Helpful books to provide additional help and support 

• My Hidden Chimp- By Professor Steve Peters Habits that can help children to understand and manage their emotions and behaviour.

• The Invisible String- By Patrice Karst A book that explains that no matter how far away we are from people we love, we are still connected by an invisible string made of love.

• Have You Filled A Bucket Today? - By Carol McCloud A book that encourages kindness towars others and focusses on how our social interactions, positively and negatively affect ourselves and others.

• You Are Special (Wemmicks)- By Max Lucado A book about love and self acceptance. We are all special no matter what others think.

• Ruby's Worry- By Tom Percival A book to explore discussing childhood worries and anxieties, no matter how big or small they may be.

• The Worrysaurus- By Rachel Bright A book about dealing with worries.

• The Colour Monster- By Anna Llenas A book to explore emotions.

• While We Can't Hug (A Hedgehog and Tortoise Story)- By Eoin McLaughlin A book that shows us ways to be affectionate while social distancing,

• The Big Blue Thing on the Hill- By Yuval Zommer A book to remind us that we don't know what is around the corner but that together we can deal with it.

• Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth- By Oliver Jeffers A book that we explored as part of our return to school curriculum.

• And Tango Makes Three- By Justin Richardson A book to celebrate family diversity.

• How Are You Feeling Today?- By Molly Potter Children have strong feeling and they can't always handle them very well. A book to help children understand and cope with a whole range of different emotions.

• A Huge Bag Of Worries- By Virginia Ironside A funny and reassuring look at dealing with worries and anxiety, to be used as a spring board into important conversations with your child.

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