ ¤ ¤ ☆★ ★☆ ★☆ ☆★ ☆★ ★☆ ★☆ ☆★ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ★ ★☆ ☆★ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ☆ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ☆★ ★☆ ★☆ ☆★ ☆★ ★☆ ★☆ ☆ ☆★ ☆★ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ★ ★ ★ ★☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ¤ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ¤ ★ ☆★ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ¤ ¤ ¤ ☆★ ★☆ ☆ ☆★ ★ ☆ ★☆ 37 95 ☆★ ¤ ¤ ☆★ ★☆ ★☆ ☆★ ☆94 ★ ★☆ ★☆ ☆★ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ★ ★☆ ☆★ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ¤ ☆ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ☆★ ★☆ ★☆ ☆★ ☆★ ★☆ ★☆ ☆★ ☆★ ★☆ ★☆ ☆★ ☆★ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ★☆ ★ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ☆★ ★ ★☆ ¤ ¤ ¤ ¤ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ¤ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ¤ ☆ ☆ ★ ★ ¤ ☆ ★☆ ☆★ ★☆ ¤ ¤ ★

NEW

8–12 years * £12.99

* Sep 2021 * PB

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Doodle Your Worries Away

A CBT Doodling Workbook for Children Who Feel Worried or Anxious

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* 51 B&W illustrations

Drawing on CBT, mindfulness and creative therapy

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aged 8+ explore, process and understand their

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methods, this workbook is a tool to help children

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worries through doodling and colouring activities.

Children can complete the tasks by themselves or with guidance from the adults supporting them.

The knight was never seen without their big, bright, shining armour. In fact, nobody even knew what the knight looked like underneath their helmet!

NEW 5–7 years * £11.99 * Jan 2021 * HB * Fully illustrated in colour throughout * ISBN: 9781787754164

Sometimes the others would go out for ice cream after archery practice, but the knight would never join them.

What if they spilled it on themself?

What if a dragon flew down from the mountains and stole it?

The Nervous Knight

A Story about Overcoming Worries and Anxiety

Anthony Lloyd Jones The nervous knight never likes to take their armour off - what if something bad happens?! All they can think about is what could go wrong. But thankfully, with some help from friends, they learn to overcome this feeling. This picture books explains anxiety to children and contains a guide

It felt safer to just sit and watch.

for parents that gives suggestions on how to overcome it.

“Beautifully written, imaginatively illustrated and full of practical ideas to enable nervous young knights to begin to remove their anxiety armour.”

– Dr Pooky Knightsmith, Director of Creative Education and author

Sometimes they would shake, or cry, or get a stomach ache.

There was just too much that could go wrong and it’s all they could think about!

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ANXIETY & OCD

8–12 years * £10.99 * Mar 2019 * PB * 7 B&W images

NEW Edition

* ISBN: 9781785924569

12–18 years

* World rights available

* £12.99

Appearance Anxiety

* Jul 2021

A Guide to Understanding Body Dysmorphic Disorder for Young People, Families and Professionals

* PB * 20 B&W cartoons

National and Specialist OCD, BDD and Related Disorders Service, Maudsley Hospital Provides insight in to the causes, impact and treatments

* ISBN: 9781787757776

Touch and Go Joe, Updated Edition

available for body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) for teens

A Teen’s Experience of OCD

and young people. This guide increases awareness

Joe Wells

of BDD and the personal stories included from

Illustrated by Richy K. Chandler

teens offer support for readers with the disorder. An

Foreword by Isobel Heyman and Amita Jassi

invaluable guide to an under-discussed issue.

An updated edition of Joe Wells’ honest, amusing and helpful account of life as a teen with OCD

Written from a teenager’s perspective, this book talks openly and honestly about what it’s like to have OCD. It is packed with great advice and coping mechanisms, but, most of all, a voice that understands. This new edition includes an additional chapter written 16 years on describing where 9–12 years * £7.99 * Nov 2015

In this down-to-earth, fun and empowering book, Joe Wells talks about his teenage experience of OCD and all

* PB

the coping mechanisms and treatment options that have

* 37 B&W line drawings

worked for him. It’s packed full of brilliant, honest advice

* ISBN: 9781849057042

for others struggling with this disorder, written by someone

* World rights available

who understands what it’s like to be a teen with OCD. This

Help! I’ve Got an Alarm Bell Going Off in My Head!

How Panic, Anxiety and Stress Affect Your Body

K.L. Aspden Illustrated by Zita Ra Foreword by Babette Rothschild Discover what happens inside our bodies when we feel

stressed or anxious for children aged 9–12

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Joe is now, and how he has learned to overcome OCD.

updated edition with all-new illustrations includes a brandnew chapter written 16 years later, detailing how Joe overcame his disorder and is now a successful comedian.

ANXIETY & OCD

12 years

12–17 years

* £12.99

* £14.99

* Sep 2019

* Jun 2019

* PB

* PB

* 20 B&W

* colour illustrations throughout

* ISBN: 9781787750531

* ISBN: 9781785928352

* Rights sold: Turkish

* World rights available

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Diary

Stand Up to OCD!

Charlotte Dennis

This illustrated, full colour CBT self-help book and

Foreword by Amita Jassi and Zoe Kindynis

workbook gives teens a deeper understanding of how

Charlotte Dennis has experienced Obsessive Compulsive

OCD works. It follows the stories of three teens who have

Disorder her entire life. From her own experiences with CBT

different types of OCD, from the development of their

she has created the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Diary,

difficulties through to seeking help. The book includes a

a self-help guide full of activities to support those who

workbook to help the reader carry out their own CBT.

A Self-Help Diary with CBT Activities to Challenge Your OCD

A CBT Self-Help Guide and Workbook for Teens

Kelly Wood and Douglas Fletcher

experience OCD and are waiting for therapy, or to continue managing their obsessions and compulsions after therapy.

At other times you will see OCD grow in size. He stops looking harmless and becomes threatening and scary.

The word ‘cognitive’ is just another word for ‘thinking’.

CBT looks at the relationships between your thoughts, feelings and behaviour.

12–18 years * £16.99

These are both tricks that OCD uses to get you to do what he wants.

Sometimes OCD tries to scare you into doing things. At other times he will try to persuade you to do what he says by pretending that he is protecting you.

CBT has been shown to help young children, teenagers and adults.

These ideas might seem strange and they involve hard work but if you practise them they work very well.

* Dec 2019 * PB * 25 B&W cartoons

Throughout this book, you will notice that sometimes OCD looks quite small and harmless. You might think he looks innocent or maybe even cute.

Researchers and therapists have spent a great deal of time studying OCD and have developed a type of therapy called Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT for short).

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* ISBN: 9781787750838

The ACT Workbook for Teens with OCD Unhook Yourself and Live Life to the Full

Patricia Zurita Ona, Psy.D.

Sometimes OCD tricks people into believing that they are the only ones who experience uninvited thoughts. OCD might tell you that you must be bad or crazy for having these thoughts.

You might be wondering where OCD comes from. The answer is that, at the moment, we don’t know exactly what causes OCD. However, we know that OCD is not a new problem – it has been around for a very long time.

We also know that OCD tends to run in families so there might be someone else in your family who has OCD. People often feel ashamed about having OCD so a relative could have OCD and might not have told you about it.

WHAT IF I PRESSED THE ALARM BUTTON?

Illustrated by Louise Gardner Foreword by Stuart Ralph

YOU PROBABLY FORGOT TO LOCK THE PYRAMID. WHAT IF THE SNAKES GET OUT?

This workbook is the first to use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for teens aged 12–18 struggling with OCD. It helps guide the reader to overcome compulsive and avoidant behaviours in everyday situations, with top tips, examples of other teens’ experiences and lots of fun and practical activities throughout.

In fact, most of us have thoughts that we find unpleasant or disgusting. The difference is being able to see these thoughts for what they are – just ‘nonsense’ thoughts that don’t need to be taken seriously.

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Reading Well 8–12 years

5–9 years

* £14.99

* £12.99

* Mar 2014

* Aug 2014

* PB

* PB

* 22 B&W line drawings

* 100+ B&W illustrations

* ISBN: 9781849054638

* ISBN: 9781849054935

* Rights sold: German

* World rights available

Banish Your Body Image Thief

A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on Building Positive Body Image for Young People

Starving the Anger Gremlin for Children Aged 5–9

Kate Collins-Donnelly

A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on Anger Management

A fun CBT approach to promote positive body image in young people

Kate Collins-Donnelly Fun CBT workbook to help children understand and manage their anger

Reading Well 8–12 years

10–16 years

* £14.99

* £12.99

* Apr 2014

* Jan 2013

* PB

* PB

* 19 B&W line drawings

* 12 B&W line drawings

* ISBN: 9781849054621

* ISBN: 9781849053419

* Rights sold: Danish, German, Turkish

* Rights sold: Dutch, German

Banish Your Self-Esteem Thief

Starving the Anxiety Gremlin

Kate Collins-Donnelly

Kate Collins-Donnelly

A CBT workbook to help young people stay positive and feel great!

