Good reads - Children and Youth
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Feel a Little: Little poems about big feelings Palmer, J. (2017). Little Love. Written by Jenny Palmer and Illustrated by Evie Kemp their book is designed to help and encourage kids to recognise their emotions. The book is made up of 14 poems and illustrations, each based on a different emotion. |
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How do I feel: A dictionary of emotions for children Lipp, R., & Philips, C. (2021). Wilding Books. |
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My elephant is blue: A book about big, heavy feelings Szymanik, M., & Unka, V. (2021). Penguin Group (NZ). My Elephant is Blue is an empathetic, heart-warming story written to help tamariki cope with heavy feelings. |
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Stand by me: Helping your teen through tough times Kirwan, J. (2014). Penguin. An awesome resource for Kiwi parents and caregivers bringing up teens with or without experience of mental illness. |
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Whakarongo ki ō Tūpuna | Listen to your Ancestors Joseph, D., & Te Whata, M. (2019). New Zealand: Oratia Books. This picture book centres around how a teacher guides her granddaughter and her pupils to walk the path of their ancestors/tūpuna. |
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What’s going on inside my head? Starting conversations with your child about positive mental health Potter, M. (2019). London: Featherstone. What’s going on inside my head? looks at the topic of positive mental health, and aims to help children become more self-aware, providing them with suggested ways to look after themselves and to understand their feelings. Download and print |
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When the world feels like a scary place: Essential conversations for anxious parents and worried kids Gewirtz, A. (2020). Workman Publishing Company. Conversations with children can be challenging, especially when it comes to the big stuff. Bullying, violence, climate change, racism and Covid-19 are examples of subjects tackled in this book by child psychologist Abigail Gerwitz. |
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Whare Tapa Whā Kete Resource Kit Written by Geneva Harrison; illustrated by Katherine Hall; Te Reo by Moana Keelan. (2020). Tuhi Stationery. This resource kit is designed as an introduction to Whare Tapa Whā, a wellbeing model developed by leading Māori health advocate Sir Mason Durie in 1984 that describes health and wellbeing as a wharenui. It is a tool to improve the wellbeing of kids and their whānau and have fun at the same time. |