SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT CATALOGUE
NOVEMBER 2026
CLASSROOM RESOURCES
Unstuck and on Target! Ages 14-22
Unstuck and on Target! Ages 14-22
An Executive Function Curriculum to Support Self-Determination, By Cara E. Pugliese, Lauren Kenworthy, Lynn Cannon, Katie Alexander, Monica Werner, Laura Gutermuth Anthony, John F. Strang
Student Workbook By Cara E. Pugliese, John F. Strang, Katie Alexander, Lynn Cannon, Lauren Kenworthy, Monica Werner, Laura Gutermuth Anthony
Do you work with teens and young adults who struggle with executive function? This new Unstuck and On Target! curriculum will help them build the executive function skills they need to succeed in high school and make a smooth transition to postsecondary education and adult life. The latest addition to the popular, evidence-based Unstuck and On Target!, this curriculum includes 25 lessons on topics that are key to success in school and life: thinking flexibly, setting goals, making a plan, managing time, working with others, engaging in self-advocacy, and more.
These packs of student workbooks are part of Unstuck and On Target! Ages 14-22, an executive function curriculum that supports flexibility, planning, and organization in teens and young adults. Ideal for schools and districts that prefer to purchase student workbooks instead of printing out the digital files that come with the manual, these workbooks are sold in convenient packs of five and contain student worksheets for all the lessons in the curriculum.
Taught in small groups or whole classes in any setting, these weekly lessons include catchy scripts, memorable visuals, engaging role-plays, and motivation and reminder strategies to help teens and young adults learn critical skills. Lessons and scripts build on each other, and students get many opportunities to practice and generalize their new skills to school, home, and community settings.
Learn more about Unstuck and On Target! This proven, highly effective curriculum consists of small-group lessons specially designed to help teens and young adults develop the strong executive function skills they need to navigate high school and enjoy a successful, self-determined adult life. Students will learn how to think flexibly, set goals, make a plan, manage time, work with others, engage in self-advocacy, and more. Paperback 96 pages 279 x 216 mm
Paperback 336 pages 279 x 216 mm Publisher: BROOKES PUBLISHING CO Release Date: 09/2026 Discount: Academic & Professional ISBN: 9781681257297 Illustrations: NOT ILLUSTRATED
Publisher: BROOKES PUBLISHING CO Release Date: 09/2026 Discount: Academic & Professional ISBN: 9781681257679 Illustrations: NOT ILLUSTRATED AU RRP $141.00
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CLASSROOM RESOURCES STEAM Makers 2/e
Executive Functions for Every K-3 Classroom
Fostering Creativity and Innovation in the Elementary Classroom Publisher: CORWIN PRESS INC.
Promoting Self-Regulation for a Strong Start
Release Date: 06/2026
Publisher: CORWIN PRESS INC. Release Date: 09/2026
By Jacie Maslyk
By Mitch Weathers, Sarah Oberle NEW
This new edition of STEAM Makers offers innovative ways to integrate creativity, technology, and hands-on problem-solving into daily practice. With a renewed focus on emerging technologies, environmental sustainability, and a global perspective, STEAM Makers provides educators with fresh approaches to cultivating students' curiosity, innovation, and discovery skills. It includes case studies and photographs of projects, practical and ready-to-use activities, and integration of emerging technologies like virtual reality, augmented reality, and artificial intelligence to foster 21st-century skills.
Every day teachers navigate a familiar challenge: Some learners seem naturally ready for school while others struggle to follow directions, stay organized, or manage their impulses. The difference often isn't about a student's ability or behavior-it's about executive functions. This text provides the knowledge and strategies teachers need to support all children in developing these critical skills. The authors translate complex research into actionable classroom practices, showing you how to create learning environments where working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility flourish.
PAPERBACK 192 pages 254 x 177 mm
PAPERBACK 112 pages 254 x 177 mm
ISBN: 9781071981078 Price: AU RRP $74.99 Discount: Text
ISBN: 9798348809935 Price: AU RRP $66.99 Discount: Text
The Body-Brain Connection
The Courage to Learn
Evidence-Based Ways to Reduce Anxiety, Boost Engagement, and Increase Comprehension Across Classrooms
Building Risk-Ready Classrooms Where Students Thrive
Publisher: CORWIN PRESS INC.
By Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, James Marshall, Taryl Hansen
Publisher: CORWIN PRESS INC. Release Date: 03/2026
Release Date: 01/2026
By Gravity Goldberg
Movement, both big and small, unconscious and conscious, fuels our success, and yet we don't often acknowledge the body's role in learning. This text explores the powerful relationship between physical activity and cognitive function. It delves into evidence-based strategies that can help reduce anxiety, boost student engagement, and enhance comprehension in all K-12 classrooms. Helpful features guide your learning with guiding questions to set the purpose for your learning, a self-reflection feature to encourage application of the material into your own life and teaching practice summaries.
Learning inherently involves risk-but not the reckless kind. Every successful student understands that taking academic risks is key to mastering new ideas, asking bold questions, and exploring unfamiliar concepts. But how can educators inspire students to take these crucial risks when fear of failure often stands in the way? This book redefines academic risk-taking-not as blind leaps, but as a process grounded in psychological safety. Rooted in educational research and enriched with actionable strategies, it's an essential guide for teachers aiming to normalize academic risk-taking.
PAPERBACK 280 pages 231 x 187 mm
PAPERBACK 128 pages 279 x 215 mm
ISBN: 9781071976913 Price: AU RRP $82.99 Discount: Text
ISBN: 9798348810382 Price: AU RRP $87.99 Discount: Text
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CLASSROOM RESOURCES The Well-Rounded Math Student Leveraging Math Practices to Build Next Generation Skills By Sherri L. Martinie, Jessica Lane, Janet Stramel, Jolene Goodheart Peterson, Julie Thiele Teaching math is more than just numbers. It's about shaping future-ready students who are not only academically strong but thrive socially and emotionally. The Well-Rounded Math Student helps mathematics teachers in Grades K-12 foster both their students' academic prowess and their social and emotional development. The authors provide step-by-step guidance on how small adjustments in lesson planning can have a profound impact on students' growth. This book includes a lesson planning guide, competency builder activities, vignettes of enhanced lessons across grade bands, reflection questions, and suggestions for taking action.
CORWIN PRESS INC. Text PAPERBACK 304 pages 01/2026 254 x 177 9781071949498 A $82.99
Place-Based Science Teaching CORWIN PRESS INC. Connecting Students to Curriculum, Community, and Caring for Our Text Planet By Whitney Aragaki, Kirstin Milks PAPERBACK Place-Based Science Teaching offers K-12 science educators an innovative approach to building learning experiences that embrace the rich and varied knowledge held by people, both past and present, about the places we call home. Written by nationally recognized STEM educators Whitney Aragaki and Kirstin Milks, the book blends storytelling with practical frameworks and resources. Chapters will take you behind the scenes into innovative classrooms, detailing high-impact, standards-aligned activities and sharing educator stories from diverse settings. This book will encourage educators and administrators alike to transform science learning into an opportunity for building empathy, connection, and hope.
Math Workshop Plus, Grades K-8 Elevating Your Practice to Ensure Personal and Academic Success for AllStudents By Alison Mello, Nicki Newton Today's classrooms are more diverse than ever, and teachers face the challenge of meeting the needs of students' social and emotional growth. This text helps educators elevate their math instruction for all learners by more intentionally integrating Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and Social and Emotional Learning (SEL). It includes classroom-ready resources such as example activities and tools at all grade levels, guidance for fostering equity by meeting the diverse needs of all learners, including strategies for differentiation, and supporting students' social-emotional growth, and real-world success stories from educators who have transformed their classrooms.
