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Books on Sleep
Browse our recommended books to help little ones get to sleep. Want more suggested books? Take a look at our parenting collection.Sleep Tight, Disgusting Blob Huw Aaron It's time to go to bed, and whether you are a phantom, a vampire, a Dark Lord or a yeti, you still...
Books on Resilience and Wellbeing
Wonders of the Mind: Understanding the Universe Inside Our Heads Francesca Fotheringham and Jan Bielecki Wonders of the Mind is a beautiful and powerful look at the workings of the brain and the complexity of the mind. Explore the chemical messages that guide our...
Books on Healthy Eating
No More Peas Madeleine Cook and Erika Meza Oliver only wants to eat chips and pizza for dinner. So when Dad keeps dishing up vegetables, Oliver's cheeks turn red and he shouts: 'NO MORE PEAS!' Will Oliver ever give vegetables a chance? A story about growing...
Books on Feeling Different
Be You! Karl Newson and Ela Smietanka For readers aged 3-7, this joyful picture book features rhyming text and a bouncy rhythm which grown-ups will love reading aloud. With an empowering message, the reader is encouraged to be true to themselves, whoever they are and...
Positive books on disabilities for younger children
Troll Frances Stickley and Stefano Martinuz In this funny tale, inspired both by internet trolls and 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff', there is a terrifying troll that lives under a bridge. Unseen, he delights in shouting nasty things to passers-by. But when a deaf bunny...
Non-fiction children’s books on disabilities
A Kids Book About Disability Kristine Napper Sometimes people act like having a disability means you're from another planet, even though over a billion people in the world have disabilities. So how do you talk about disability? How do you talk to people with...
Older children’s books on bereavement
Browse our titles to help older children understand grief with these thoughtful and insightful stories. See our other books on bereavement for all ages.The Dragon in the Bookshop Ewa Jozefkowicz After his dad's death, Konrad stops speaking. Not a word at home or...
Books on Mental Health for Teens
The Girl Who Became a Tree Joseph Coelho and Kate Milner Daphne is unbearably sad and adrift. She feels the painful loss of her father acutely and seeks solace both in the security of her local library and the escape her phone screen provides by blocking out the world...
Books on Sex and Gender for Teens
How to Love: A Guide to Feelings & Relationships For Everyone Alex Norris Isn't it wonderful when love strikes? When you encounter someone beautiful and interesting and suddenly: feelings. But what do you do when that first crush squashes you flat, when sparks fly but...
Books on Resilience and Wellbeing for Teens
Be Resilient, Be You: The Teenage Guide Becky Goddard-Hill This positive and insightful guide gives you the tools to build your resilience, embrace mistakes, and cope with life's challenges. There are tons of ideas to try to help you recognise your strength, deal with...
Books on Understanding Teens
Things They Don't Want You to Know Ben Brooks Things They Don't Want You To Know is a look at modern life through the eyes of a teenager, by someone who recently graduated from that club. Along the way, Brooks takes readers on a tour of the websites that most...
Books on Autism and Neurodiversity for teens
Wish You Were Her Elle McNicoll Eighteen-year-old Allegra Brooks has skyrocketed to fame after starring in a hit television show, and she's the overnight success that everyone's talking about. They just don't know she's autistic. Now, all she wants is a normal teenage...
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