A unique and award-winning resource to help young people

A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on Building Positive Self-Esteem for Young People

A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on Anxiety Management for Young People

understand different types of anxiety and how to manage them

10–16 years

5–9 years

* £12.99

* £12.99

* Jan 2012

* Aug 2014

* PB

* PB

* 5 B&W line drawings

* 100+ B&W illustrations

* ISBN: 9781849052863

* ISBN: 9781849054928

* Rights sold: German

* World rights available

Starving the Anger Gremlin

A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on Anger Management for Young People

Starving the Anxiety Gremlin for Children Aged 5–9

Kate Collins-Donnelly

A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on Anxiety Management

A CBT workbook to help children manage anger

Kate Collins-Donnelly

from the award winning Gremlin series

From the successful Gremlin series, a CBT approach

to manage anxiety in children aged 5–9

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10–16 years * £14.99 * Jul 2019 * PB * ISBN: 9781849056939 * World rights available

NEW

* 138 B&W line drawings

8–12 years * £12.99

Starving the Depression Gremlin

* Jul 2020

A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on Managing Depression for Young People

* PB * Fully illustrated throughout

Kate Collins-Donnelly Illustrated by Kate Collins-Donnelly,Tina Gothard A self-help tool based on cognitive behavioural therapy to help

young people aged 10+ to manage feelings of low mood and sadness

* ISBN: 9781787753686

Anger the Ancient Warrior A Story and Workbook with CBT Activities to Master Your Anger

Sarah Trueman and Sara Godoli Illustrated by Dorian Cottereau Anger is a strong emotion, which can feel overwhelming.

10–16 years

Anger the Ancient Warrior shows children how to

* £12.99

master their anger and stop it causing unnecessary

* Oct 2017

pain. This story and workbook with CBT activities

* PB

helps children aged 8–12 to understand their anger

* B&W line drawings

and teaches them how to live comfortably with it.

* ISBN: 9781849056984 * Rights sold: German Where in your body do you feel your anger?

Starving the Exam Stress Gremlin A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on Managing Exam Stress for Young People

Kate Collins-Donnelly

Here are some places that people feel their anger.

Aching head

Hot red face

An accessible, practical workbook to help young people aged

10+ understand exam stress and learn how manage it

What are YOU staring at?

When people get angry, their body changes too. Anger is not just happening in your head – your whole body will feel different.

Next time you feel angry, try to work out which part of your body is feeling it the most.

Gritted teeth Pounding heart

You are not the boss of me.

I can do what I want!

Tense body Knotted stomach Clenched fists

Shaky legs

Curled toes

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10 years * £12.99 * Jan 2013 * PB * 10 B&W line drawings

enormous help for children, teachers and

* ISBN: 9781849053402

counsellors offering an unthreatening way in

* Rights sold: German

to a difficult and highly personal topic. The

Starving the Stress Gremlin

A Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Workbook on Stress Management for Young People

Kate Collins-Donnelly From the award winning CBT series, worksheets and fun activities

to help children aged 10+ to starve their stress gremlin

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“In a school setting, this book will be of

possible solutions and suggested vocabulary could quickly become a short hand between adult and child and even help prevent outbursts by a mutual understanding of the root cause.”

– Jill Walkinton, BBC Educational Consultant & retired Head of SEN, Burgess Hill Girl’s School

BIG FEELINGS

9–12 years * £9.99

NEW

* Mar 2019

3–7 years

* PB * 40 B&W line drawings

* £12.99

* ISBN: 9781785925566

* Jun 2021 * HB

Help! My Feelings Are Too Big!

Making Sense of Yourself and the World After a Difficult Start in Life - for Children with Attachment Issues

K. L. Aspden. Illustrated by Charlotte Portier-Tock Easy to read and understand the cause and effects

of attachment difficulties or early trauma

* Fully illustrated * ISBN: 9781787755185

Riley the Brave Makes it to School

A Story with Tips and Tricks for Tough Transitions

Jessica Sinarski Illustrated by Zachary Kline Making it to school is tough at the best of times. In the

BESTSELLER

aftermath of stress or trauma, it might feel impossible!

2–6 years

Riley Bear and his elephant parents share a peek into a

* £9.99

tough morning. When big feelings threaten to ruin the

* Feb 2014

day, this brightly illustrated story will help families find their

* HB

way through. Features educational afterword for adults.

* 15 colour illustrations * ISBN: 9781849054249

This is

Riley.

Rise and shine, sleepy head. All brave cubs, get out of bed!

ssedd Dresse Get GetDre

* Rights sold: Turkish

kfastt Breakfas Eat EatBrea

Lunchh Pack PackLunc

How Are You Feeling Today Baby Bear?

Teeth Brus BrushhTeeth Mark LoveMark Love

Exploring Big Feelings After Living in a Stormy Home

On ShoessOn Shoe

Jane Evans. Illustrated by Laurence Jackson A gentle story to help children who have

ck Backpack Backpa Some days he wakes up feeling cheerful and ready to brave the day. He has energy to get dressed, eat breakfast, and even have some fun.

Even after his morning song, Riley did not want to get ready for school.

lived with violence in their home

I think it will look better on you, Riley!

I need my love mark!!”

8–11 years * £10.99 * Jul 2018 * HB * Full colour illustrations throughout * ISBN: 9781785924415 * World all languages

Super Coach Arty vs. The Shadow Taking the Fear out of Failure

“A wonderful story tackling real-life issues - this book is a gift for parents and early childhood teachers everywhere.”

– Terry Ball, Executive Director, Maryland Association of Elementary School Principals

Lorraine Thomas. Illustrated by Simon Greaves Meet Arty. He’s a super coach, here to help you achieve your very best. Giving the guidance you need for issues like your upcoming maths test, to dealing with the mean kids on the playground, there’s nothing Arty can’t help you with.

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from dr. Dawn huebner Reading Well Bestseller 9–13 years * £9.99 * Oct 2017 * PB * ISBN: 9781785927829 * Rights sold: Chinese (complex), Icelandic * B&W illustrations throughout

Outsmarting Worry

An Older Kid’s Guide to Managing Anxiety

Dawn Huebner PhD Illustrated by Kara McHale This easy to follow illustrated book from a best-selling author presents strategies for 9–13 year olds with anxiety.

It teaches them about a specific set of skills that makes it easier to face and overcome worries and fears, and normalizes their symptoms providing a set of concrete steps to overcome them. The tried and tested techniques are based on the most up-to-date psychological treatments of anxiety, including CBT and ACT. Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards Gold Medal Winner

Reading Well Bestseller 6–12 years * £9.99 * Sep 2019 * PB * ISBN: 9781787750746 * B&W illustrations throughout

Something Bad Happened

A Kid’s Guide to Coping With Events in the News

Dawn Huebner Illustrated by Kara McHale Full of advice for children who may be worried about events in the news, this guide from best-selling author Dawn Huebner offers advice for having tough conversations with 6–12 year olds about world events

Something Bad Happened

Lo c at i o n , Lo c at i o n , Lo c at i o n

Something Bad Happened

Before we talk specifically about what happened, there’s something important you need to know: Big bad things, like the thing that recently happened, are rare.

Scary words and dramatic pictures have a way of getting stuck in our brains.

That’s good.

But it also means we don’t get much practice dealing with them. That’s why, when something like this happens, everyone talks about it so much.

such as natural disasters, terrorism and war. It addresses

And if the bad thing was close-by, you can think about all the protections that were quickly put in place to keep nearby people safe, because that is exactly what happens.

When something bad happens, good people from all around the world quickly join together to help the people who were directly affected by what happened, and to help those who are nearby stay safe.

So, whether you live nearby or far away, many, many people are working to keep you safe.

That was far away

common questions and provides tools to calm fears.

Moonbeam Children’s Book

Awards Gold Medal Winner

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Unless you are reading a news source specifically geared toward children, it is better to get information from the adults who care about you, rather than from the computer, radio, or TV.

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from dr. Dawn huebner

NEW 9–12 years * £12.99 * Jun 2021 * PB * B&W illustrations throughout * ISBN: 9781787754911

The Sibling Survival Guide

Surefire Ways to Solve Conflicts, Reduce Rivalry, and Have More Fun with your Brothers and Sisters

The Sibling Survival Guide

W

hat if tomorrow morning, when you opened your eyes and rolled out of bed, you found out you were getting a new dog?

