Christian Foley – författare

"The perfect companion for transitioning to secondary"- Lancashire Evening Post"Highly recommended" - School Reading ListTHE title to have for kids transitioning from primaryto secondary school.Moving up from primary to secondary school can be scary. Goingfrom being the bosses of the benches, to the youngest in a massiveplayground is hard.The classrooms are bigger, older students look like adults anddon't even start on the piles of homework, stressful exams and complicatedfriendships.Whether you're heading to secondary school next year, or you'vejust started and still adjusting, Moving Up is here tohelp you on your journey.From choosing your new school and your first day all the way upto your final exams and your leaving party or prom, this handyguide book will be the perfect companion for transitioning to secondary,and get you feeling confident, building strong friendships,achieving great things and generally being the greatest that youcan be.Covering topics from: Leaving primary schoolGoing to big schoolGetting lostHomeworkExamsNew challengesOlder kidsFriendshipsRelationshipsBullyingSocial media and more.  Written by Christian Foley, educator, poet-in-residence,musician and all-round creative.  More praise for Moving Up:"I read it in one sitting. MOVING UP is a book that any childmoving from primary to secondary needs to read. Engaging, lively,and full of essential information, but more than that, sensitive,inspiring and energising too. Christian has a wonderful abilityto entertain and guide young readers with his poetry and insights.Illuminating and inspiring. Loved it!" - JeffreyBoakye, Author

No matter what, no matter how, Barney will not be moved Barney is completely unbothered by everything that happens around him. He will not play with the fish, he won't listen to the birds and he won't even move when the sea and the sky cause a big storm. He can't be moved. Until a shipwrecked band washes up onto his rock and they begin to play . . .A breathtakingly illustrated story about the power of music and how it moves us.

Age range 5 to 7'Christian Foley's rhymes swirl and whirl, they twirl and curl through this underwater world. Dancing words twist and turn to the rhythm of the sea. This is storytelling with a hip-hop spin. Dive in deep. Journey with an octopus who has eight new socks and a very odd tale to tell...' — Michael Rosen

Here’s a book to get your bearings…Will you open up today?Some bears cryAll bears feelSome bears share itAll bears heal – don’t just grinand bear it