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272 pages 03/2026 254 x 177 9781071973684 A $82.99
CORWIN PRESS INC. Text PAPERBACK 312 pages 03/2026 254 x 177 9781071932636 A $82.99
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Mental Health Educator Resources Elementary 11-Book Set By Multiple Authors Support every student's mental health and behavior with confidence using this comprehensive 11-book professional library designed for educators, school counselors, and intervention specialists. This carefully curated collection equips you with research-based strategies, practical tools, and ready-touse lessons to address anxiety, trauma, behavior challenges, and social-emotional learning (SEL) in today's classrooms. Included in this 11-book set: - Help Anxious Kids in a Stressful World: 25 Classroom Strategies - The Empathetic Classroom: How a Mental Health Mindset Supports Your Students-and You - Teaching with Trust: Creating Space for Learner Agency and Connection - A Practical Guide to Mental Health & Learning Disorders for Every Educator - Create a Culture of Kindness in Elementary School: 126 Lessons to Help Kids Manage Anger, End Bullying, and Build Empathy - End Peer Cruelty, Build Empathy: The Proven 6Rs of Bullying Prevention That Create Inclusive, Safe, and Caring Schools - Mindful Classrooms (TM): Daily 5-Minute Practices to Support Social-Emotional Learning (PreK to Grade 5) - Responding to Student Trauma: A Toolkit for Schools in Times of Crisis - Social Emotional Stories: Lessons and Learning from Plants and Animals - Teaching Kids to Pause, Cope, and Connect: Lessons for Social Emotional Learning and Mindfulness - Uncover the Roots of Challenging Behavior: Create Responsive Environments Where Young Children Thrive FREE SPIRIT PUBLISHING Discount: Trade International Release Date: 11/2026 Binding: Paperback Pages: 2310 pages
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What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck, 2nd Edition 2/e A Kid's Guide to Overcoming OCD By Dawn Huebner, Illustrated by Sabine Rothmund Your seven-year-old suddenly wonders if there's poison in their food and can't eat a meal without asking. Your nine-year-old apologizes incessantly. Your eleven-year-old does everything in multiples of five. OCD isn't always about hand washing. It's about unwanted thoughts that take hold of your child and urges they cannot ignore. It's about rituals intended to ward off harm. And it's about questions. Endless questions. Questions about safety. Questions about certainty. Questions that drive you crazy. Questions that break your heart. What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck, 2nd Edition, teaches evidence-based cognitive-behavioral strategies to combat obsessive-compulsive disorder. Like the best-selling first edition, this engaging workbook combines step-by-step instructions, engaging interactive activities, and lively illustrations to help children and their parents learn to spot OCD's tricks and manage them more effectively. Written with warmth and humor, this indispensable guide helps families personalize a game plan to reduce the power of OCD. Paperback 96 pages 260 x 210 mm Publisher: MAGINATION PRESS Release Date: 09/2026 Discount: Trade International ISBN: 9781433849329 Illustrations: B&W THROUGHOUT
Teaching with Trust Creating Space for Learner Agency and Connection By Carissa Solomon Teaching with Trust is a professional resource that provides clear support on how to build learner-centered, trust-based communities in your classroom or school. Many educators want to foster student agency and build authentic relationships but lack concrete tools and relatable models to do so. Drawing on author Carissa Solomon's classroom-tested strategies, this book bridges the gap-it explains the philosophy behind learnercentered education and offers a clear path for transforming school culture with empathy and connection. Practical guidance and authentic examples show how to put these ideas into practice. Discover strategies for promoting connection, student agency, and self-direction and learn from authentic examples demonstrating learner-centered education in diverse school settings. Engage families in understanding learner centered practices and shift toward learner-centered cultures at the school or district level Increase student autonomy and provide personalized learning. Paperback 176 pages 235 x 184 mm Publisher: FREE SPIRIT PUBLISHING Release Date: 11/2026 Discount: Trade International ISBN: 9798330908257 Illustrations: COLOUR SECTION(S) AU RRP $69.99
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SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
Whole Learners, Whole Systems
Every Child Deserves a Special Education
Transforming School Districts for Adolescent Thriving
Five Mindframes That Ensure All Students Learn
By Sarah Fine, Santiago Rincon-Gallardo, Michael Fullan
By Lee Ann Jung, Lorraine Graham, Nancy Frey, Douglas Fisher, John Hattie
Middle and high schools are in crisis. Many educators sense that the traditional factory-model approach to secondary education is failing to meet the developmental needs of adolescents, leading to widespread disengagement and exacerbating a growing mental health crisis. Yet, it often feels like we're all trapped in a game that nobody wants to play. This book offers a powerful counter-narrative, showing how districts can move beyond compliance and fragmentation toward a new paradigm for secondary education built for deep learning, belonging, and real-world purpose. Rooted in groundbreaking research and drawing on vivid, storyrich case studies from six diverse school districts in California, Whole Learners, Whole Systems provides a compelling and practical roadmap for transforming secondary schools. It introduces a powerful framework for change built on four key pillars: Shared Vision, Steady Work, Symmetry, and Systemness. It's time to create whole systems where all adolescents can connect, contribute, and thrive as whole learners.