T h e S e c r e t to S e e i n g D i f f e r e n t l y

But here’s an interesting idea. What if you wore your No-Big-Deal glasses at home, too? Here’s what you might see:

Dawn Huebner Illustrated by Kara McHale Having a brother or sister can be tough. It can also be great, but it’s hard to see the great parts with so many bad parts getting in the way. Problems like fighting and bossing. Teasing and jealousy. Tattling. Pestering. And more.

But what if you could do something about

The glasses you are wearing determine not only how you see things, but also how you feel and what you do.

those problems? Clear them away? Then you’d

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be able to actually enjoy your siblings!

This indispensable guide from best-selling author Dr. Dawn Huebner speaks directly to children ages 9–12, teaching skills to help them manage feelings and resolve conflicts, strengthening the bonds between brothers and sisters.

Warm, witty, and packed with practical strategies, this

Reward the Good Stuff

H

Unfortunately, unless ave you ever havenoticed a secretthat stash when of money, a dog gets excited, you have no way toyou give can them see expensive it right there, rewards. in herBut body? Her ears that’s okay. Because perk up.there Her tail are waves. plenty She of things prances your from side to side. siblings want—things that don’t cost any money at all.

See if you can guess what these dogs are feeling from Think again. the way their bodies look.

Dealing with Feelings

Dogs aren’t the only ones who show their feelings with their bodies. People do, too.

See if you can guess what these children are feeling from the way their bodies look.

What do your brothers and sisters want from you?

Do they want:

interactive book is the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering siblings to live in peace.

“Once again, Dawn Huebner provides invaluable and brilliant advice for children, parents, and therapists. This book on sibling dynamics fills a

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major void and is a must-have for any child with a sibling! It will be alongside the rest of Dawn’s fantastic books in my office. Well done, Dawn!”

– Kari Groff MD, NYC Child Psychiatrist, Author, and Speaker

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Big Feelings - Depression

8–14 years 5–7 years

* £9.99 * Dec 2016

* £10.99

* PB

* Jun 2015

* ISBN: 9781785921391

* HB

* Rights sold: German, Turkish

* Full colour illustrations throughout

* 200 illustrated pages. B&W line drawings throughout

* ISBN: 9781849056557

The Healthy Coping Colouring Book and Journal

* Rights sold: Spanish

The Princess and the Fog

A Story for Children with Depression

Creative Activities to Help Manage Stress, Anxiety and Other Big Feelings

Lloyd Jones, With a contribution by Melinda

Pooky Knightsmith. Illustrated by Emily Hamilton

Illustrated by Lloyd Jones

Full of creative activities, this journal and colouring

A vibrantly illustrated story to help children

book aims to help young people aged 8–14 manage

Edwards MBE and Dr Linda Bayliss

learn about and cope with depression

difficult thoughts, feelings and emotions such as anger and anxiety. It includes space to write and draw,

“A good option for educating children about mental

colouring pages, inspirational quotes and poems,

health, and a solid choice for caregivers who are

and provides a host of healthy coping strategies.

struggling with depression and want to educate the younger members of their families about the topic.”

– School Library Journal

3–7 years * £10.99

The Princess had no idea there were so many people in her life who would be willing to help her, or even just to listen to her when she needed to talk.

* Jun 2016

With all the help and support of the people of the Kingdom, the fog started to disappear, bit by bit, just as gradually as it had come.

Suddenly she didn’t feel so alone any more.

* HB * Full colour illustrations throughout * ISBN: 9781785920080 * World rights available

Not Today, Celeste!

A Dog’s Tale about Her Human’s Depression Liza Stevens A gentle story about a dog whose human has poorly feelings, for children aged 3+

Reading Well 5–11 years * £9.99 * Mar 2018 * HB * Fully illustrated throughout * ISBN: 9781785924934 * World rights available

Sometimes I Feel Sad

Tom Alexander

Everyone feels sad from time to time, and it’s not always clear why. This moving children’s book explains that this is a part of everyone’s life, and that you’re not alone in feeling this way.6–

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Big Feelings - Bereavement

6–9 years

4–7 years

* £11.99

* £9.99

* Apr 2015

* Oct 2012

* HB

* HB

* 22 full page, colour illustrations

* 27 colour illustrations

* ISBN: 9781849056298

* ISBN: 9781849053556

* Rights sold: Dutch

* Rights sold: Turkish

Luna’s Red Hat

What Does Dead Mean?

Emmi Smid

Caroline Jay and Jenni Thomas. Illustrated by Unity-Joy Dale

Illustrated by Emmi Smid

Death is a big concept, and can be confusing and

A heart-breaking but ultimately uplifting storybook to help

distressing to explain to young children. This simple

An Illustrated Storybook to Help Children Cope with Loss and Suicide

A Book for Young Children to Help Explain Death and Dying

children aged 6+ come to terms with loss by suicide

guide presents 17 ‘big’ questions children might ask.

3–7 years

3–7 years

* £11.99

* £10.99

* Jul 2016

* Jul 2016

* HB

* HB

* Full colour illustrations throughout

* Full colour illustrations throughout

* ISBN: 9781785921063

* ISBN: 9781785921070

* Rights sold: Turkish

* World rights available

Is Daddy Coming Back in a Minute?

Explaining (sudden) death in words very young children can understand

What Happened to Daddy’s Body?

Explaining what happens after death in words very young children can understand

Elke Barber and Alex Barber

Elke Barber and Alex Barber

Alex is only three when his father suddenly suffers a massive

This picture book aims to help children aged 3+ to

heart attack. All on his own, he manages to get help, but

understand what happens to the body after death.

his beloved Daddy dies at the scene. Completely honest

It covers cremation, burial and spreading ashes by

and written in Alex’s own words, this book tells the story

answering the real-life questions that Alex, a three year

of how his mum helps him understand what happened.

old boy, asked his mum after the death of his father.

The next day a big black car comes to pick us up.

I can’t believe it is!

how big

On top o most graves, there a big stone with the dead persois n’s name on it. This is called a headst Sometimes it also shows you whenone. the person was born, and when they died.

When we get to the crematorium, o people. there are Just like Mummy said.

When it starts to get cold, they go all so t and crumbly and, eventually, turn into soil. This helps new plants to grow.

It’s the same with a dead body.

lots

I play toy cars with my auntie.

Mummy, Grandpa, and lots o Daddy’s riends tell unny stories about Daddy.

al place are in a speci Most graves ry. Sometimes people cal ed a cemeeteto bury their dead o.” choos hes there, to loved ones’ as

“So what happens to the body and the co in a ter it gets buried?” I ask. “Does it stay in the grave orever?”

It takes a long time, but a ter it gets buried, it slowly turns into soil and helps eed the plants and trees.”

“Wow,” I say.

“That’s really cool.”

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explanation guides

Reading Well 7–18 years

7–18 years

* £8.99

* £8.99

* May 2018

* Jan 2015

* PB

* PB

* 9 line drawings

* 15 B&W illustrations

* ISBN: 9781785924941

* ISBN: 9781849055635

* World all languages

* Rights sold: Danish

Can I tell you about Auditory Processing Disorder?

Can I tell you about Depression?

A guide for friends, family and professionals

A Guide for Friends, Family and Professionals

Christopher Dowrick and Susan Martin

Alyson Mountjoy. Illustrated by Kelly Davies

Illustrated by Mike Medaglia

What is Auditory Processing Disorder (APD)? Amy

A quick introduction to depression and how it can affect family life

explains all in this introductory guide

7–18 years

Reading Well 7–18 years

* £8.99 * Mar 2014

* £8.99

* PB

* Jul 2014

* 13 B&W illustrations

* PB

* ISBN: 9781849054539

* 19 B&W illustrations

* Rights sold: Danish, Montenegrin,

* ISBN: 9781849054218

Norwegian, Spanish

* Rights sold: Danish, Japanese, Norwegian

Can I tell you about Autism?

Can I tell you about Eating Disorders?

Jude Welton. Illustrated by Jane Telford

Bryan Lask and Lucy Watson

Foreword by Glenys Jones

Illustrated by Fiona Field

Illustrated introduction to Autism for friends, family and children

Alice tells us about eating disorders - different types

A guide for friends, family and professionals

A guide for friends, family and professionals

and how they can be understood and supported

7–18 years * £8.99

* £8.99

* PB

* Oct 2015

* 10 B&W illustrations

* PB

* ISBN: 9781849053099

* 11 B&W illustrations

* Rights sold: Danish, Montenegrin, Norwegian, Spanish

* ISBN: 9781849056403

Can I tell you about Epilepsy?

A guide for friends, family and professionals

Kate Lambert. Illustrated by Scott Hellier Find out all about epilipsy with this excellent illustrated introduction

7–18 years

* Jun 2012

* Rights sold: Danish, Spanish

Can I tell you about Sensory Processing Difficulties?

