Mental health and wellbeing

After Marnie gets expelled from private school for her tenacious character, she finds herself hastily joining a local public school, desperately trying to achieve her dream of becoming an artist. There, she meets her polar opposite in the disgruntled outcast, Zed and the unlikely pair become fast friends. Wrought with the mission of losing her virginity, Marnie has sex with a boy who lies about wearing a condom, and she needs Zed’s help to make one of the biggest decisions of her life.

Your feelings are important, whether they are big and wide like the ocean, or tiny and niggling like a grain of sand. This beautifully illustrated boardbook explores these feelings and helps to make sense of how complicated they can sometimes be, especially as we grow up and learn more about the world around us.

After Nadia’s best friend Lizzy dies, she discovers that Lizzy has left behind a list of sixteen things for her to complete. At first, it feels impossible—how can Nadia even think about moving forward without her? But the list takes her on a journey that is both emotional and life-changing, leading her across America. Along the way, she meets Fran and together they discover new ways of coping and finding hope.

The beloved Friendship Fairies are back again with another exciting adventure, this time – they must work together to save the circus. Emme, Holly, Jess and a symphony of quirky characters come together to help Diogo the clown get his smile back and remind him that what makes us happiest is often right in front of our eyes.

Folklore, Love, Heartache, Revenge and Peace; these eras make up this Taylor Swift inspired book of poetry. Tied together by a concern for (mostly failed) relationships, the collected poems invite readers to spend some time feeling their feelings, and to maybe gain some new perspective and some comfort from the poets that came before.

Little readers will delight in engaging with this story. This boardbook encourages children to think about their feelings. The illustrated friendly monsters serve as examples for readers to figure out what they are feeling. This is an interactive book that engages children to explore their feelings through touch of different textures that are superimposed on the monsters.

Shy Girl finds it hard to speak up in a world that often celebrates loudness. Shy Girl loves to sing when she’s alone, but her voice disappears in front of others. This touching picturebook gently explores themes of identity, belonging, self-expression, and self-confidence.

Noel Fitzpatrick’s début picturebook is a tender exploration of the bond between a child and their beloved pet. The story follows Sam and Dog through the joys of companionship, the pain of loss, and the enduring power of memory and love.

This is a story that embraces the reality of having a disability and examines interactions with others who don’t with wonderful suggestions on how to go about educating them.