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Family and Younger Children’sBook List
The Wellbeing Collection...
Parenting is a difficult job and every family has questions and challenges from time to time. When children are experiencing difficulties in their daily lives, reading about characters with similar problems can help them to cope.
Sharing books or stories with children that reflect difficult experiences or feelings they may face can be helpful for several reasons:
• Stories can be a way of introducing and talking about difficult subjects in a natural, safe way.
• Stories can put things into words that enable a child to make sense of their own life situation and experiences.
• Stories can put experiences and feelings at a distance, which can make it easier to think about things and remove the focus from the child. It is often easier for a child to talk about what someone else might feel rather than talk about their own feelings, especially when they may not be ready or able to do this.
• Stories that reflect the experiences and feelings of the child can often reassure them that they are not alone.
Wellbeing Collection booklist Younger Children
Sharing books with your child is a wonderful way to help them learn and develop. It is also an ideal way to share a cuddle at the same time!
• Find a quiet place. Turn off the TV or radio so there are no distractions.
• As well as reading the story, talk about the pictures. If there is a picture of an older person, talk about someone you know that is older.
• Give your child time to respond to what you have been saying.
• For young children, it’s recommended that you don’t read for long periods of time; little and often is better.
• It is good to share favourite books again and again. Repetition helps children to understand and remember what they have read.
• Use the library resources; as well as books children can borrow DVDs and audio books and take part in a range of activities that help with literacy and social skills.
You are never too young to join the library. It is fun and it is free!
If you can’t find the book you are looking for, you can always ask a member of staff to help you find it or recommend something similar.
NOTE: The age ranges noted are approximate and designed as a guide only.
Sharing books with your children
“Reading stories with my children is such a lovely way to
spend time with them” Rebecca, mother of Sam, 9 Harry,
8 and Celia, 5
Title: Author: Age Range:
Adoption and Fostering
Tell me again about the night I was born Jamie Lee Curtis 3+
Mrs Goose’s baby Charlotte Voake 4 to 8
Haven’t you grown! Poems about families Belinda Hollyer 4+
Chester and Daisy move on Angela Lidster 4 to 10
The lamb-a-roo Diana Kimpton young to 3+
Bereavement
Goodbye Mog (pet) Judith Kerr 3+
The day the sea went out and never came back
Margot Sutherland 3+
Sad isn’t bad. A good grief guidebook for kids dealing with loss
Michaelene Mundy 4 to 8
Some of the pieces Melissa Madenski 4 to 8
Title: Author: Age Range:
Bereavement (cont'd)
Badger’s parting gifts Susan Varley 4+
A dragon in your heart Sophie LeBlanc and Jessica Kingsley
5+
Waterbugs and dragonflies: explaining death to young children
Doris Stickney 5 to 12
The grandad tree Trish Cooke Walker 5+
Mudge, Gill and Steve: a children’s guide to bereavement
Jim Dainty 7 to 10
Charlotte’s web E. B. White 7+
Michael Rosen’s sad book Michael Rosen 8+ (and Adults)
“The book ‘Badger’s parting gift’ helped
our family a lot when my mother died. It made it easier to
talk about it with my children”
Title: Author: Age Range:
Bullying and Violence
Words are not for hurting Elizabeth Verdick Birth to 3
Is it because…? Tony Ross Birth to 5
Trouble at the dinosaur café Brian Moses Birth to 5
Hands are not for hitting Martine Agassi 4 to 7
I feel bullied Jen Green 6+
Dealing with Trauma
Spark learns to fly Judith Foxon 4 to 7
Sally Cinderella Bernard Ashley 7+
Tommy's Dad Emma Randle-Caprez 4 to 7
Danny's Mum Action for Prisoners Families
3 to 6
Title: Author: Age Range:
Divorce and Separation
Two of everything Babette Cole 4 to 8
Its not your fault, Koko Bear Vicky Lansky and Jane Prince
4 to 8
Rainy day Emma Houghton 5+
Since dad left Caroline Binch 6+
Dinosaurs divorce: a guide for changing families
L. K. Brown 6+
Family Relationships
The rainbow fish Marcus Pfister 4 to 8
Fears and Worries
Can’t you sleep little bear? Martin Waddell Birth to 5
I feel frightened Brian Moses 4+
I’m worried Brian Moses 4+
Title: Author: Age Range:
Fears and Worries (cont'd)
Afraid Janine Amos 6+
Huge bag of worries Virginia Ironside whole family
Morris and the bundle of worries Jill Seeney 4+
Feelings and Emotions
Angry Janine Amos 6+
Hurt Janine Amos 6+
Jealous Janine Amos 6+
Lonely Janine Amos 6+
Sad Janine Amos 6+
I love you just the way you are Virginia Miller 2 to 5
What to do when you worry too much: a kid’s guide to overcoming anxiety
Dawn Huebner 4 to 8
