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Behaviour Matters: Lemur Feels Let Down – A book about disappointment

Sue Graves, Author

Trevor Dunton, Illustrator

Series: Behaviour Matters

Imprint: Franklin Watts

Publication date: October 13, 2022

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

ISBN: 9781445179902

Series: Behaviour Matters

Imprint: Franklin Watts

Publication date: January 13, 2022

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

ISBN: 9781445179896

Lemur Feels Let Down offers a gentle introduction to the concept of disappointment for young children, helping them finds ways to recognise and overcome their disappointed feelings.

This funny, charming story is the perfect way to introduce young children to disappointment. Also included are suggestions for activities and ideas to talk through together to help children understand their feelings and behaviour.

Nothing is going well for Lemur. It starts with the wrong cereal at breakfast time and just keeps getting worse. But Lemur doesn’t enjoy feeling upset or cross about everything. Can she start trying to make the best of things?

The Behaviour Matters series of picture books provide a gentle means of discussing emotions, boosting self-esteem and reinforcing good behaviour. Supports the Personal, Social and Emotional Development Area of Learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage, and is also suitable for use with children in KS1 and can be used to discuss values. Suitable for children under 5.

Sue Graves

Sue Graves has been a freelance children’s author for more than 17 years. She has written over two hundred books for children from pre-school up to 15+ years. She writes fiction and non-fiction, plays and poetry across the age ranges.

Sue loves reading all sorts of books and is at her happiest when she has a book in her hand. She also loves painting in watercolours, playing tennis and badminton and going for long walks in the country with her husband and children.