Nova's Missing Masterpiece uses a girl's bond with her dog to address the themes of anger, self-regulation, problem solving, resilience and persistence. When Nova realizes the artwork that she created for her dad's birthday present is missing her tummy flip flops and her heart ker-thumps. She and her dog, Harley turn the house upside down but the missing masterpiece is nowhere to be found. Inevitably, Nova loses her temper. But Harley remains calm. Together, they continue searching for the missing masterpiece and eventually Nova starts to pay attention to Harley and his calming strategies. Just when it seems the artwork will never be found Nova tries one last strategy, which leads her directly to her missing masterpiece!Learning to self-regulate, persist, problem solve, and be resilient are essential skills that need to be taught and modelled to children to support their social and emotional growth. Nova's Missing Masterpiece gives children useful coping strategies to deal with anger and frustration, making the book an invaluable tool for parents, educators, health professionals and counsellors.With vibrant, well-observed illustrations, this is the perfect story to show children how anger and frustration affect their brains and bodies, and how simple techniques can help them self-regulate and reset.
Diary of A Wimpy Kid and The Brilliant World of Tom Gates meets Guardians of the Galaxy in this laugh-a-minute new series perfect for reluctant readers or those ready to move on from graphic novels. Rufus Rumble has a ticket to SPACE. It's going to be the adventure of a lifetime! But Rufus is about to find out that: - the spaceship is held together by duct tape, - there's something SERIOUSLY WRONG with the all-you-can-eat pizza buffet, and - together the passengers make the Worst Space Crew EVER! There's no going back from here ... Strap yourself in for the funniest, most chaotic trip into space EVER in this first book of the Forbidden Journal of Rufus Rumble series.
Highly anticipated second book in this laugh-a-minute new series perfect for reluctant readers or those ready to move on from graphic novels. Three reasons things are TOTALLY NOT GREAT, by Rufus Rumble 1. We've crashed on a planet that has NO waffles. 2. The aliens who live here want to lock us up. 3. My only chance of survival is to hike up a fang-shaped mountain that's rumoured to SWALLOW people Chances I'll be eaten by a fang-shaped mountain? HIGH. Chances I'll have some HAIR-RAISING adventures before I'm eaten by a fang-shaped mountain? ALSO HIGH. Just don't let the government know I recorded all those HAIR-RAISING adventures in my journal ... Because they'll DEFINITELY ban it!
Worry Monster loves "helping" Archie worry, especially the night before he starts his new school. Archie feels so anxious that his head hurts, his tummy flutters and his heart pounds. He soon realizes the only way to feel better is to make Worry Monster go away. He does his belly breaths and faces facts to challenge his inner fears.Children have the potential to engage and empathise with Archie and Worry Monster both through the text and the subtle gestures and fleeting emotions captured in the beautiful illustrations. Encouraging children to name their anxiety is an evidence-based, current strategy used by psychologists to assist children in separating themselves from their anxiety.Go Away, Worry Monster! gives children this and other useful strategies to cope, showing them how to make their own Worry Monsters leave during stressful periods of their lives, from starting or changing schools, to a change in family dynamics. Created by an author and illustrator passionate about helping children to cope with common emotional difficulties, this is an invaluable, life-changing resource for young children and their parents in guiding emotional development.
