It might be me, but teaching „Carpe Diem“ to pre-schoolers, they of the „why do I need to go to bed? Why do I need to brush teeth? Why do I need to go to the bathroom before long travels?“ seems extremely, nay horribly, insanely ill-advised. She once won a week-long date in Tahiti, with ‘Man of the Millenium’ featured in Marie Claire magazine (and then spent a long time living it down).

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Monday 22nd June 2020 - Tuesday 30th June - Home Learning - Information and Work Activities For Everyone! The book introduces the idea of butterflies representing a worry and the feeling of having butterflies in your stomach. I would discuss this with a class, and it would help them to talk about their feelings, for example: “I have a big butterfly today”. Younger children who tend to struggle wording their emotions/ feelings could really benefit from this. We would create a list of things to do when you have a worry, inspired by the book, such as sharing it with a trusted adult and doing things that make you happy. I would give each child a picture of a happy box and ask them to draw or write all of the things that bring them joy. I would then put these up on our well being wall and encourage the children to use it when they are feeling blue.As a children's mental health practitioner working on the NHS, I am always on the lookout for new resources so imagine my joy when I came across this cute book - I brought it straight away!⁣ Rachel is a writer of words, drawer of pictures and champion of silver linings. She exhibits widely, writes tirelessly and frequently creates slightly unhinged characters.

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She also runs an impressively global card and gift empire called ‘the brightside’ and occasionally practices her evil laugh. Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments She loves nothing more than getting all inky in the printmaking studio where she’ll often work super late, when there’s magic in the air.Por su parte, Chris Chatterton comenzó su carrera en diseño gráfico y animación, trabajando en una variedad de proyectos, incluidos Dr Who y The Dumping Ground de CBBC. La pasión de Chris por la ilustración lo llevó a seguir una carrera como artista independiente trabajando en varios libros para niños. Originario del condado de Durham en el Reino Unido, Chris ahora vive y trabaja en Barcelona, España.

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Rachel Bright is a wordsmith, illustrator and professional thinker of happy thoughts. She has written several books for children, including Love Monster, The Lion Inside and The Koala Who Could– winner of the Evening Standard Oscar’s Book Prize and the Sainsbury’s Book Award. Her books have sold over 300,000 copies in the UK alone and been translated into over 30 languages. She is also the creator of award-winning stationery and homewares range, The Brightside. Rachel lives on a farm near the seaside, with her partner and their two young daughters. Rachel Bright formada en Gráficos en la Universidad de Kingston y con un Máster en Grabado en UWE, posee una colección de libros ilustrados, que se encuentra en constante crecimiento, y ha resultado ganadora de múltiples premios.She explores the lovliness of words and the magic of pictures, revelling in a world of jam-eating miniature bears and other made-up animals. I don't normally review kids books because let's face it, like most parents I read the same 20-30 books over and over and over and over and ... Sin duda alguna el trabajo emocional es imperante en las primeras etapas de la vida, no solo para ayudar a los pequeños a conocerse y entenderse, sino también para ayudarlos a saber expresarse y gestionar sus emociones.