Mindfulness and Mental Health
By Lantana Publishing
Mindfulness and Mental Health
By Lantana Publishing
Kaya's Heart Song
Diwa Tharan Sanders and Nerina Canzi
£7.99 £7.59Kaya is looking for her heart song – the song that happy hearts sing. Her search takes her on a journey deep into the jungle where a broken down carousel waits for a very special song to make it turn again… Grounded in the principles of mindfulness, this joyful story set in the vibrant jungles of Malaysia will truly make your heart sing.
Taking Time
Jo Loring-Fisher
£11.99 £11.39Taking time to listen. Taking time to feel. Taking time to cherish you, and also cherish me. This poem is inspired by principles of mindfulness and invites children around the world to gaze, wonder and marvel at this astonishing planet we call home.
Shadow
Lucy Christopher and Anastasia Suvorova
£11.99In our old house, Ma told me there was nothing to be scared of. No monsters hiding behind doors, or in wardrobes, or under beds. She said there were no dark places at all. But, in the new house, under my new bed, THAT’s where I found Shadow... A story about loneliness and sadness, Shadow is a brilliant book that facilitates the comprehension of mental health issues.
Up and Down Mum
Child's Play and Summer Macon
£7.99 £7.59A child describes living with their mum as a roller coaster; this is because she suffers with bipolar disorder. Carefully written in consultation with families dealing with bipolar, and created in collaboration with the Wellcome Trust, this book is a great way of explaining mental health issues to children.
Michael Rosen's Sad Book
Michael Rosen and Quentin Blake
£7.99 £7.59A beautifully illustrated book which depicts sadness in a manner understandable to children. Michael Rosen writes about the sadness he feels after the death of his son Eddie, acknowledging that sadness is not always avoidable and, thereby, creating a book which is both deeply personal and widely universal.
The Colour Thief: A family's story of depression
Andrew Fusek Peters, Polly Peters, et al.
£6.99Narrated from the perspective of a child, The Colour Thief describes a young boy's reaction to his father's depression. The main message of this story is that depression is not permanent and that, much like the father in the story, those affected can, and will, be happy again.
How Are You Feeling Today?: A Let's Talk picture book to help young children understand their emotions
Molly Potter and Sarah Jennings
£10.99 £10.44Dealing with a range of emotions, including happiness, boredom and sadness, How are you feeling today? provides an indispensable tool to help children understand and manage their feelings. Parents will find it useful to start a discussion, as well as being able to refer to parent-specific notes at the back of the book.
The Colour Monster
Anna Llenas
£7.99 £7.59A fantastic book about feelings for younger children, The Colour Monster associates each colour with an emotion. So, when Colour Monster wakes up with a mixture of emotions, he looks multicoloured too! A little girl will help him sort out his feelings and work through them, just as this book will do with your child.
Blue
Britta Teckentrup
£6.99 £6.64The perfect story to help children understand sadness and depression, Blue is the tale of a lonely bird who has forgotten how to do all the things he once enjoyed. He no longer flies, sings or plays, but lives in solitude and darkness. One day, along comes a bird named Yellow who, with kindness, will gradually help Blue find happiness and enjoy life as a bird again.
The Red Tree
Shaun Tan
£12.99 £12.34The Red Tree is a story about hope. A small child is overwhelmed by her feelings and wakes up every morning with nothing to look forward. However, the world seems less bleak when she finds a tiny red seed has grown in her bedroom, bringing some light into her life.
The Dark
Lemony Snicket and Jon Klassen
£8.99 £8.54The Dark, as the title might suggest, is a book about overcoming one's fear of the dark. Laszlo is afraid of the dark, but when, one night, it visits him in his bedroom, he must find the courage to face it and overcome his fear once and for all.
Lost and Found
Oliver Jeffers
£7.99 £7.59When a penguin turns up on a boy's doorstep, the boy thinks he is lost and needs help to get back to the South Pole. A touching and heart-warming story which introduces young children to the themes of loneliness, sadness and friendship.
Ruby’s Worry: A Big Bright Feelings Book
Tom Percival
£6.99 £6.64The perfect book to help children with anxieties and worries, Ruby's Worry follows Ruby as she tries to get rid of a worry that seems to grow more and more with every day that passes. A special story that will encourage children to talk about what is worrying them.
My Monster and Me
Nadiya Hussain and Ella Bailey
£7.99 £7.59Having suffered with anxiety herself, Nadiya Hussain truly understands what it feels like to have an overwhelming sense of worry. Her story about a boy whose worry monster follows him wherever he goes will help children understand that anxiety can be overcome. The worry monster may be gigantic at the moment, but there will come a point when it won't be as scary anymore.
The Boy with Big, Big Feelings
Britney Winn Lee and Jacob Souva
£9.99 £9.49The Boy with Big, Big Feelings is about a boy whose feelings are so immense that they spill and jump out every time he feels them. At first, he tries to hide his emotions from other children, but he eventually comes to realise that he should not be ashamed of having ‘big big feelings’. A great book for sensitive children who feel intensely.
Wild Mindfulness
Laura Larson
£12.30Focusing on mindfulness, this book aims to teach children to experience and appreciate calming and meditative moments. Following a young girl on her camping adventures, Wild Mindfulness is an interactive story which will introduce the reader to incorporating mindfulness into their life.