by Lucy Neill | Jul 31, 2024 | Parenting Books, Recommendations for Children
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...
by Lucy Neill | Jul 31, 2024 | Parenting Books, Recommendations for 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...
by Lucy Neill | Jul 31, 2024 | Parenting Books, Recommendations for Children
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...
by Lucy Neill | Jul 30, 2024 | Parenting Books, Recommendations 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...
by Lucy Neill | Jul 30, 2024 | Parenting Books, Recommendations 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...
by Lucy Neill | Jul 30, 2024 | Parenting Books, Recommendations for Teens
Stress Less: Mindfulness for Teenagers Adam Avin Adam Avin is a strong believer that mindfulness is the key to coping with stress, pressure and the strong emotions that the teenage years often bring. And he would know – he’s not only a teen himself, but...