Every student deserves an education that is meaningful, memorable, and built for them. When we design learning with intentional, universal support, the impact extends beyond individual students-it transforms entire classrooms. In Every Child Deserves a Special Education, the authors introduce five powerful mindframes that reshape the way we think about teaching, learning, and inclusion. These mindframes spark a cycle of reflection and growth, shifting not just what we do, but how we see our students, our classrooms, and our role as educators. Inside, you'll find five essential educator mindframes-helping you plan for both diverse learners and the diversity within each learner, stories and examples that bring these mindframes to life through real classroom experiences, and reflection tools to help you examine and refine your own beliefs and practices. Paperback 136 pages 254 x 177 mm
Paperback 248 pages 254 x 177 mm Publisher: CORWIN PRESS INC. Release Date: 09/2026 Discount: Text ISBN: 9798348831257
Publisher: CORWIN PRESS INC. Release Date: 01/2026 Discount: Text ISBN: 9781071955260 AU RRP $74.99
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SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
SEL Muscle Mastery
Black Girl in the Middle
Six Tools for Building Resilience and Connection in Schools and Communities By Lori Woodley-Langendorff
Five Transformative Practices to Make Schools Better for Black Girls By Melody M Hawkins
Social emotional literacy is for everyone! Adults are tasked with teaching social emotional literacy (SEL), including skills like curiosity, respect, and problem-solving, but too often we fail to acknowledge or tend to our own well-being.
During the critical developmental period of the middle school years, Black girls-who sit at the intersections of racism and sexism-often face unique challenges that can hinder their academic and personal growth. Revealing the systemic barriers Black girls experience, Black Girl in the Middle equips teachers with research-backed practices to foster meaningful connections, address biases, and advocate for their students' holistic development.
In SEL Muscle Mastery, you will discover six SEL Muscles (TM) that, when strengthened and flexed with skill, support our own emotional balance and are key to building resilient and joyful environments where we can effectively teach and kids can sustainably learn. Inside this transformative guidebook, you'll discover a framework for managing student behavior and classroom dynamics, finding personal fulfillment, and supporting the whole child. reflection prompts for readers to use to consider what is present in the moment and what is possible in the future, links to videos and an open-access curriculum, and exercises, stories, and examples for teachers, caregivers, and community members.
Drawing on research and years of experience as an awardwinning educator, author Melody Hawkins introduces five core practices that have been shown to catapult middle school students toward greater confidence and success. This guide enables middle school educators to foster inclusive classrooms and genuine empathy rooted in an understanding of Black girls as whole individuals, define goals, apply evidence-based practices, and measure impact using the BELIEF Framework, and advocate for the unique needs of Black girls while building their confidence and leadership skills.
Paperback 200 pages 254 x 177 mm
Paperback 168 pages 254 x 177 mm
Publisher: CORWIN PRESS INC. Release Date: 01/2026 Discount: Text
Publisher: CORWIN PRESS INC. Release Date: 03/2026 Discount: Text
ISBN: 9781071980231
ISBN: 9781071982129
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SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
The School is Lava
Educating the Exhausted
A Story About Emotionally Based School Avoidance
Adolescent Sleep and the Struggle for a Later School Start
By Danielle Jata-Hall
By Terra Ziporyn, Amy R. Wolfson
Liv used to go to school every day, but now, something feels different. She feels like all the things that made her feel safe and happy going to school are beginning to unravel.
