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The Wolf Road

Richard Lambert

A tale of loss that is also a gripping thriller, a realistic study of grief that skirts the margins of fantasy, it walks wolf-like between worlds and genres. Richard Lambert writes with a poet’s eye; he has created something magical here. The storytelling is as bold, sinewy and uncompromising as the beast that shadows Lucas […]

Adventure, Bullying, Emotion/ Feelings, Family, Fear, Fiction, Grief/Loss, Mental Health and Wellbeing

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

Rain Before Rainbows

David Litchfield & Smriti Halls

A girl and her companion fox travel together from a place of loss and despair, through uncertain times, towards the hope of colour, light and life. Along the way, they find friends to guide and support them. Together, they build a glorious future and discover there is a way out of the darkness, into the […]

Bravery, Emotion/ Feelings, Inspirational, Mental Health and Wellbeing

AGES: 3-7

Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Virus?

Maya Oakley

What is a virus? What happens inside your body when you get sick? Why can’t we see our friends and family right now? During this global pandemic this little book is a tool to help children and parents talk about tricky subjects and understand what our wonderful immune systems are doing to protect us and […]

Communication, Emotion/ Feelings, Family, Fear, Growing Up & the Facts of Life, Illness / Hospitals, Learning, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Non-fiction, Personal/social issues, Picture Books, Survival

AGES: All-Ages

The Corona Collection – A Conversation

Cheryl Moskowitz

Cheryl Moskowitz's unique poetry collection documents the thoughts and feelings of children about the Coronavirus Pandemic 2020.

Communication, Emotion/ Feelings, Empathy, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Personal Stories, Poetry, School/ Learning

AGES: All-Ages

The Panicosaurus: Managing Anxiety in Children Including Those with Asperger Syndrome

Kay Al-Ghani

Have you ever felt a sense of dread and worry creeping over you? That might be the Panicosaurus coming out to play… Sometimes the Panicosaurus tricks Mabel’s brain into panicking about certain challenges, such as walking past a big dog on the street or when her favourite teacher is not at school. With […]

Emotion/ Feelings, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Personal/social issues, Picture Books

AGES: 3-7

Can You See Me?

Libby Scott & Rebecca Westcott

Tally is eleven years old and she’s just like her friends. Well, sometimes she is. If she tries really hard to be. Because there’s something that makes Tally not the same as her friends. Something she can’t cover-up, no matter how hard she tries: Tally is autistic. Tally’s autism means there are things that […]

Emotion/ Feelings, Empathy, Family, Fiction, Friendship, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Special Needs

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

Running on Empty

S.E Durrant

AJ’s grandfather has always been the one to keep his unusual family together, so when he dies things start to unravel at the edges. AJ is worried about his parents but they don t really seem to notice. In order to deal with his grief and to keep his anxiety at bay, AJ does what […]

Empathy, Fame, Family, Fiction, Grief/Loss, Growing Up & the Facts of Life, Inspirational, Mental Health and Wellbeing, National Paralympic Heritage Trust, Olympic Park, Special Needs, Sports

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

Iced Out

C K Smouha & Isabella Bunnell

Wilfred Walrus and Neville Narwhal are the only kids in Miss Blubber’s class who are not seals. Life is tough being the odd ones out – lunchtimes and football matches and school photos all present challenges to the two outliers. And they don’t even like each other very much! When Betty Beluga joins the class, […]

Bullying, Fiction, Friendship, Growing Up & the Facts of Life, Identity, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Picture Books, Water

AGES: 3-7

AGES: 7-10

Behind Closed Doors

Miriam Halahmy

Fifteen year olds Tasha and Josie are near-neighbours. But when their families let them down, they find themselves unlikely allies in a battle for survival. Josie s mum is saving the planet by collecting most of it, but her house is no longer safe for her own daughter. Tasha has all the clothes and kit […]

Emotion/ Feelings, Empathy, Family, Fiction, Friendship, Growing Up & the Facts of Life, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Romantic, Self-discovery

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+

Cookie and the most annoying boy in the world

Konnie Huq

Cookie’s life is basically over. Her best friend in the whole world is moving to Solihull because one of her dads has a new job there. Solihull?! Where even is that?! Cookie begs her parents for a pet to fill the void but they have given her an absolute NO. It would be way […]

Fiction, Funny, Growing Up & the Facts of Life, Mental Health and Wellbeing, School/ Learning

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

Aubrey and the Terrible Yoot

Horatio Clare

A modern-day fable by an award-winning author

Creating art/ Imagination, Empathy, Family, Grief/Loss, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Picture Books, Surreal

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 7-10

Boy in the Tower

Polly Ho-Yen

It all began on the day the rain stopped falling. First, the buildings fell. Then the people on the streets. No one could explain why. Until they found the Bluchers.

Adventure, City, Family, Fear, Magic, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Science Fiction, Spooky/Scary, Surreal

AGES: 10-12

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 7-10

Artichoke Hearts

Sita Brahmachari

As Mira is experiencing grief for the first time, she is also discovering the wondrous and often mystical world around her.

Empathy, Family, Fiction, Friendship, Grief/Loss, Mental Health and Wellbeing

AGES: 12-14

AGES: 14+