A guide for friends, family and professionals

Sue Allen. Illustrated by Mike Medaglia What are sensory processing difficulties and why do they

sometimes make life challenging for those who have them?

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explanation guides

7+ years * £8.99 * May 2013 * PB

NEW 7–99 years * £8.99 * Jan 2020 * PB * 12–14 B&W illustrations * ISBN: 9781787750456

Can I Tell You About Dyscalculia?

* 13 B&W illustrations * ISBN: 9781849053815 * Rights sold: Danish, Japanese, Norwegian

Can I tell you about OCD?

A guide for friends, family and professionals

Amita Jassi. Illustrated by Sarah Hull Foreword by Isobel Heyman An introduction to OCD to start discussion at home

or in the classroom for children age 7+

A Guide for Friends, Family and Professionals

Judy Hornigold. Illustrated by Joe Salerno An introductory guide to understanding the condition of

Dyscalculia, as part of the successful Can I Tell You About..? series

7–18 years * £8.99 * Feb 2019 * PB * 10 B&W line drawings * ISBN: 9781785925627

Can I tell you about Nystagmus?

A guide for friends, family and professionals

Nadine Neckles. Illustrated by Vikas Upadhyay What is nystagmus and what can people do to help? Amber explains all

about her dancing eyes in this child-friendly introductory guide

7–12 years * £9.99 * Jan 2018 * PB * 15 B&W illustrations * ISBN: 9781785924286 * Rights sold: Korean

Can I Tell You About Self-Harm?

A Guide for Friends, Family and Professionals

Pooky Knightsmith. Illustrated by Elise Evans Foreword by Jonathan Singer What is self-harm? Asher tells all from their own experience in this illustrated guide for children aged 7+

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3–7 years

under s

7–11 years

ta n d in g il l n e s s

* £11.99

* £9.99

* Jan 2017

* Nov 2018

* HB

* PB

* 20 full page, colour illustrations

* 16 B&W illustrations

* ISBN: 9781785922268

* ISBN: 9781785925481

* World English language only

* World rights available

Big Tree is Sick

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Emily Is Being Bullied, What Can She Do?

A Story to Help Children Cope with the Serious Illness of a Loved One Nathalie Slosse. Illustrated by Rocio Del Moral

A Story and Anti-Bullying Guide for Children and Adults to Read Together

Big Tree falls sick with woodworm and his friend Snibbles

Helen Cowie, Harriet Tenenbaum and Ffion Jones

is very upset and angry. Snibbles is unsure how to

A relatable and practical book that children age 7–11 can

help but learns how to understand his emotions and

use with parents and teachers to discuss bullying

support Big Tree through his illness and treatment.

3–7 years * £10.99 * Jul 2018

5–11 years

under s

* HB

ta n d in g il l n e s s

* £10.99 * Jul 2019

* 40 spot illustrations

* HB

* ISBN: 9781785925115

* Full colour illustrations throughout

* World rights available

* ISBN: 9781785928703

My Book about Brains, Change and Dementia

What is Dementia and What Does it Do?

Mud Boy

A Story about Bullying

Sarah Siggs. With notes by Pooky Knightsmith

Lynda Moore. Illustrated by George Haddon

Illustrated by Amy Crosby

A unique and honest children’s book helping children under 5

This illustrated story is designed to be read with children

understand what dementia is and how it affects their relatives

aged 5+ who have experienced or seen bullying or teasing.

Sam’s story gently evokes how it feels to be bullied and shows how talking to other people helps. It is a great discussion starter for kids and adults, and empowers

3–11 years

children to see how they can change things for the better.

* £11.99 * Oct 2015

“Mud Boy has been such a special project to be a

* HB

part of - from the moment Sarah, the author, first

* 412 colour illustrations

described the concept I could see that this would

* ISBN: 9781848192874

be a hugely powerful story to help children feel less

* Rights sold: Vietnamese

alone and to encourage them to seek the support of

Once Upon a Touch..

Story Massage for Children

an adult they trust if they need help with bullying.”

– Dr Pooky Knightsmith, Mental Health Advisor, Author, Speaker & Educator

Mary Atkinson and Sandra Hooper Encourage relaxation, boost general well-being and support

communication and engagement with the Story Massage Programme.

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NEW edition 4–11 years * £10.99 4–10 years

* Jun 2020 * PB

* £14.99

* 42 colour illustrations

* Aug 2020

* ISBN: 9781787756137

* PB

Frog’s Breathtaking Speech

How children (and frogs) can use yoga breathing to deal with anxiety, anger and tension Michael Chissick. Illustrated by Sarah Peacock

* 42 colour illustrations * ISBN: 9781787756236

Sitting on a Chicken

The Best (Ever) 52 Yoga Games to Teach in Schools

Frog is very worried as he has an important speech

Michael Chissick. Illustrated by Sarah Peacock

to make at his school assembly. Can learning about

The best way to teach yoga to children is with games.

breathing help calm his nerves? This charming

With 52 vibrant, easy-to-follow yoga games requiring

illustrated picture book teaches children yoga breathing

no previous yoga experience, this book will enable

techniques through a fun and interactive story, and

you to help children become better listeners, take

shows them how to use their breath to cope with

responsibility, gain self-control, improve behaviour, become

difficult feelings such as anger and anxiety.

assertive and improve self-esteem and confidence.

4–10 years

4–10 years

* £14.99

* £16.99

* Aug 2018

* Oct 2017

* PB

* CARDSET

* 30 B&W line drawings

* 50 full-colour cards and 24pp booklet

* ISBN: 9781848194045

* ISBN: 9781848193703

* World rights available

* World rights available

Mindful Little Yogis

Self-Regulation Tools to Empower Kids with Special Needs to Breathe and Relax Nicola Harvey

The Go Yogi! Card Set

50 Everyday Yoga Poses for Calm, Happy, Healthy Kids Emma Hughes. Illustrated by John Smisson 50 fun flash cards for introducing simple

Illustrated by John Smisson This practical and creative book is filled with simple

yoga poses to children aged 4+

Learn which way to bend your legs to sit like a

calming activities to help children find a sense of peace

lotus, how to balance in boat pose, and spread

and settle heightened emotions during busy times.

your arms wide to stand like a warrior!

Each activity is easily adaptable for different ability

Children aged 4+ can use these fun flash cards to learn

levels, providing a handy bank of self-regulation tools

how to do 50 common yoga poses, either alone, in pairs

that can be used at any time in a range of settings.

or in groups. Each card shows exactly where each body part needs to go to feel the full benefits of each pose, to

“A must-have book for anyone supporting individuals or groups.”

– Cathy Underwood, Yoga and Inclusive Movement Therapist, SYT Yoga Alliance Professionals UK

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improve strength and flexibility, concentration, and achieve greater wellbeing. The card set also includes a booklet with instructions for use and ideas for adapting poses and using the cards as part of interactive storytelling.

pastoral - mental wellbeing

NEW

NEW 8–12 years

* £27.99 * Sep 2020

* £12.99

* PB

* Jul 2020

* 126 B&W illustrations

* HB

* ISBN: 9781787752474

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The Amazing A-Z of Resilience

26 Curious Stories and Activities to Lift Yourself Up

Encouraging Self-Esteem, Resilience and Wellbeing in Children and Teens Using CBT Approaches

This fun illustrated alphabet book creates discussion

David Gumbrell

Laurie Seiler. Illustrated by Adam A. Freeman

on mental health with children aged 8–12 in an

A group programme for young people, that focuses on

innovative, interactive way. Each letter provides an

preventing anxiety and depression by building self-esteem,

activity for the child which links to wellbeing, and the

resilience and wellbeing. With easy to use lesson plans and

section for adults explains how to use these to start

other educational materials, it is perfect for professionals

conversations on resilience, feelings and mental health.

working with children and young people aged 9–14.

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Sometimes, it is good to be on your own connecting daisies whilst thinking of other things. At moments like this we can relax and be ourselves; it is good to

more in control. The returned blocks made me feel more stable – I came home thinking that I was going to be all right, my grandparents loved me for who I was and what I did.

enjoy your own company, to be that unique daisy.

This is called unconditional love – no conditions, no rules, just love. I was number one for the weekend, I could have treats, I could play old board games (and they let me win). I loved my grandparents.

However, at other times, we need to have other people to help and support us, and to connect to like a daisy chain. You can also build longer chains by adding new

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people onto them. Making a new friend, or working with a different person in school, can extend the number of people that you are connected to.

‘To love them, to love them not’ – daisies are often found on lawns, school fields and grassy verges. These simple, white-petalled flowered are both intriguing, and everywhere!