For decades, sleep researchers have reached the same conclusion: adolescents need more sleep than current school schedules allow. Yet across the United States, most schools continue to start the day at hours that undermine student health, safety, and learning. Educating the Exhausted explains why evidence alone has not been enough to ensure school hours that allow for sufficient sleep.
Going to school now makes her feel sad, anxious and overwhelmed. Everyone seems to think that she should be able to go, but she just can't. This is the story of Liv who feels very stuck and misunderstood, but slowly finds a new way forward with the help of people who care. This gentle story filled with hope and honesty will show you how school and learning doesn't always look the same for everyone, and that's okay. The School is Lava is for anyone who finds going to school really difficult and needs to know they're not alone. Paperback 64 pages 216 x 138 mm Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS Release Date: 10/2026 Discount: Trade International ISBN: 9781399830416 Illustrations: B&W THROUGHOUT AU RRP $32.99
The authors recount the development of adolescent sleep research since the 1980s and the struggle to bring that knowledge into school policy. Yet, there has been some progress: broader coalitions formed and sustained advocacy led to meaningful policy shifts, including landmark legislation in California. These changes did not come easily; they required persistence, credibility, and a willingness to navigate political and institutional constraints. Written by two leaders closely involved in these efforts, this book offers an account of how research enters public decision-making—and what it takes for science to influence policy. Hardback 264 pages 229 x 152 mm Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS Release Date: 09/2026 Discount: Academic & Professional ISBN: 9781421454894 Illustrations: B&W THROUGHOUT AU RRP $74.99
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NEURODIVERSITY & INCLUSION The Survival Guide for Kids with ADHD 3/e By John F. Taylor NEW The Survival Guide for Kids with ADHD helps children with ADHD understand what ADHD is. It also gives them tools to manage ADHD at home, at school, with friends, and more. Peppered with real-life scenarios that kids can relate to, it answers questions like: What is ADHD? How does my brain work? How can I succeed in school, get along better at home, and make great friends? The third edition includes updated research and all-new content on important topics like screen time and sensory processing challenges. It also helps ADHD children cope with overstimulation, distraction, insomnia, and other common symptoms and discusses doctors, medications, and other ADHD treatment in simple language.
Kathy Hoopmann's 'All Animals' Boxset By Kathy Hoopmann NEW This delightful gift set brings together three of Kathy Hoopmanns much-loved, bestselling books: All Cats are on the Autism Spectrum, All Dogs Have ADHD, and All Birds Have Anxiety. With charming, full-colour animal photographs, each book uses the playful world of cats, dogs, and birds to explore traits that will be instantly recognisable to anyone familiar with autism, ADHD, or anxiety. Perfect for families, educators, and anyone supporting neurodivergent children or adults, this uplifting collection celebrates individuality and reminds us that being "different" is something to be embraced.
Parenting Through the Seasons A Companion for Self-Discovery and Daily Life with Children By Sherry Jennings In this wise, accessible guide Sherry Jennings shares advice for parents gathered from her 50 years of experience as a Waldorf early childhood educator. Parenting Through the Seasons offers suggestions for keeping children active and engaged with the world around them, while enabling their parents and carers to find moments of peace. Through her compassionate guidance, adults are encouraged to slow down, breathe with the seasons and find the time that is needed to be present for the children in their care. Packed with practical activities and grounded in the principles of Waldorf early childhood education, this book is a companion for self-discovery along all stages of the journey of parenthood.
