Item category 1: Parents and carers

This hands-on work is designed to help children with their questions and feelings about tricky topics that can be hard to talk about. The illustrations give a comforting story book feel, particularly aimed at 5-7 year olds, while also appealing to both younger and older children. This is a much-n...

When Suzy's father is called to war in a faraway jungle, she struggles to deal with his absence. When will he return? As the months go by, measured by the arrival of postcards, Suzy's father starts to feel further and further away. Here is a book that will speak to any child who has had to spend ...

A modern-day parenting guide for dads-to-be, packed with insider tips, practical advice and honest accounts of dad life. Split into digestible chapters for readers who are short on time and need a helping hand, this book covers all the stages of pregnancy, birth and the early years of parenthood.

Raise young children with their wellbeing in mind, gaining the confidence to trust your instincts and live by the baby - not by the book. In this new edition of a best-selling guide to childcare, Penelope Leach combines her warmth, wisdom and child psychology expertise with new scientific researc...

Bringing together decades of successful work with families, this book provides answers to hundreds of baby and toddler care challenges. Organised chronologically for easy reference and with detailed case studies and examples, Gina Ford, one of the UK's bestselling childcare authors, shares her pr...

Complete with tips for daily care, from changing a nappy to how to hold, feed and swaddle your baby, qualified Norland Nanny and maternity nurse Louenna Hood also provides five important routines for you to follow at different stages of your baby's first year, ensuring that they are happy and tha...

This is a practical and informative book covering every aspect of you and your baby's first year, written by highly qualified medical experts. It discusses how they look, sleep, weaning, becoming mobile, teething, and much more.

Aimed at young tweens, this book will help you to look after your brain and body and develop good mental health. How are you today? Your brain and body work as a team. What you do with your body - what you eat, how you exercise and how much sleep you get - affects your mood, while your thoughts a...

Start the first few months of your baby's life with confidence and learn how to encourage your baby to get good sleep with baby sleep expert Heidi Skudder. With 19 years of hands-on experience working with and empowering families, combined with a coaching and psychology background, alongside her ...