Why Not Try This?

With Jenga blocks, or LEGO® blocks, make yourself a family tree.

Don’t worry if the colours don’t match – making it multicoloured is good.

Why Not Try This?

Then write your family’s names onto white stickers and place them on the ‘branches’.

This will remind you of all the people who you love, and who love you.

Make your own five-daisy chain by using five green cable ties for stems.

Draw a daisy flower, write your

What’s your longest daisy chain, in one long, flowing line?

name on it and then stick it into position on the central cable tie.

Write your friends’ names on the other four flowers around yours.

Each time you make a new friend,

Also, do you know which famous girl, known for her adventures with a clock-watching rabbit, loved to make these natural necklaces and bracelets?

add another cable-tie-daisy to your line.

It was Alice, in her Adventures in Wonderland, who was known to like creating daisy chains. Even before her adventures with the White Rabbit began, she was thinking whether ‘the pleasure of making a daisy chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies’.

Whilst she considers this, her attention is disrupted when ‘a White Rabbit ran close by her’. It is her decision to follow the rabbit and so we can assume that the daisy chain never even got started!

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Do you still love going to the seaside? The power of the waves, the spray of the water, the squawk of the seagulls. I haven’t got an I-Spy book any more, but I have still kept my curiosity! You just need to ask ‘WHY?’ – Why is the air salty? Why do seagulls make so much noise? Maybe the modern version of the books should be Why-Spy, rather than I-Spy?

Why Not Try This?

observe this sandy marvel.

In recent times, sandcastles have become modern monuments and you can now be a professional sand sculptor. One rather impressive worldrecord-worthy ‘Castle of Sand’ was over 45 feet tall, used hundreds of tonnes of sand and took nearly 90 hours of work to complete.

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ZZ

Unlike our mobile devices, we don’t have on/off switches. Like other animals, we need to prepare for sleep. This can be by reading a book, being read a story by someone else, or just dimming the lights. Sleep is a habit and like other habits we have, some of them are good and some of them are not so good.

What are your sleep habits like?

How well do you prepare yourself for sleep, without the bright light of TV or a tablet computer shining in your eyes?

Which creature’s sleep patterns would you like?

Be a giraffe, as they can even sleep standing up! They can do this by locking their knees, and this allows them to run away quickly when they need to escape from predators – after all, it’s a long way from lying down to getting up. Sometimes, they have to risk lying down and giving their necks and their bodies a rest – deep sleep is good.

How much sleep do you get a night?

Why Not Try This?

Make a Zzz chart!

Record how many Zs you get each night for a whole week.

A koala then? Thanks to eating all that eucalyptus, they need around 15 hours of sleep. Their limited diet has not given them enough energy to do anything else! This long sleep is possible because they can get up high in the trees, safe from predators – soothing sleep is good.

Write down one ‘Z’ for each hour.

Following this rule, how many hours has the koala been sleeping for?

(By the way – have you spotted the ten Zs (the number of hours that you need to try and get each night) that have been hidden in the other pictures in the book?)

Or maybe like an orangutan (and other apes), who build platforms that are able to support their sizeable weight. This means that they are safe to sleep for longer, and scientists think that this ‘extra sleep’ allowed

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Now try writing an acrostic poem using your name.

their brains to develop much faster than other primates, and they are therefore more intelligent creatures – sleep is good for your brain.

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is for sleep

Complete this acrostic poem for the SUN BEAR using words and phrases about how the bear feels safe in his nest and able to settle down to a much-needed sleep.

Maybe even waking him up in the morning feeling refreshed

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A nest is a secure place for birds, bears and bees that allows them to feel comfortable and safe. We all need a home like this – a place where we can recharge ourselves after a busy day at school. It might be your bedroom, it may be the sofa in the sitting room, or possibly the fantasy world of a good book. These are all means of escaping from the busyness of the world in which you live, a time to pause, rest and reflect.

intervention help prevent anxiety and depression, through

increasing emotional resilience and self-confidence.

that you can look back at them?

a competition to build the biggest and best sand structure. This clever advertising campaign brought thousands of spectators to the beach to

and happy?

before negative thought processes take hold. Packed

helium balloon.

Maybe even keep a diary of these moment so

They then put a ‘dry stick’ flagpole in the top before discussing the benefits of a moat in protecting against the enemy, which I guess is the tide! Victorians’ love of sandcastles continued when Bovril sponsored

Cool Connections offers young people an early

full of fun therapeutic exercises, it is the perfect tool for

At the end of each day, ask yourself, ‘What is the second-best thing that has happened to me today?’ That will really make you think about at least two moments when you were floating like a

since Victorian times. In an old book from 1838, called Conversations of a Father with His Children, Papa and his son, William, do exactly that: ‘First form a good solid heap of sand; make it round and wide at the bottom… that’s right. Now beat it round and make it as hard and as smooth as you can.’

Why Not Try This?

the building of positive skills and behaviour patterns,

Either way, it’s OK. Sometimes you will feel lifted, at other times not; that is normal – just stay floating if you can!

Children and adults alike have been testing their sand-architectural skills

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Try to find the answers on the internet, or by going to a library.

* B&W cartoons

Build Your Self-Esteem, Resilience and Wellbeing for Ages 9 - 14

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Why Not Try This?

Think of a topic – it doesn’t have to be the seaside.

Now ask yourself five questions beginning with ‘Why…?’

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Kids’ Journals by Sue Atkins

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* 50 B&W illustrations

* 54 colour illustrations

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The Divorce Journal for Kids

The Can-Do Kid’s Journal

Illustrated by Amy Bradley

Sue Atkins. Illustrated by Amy Bradley

Sue Atkins

When your parents tell you that they are getting divorced, you might have lots of big feelings - like anger, fear and

Discover Your Confidence Superpower!

The ultimate tool to help children aged 7–11 feel more

confident, resilient and relaxed in their day-to-day lives

sadness - and lots of questions too. This journal is packed full “A fun and engaging way to build confidence and

of activities that will help you work through these feelings and get your thoughts and questions out into the open.

promote a positive mental attitude. As someone

This journal from parenting expert Sue Atkins gives

who battles anxiety, I would have benefited from

children aged 7+ a safe place to express their feelings

this when I was in school but the advantage is that

about divorce and the resulting changes, so that they

my daughter would thrive from it now. A must read!”

can start to understand them. Full of creative activities to

– Rhiannon, Editor - Nexus Education

help them process this life-changing event, it provides children with a source of strength and comfort through this challenging time, as well as giving them a way of sharing how they are feeling with a trusted adult.

What people love, respect and admire about me…

20 words that describe me…

Go and ask your parents, friends, teachers, aunts and uncles, grandparents…

I am:

I asked my:....................................................

They said: .....................................................

I asked my:....................................................

“A perfect resource to empower children to manage

They said: .....................................................

I asked my:....................................................

their feelings and emotions through a divorce,

They said: .....................................................

I asked my:....................................................

They said: .....................................................

so they are able to ‘be’ with their experience more, process what’s happening better and a resource from which, more understanding

Now it’s your turn!

To make your dream board, you will need:

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• Plenty of old photos, magazines or pictures from the internet.

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• Scissors and glue.

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Now let your imagination take over!

1. Cut or print out pictures that make you feel especially happy,, motivated or ambitious..

2. Stick them onto your dream board, or you can stick them onto the following topic pages.

Amazing!

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conversations can happen with parents.”

– Tosh Brittan, Founder of Divorce Goddess

The Red Arrows

Make positive affirmation keyrings

The Red Arrows are planes that always fly overhead to honour the Queen’s birthday in the United Kingdom.

The words we use inside our head can make us feel confident, strong, powerful and happy, or make us feel bad, down, scared or worried.

But you can imagine that the Red Arrows fly over your head taking the unkind, nasty, unhelpful, critical voices of your friends, family or teachers with them, as those critical voices don’t even touch you – they simply go over your head like the Red Arrows flying on to more exciting places.

But here’s the good news – you can choose to say positive phrases that make you feel like a ‘Can-Do Kid’ quickly and easily. They are called ‘positive affirmations’.

Write some of the unkind things people have said to you and attach them to the Red Arrows so they can take them away from you.

Some people like to carry their favourite affirmations with them on a keyring or bracelet, to help them feel positive when faced with something difficult.

Design your own keyring or bracelet to help you remember your favourite affirmations.

Now imagine jumping into your Magic Circle of Confidence and being all those things yourself. Spin the confidence up from the tips of your toes to the top of your head.

Here’s a few ideas to get you started: • • • • •

You can pretend to be that confident person anytime you like.

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I am loved.

Every problem has an answer.

I can do it.

It’s fun to have a go.

