Avril McDonald
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Overseas
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69 Empress Drive Chislehurst Kent BR75BQ United Kingdom
Publications:
The Wolf is Not Invited
A story to help children become more self confident: Wolfgang is left heartbroken when his best friend Catreen runs off without him to play with Clarissa. Spider shows Wolfgang how to make his own fun and he realises that there are other great friends out there just waiting to be met! There are some situations and feelings that we cannot chang and there are some that we can. Knowing the difference between the two (and some ways to make ourselves feel happy) is a great trick to have up our sleeves!
The Wolf and the Shadow Monster
A story to help children turn fear into fun! Wolfgang is excitred to be allowed to have his friends over to stay for the whole night. They all have such fun until the lights go out and Wolfgang's secret fear of the dark is revealed. His friends laugh at him until they hear his story and see the Shadow Monster for themselves! Spider shows Wolfgang a special magic spell to make bad things go away. The magic spell is so good, all of his friends want to try it on other things that scare them. Life can sometimes be scary but there are some great tricks out there to make scary things not so scary anymore. You can even have a little fun with it!
The Grand Wolf
A story to help children with some of life big changes: Wolfgang and his friends love to visit The Grand Wolf’s house but one day they arrive to find that he has gone and this makes them feel very sad. Spider shows Wolfgang that by just seeing things a little differently, he can feel happy again knowing that true love lives forever. Our lives are in a constant state of change and only we can ever know how big each change feels to us. The more we can talk about and embrace change, the better we get at it (in every way, shape and form it may come).
The Wolf's Colourful Coat
A story about kindness: Wolfgang can’t wait for it to get cold enough to wear his brand new colourful coat but when the time finally arrives, some nasty creatures make fun of it. Wolfgang feels upset and is afraid that they will hurt him again so he hides away in the treehouse. Spider encourages Wolfgang to tell someone he trusts about how he is feeling and he learns that things arn't always as they seem. Sometimes we get hurt by others and we have to be brave enough to continue to be ourselves and to keep our hearts open (but there can be some lovely surprises for us when we do!)
The Wolf and the Baby Dragon
A story to help take away worries and calm down: When Wolfgang and his friends learn about a secret cave where a baby dragon is growing, they quickly run off to find it but sadly Wolfgang gets left behind. His bag is full of heavy worries that are making him slow and he just can’t let go of them. When Wolfgang trips and falls, Spider shows him how to take a rest from his worries for a while and that if he can share them, they will be easier to manage. Nobody likes worries so it's good to know how to give a worried mind a rest!
The Feel Brave Teaching Guide
Accompanying Teaching Guide supporting the Feel Brave Series of Books he Feel Brave Teaching Guide is the perfect companion to the Feel Brave series of books, which is designed to help 4- to 7-year-olds explore emotional intelligence, positive psychology and some of the challenging feelings which they might experience in everyday life in an engaging, creative and non-threatening way. The books help children deal with anxiety, confidence issues, bullying, fears, change, loss and grief. These “little stories about big feelings” will help children develop the resilience they need to cope effectively with these important issues as they grow up. The teaching guide is split into five sections, covering the themes addressed in the individual books and provides activities and guidance on how to explore these issues in the classroom. Activities include guided visualisations, physical exercises, drama games, mindfulness exercises, craft activities and card games. The teaching guide includes the text from the five books meaning they can be read aloud in class. The illustrations from them are included on a free CD-ROM so that they can be projected onto a screen or whiteboard.