Item category 1: Parents and carers

Little Lion has been invited to Panda's party. He is a bit excited, but he is worried about it too. What if he doesn't know many people there? What if he doesn't know how to play the games? Luckily, his family are on hand to help him overcome his fears.

This flexible, dip-in-dip-out guide will introduce you to the strengths-based approach that is helping autistic children and their families to thrive. By focusing on how to identify, develop and use your child's strengths to support them throughout childhood and into adolescence, this transformat...

Turtle is moving house with her family. Everyone else is excited, but she isn't. She likes her house, and she loves living next door to Bear. Luckily, Bear's mum has some good ideas to help Turtle feel better about the move.

This title gently introduces what asthma is, what the symptoms are, and what can be done to control it. It's for children who have asthma or who want to understand about other people who have it. Written by trained psychotherapist, journalist and parent, and illustrated by an experienced children...

With very low level text, these books are simple introductions to how children can look after themselves and their physical and mental health. Questions throughout encourage children to talk about their ideas and experiences and engage children with the topic.

When someone you love has died there will be sad days and angry days but also happy days and fun days. Nobody lives forever - and some wish they could have stayed for longer. This sensitively-written and deeply-moving picture book will help children grieve, celebrate and learn how to live and lov...

Going to school is a huge change for young children, this book encourages children to discover the joy of learning new things, meeting new people and having new experiences. Notes for parents and teachers at the back of the book provide valuable advice for how to share this book with your child o...

This guide provides key adults with tools to support children and young people as they develop a positive understanding of their autistic identity.

Follow a bear named Buttony on his adventure to find a new friend just like him! Buttony is a special bear for children having surgery to create a stoma. Buttony has had similar surgery and is there to offer comfort and friendship.

I love visiting my grandma. We read together, play her piano, feed the birds in the garden and we love looking through her big box of photos. But when Grandma starts to forget who the people in the photographs are, Mum explains that Grandma is living with something called dementia. She says, 'Gra...