Shona Innes

The internet brings with it amazing possibilities for learning, amazing opportunities for human connection and ample entertaining pastimes. The internet can also bring exposure to the wrong sort of information, the wrong types of people and unhealthy amounts of screen time. The Internet is Like a Puddle attends to the wonderful aspects of electronic communication as well as gently discusses some of the possible pitfalls of sharing, chatting and using data. There is a need to be mindful of those who are naive to the potential problems without denying them the wonderful opportunities. The Internet is Like a Puddle describes ways to stay safe and enjoy learning and chatting time on the Internet and to keep life balanced.

The Internet Is Like a Puddle

Some days are so wonderful we wish we could bottle them. But other days we don't feel like getting out of bed. Worries are like clouds that float in and take the shine out of our day. Moving worries away can make even the toughest day feel a little better.

Worries Are Like Clouds

These beautifully illustrated picture books encourage discussion about the everyday emotive issues that children face in todays world. Anger is a strong and powerful thing. It brings us lots of energy and can tell us that something is not right or that we have a problem. Anger is one of the ways our amazing bodies can protect and take care of us. Anger is a bit like armour.

A Big Hug Book: Anger Is Like Armour

Irisz Agocs

Explores the concept of death, including what happens to life once it leaves the body and the different ways people deal with the death of loved ones.

Life Is Like the Wind

Cakes are made from many different ingredients to create something unique, delicious and amazing. A family is a lot like a cake. Families come in all shapes and sizes. They are the people who help us feel that we belong. Families give us help, support and love... even when we are apart from them. When we are with our family, we feel like we are home. The Big Hug books grew out of letters sent to children and their families after their psychology sessions. Each book has its origins in a real need for a real child with a real problem and offers real strategies from a real psychologist. The heart-felt illustrations and simple words aim to simplify tricky situations and soothe strong emotions. The books aim to give children, and the people who care for them, a way to talk about problems. The Big Hug books acknowledge that some moments in life are tricky and encourage acceptance, problem solving and help-seeking as needed. This book looks at the concept of 'family'.

Big Hug Book - a Family Is Like a Cake

This series deals with emotive issues that children face in direct and gentle terms, allowing children's feelings and problems to be more easily shared and discussed with family and friends. These beautiful picture books share simple examples of positive thinking that children can apply to everyday situations. Families come in all shapes and sizes. They are the people who help us feel that we belong. Families give us help, support and love, even when we are apart from them. When we are with our family, we feel like we are home.

A Big Hug Book: a Family Is Like a Cake

These beautifully illustrated picture books encourage discussion about the everyday emotive issues that children face in todays world. Your mind is a bit like an amazing garden. A garden has lots of tracks and paths that lead in different directions. It has wide open spaces where we can create and play. A garden has places to grow things and do work. It has clever parts that help us to grow and learn.

A Big Hug Book: Your Mind Is Like a Garden

Explores what it means to be a friend, from enjoying such good experiences as laughing, sharing, and playing together to accepting the bad times, and explains how to rebalance and fix friendships through communication and friendship skills.

Friendship Is Like a Seesaw

Every day in the playground can be a new adventure - sometimes fun and sometimes not so fun. Play brings opportunities to mix with other children and provides an array of experiences from which we can learn about others and themselves. The Playground is like the Junglewas written with a view to opening young minds to the rich variety of human personalities that exist in their world. Readers are encouraged to take time to observe the behaviours and moods of others and to make wise and safer choices about play mates. The strategies promoted encourage tolerance and acceptance of interpersonal different and wise choices with respect to interpersonal safety.

The Playground Is Like a Jungle

This series deals with emotive issues that children face in direct and gentle terms, allowing children's feelings and problems to be more easily shared and discussed with family and friends. These beautiful picture books share simple examples of positive thinking that children can apply to everyday situations. Worries are like clouds: Some days are so wonderful we wish we could bottle them. But other days we don't feel like getting out of bed. Worries are like clouds that float in and take the shine out of our day. Moving worries away can make even the toughest day feel a little better.

A Big Hug Book: Worries Are Like Clouds

Irisz Anocs

The 'Big Hug Book' series deals with emotive issues that children face in direct and gentle terms, allowing children's feelings and problems to be more easily shared and discussed with family and friends.

Írisz Agócs

Author Shona Innes is a qualified clinical and forensic psychologist with many years of experience assisting children in times of trouble. This series deals with emotive issues that children face in direct and gentle terms, allowing children's feelings and problems to be more easily shared and discussed with family and friends.

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