I have faith in myself.

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12–18 years * £12.99

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* Mar 2019

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18 Wellbeing Hacks for Students

Using Psychology’s Secrets to Survive and Thrive

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Workout for Teens

Shows how psychology can improve your day-to-day life,

Skills and Exercises from ACT and CBT for Healthy Thinking

with advice on how to put these insights into practice

Paula Nagel. Illustrated by Gary Bainbridge

Through 18 short chapters, this book offers insights to help

An accessible, engaging how-to guide for building a

Aidan Harvey-Craig

improve your wellbeing. Based on the latest psychology

personalised mental health ‘workout’. Includes tried

research, each chapter teaches you a new hack to see

and tested therapeutic techniques, simple strategies

your world in a new way and offers surprising and

and healthy thinking habits teenagers can use to boost

simple ways to influence and improve your wellbeing.

their mental health fitness and emotional wellbeing.

“This is my kind of book! It’s evidence-based, easy to read and so practical. This book will prove so useful to students. A book that will help them understand themselves and the people around them better, as well as equipping them with the tools they need to thrive.”

– Adrian Bethune, award-winning author and wellbeing advisor

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“As education editor of The Sunday Times I am fed up with hearing about Generation Snowflake. Here at last is a book that disproves that label. I loved reading these stories of 50 teenagers who have literally changed the world for the better through their efforts. Hurrah for BESTSELLER

the next generation - Generation Sunshine!”

12–18 years

– Sian Griffiths, Education and Families Editor, Sunday Times

* £12.99 * Jun 2019

‘A beautiful tribute to the power of youth and

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their driving passion to see and make change

* ISBN: 9781785925023

in the world. What we gain from these active

* Rights sold: Russian

young voices is that hope, not despair is on the

* B &W photos of teen contributors and B&W spot illustrations throughout

move, and one small change sparks another.

– Amie Williams, Co-Founder and Executive Director, GlobalGirl Media

You Can Change the World!

Everyday Teen Heroes Making a Difference Everywhere

Margaret Rooke Foreword by Taylor Richardson and Katie Hodgetts The experiences of over 50 teenagers interviewed for this book show the practical and positive changes it’s possible to make in the world around us. If you want to tackle today’s tough issues: body image, cyber-bullying, environment damage and more, these positive role models show it’s possible to build resilience and transform the lives we live.

Joint Gold Winner of the Moonbeam

Multicultural Non-Fiction Award 2019

Helping Others

Demanding Change

Helping Others

Maryam and Hadiqa,

winner was a group who wanted to alert people that they may be sending a message that could upset someone. It was a pop-up to make you think before you write something, which questioned, ‘Are you sure you want to write this? It could be hurtful.’

Our group thought this was a good idea, but not the winning idea. We wanted to tackle the problem that someone puts something nasty on social media and then says to the teacher, ‘It

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wasn’t me. Someone hackedLancashire, my system.’ TheEngland idea of one of the Nelson, hackers was for something that proved this wasn’t true. People

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amazed at how interesting she was. I noticed how complex these

happened to meet a flock of hens on a farm. I became

particularly attached to one specific hen, who was injured. I was

other and with people. I had never realized any of this before.

We started calling her Mrs Hen. I carried her around a lot and

our own.

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“I worded a petition about banning eggs from caged birds at Tesco. In the end I collected 280,000 signatures. It was terrifying – but good terrifying!”

his idea would help us most, so we gave him a special prize of

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Lucy,

animals are and was fascinated with how they interact with each

bully people and then hide behind technology by lying. We thought think this would be a really important development for our “We We have tackled online generation. There are so many people online who feel they can be opinionated.

They arefor teenagers and they think they can say what hate, pushed Fairtrade they want. And they can do this without revealing their identity. is cyberbullying. andThisworked in our Positive Voices has given us both a lot of confidence. There is a stereotype that if you are from a deprived community, you will communities.

Young people amount to nothing. We both want to amount to something. Maryam wantsrealise to work in clinical neuropsychology don’t how big anfor children and adolescents. She suffers with anxiety so will be able to understand and communicate them.make.”

It is an important time to go into this impact theywith can

Demanding Change

hickens didn’t massively interest me until I was 12, when I

We feel that a lot of young people are interested in clothes and what they look like and they haven’t looked beyond that. It can be good to indulge yourself, but looks aren’t forever. The Kardashians are not always going to look like they do. Young people don’t realize how big an impact they can make. Before Peacehack we didn’t think we could make big impact. We didn’t think we could

spent a lot of time with her, hoping she would soon recover.

Purely out of interest, I started looking at how hens are treated commercially, and I began to learn about the different tiers of farming. I found out about the conditions experienced by caged hens: farming behaviour that seemed so stark compared with the life of the flock I had got to know. I started writing letters to supermarkets and politicians about these terribly cramped conditions. Quickly, I realized how little the letters were being taken notice of. Still today I have these folders full of letters with answers that would say something along the lines of ‘Sorry you are unhappy’.

The more I found out

speak in public. Since then we’ve been involved in a conference

about the issue, the

on radicalization with university students. We were 15- and

harder it was to think, ‘I

16-year-olds talking to students. We work with the local town

can’t be bothered.’ The

council. We push for Fairtrade. It’s amazing what you do when you

more they said, ‘No, we

– everyone is discussing mental health issues in young people.

try. You can get involved with groups, or just continue with your life

can’t help you,’ ‘No, we

Hadiqa wants to become a barrister. Working in criminal law will be

and think about the world and live in a good way. Your life is well

are not interested,’ the

her way of having an impact on the world, through a system

spent if you help your community and help put everyone on the

more I was fuelled with

created to maintain order and peace.

path to happiness. This is what makes us happy.

this need to do something.

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LGBTQ+ and Teens

NEW

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* 20+ B&W photographs

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Coming Out Stories

Personal Experiences of Coming Out from Across the LGBTQ+ Spectrum

Edited by Emma Goswell and Sam Walker Foreword by Tim Sigsworth MBE

Queerly Autistic

The Ultimate Guide For LGBTQIA+ Teens On The Spectrum Erin Ekins In this empowering and honest guide for LGBTQIA+ autistic teens, Erin Ekins gives you all the tools you need to figure out and explore your gender identity and sexuality.

Based on the hugely popular Coming Out Stories podcast, this empowering, humorous and deeply

From coming out to friends and family, staying safe in

honest book invites you to share one of the most

relationships and practicing safe sex, through to self-care

important moments in many LGBTQ+ people’s lives.

and coping with bullying, being out and about in the

From JP coming out to his reflection in the mirror, to

LGBTQIA+ community and undergoing gender transition,

Jacob coming out to their Mum over email, from Christine

this book is filled with essential information, advice, support

knowing she was trans as a young child, to Kerry coming

and resources to help you on your journey, and also works

out as a lesbian in her late thirties, all of the real life stories in

as a primer on all things LGBTQIA+ for non-autistic teens

this book show you there is no right or wrong way to come

who are just figuring it all out.

out, whatever your age and whatever your background.

Whether you’re gay, pan, queer, bi, trans, non-binary, or

Written by an inspirational autistic queer woman,

an ally, this uplifting go-to resource is filled with helpful

this is a must-read for every autistic teen

advice and tips on what to expect, and inspirational quotes

wanting to live their very best queer life.

from leading LGBTQ+ figures, to help you live your life as your most authentic self. Welcome to the family!

“Whether you are a queerly autistic young person, or someone who knows, loves or supports

“This is written with so much heart. It’s full of love

one, Erin’s empowering closing words are the

and hope and liberation. Even the tougher stories

reason you should read this book: Be proudly

are told with strength and the potential for change.

autistic, be proudly queer, and be proudly you.”

This book is so vital, it’ll be a talisman for so many, a beacon, a path out of the shadows. It should be in every school and home, to reach out to those in need, or those remembering their own journey. It made me cry, it made me hoot, it made me rage, and it made me think. I think, really, I learnt from this.”

– Russell T Davies, writer of Channel 4’s It’s a Sin, and writer/producer of Queer as Folk

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Moonbeam Children’s Book

Awards Gold Medal Winner

NEW 3–7 years

7–11 years

* £12.99

* £12.99

* Aug 2020

* Jul 2019

* HB

* HB

* Fully illustrated

* 65 colour illustrations

* ISBN: 9781785922480

* ISBN: 9781787750104

Rainbow Village

You Be You!

Emmi Smid

Jonathan Branfman. Illustrated by Julie Benbassat

Picture book introducing children aged

This is an educational children’s book for ages 7–11

A Story to Help Children Celebrate Diversity

3+ to the importance of diversity

The Kid’s Guide to Gender, Sexuality, and Family

that makes gender identity, romantic orientation, and family diversity easy to explain to children. Charming

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illustrations help children engage with concepts such

5–8 years

as intersectionality, discrimination, privilege and

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allyship in a comprehensible and respectful manner.

