Bøger i Nurturing Emotional Resilience Storybooks serien

A sailing journey through the constellations with Winkin, Blinkin, and Nod comforts a boy who has been very sad about losing a unique and special feather.

A boy ignores those who tell him he will be harmed by looking directly at the sun until he finally realizes that he must take care of himself.

A hot air balloon is stuck in the sky until a passing puffin guides him through various relaxation exercises, allowing him to release his troubles until he comes to rest.

A girl makes a long and arduous journey to the sea, collecting objects along the way, but when she nears her destination she must let go of what weighs her down.

A girl who lives alone on an island draws friends to keep her company, but singing in a cave leads her to believe there are other children nearby.

With the help of a passing snail, a girl realizes that she can stop feeding the angry red fishes that keep growing larger and more numerous and, instead, feed the happy blue fish.

Set of seven storybooks: How Monsters Wish To Feel; The Boy who Longed to Look at the Sun; The Day the Sky Fell In; The Girl who Collected Her Own Echo; The Hot and Bothered Air Balloon; A Tale of Two Fishes; The Boat Star

Contains the guidebook Nurturing Emotional Resilience in Vulnerable Children and Young People alongside 7 fully illustrated storybooks.

Includes background theory on resilience. This book features session plans on learning objectives, facilitator notes, discussion questions and student activities. It supports students in identifying their own resiliency levels and support network; enable students to recognise and increase their existing strengths and more.

How Monsters Wish to Feel is a therapeutic story about a journey to develop emotional resilience. Through the analogy of monsters, it depicts a tale of how a child's needs can sometimes become distorted, so that the needs we see expressed through outward behaviour (the monster) mask the true, hidden emotional needs that go unmet.