Feelings - a collection of books to help children cope from Lewisham Libraries

Reading Well for Children recommends reading to help children understand their feelings and worries and cope with tough times. The books have been chosen by children, carers, health experts and librarians. They are endorsed by leading health organisations such as NHS England, Mind and the Royal College of GPs. You can find the books in Lewisham Libraries from 3 February 2020.

The booklist is targeted at children in Key Stage 2 (aged 7-11) and includes a wide range of reading levels to support less confident readers, and to encourage children to read together with their siblings and carers. The areas the books cover are: Healthy minds; Feelings; Worries; The World Around You; Dealing with Tough Times and When You Have a Condition.


There are additional Reading Well booklists for adults and young people on mental health, long term conditions and dementia. The programme is delivered by The Reading Agency in partnership with public libraries. To find out more ask in your library for the leaflets or visit www.reading-well.org.uk .

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Healthy Minds

  

Healthy Minds

What's Going on Inside my Head? by Molly Potter, illustrated by Sarah Jennings
Healthy for Life: Self-esteem and Mental Health by Anna Claybourne, illustrated by Dan Bramall 
How Not to Lose It: Mental Health Sorted by Anna Williamson, illustrated by Sophie Beer

 

 

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Feelings

How Are You Feeling Today? by Molly Potter, illustrated by Sarah Jennings
Mindful Me: Exploring Emotions by Paul Christelis, illustrated by Elisa Paganelli 
Feeling Angry! by Katie Douglass, illustrated by Mike Gordon
Sometimes I Feel Sad by Tom Alexander

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Worries

Ruby’s Worry written and illustrated by Tom Percival
Questions and Feelings About: Worries by Paul Christelis, illustrated by Ximena Jeria
Grobblechops by Elizabeth Laird, illustrated by Jenny Lucander
Me and My Fear by Francesca Sanna
A ll Birds Have Anxiety by Kathy Hoopmann
Worry Angels by Sita Brahmachari, illustrated by Jane Ray
Outsmarting Worry by Dawn Huebner, illustrated by Kara McHale

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The World Around you 

At school
Dealing With Bullying by Jane Lacey, illustrated by Venitia Dean
Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet by Zanib Mian, illustrated by Nasaya Mafaridik

Ella on the Outside by Cath Howe

Online

#Goldilocks by Jeanne Willis, illustrated by Tony Ross

In the news

Something Bad Happened: A Kid’s Guide to Coping with Events in the News by Dawn Huebner, illustrated by Kara McHale

  

Dealing with tough times

  

When someone dies
Mum’s Jumper by Jayde Perkin    
Michael Rosen’s Sad Book by Michael Rosen, illustrated by Quentin Blake
If All the World Were by Joseph Coelho, illustrated by Allison Colpoys (2019)
Clownfish by Alan Durant

Tough times at home
The Boy Who Built a Wall Around Himself by Ali Redford, illustrated by Kara Simpson
Up and Down Mum by Child’s Play, illustrated by Summer Macon
The Colour Thief: A Family’s Story of Depression by Andrew Fusek Peters and Polly Peters, illustrated by Karin Littlewood   

  

When you have a condition  

  

 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Can I Tell You About ADHD? by Susan Yarney, illustrated by Chris Martin 
Check Mates by Stewart Foster

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)

Questions and Feelings About: Autism by Louise Spilsbury, illustrated by Ximena Jeria
M is for Autism by The Students of Limpsfield Grange School and Vicky Martin   

Dyslexia

The Illustrated Guide to Dyslexia and Its Amazing People by Kate Power and Kathy Iwanczak Forsyth (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)   
Double Felix by Sally Harris, illustrated by Maria Serrano

  

Having a disability

  

Questions and Feelings About: Having a Disability by Louise Spilsbury, illustrated by Ximena Jeria

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