* Dec 2016 * HB 3–7 years

* Colour illustrations throughout * ISBN: 9781785927287

* £10.99

* World rights available

* Apr 2018 * HB

Who Are You?

* Full colour

The Kid’s Guide to Gender Identity

* ISBN: 9781785923821

Brook Pessin-Whedbee Illustrated by Naomi Bardoff This book introduces children to gender as a spectrum

* World rights available

The Prince and the Frog

binary and stereotypes. It includes an interactive

A Story to Help Children Learn about Same-Sex Relationships

wheel, clearly showing the difference between our

Olly Pike

and shows how people can bend and break the gender

body, expression and identity, and is an effective tool to help children 5+ understand and celebrate diversity.

Rewriting of a classic fairytale that helps children aged

3–7 to understand about same-sex relationships

3–7 years 4–8 years

* £10.99

* £10.99

* May 2017

* May 2018

* HB

* HB

* Full colour illustrations throughout

* 32 full colour pages

* ISBN: 9781785922671

* ISBN: 9781785924484

* World rights available

* World rights available

A House for Everyone

Are You a Boy or Are You a Girl?

Sarah Savage and Fox Fisher

A Story to Help Children Learn about Gender Identity and Gender Expression

Tiny prefers not to tell other children whether they are a boy

Jo Hirst. Illustrated by Naomi Bardoff

fairy and sometimes as a knight in shining armour. Tiny’s

An illustrated children’s book about gender identity and gender

family don’t seem to mind but when they start a new school

expression to help children aged 4–8 engage with ideas about gender

or girl. Tiny also loves to play fancy dress, sometimes as a

some of their new classmates struggle to understand.

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My favorite thing to eat is spaghetti.

I like every kind of pasta and I could have spaghetti for every meal.

And also,

You’d think that’s pretty easy to understand, right?

NEW 6–9 years

He’s the daddiest dad I’ve ever had.

* £11.99 * Feb 2020

So, my parents raised me as a boy named Stephen until I could talk and tell them they were all wrong.

* HB

My mom understood pretty quickly. She started to call me Stephie…

* Full colour illustrations throughout.

My dad thinks I’m a boy named

* ISBN: 9781787752214

who likes wrestling and fishing.

My Dad Thinks I’m a Boy?!

But that’s what my dad likes.

…but then my dad threw such a tantrum at the store that I agreed to go as a superhero just so he would calm down.

A Trans Positive Children’s Book

Sophie Labelle A comic style children’s book that tells the story of Stephie, a 7-year-old transgender girl, whose Dad is still struggling to recognize and accept her gender. It portrays a powerful message for children aged 6–9, that no one else other than ourselves gets to decide who we are.

“Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution is a beautiful story of friendship, bravery, and the courage to stand up to be yourself and do what is right! As an LGBTQ+ parent with two small kiddos, this book gave me

NEW 4–8 years

the opportunity to start family conversations about LGBTQ+ history, the Stonewall Riots, and the importance of black, trans women in our movement

* £12.99

in a friendly, and age-appropriate way. Not only

* Nov 2020

was this book educational and informative, but

* HB

it was a pleasure to read over and over again!”

* 17 full age colour illustrations.

– Tatiana Quiroga, Director of Family Equity & Diversity, Family Equality

* ISBN: 9781787755307

Sylvia and Marsha Start a Revolution!

Marsha heard a call:

Sylvia panted, “You okay?”

“Honey, I’m tired of being treated so bad,” said Marsha.

The Story of the Trans Women of Color Who Made LGBTQ+ History

Joy Michael Ellison and Teshika Silver Illustrated by Teshika Silver A picture book telling the story of Sylvia Rivera and Marsha P. Johnson, the transgender women of colour who fought for LGBTQ+ equality. Depicting the events that surrounded the Stonewall Riots, this is a playful introduction to trans identities and LGBTQ+ history for young children.

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Sylvia sighed. “Someday girls like us will be able to wear whatever we want. People will call us by the names we choose.

They’ll respect that we are women. The cops will leave us alone and no one will go hungry.”

“Oh no,” thought Marsha, “that means the cops are coming.”

Police could arrest transgender girls for wearing dresses.

She grabbed Sylvia’s hand and they ran.

Sylvia and Marsha talked and talked about making life better for themselves and their sisters. Then on June 28, 1969, they took action.

“That’s a man in a dress,” a policeman sneered at Marsha.

“Show me your ID or I’ll arrest you.”

“Not on my birthday,” said Marsha.

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NEW

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3–7 years

5–9 years

* £10.99

* £11.99

* Aug 2020

* Oct 2021

* HB

* HB

* Full colour illustrations throughout

* Full colour illustrations throughout.

* ISBN: 9781785926150

* ISBN: 9781787759572

She’s My Dad!

The Pronoun Book

A Story for Children Who Have a Transgender Parent or Relative

She, He, They and Me!

Cassandra Jules Corrigan

Sarah Savage

Illustrated by Jem Milton

Illustrated by Joules Garcia

A light-hearted illustrated introduction to gender pronouns

An illustrated picture book that tells the story of Mini and

and how to use and respect them for children aged 5+

her dad Haley, a transgender woman, as Mini explains to

A fun and beautifully illustrated book that celebrates

her cousin why misgendering is damaging and emphasises

gender diversity through educating young children on

the need to treat trans people with respect. For children

pronouns. The book teaches pronoun etiquette, why it

aged 3+ who have a family member who is transitioning.

is so important, and how it relates to us. It covers they/ them pronouns, trans and non-binary identities, and

“A simple story that speaks volumes about the

neo-pronouns with a dedicated section for adults.

kindness and joy in acceptance. An incredibly

“Welcome to The Pronoun Book! Join Ellie and Casey as

useful book for an early years setting.”

they introduce you to the wonderful world of pronouns.

Learn about what pronouns are, how they relate to us, and

– Juno Roche, author of Gender Explorers, Queer Sex and Trans Power

why it’s so important to get them right!”

This fun, engaging and empowering children’s book is the perfect introduction on pronouns in relation to gender

The second thing I love more than anything in the world is my dad. Every day we make breakfast together and get ready to go out.

“Don’t for get to bru

sh your

diversity and identity for children aged 5+.Through illustrated

teeth, Mi

ni!”

scenarios and explanations, it gently encourages children to learn pronoun etiquette and educates them on they/them pronouns, trans and non-binary identities, misgendering and neo-pronouns such as xe, zir and hir.

This illustrated book also includes a dedicated 9

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section at the back for adults, which includes a pronoun table, photocopiable pronoun labels and sample letters addressed to schools.

Sometimes I call her Dad and sometimes I call her Haley.

She likes both.

Though Haley’s outsides might have changed, inside she’s still my dad.

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gender

trans survival companions >>>

NEW

8–16 years

12+ years

* £12.99 * Sep 2018

* £14.99

* PB

* Jun 2021

* 31 B&W images

* PB

* ISBN: 9781785923418

* B&W illustrations throughout

* Rights sold: Spanish

* ISBN: 9781787756298

Trans Teen Survival Guide

Trans Survival Workbook

Frank, friendly and funny, this must-read guide is

Fun and inspiring, this reflective workbook and journal

Owl Fisher and Fox Fisher

Owl and Fox Fisher

packed full of advice from authors who understand

allows you to document your transition, engage with

the realities and complexities of growing up trans.

your feelings and improve your mental health. The

Readers will come away empowered and armed

companion to the popular Trans Teen Survival Guide,

with practical advice on how to navigate everything

this book creates an interactive experience, including

from coming out, clothes and pronouns, to wearing

places to draw, journal, practice mindfulness and more.

binders or packers, hormone therapy and self-care.

Expression is how we show who we are outwardly, e.g. via clothing, make up, hair, style and demeanour.

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This book will take you on a journey to explore different aspects of your gender, pronouns, expression, poetry, coming-out letters, quizzes, crossword puzzles and practical things about being trans, but most importantly it will offer YOU a chance to create a journal that reflects who you are in your own words, or through drawing and writing and reflecting on what it is that makes you YOU! So sit back, grab your favourite pen or colouring supplies and start exploring!

5–99 years

Traditionally women present themselves as feminine and men as masculine, and most people assume that non-binary people are all androgynous/masculine.

But thankfully society is a lot more diverse than that, and within all genders, people have so many different ways of expressing themselves. The most important thing in all of this is to express yourself in a way that makes you comfortable. There is no right or wrong way to express yourself, so even if you’re a tomboy or a femme boy or a non-binary person who isn’t androgynous, you’re just as valid. Your expression does not govern who you are as a person.

