Books for Tough Times

Tough Times

The purpose of this leaflet is to provide for parents and carers a selection of books

that may be useful for sharing with pupils when families or pupils are encountering

tough times.

Thoughts by

Jacqueline Wilson

- Children’s

Laureate

2005-2007

I am tremendously

touched if children

tell me that a book

of mine has helped

them through a

troubling experience.

If you are anxious or

unhappy, it’s so

reassuring to read

about someone else

going through

something similar.

You feel you’re not

alone, that there’s a

friend who

understands.

This collection of

books helps children

to develop their

emotional

awareness. It is an

excellent selection of

reading suggestions.

I hope that parents

and carers can

cuddle up with a

worried child and

read together.

Books obviously can’t

always solve

problems, but they’re

certainly an immense

comfort and solace

in times of stress.

Inside this issue:

Difficult

feelings

2

Friendship and

Difference

2

Bullying 2

Change - New

Baby

3

Change -

Starting School

4

Change -

Growing Up

5

Change - Family

Break-Up

6

Difficult Feelings

May 2010

Volume 1

Title Author

No Matter What Debi Gliori

The Lion and the Unicorn Shirley Hughes

Angry Arthur Hiawyn Oram

Little Brother and the Cough Hiawyn Oram

The Feel Good Book Todd Parr

The Winter Dragon Caroline Pitcher

Augustus and his Smile Catherine Rayner

Where the Wild Things Are Maurice Sendak

Wanda’s First Day Mark Sperring

Frog is Sad Max Velthuijs

Let’s Be Friends Again! Hans Wilheim

The Saddest King Chris Wormell

Bullying

Friendship and Difference

Books for Tough Times Page 2

Title Author

Laura’s Star Klaus Baumgart

The Not So Abominable Snowman Matt Buckingham

Something Else Kathryn Cave

Melrose and Croc Friends for Life Emma Chichester Clark

Melrose and Croc Find a Smile Emma Chichester Clark

Hubert Horatio Bartle Bobton-Trent Lauren Child

Beegu Alexis Deacon

Crispin: The Pig Who Had It All Ted Dewan

Queen Munch and Queen Nibble Carol Ann Duffy

Looking after Louis Lesley Ely

Hairy Hezekiah Dick King-Smith

I’m Special, I’m Me! Ann Meek

Whiff Ian Whybrow

Fox Margaret Wild

Title Author

Camille and the Sunflowers Laurence Anholt

Who’s a Big Bully Then? Michael Morpurgo

Hugo and the Bully Frogs Francesca Simon

Cliffhanger and Buried Alive (published together

as J.Wilson’s Biscuit Barrel)

Jacqueline Wilson

Bad Girls Jacqueline Wilson

Change - New Baby

Title Author

There’s a House Inside My Mummy Giles Andreae

No More Kissing! Emma Chichester Clark

Crispin and the 3 Little Piglets Ted Dewan

My Mum’s Going to Explode! Jeremy Strong

Change - Starting School

Change - Growing Up

Volume 1 Page 3

Title Author

I am Too Absolutely Small for School Lauren Child

When an Elephant Comes to School Jan Ormerod

Title Author

So What! Bel Mooney

You’ll Soon Grow Alex Andrea Shavick

Maybe One Day Frances Thomas

Change - Family Break Up

Title Author

Two of Everything Babette Cole

Dinosaurs Divorce Laurene Krasny Brown & Marc Brown

Amazing Grace Mary Hoffman

Grace and Family Mary Hoffman

Starring Grace Mary Hoffman

The Visitors who Came to Stay Annalena McAfee

Good-Bye Daddy Brigitte Weninger

The Suitcase Kid Jacqueline Wilson

We hope that you find this collection of books a useful resource.

Please contact us if there are any books that you have used in the past that may be able to help others when they are encountering tough times, we would love to be able to share them.

Books For

Tough Times

West Park C.E

First and Middle

School

Work, Play,

Succeed!

01903 243099

Loss and Death

Title Author

Heaven Nicholas Allan

Granpa John Burningham

Up In Heaven Emma Chichester Clark

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane Kate DiCamillo

Always and Forever Alan Durant

Michael Rosen’s Sad Book Michael Rosen

Badger’s Parting Gifts Susan Varley

Frog and the Birdsong Max Velthuijs

I’ll Always Love You Hans Wilhelm

The Cat Mummy Jacqueline Wilson