The Friendship Book: A Guide to Making and Keeping Friends (Thoughts and Feelings, 3) - Softcover

O'Connell Phd LP, Dr. Katie; Huggins-Cooper, Lynn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 183940857X ISBN 13: 9781839408571

Publisher: Arcturus, 2022

Synopsis

This fun, colourful, and imaginative activity book can help children to find friends, keep friends, and be a good friend to others.

Friendships can be a truly wonderful thing - they can brighten our days, and fill our lives with love and laughter. However, for many children, friendships can sometimes be a source of anxiety - when they fall out with others, find themselves shut out of social groups, or struggle to make new friends.

This book has been specially designed to help children...

• make new friends when they feel lonely
• to be a kind and supportive friend to others
• navigate the sometimes choppy waters of interpersonal relationships

It features more than 30 colouring, drawing, and journaling activities for young readers; and showcases charming and expressive watercolour illustrations by Stef Murphy.

It's packed with practical suggestions and helpful strategies to help them handle situations they find difficult or overwhelming.

All the activities have been devised with the help of childhood development expert Dr. Katie O'Connell, and are perfect for parents, caregivers, teachers, therapists, and youth leaders who want to help children leave behind their worries.

Perfect for children aged 6+.

ABOUT THE SERIES: The beautifully illustrated Thoughts and Feelings series allows children to understand and express their emotions through a series of practical activities and write-in exercises, devised by childhood development experts.

About this title

About the Author

Dr. Katie O'Connell is a child clinical psychologist, family and community educator, and independent consultant. She specializes in early childhood development and the neuroscience of attention deficit disorder, learning issues, anxiety and depression, and related psychological conditions. She completed her clinical training at the University of Chicago. Dr. O'Connell currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Walnut Hill School For The Arts. Lynn Huggins-Cooper is a widely published author with well over 80 books in print for parents and their children. She is also a regular contributor to the Times Educational Supplement, Nursery Education, Prima, Disney Explorer and BBC Learning Magazine. Lynn is a qualified primary teacher and councellor, who left the crowded South of England some years ago for the rural delights of County Durham. Lynn has written three books in the bestselling 52 Brilliant Ideas series. Stef Murphy is a freelance illustrator based in London. She has been drawing and storytelling from a young age. Her playful style and varied textures are achieved using rollers, sponges, brushes, and sometimes even twigs.

Edition details

• Publisher: Arcturus
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 183940857X
• ISBN 13: 9781839408571
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Murphy Stef
• Number of pages: 96