Have a think about what your expression is now, whether you’re comfortable with that or whether you’d like to express yourself differently. What is your ideal way to express yourself via visual means?

* £9.99 * May 2021 * PB * B&W illustrations throughout. * ISBN: 9781787758223

Trans Pride

3 PEOPLE I RESPECT AND ADORE Non-binary: A term used to describe people who aren’t exclusively men or women, e.g. people who are fluid, in between, both or completely outside of the gender binary.

A Coloring Book

Oestrogen: A hormone that feminizes the body.

Packer: A detachable penis and balls.

Fox Fisher

Pangender: Someone who feels they encompass all genders at once.

A fun, humorous and beautifully illustrated coloring book

Puberty: A stage in your physical development when hormones start to drastically change your sex characteristics.

Phalloplasty: Genital surgery where a penis is made.

celebrating the diversity and joy of trans lives. Includes over 50 individual designs to help children explore their creative expression and gender identity. The perfect gift for any child.

Testosterone: A hormone that masculinizes the body.

Trans man: A man who was assigned female at birth.

Trans woman: A woman who was assigned male at birth.

Trans(gender): An umbrella term for all people who don’t identify with the gender they were assigned at birth.

Tucking: An act that is used to hide a bulge from showing through clothing.

Vaginoplasty: Genital surgery where a vagina is made.

“All too often at present, transgender and gender diverse children and young people see themselves portrayed in a negative light, this fun and engaging colouring book is a ray of light in a dark time.”

– Susie Green, CEO of Mermaids UK

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We have many inspirations, and one of them is undoubtedly Kate Bornstein and their My New Gender Workbook.

In their book, they had a wonderful light-hearted and non-serious quiz that helped you figure out your gender, and we thought we would do something similar with you too. So welcome to the ultimate quiz of finding out your gender!

It is not an actual gender quiz though, so do not fret. But it can be fun!

It is quite simple – just tick what box feels most appropriate to each question, round up the numbers and calculate your result! A bit like an online quiz, except instead of the computer doing it all for you, you have to do it yourself.

Old school, we know.

THE ULTIMATE GENDER QUIZ

(not really though)

KATE BORNSTEIN STYLE

RELATIONSHIPS SEX EDUCATION gender

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Relationship & Sex Education

the eVery body booK

GroWinG Up: phySical & emotional chanGeS of pUberty

the eVery body booK

Some of the changes that can happen to people of all sexes during puberty are: • • •

growing taller gaining weight growing hair under arms, and on arms and legs, and pubic areas

•

sweating more, increasing body odor

•

getting pimples (acne) on their face and bodies

•

new hormones being released.

the eVery body booK

Some people identify as a boy or as a girl. Others identify sometimes as a boy, and sometimes as a girl, and sometimes both. And some people don’t feel like a boy or a girl at all. Nonbinary is a word to describe genders that are not “boy” or “girl.”

Pronouns are the words we use when talking about a boy, a girl,

new

Pornography (or porn) is another part of human sexuality and

or a non-binary person. Some people like to use “he and him”

pronouns, some like to use “she and her,” and some people like to use “they and them.” What’s most important is to respect

desire, but it is not made for kids. Porn is photos or videos

who people are, what they want to be called, and understand that this is what makes them feel best on the inside. Calling someone by the wrong pronouns can be very hurtful and is

of sexual acts or naked bodies that is made to bring about

called misgendering.

7–12 years

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* £14.99 * Jun 2020 * HB * Full colour illustrations throughout

sexual feelings in our minds and bodies. It is often found on the 31

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internet. It is normal to have these feelings, or be “turned on” by porn, but porn can give young people some of the wrong ideas the eVery body booK

l o V e a n d at t r a c t i o n

about what real sex is actually like with another person. It can

One word we use to describe people who are not straight is

Pansexual People • Pansexual People who are who attracted are attracted to other to people other people of of

•

queer. Some people use this word in a mean way, but others

all genders all genders (some(some overlap overlap with bisexual). with bisexual).

give us unrealistic expectations of people’s bodies, the sexual

use it to describe their sexual orientation. Some of the queer

•

�uestioning People • �uestioning People who are who unsure are unsure or are or still are exploring still exploring

identities include:

their orientation. their orientation.

activity they want, and whose pleasure is most important.

•

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Asexual Some • Asexual Some peoplepeople do notdo experience not experience sexualsexual attraction attraction

Gay People who are attracted to the same gender,

to anyone. to anyone.

This isThis called is called being “asexual” being “asexual” or “ace” orfor “ace” short. for short.

AND men who are mostly or exclusively attracted to other

This isThis a normal is a normal thing too! thing too!

It also doesn’t include communication between partners

men (previously known as homosexual, but most people prefer “gay”).

• •

Sometimes Sometimes peoplepeople use theuse acronym the acronym LGBTQIA, LGBTQIA, whichwhich standsstands for for

Lesbian Women who are mostly or exclusively attracted

“lesbian, “lesbian, gay, bisexual, gay, bisexual, trans, trans, queer or queer questioning, or questioning, intersex, intersex, and and

to other women (sometimes use “gay”).

asexual.” asexual.”

You might You might see LGBTQIA see LGBTQIA with more with letters, more letters, or a plus or a plus

very often.

Bisexual People who are attracted to people of their own gender and people of other genders.

* ISBN: 9781787751736

sign, to sign, include to include even more even sexual more sexual and gender and gender identities! identities!

If you end up seeing something on the internet that was not made for kids, it might make you feel uncomfortable,

T

he word “sex” can be used in lots of different ways. One of these ways is talking about “having sex.” Much of the

time, having sex is used to describe sexual intercourse.

Sexual intercourse is what happens when

people want their bodies to be

confused, or grossed out. It also might make you feel excited

close to each other emotionally

and physically in a sexual

The Every Body Book

way. Sex happens

and curious. If you are ever online and find yourself receiving

between people who are

grown-ups.

uncomfortable information, talking to a trusted adult can help

The LGBTQ+ Inclusive Guide for Kids about Sex, Gender, Bodies, and Families

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keep you safe online.

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Rachel E. Simon, LCSW. Illustrated by Noah Grigni An illustrated LGBTQ+ inclusive kid’s guide to sex, gender and relationships education that includes children and families of all genders and sexual orientations, covering puberty, hormones, consent, sex, pregnancy and safety.

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NEW 3–5 years

I was born to make people laugh

Hey! I’m Monkey.

Tickletastic Monkey.

with the rib tickle,

And here are my friends…

* £12.99 * Jul 2020 * HB * Fully illustrated * ISBN: 9781787754102

You’re joking, right?

! eyk!ey kn no oM .

Ask First, Monkey!

, r moer. me p, pM fos f StSoticoktleicskle t No No

A Playful Introduction to Consent and Boundaries

Rewind!

What did you just say?

Juliet Clare Bell. Illustrated by Abigail Tompkins

I doI nd’ton w’tanw t atn o tbto e tic b

Illustrated storybook to teach children aged 3–6 about

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consent, and how important it is to respect people and

d.

Really?!

their differing boundaries. It is equally suitable for use

Well, aaanyway…

as a standalone story or as part of a structured lesson plan, and its engaging illustrations and fun story will keep children’s attention over multiple readings.

But what’s with the frowny faces?

You all loved it,

right?

Right?

Oh no.

I’m really sorry.

I thought EVERYONE would want a tickle.

“This book tells children the key principles of ‘consent’: ask first, you have the right to say ‘no’ and always respect other’s ‘no’.

– Sanderijn van der Doef, Psychologist specialising in Sexuality Education

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Relationship & Sex Education

coming soon

13–18 years

2–11 years

* £14.99

* £14.99

* Nov 2017

* Jul 2021

* HB

* PB

* Full colour throughout

* 12 B&W illustrations

* ISBN: 9781848193307

* ISBN: 9781787755000

* Rights sold: Korean

Can I Have Babies Too?

What Does Consent Really Mean?

Sanderijn van der Doef, Clare Bennett and Arris Lueks

through active conversation between 13–18 year-olds

Sexuality and Relationships Education for Children from Infancy up to Age 11

Pete Wallis, Thalia Wallis

Vibrant comic book that illustrates what consent means

With helpful and accessible advice, this is an informative guide to open communication with children about

“Every school library and child’s bookshelf

relationships and sexuality. Highlighting the value of positive

should have a copy of this book. It is clear,

sexuality education and going beyond a single ‘talk’, it covers

accessible and extremely relevant.”

potential challenges and how to address them, offering

– Kate Parker, Director of the Schools Consent Project

developmentally appropriate guidance for ages up to 11.

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