Item category 2: Family Collection - When a book might help

Alfie Monk is like any other nearly teenage boy - except he's 1,000 years old and can remember the last Viking invasion of England. Obviously no one believes him, so when everything Alfie knows and loves is destroyed in a fire, and the modern world comes crashing in, he embarks on a mission to fi...

Big teeth, small teeth, wonky teeth and chompy teeth. You can brush your teeth almost anywhere and doing anything! You can brush them balancing on one leg like a pink flamingo. You can brush them with a pal, like a crocodile. You can brush them while you ROAR like a lion. There are 101 ways to br...

This short but essential book will quickly and clearly advise children on how to deal with bullies, including cyberbullies, being left out, frenemies, and peer pressure. Know how to stay safe online, recognise when you need to ask for help and learn how to improve your self-esteem and believe in ...

This short book quickly and clearly advises children on how to improve their self-esteem. From changing the way you think about yourself to building up life skills, not being afraid of failure and improving body image, everyone can learn to believe in themselves and know that they are special.

Amazing, bored, excited, magical, naughty, sad, zestful - you can feel any way you like in this collection of poems about feelings from A to Z. Exploring all kinds of moods and emotions, the poems are by a culturally diverse group of poets, including Siegfried Sassoon, Carol Ann Duffy, Benjamin Z...

Sherman Smith saw the most terrible thing happen.He tried to forget about it but it started to bother him.Sometimes he felt angry ;sometimes he had bad dreams; sometimes he felt nervous for no reason at all.Then he met Ms Maple, who helped him to talk. A picture book for children aged 4-8 , who ...

My parents decided it would be a good idea to move house and move me to a new school at the same time. As if I didn't have a hard enough time staying out of trouble at home, now I've also got to try and make new friends. What's worse, the class bully seems to think I'm the perfect target and has ...

You probably know it's good manners to ALWAYS cover your nose when you sneeze. But when Sid forgets this very simple rule, the consequences are WILDER than he could ever have predicted. Get ready for a laugh-out-loud, sneeze-driven joyride, featuring elephants, pirates, acrobats, giants, princess...

You probably know it's good manners to ALWAYS cover your nose when you sneeze. But when Sid forgets this very simple rule, the consequences are WILDER than he could ever have predicted. Get ready for a laugh-out-loud, sneeze-driven joyride, featuring elephants, pirates, acrobats, giants, princess...

Written by an author with ADHD, for children with ADHD and their allies, 'ADHD' provides a unique and compassionate approach to the topic, from an authentic voice.

I have a secret that lives in my brain. I call him Ady, but that's not his name. Doctors told Dad it's called ADHD. But that's way too boring for Ady and Me. Join Sophie and her best friend Ady as they get ready for school, attend class and learn all about exciting things from pharaohs to Venus a...

Today we are moving house but my new room is strange and scary. I don't think I'll ever be able to sleep. This is a gentle first experience story about new beginnings, friendship and finding ways to cope with fear.

Miles is a difficult dog who loves to ride in his motor car. He's growing older, but a new challenge awaits when he takes to the skies. A picture book of beauty, infinite possibility, and love, which explores loss and grief in subtle and comforting ways.

Meet Alan, an alligator with a secret. Famed for his big, scary teeth, he sneaks into the jungle every day to scare the jungle animals. But after a long day of scaring, Alan likes nothing better than to run a warm mud bath and take out his false teeth, which nobody knows about! That is, until his...

Albi the snowman lives in his cosy little castle in a beautiful magical frozen land where the snow never melts. One bright day, as he falls asleep in his armchair, he dreams about going to a faraway beach with his friends. Can a snowman learn how to swim? He finds so many exciting things to do by...

Alfie loves Nursery School - and so does Annie Rose. She can't wait to go there with him - in fact she's so desperate to join in that she gets Alfie into a very sticky situation in this collection of nursery school tales. Join Alfie as he navigates playground games and special concerts in this he...

Have you ever had an argument with your friends? Have you been bullied before? If you haven't, perhaps you don't even know what bullying is. This useful book gives lots of information about bullying and falling out with your friends and how to deal with it. Characters Ali and Annie will guide you...

Are you trying to cope with the death of a family member or friend? Maybe a friend of yours is grieving and sad and you want to help him or her. This useful book gives lots of information about how to cope with death and grief. Characters Ali and Annie will guide you through the issues and give y...

Are you trying to cope with a long-term illness or a disability? Maybe a family member or friend of yours is sick and you want to understand more about his or her situation. This useful book gives lots of information about how to cope with a long-term illness or disability. Characters Ali and Ann...