“our lives are so busy, I find taking time to read to my children helps me make time to slow down too"
Title: Author: Age Range:
Feelings and Emotions (cont'd)
What to do when bad habits take hold: a kid’s guide to overcoming nail biting and more
Dawn Huebner 9 to 12
What to do when your brain gets stuck: a kid’s guide to overcoming OCD
Dawn Huebner 9 to 12
Angry Arthur Hiawyn Oram 3+
Double dip feelings Barbara S. Cain 4 to 8
I feel sad Brian Moses 4+
I feel jealous Brian Moses 4+
The wise mouse Virginia Miller 5 to 11
I’m special Jen Green 6 to 8
Elfa and the box of memories Michelle Bell 5+
“My daughter just loves ‘The Wise Mouse’ she asks me to read it again and again” Andreas, father of Monica, 4
Title: Author: Age Range:
Food and Eating Issues
I will not ever never eat a tomato Lauren Child Birth to 5
Eat your peas! Kes Gray Birth to 5
Eat your dinner! Virginia Miller Birth to 5
New Baby
Mr Bear’s new baby Debi Gliori 2+
I’m important too!: A new baby Jen Green 5 to 7
Za-Za’s baby brother Lucy Cousins 3+
Self Esteem and Being Different
Yes we can! Sam McBratney Birth to 5
I want your moo. A story for children about self-esteem
Mark Weiner 4 to 8
Something else Kathryn Cave 5+
“Very informative, with some good ideas about food and children's eating” Lelia, mother of twins Dominic and Sophie, 5
Title: Author: Age Range:
Sleep and Nightmares
Goodnight moon Margaret Wise Birth to 5
Sweet dreams, Maisy Lucy Cousins Birth to 5
I am not sleepy and I will not go to bed Lauren Child Birth to 5
Zzzzz: a book of sleep II Sung Na 3 to 7
Lily’s bad dream Anne Gutman 4+
“When my son went through a stage of not wanting to go to bed, I found it really helpful to read stories about babies or animals going to sleep” Dina, mother of Ahmed, 2
Title: Author:
Bereavement
Helping children cope with change and loss Rosemary Wells
Divorce and Separation
Helping children cope with divorce Rosemary Wells
Children, feelings and divorce: finding the best outcome
Heather Smith
Family Relationships (including step-families and single parents)
Step families Suzie Hayman
Building the bonds of attachment: awakening love in deeply troubled children
Daniel A. Hughes
The emotional experience of adoption Debbie Hindle and Graham Shulman
Siblings without rivalry: how to help your children live together so you can live too
Adele Faber
Fears and Worries
Helping your anxious child David Lewis
Coping with an anxious or depressed child Samantha Cartwright-Hatton
Overcoming your child's fears and worries Cathy Creswell
Overcoming your child's shyness and social anxiety Cathy Creswell
Wellbeing Collection booklist Parent and Carer
Title: Author:
Feelings and Emotions
Stress and depression in children and teenagers Vicky Maud
Coping with depression in young people: a guide for parents
Carol Fitzpatrick
Survival strategies for parenting children with bipolar disorder
George Lynn
Taming the dragon in your child — solutions for breaking the cycle of family anger
Meg Eastman and Sydney Rozen
The explosive child Ross Greene
So young, so sad, so listen Phillip Graham
Food
Diet of despair: a book about eating disorders for young people and their families
Anna Paterson
Helping your child overcome an eating disorder: what you can do at home
Bethany Teachman and Marlene Schwartz
Eating disorders: the facts Suzanne Abraham and Derek Llewellyn-Jones
Eating disorders: a parent's guide Rachel Bryant-Waugh and Bryan Lask
Parenting
I'm, like, so fat!: Helping your teen make healthy choices about eating and exercise in a weight-obsessed world
Dianne Neumark-Sztainer
How to talk so your kids will listen and how to listen so your kids will talk
Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish
Raising boys Stephen Biddulph
How to deal with your acting up teenager; practical self help for desparate parents
Robert Bayard and Jean Bayard
Title: Author:
Parenting (cont'd)
Raising happy children Jan Parker and Jan Simpson
The house of tiny tearaways Dr Tanya Byron
Help! My teenager is an alien Sarah Newton
Girls will be girls: raising confident and courageous daughters
JoAnn Deak
First steps in parenting the child who hurts: Tiddlers and toddlers
Caroline Archer
Next steps in parenting the child who hurts: Tykes and teens
Caroline Archer
Self-Esteem and Being Different
Self-esteem for girls Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer
Self-esteem for boys Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer
The confident child Terri Apter
Rasing confident boys: 100 tips for parents and teachers
Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer
Rasing confident girls: 100 tips for parents and teachers
Elizabeth Hartley-Brewer
Confident children Gael Lindenfield
Confident teens: how to raise a positive, confident and happy teenager
Gael Lindenfield
Title: Author:
Sleep and Nightmares
Teach your child to sleep Millpond Sleep Clinic
Dealing with Trauma
Children and trauma: a guide for parents and professionals
Cynthia Monahon
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