Empathy

Encourage children to celebrate individuality and find their place in the world with this empowering story about living with dyspraxia. From author and mental health activist, Lily Bailey, perfect for readers of A Kind of Spark.

Themes: Overcoming challenges | Big Emotions | Dyspraxia | Relationships | Family and Friendship | Empathy | Identity | Being True to Yourself

Also available: When I See Blue Teaching Resources

Filled with easy-to-understand explanations, down-to-earth advice and cheeky illustrations, this growing-up guide by trusted paediatrician Dr Ranj is perfect for boys aged 10+ who want to discover the confidence to be the very best version of themselves.

Themes: Gender and Identity | Growing up | Mental Health and Body Confidence | Developing Healthy Relationships

From  the award-winning and best-selling author of The Boy at the Back of the Class, comes an incredible story about missing histories and the concept of a universal family, told with humour and heart.

Themes: History | Forgotten Stories | Racism | WW2 | Bullying | Family & Friends | Justice & Equality | Identity

An action-packed graphic novel about finding magic when you need it the most, filled with humour and heart.

Themes: Grief | Humour | Graphic Novel

I Am NOT A Prince is a fairy tale for the 21st century that challenges gender stereotypes and encourages children to be proud of who they are and express themselves.

Themes: Identity | Kindness | Bravery | Hope | Acceptance | Friendship | Being proud

The YA fiction debut from bestselling author Bryony Gordon, Let Down Your Hair is a modern twist on Rapunzel featuring a hair influencer who develops alopecia – and her quest for a different sort of happy ever after.

Themes: Social media | Online safety | Mental Health | Alopecia

The book includes poems and quotes from veterans across different conflicts, and who served and sacrificed in different ways.

We Will Remember Them is a helpful introduction to Remembrance for children in Lower Key Stage 2. The book, and especially the detailed illustrations, will help prompt discussion about who we remember and how we remember them.

Themes: World War I and II | Family | Grief | Politics

The book includes poems and quotes from veterans across different conflicts, and who served and sacrificed in different ways.

We Will Remember Them is a helpful introduction to Remembrance for children in Lower Key Stage 2. The book, and especially the detailed illustrations, will help prompt discussion about who we remember and how we remember them.

Themes: World War I and II | Family | Grief | Politics

An unmissable new guide to human history from award-winning geneticist and bestselling author of A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived and How to Argue with a Racist. Uncover where we came from, exploring evolution, demystifying genetics and prompting important conversations about what race is and what it really means to be human.

Supported by downloadable KS2 resources linked to the science, history and PSHE curriculum.

Themes: Evolution | Science | History | Race & Identity | Family

When mysterious footprints appear in the Stockholm snow, ten-year-old Kara must discover where they’ve come from – and who they belong to.

Themes: Empathy | Grief | Refugees | World War 2

My Period is the one-stop first period book from bestselling author Milli Hill – covering everything kids need to know, from what to expect and what period products to use, to learning how to track their cycles and feel proud of their amazing bodies.

Themes: Puberty | Body Positivity | PSHE

When We Say Black Lives Matter is a beautifully illustrated and poignant picture book about the Black Lives Matter movement – its deep history, background and meaning – as well as a focus on the tremendous amount of work still left to do.

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