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Last Modified: 22 July 2010

Reading Suggestions

Let's Talk Collection

Are you having difficulty discussing a sensitive issue with your child?

This collection may give you the help you're looking for.

These books have been chosen for their ability to assist adults explain many life situations to your children.

Topics covered include:

emotional events
family changes
starting school
death of a family member or friend
human reproduction
emotional issues, e.g. jealousy, anger, etc.
adoption
disabilities

Here is a selection of some interesting titles:

Selected Series

Series title: QED Manners

All by Kate Tym

This beautifully illustrated series is designed to show children the importance of good manners in a lively, light-hearted way. Simple text makes each book perfect for beginners to read alone or for younger learners to explore with an adult., and helpful parent and teacher notes are included to help consolidate learning.

Series title: Read and learn. Feelings

All by Sarah Medina

This series helps readers explore their emotions - what they are, how to recognise them and appropriate action to take when they have them. The clear text and humorous illustrations help enhance children's understanding of their feelings and those of other people.

Series title: Citizenship

All by Cassie Mayer

In this series, children view various situations that demonstrate the importance of following rules. Playful, engaging illustrations are used to reinforce students' understanding of the concepts.

Individual Titles

Bugs in my hair?! by Catherine Stier

When immaculately groomed Ellie gets head lice she is terribly upset, but once she learns some facts about the creatures, she calms down and figures out a way to help her classmates.

Grandma and grandpa's garden by Neil Griffiths

Looks at the death of a grandmother, and how a young girl helps her grandfather come to terms with his loss.

Lucy and the bully by Claire Alexander

Lucy loves everything about nursery - except for Tommy, who is a big bully. He stamps on Lucy's sculpture and breaks her pencils. He warns her not to tell - or else! But with a bit of help from Lucy's mum, Tommy is ready to turn over a new leaf.

Ruthie and the (not so) teeny tiny lie by Laura Rankin

The things that Ruthie loves best are tiny. She relishes the minute and when she finds a teeny tiny camera in the playground at school she just has to have it! Even if that means telling a lie to everyone and saying the camera is hers. But lying does not come easily to Ruthie and soon she is facing up to what she has to do to put everything right again. A perfect read-aloud book for all children, who have been tempted to bend the truth, or not!