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FREE SPIRIT PUBLISHING Trade International PAPERBACK 136 pages 10/2026 Colour Section(s) 229 x 152 9798885549622 A $34.99
JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS Trade International BOXED PACK FOR TRADE 0 pages 09/2026 Colour Throughout 216 x 213 9781399835596 A $99.00
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NEURODIVERSITY & INCLUSION
The Memory Guide for Neurodivergent Teens A Multisensory Workbook By Alison Patrick, Illustrated by Victoria Barron NEW
Calling all learners: It's time to level up your memory game! Has your mind ever drawn a blank in a lesson or have you ever stared at a page of revision notes, but nothing has gone in? Well, if you're dyslexic, dyspraxic, autistic, ADHD or have acquired learning differences it's quite likely you will have found yourself in these situations. That's where this handy guide comes in! Not only will this book give you useful info about how your memory and processing work, but it is also bursting with tips, tricks and activities to help you learn and achieve your full potential. You will read about how your neurodivergence or acquired learning difference might be affecting your memory and also have the opportunity to experiment with different strategies like the pomodoro technique, concept ladders, memory palaces and others to find the ones that work for you. Whether you're learning, studying or revising for exams, this is the best place to start to boost your memory!
Author Bio: Alison Patrick is an SpLD tutor for students with dyspraxia/DCD and dyslexia, and an ADHD and Autism coach. She has extensive experience of SEND in schools, colleges and universities. She has also designed and presented PATOSS webinars on SpLDs for SEN teachers, students and parents.
JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS Discount: Trade International Release Date: 09/2026
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NEURODIVERSITY & INCLUSION
The Sounds That Shelter Me Weathering Sensory Storms By Bibi Senthi, Illustrated by Felishia Henditirto NEW
Mayuri feels safest when she's in the cozy little fort she's made in her family's den. Plump cushions, soft-flowing saris, and gentle blankets keep her snug as the music from her favorite Tamil movies swoops all around her. When she ventures outside, however, the world rushes too fast, so Mayuri wraps herself in the sounds of those old movies. Sa re ga ma pa, she stims. She takes additional comfort in the familiar sounds of her father's voice. Thaaa thaaa thi-thi thei, it seems to say. Those sounds follow her as she and her appa go for a walk in the neighborhood. But what happens when her verbal stimming isn't enough to stop a sudden sensory storm? Readers are invited to join Mayuri in repeating rhythmic sounds as she loses, and finds, her voice again. In this picture book depicting the sensory struggles of an autistic child, the reader is introduced to verbal stimming and how the repetition of sounds can bring comfort and help Mayuri endure the sudden storm.
Author Bio: Bibi Senthi is British Tamil, disabled, and autistic. She writes and illustrates from her home in Manchester, UK, and has a PhD in biological sciences. Felishia Henditirto was born in Bandung, Indonesia, and has been fascinated by art and stories since she was a child. In her illustrations, Felishia likes to play with colors, lights, and shadows.
MAGINATION PRESS Discount: Trade International Release Date: 09/2026 Binding: Hardback Pages: 32 pages Dimensions: 260 x 210 mm COLOUR SECTION(S)
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NEURODIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Curious Mind and Dancing Feet
The Conversation Train
A book about ADHD By Melinda Gonzalez, Illustrated by Amelie Videlo
A Visual Approach to Conversation for Children on the Autism Spectrum By Joel Shaul
In Curious Mind and Dancing Feet, a young girl explains what it's like to live with ADHD. Sometimes her mind wants to wander, and she often gets the wiggles. But when it comes to bugs, she's laser focused. People don't understand why she fills her pockets with bug-friendly snacks, and they don't have to.
This inventive colour picture book uses the metaphor of a train to teach basic conventions of conversation to children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).
