The titles in this extraordinary series are a vital resource for anyone working in child mental health. Nine practical guidebooks, each with an accompanying beautifully illustrated storybook, have been written to help children (aged 4-12 years) think about and connect with their feelings.

The guides and stories enable child professionals and teachers to work with a child to resolve a particular issue that may be worrying them, whether it's being a bully, rage, the loss of a loved one or anxiety. The books are also an extremely effective communication tool for parents to use with their children.

Each guidebook focuses on a key feeling and is written in very user-friendly language, covering the most relevant psychotherapeutic and neurobiological theories for that feeling.

Each guidebook:

• Includes what children themselves have said about what it is like for them; how they have coped with the feeling in ways which cause harm to self or others, and the consequences of that, and how they could have coped well.
• Provides exercises, tasks and ideas for things to say and do to help children. The exercises and ideas are specifically designed to help a child think about, express and process the feeling to the point of resolution. Many of the exercises offered will support children in finding creative, imaginative and playful ways to communicate their feelings.
• Enables child professionals to recognise the unresolved feeling behind the behaviour and to respond correctly to help the child work through that feeling to the point of resolution.

A Pea Called Mildred A story to help children pursue their hopes and dreams

  Mildred is a pea with dreams. She has great plans for her pea life. However, people are always telling her that dreams are pointless as she is just another ordinary pea. Eventually, with the help of a kind person along the way, Mildred ends up doing exactly what she has always dreamed of doing.