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Positive Minds: Psychology

Published in partnership with the British Psychological Society

Sarah Davis, Author

Ana Sanfelippo, Illustrator

Series: Positive Minds

Imprint: Franklin Watts

Publication date: September 10, 2026

Category: Personal & social issues (Children's / Teenage)

ISBN: 9781445195407

Series: Positive Minds

Imprint: Franklin Watts

Publication date: March 25, 2027

Category: Personal & social issues (Children's / Teenage)

ISBN: 9781445195414

A positive, age-appropriate and reassuring look at pyschology and how the mind works for young readers

Positive Minds helps readers to learn about and understand how their mind works, what emotions are and how to manage them, what neurodiversity is and how to build and maintain good mental health. Each book explores different aspects of psychology and how it informs what we do through a combination of explanatory text and familiar scenarios, while the bright, inventive illustrations keep the mood light and positive.

Produced in partnership with The British Psychological Society and including supporting activities for readers, carers and teachers.

Contents: What is psychology? / What do psychologists do? / Studying the mind / The Stroop Test / Types of psychology / The brilliant brain / Feelings and emotions / Thoughts / Behaviour and decisions / Relationships / Solving problems / Growing and changing / Simple psychology activities / Glossary / Find out more / Index

Books in the series: Emotions, Mental Health, Neurodiversity, Psychology

Sarah Davis

Sarah Davis is qualified in child and Adolescent Psychotherapy and provides counselling support for children, young adults and parents

Ana Sanfelippo

Ana Sanfelippo was born in Buenos Aires in 1982. She studied graphic design, illustration, and calligraphy, specializing in typography at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). Her main media of choice are paper, acrylic, and ink. Her illustrations incorporate many vibrant colors inside natural scenery. Ana loves traveling, listening music and watching movies as inspirations, but her cat and family are her best motivation in life and in her art. Ana has illustrated for magazines and books and also designed patterns and other works for various products. She has been exhibited in Buenos Aires and Bratislava. Her typography has been recognized bythe Latin American Biennial of Design (BID) and Tipos Latinos. Currently, she teaches at the University of Buenos Aires