The important thing is, her Mami, Abuelita, and friends understand, and they help her embrace her ADHD when she starts to feel jumbled up. With ADHD, life is complicated-and full of joy and wonder. This book offers an honest portrayal of life with ADHD, including challenges and strengths and celebrates disability joy and offers an empowering self-representation for disabled kids. Curious Mind and Dancing Feet is part of The Disability Books for Kids series which explores visible and invisible disability in the first person, as seen through the eyes of children and written from firsthand experience. The series builds allyship, challenges ableism, and celebrates difference, empowering and educating all readers. Each book includes an author's note to the reader. Paperback 36 pages 254 x 203 mm Publisher: FREE SPIRIT PUBLISHING Release Date: 11/2026 Discount: Trade International ISBN: 9798885547475 Illustrations: COLOUR SECTION(S)
Engines are like greetings; they get the train going. Freight wagons are like different speakers' turns; it is good to have at least a few when you are in conversation. A set of points guiding a train from one track to another is like a tactful change in the topic of conversation. When a conversation veers off-topic it is like a derailed train. As well as attractive colour photographs of trains, the book contains engaging photocopiable worksheets and colouring pages to help promote skill generalisation. This highly visual approach to conversation is ideally suited to children with ASDs aged approximately 5-13. Paperback 72 pages 216 x 279 mm Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS Release Date: 09/2026 Discount: Trade International ISBN: 9781399842334 Illustrations: COLOUR SECTION(S) AU RRP $57.99
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NEURODIVERSITY & INCLUSION
Mondays are Apple Green By Louise Greig, Illustrated by Maria Luisa Petrarca NEW
Anna's Saturdays are yellow. All day she is bathed in the colour of soft sunshine. Saturday feels as welcoming as a patch of warm sunlight to a kitten. Anna experiences the world a little differently. Sounds make her mouth water; names and days have colours. Anna's Tuesdays are sparkly like shiny tinsel. The notes of her music teacher's violin taste like delicious chocolate sauce. And Anna's own name is blackcurrant purple! Through her colourful week, Anna happily shares her wonder at her amazing senses. This lyrical, eye-opening picture book explores the unusual merging of the senses experienced by people with synaesthesia, presented in an engaging way that young children can understand.
Author Bio: Louise Greig is a multi-award winning poet and author born in Scotland. She has featured on the shortlist for several major children's book awards, including the Waterstones Children's Book Prize. Louise's picture books include The Island and the Bear and Home of the Wild (both Floris Books) and Kate Greenaway-nominated The Night Box (Egmont). She lives in Aberdeen, Scotland with her husband. Maria Luisa Petrarca is an Italian illustrator and character designer. She studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Naples before pursuing illustration and concept art at the Italian Comix School. Maria has illustrated several children's books. She lives in the Campania region of Italy.
Anna's story is beautifully and authentically told by award-winning author and synaesthete Louise Greig, with vivid imagery from illustrator Maria Luisa Petrarcha. Mondays are Apple Green enables young synaesthetes to feel seen, and is a joyful celebration of difference!
FLORIS BOOKS Discount: Trade International Release Date: 12/2026 Binding: Hardback Pages: 28 pages Dimensions: 240 x 260 mm COLOUR SECTION(S)
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SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Ask First, Monkey! A Playful Introduction to Consent and Boundaries By Juliet Clare Bell, Illustrated by Abigail Tompkins NEW
Meet Monkey. Tickletastic Monkey. He's the best tickler in the world, ever; even his mum says so. And there's nothing he loves more than tickling ALL his friends at playtime! But what happens if some of his friends don't want to be tickled? This picture book shows children aged 3-6 what consent is and why its so important. With parent and teacher guidance included, it is an ideal resource to use in the classroom to help young children understand issues of consent and personal boundaries, and to teach them to consider the feelings of others. The book can be used in a variety of contexts - as an entertaining story, or as part of a lesson with the included guide for parents and carers - and its fun pictures and humour are guaranteed to keep the attention of young children across multiple readings. An ideal tool to encourage early understanding of consent, Ask First, Monkey! helps to empower children to respect themselves and others, and teach them that a reason for no is never needed - it just needs to be respected. JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS Discount: Trade International
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SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Love Looks Like Lola A Story Introducing Kids to Ace and Aro Identities and Celebrating Lovein Many Forms By Cody Daigle-Orians, Illustrated by Sian Coules-Milne
What does love look like? Is it holding hands? Sharing kisses? Getting married? When Claire spends the weekend with her amazing Aunt Lola, she discovers love can look like many things. While watching her parents' wedding video, Claire wonders why Aunt Lola never got married. Lola explains that she's aroace - asexual and aromantic -which means she's complete just as she is and loves people through friendship, care, and connection. Through their time together, Claire meets the friends, neighbours, and chosen family who make up Lola's community and realises that love isn't only about romance or marriage, but about kindness, respect, and belonging.
