Picture book stories on tough topics handled with sensitivity and care

picture book stories on tough topics handled with sensitivity and care

Anti-bias, anti-racism educator and activist Tiffany Jewell helps young people reflect on their positions in relation to or inside racist structures and forms of privilege across a series of exercises, proceeding to fix young people with a sense of what they can best contribute to the struggle against racism.

A sweet story about friendship and sharing, and also the experience of a first day at nursery school, so plenty to talk about with younger children. Hardback edition also available.

We all worry, but nobody worries quite like Walter. As the Seriously Competitive Sports and Funday approaches, Walter's worries start to roll out of control. What can his best friend Winnie and the other Woollybottomers do to help?

A guide for teens that celebrates the resilience of surviving failure.

A moving, lyrical picture book about a young girl's love for her granddad and how she copes when he dies, written by poet and playwright Joseph Coelho. This powerful and ultimately uplifting text is the ideal way to introduce children to the concept of death and dying, particularly children who have lost a grandparent.

In his debut novel, poet Benjamin Zephaniah tackles the moving story of a young man, Martin, whose life is completely changed when his face is badly scarred in a joyriding accident.

Offering clear information & guidance, each title in this series tackles health & family problems that may affect children. When a child is upset or worried, it helps them to understand why & to have answers to their questions as these books provide.

A charming innocence and nostalgia pervades this series of stories about fun and friendship.