Welcome to Kids Love to Read, a monthly linky for sharing posts about all things about kids books and reading with children, that we host alongside Laura's Lovely Blog and Book Bairn. You can catch up on the previous Kids Love to Read linkys over on Laura's Lovely Blog but first, over to our favourite posts... Continue Reading →
Children’s Books for Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing: Your Mind is Like the Sky by Bronwen Ballard and Laura Carlin
Your Mind is Like the Sky is an excellent first guide to mindfulness for children. It is written by Bronwen Ballard, illustrated by Laura Carlin and published by Frances Lincoln Children's Books. Describing mindfulness, or what it means to be mindful, can be a bit of a challenge if you are new to it and it... Continue Reading →
Children’s Books for Positive Mental Health and Wellbeing: My Monster and Me by Nadiya Hussain and Ella Bailey
Having suffered with anxiety for most of her life, Nadiya Hussain wrote My Monster and Me to enable children and their parents or carers to open up and talk about their worries. The book is illusrated by Ella Bailey and published by Hodder Children's Books. The story follows a little boy and his monster. The monster... Continue Reading →
Pug Hug by Zehra Hicks
Pug Hug by Zehra Hicks, published by Hodder Children's Books is a sweet and funny story about a little pug who just wants a hug! Waving goodbye to his human, pug is sad; he needs a hug. But with his human out of the house for the day who can he find to hug? Cat? No, cat does... Continue Reading →