Author Bio: Cody Daigle-Orians (Author) Cody Daigle-Orians is an asexual writer, educator and creator of Ace Dad Advice, a social mediabased asexuality education project.?They are the author of I Am Ace and The Ace and Aro Relationship Guide. Cody lives in Columbus, Ohio. Sian Coules-Milne (Illustrator) Sian Coules is an illustrator who specialises in children's narrative illustration. She often uses a combination of digital painting and traditional collage to create layered, detailed pieces. Sian is based in Devon, UK.
Love Looks Like Lola introduces asexual and aromantic identities and helps children see that love isn't one-sizefits-all. With warmth, humour and heart, it invites readers to explore the many ways love can look and reminds us that every kind of love is worth celebrating. JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS Discount: Trade International Release Date: 11/2026 Binding: Hardback
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SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Ants Work Together By Melina Mangal, Illustrated by Stella Lim
Grown-ups are Hard Work! By Erik Wennstam, Illustrated by Julia Hansson It's Monday morning -- and time for Sidney to take Dad to work. Except, Dad doesn't want to go. He's got a funny feeling in his tummy. Maybe he should just stay home instead. Sidney reassures Dad that he's just got a case of the Monday jitters. Looking after grown-ups can be so difficult!
In Ants Work Together, two young children prepare for a summertime community picnic in their city neighborhood. They notice that ants are all around us, taking on specialized roles to make sure the whole colony has what it needs. As cousins Kamali and Josiah help the adults pick vegetables, prepare food, tend the community garden, and take care of little ones, they reflect on how our own diverse strengths parallel those of ants. We all work together to get the job done.
This warm, gently humorous role-reversal story will have children and grown-ups giggling in recognition. Erik Wennstam's fun and funny tale of family life is vividly captured by Julia Hansson's bright and bold illustrations. Perfect for anyone who's ever wanted to hide under the duvet come Monday morning!
This book is part of the Outside Our Window Board Books series, which encourages children-especially those in urban neighborhoods-to explore, protect, and delight in nature. Each book in the series focuses on one feature of the natural world (like ants), one season (summer), and one social or emotional learning skill (working together).
Hardback 28 pages 285 x 210 mm
Board Book 24 pages 178 x 178 mm
Publisher: FLORIS BOOKS Release Date: 12/2026 Discount: Trade International ISBN: 9781835750032
Publisher: FREE SPIRIT PUBLISHING Release Date: 11/2026
Illustrations: COLOUR SECTION(S)
Discount: Trade International ISBN: 9798885544597 Illustrations: COLOUR SECTION(S)
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AU RRP $19.99
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SOCIAL & EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
A Suitcase Full A Story of Starting New and Carrying Home in Your Heart By Maryam Kia, Illustrated by Jaclyn Sinquett When a young girl's family is forced to flee Iran, there isn't time to make a plan. With only one suitcase, Kimia is forced to leave behind many cherished possessions as well as say goodbye to her beloved grandmother, Nanajoon. As years pass, the family lives in vibrant cities like London and Paris, but are never able to stay for long. After traveling halfway around the world, they finally find a place to call home on the island of O'ahu. When Kimia's new teacher assigns a special project-bringing a suitcase filled with meaningful objects-Kimia finds a way to weave her past into her present, celebrating both her roots and her growth. This book invites readers to explore their own life stories and identities, to embrace changes as opportunities, and to appreciate travel and cultures around world. Readers can share in the joys and challenges of starting fresh in a new place, explore themes of resilience and belonging, and find comfort and hope when adjusting to new homes or schools. Based on the author's childhood, A Suitcase Full encourages shared storytelling and conversations about family history, migration, language, culture, and resilience.
Author Bio: Maryam Kia is an award-winning psychologist and author. A Suitcase Full is her debut picture book. When she was young, her family immigrated from Iran to the island of O'ahu. Along the way, she experienced multiple countries, languages, cultures, and schools, inspiring her career as a resilience, wellness, and mindfulness expert.
FREE SPIRIT PUBLISHING Discount: Trade International Release Date: 11/2026 Binding: Hardback Pages: 40 pages Dimensions: 273 x 210 mm COLOUR SECTION(S)
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