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Mental Health and Wellbeing

Books for healthy minds

Books are a great way to get a conversation started about mental health.

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This list contains a mix of therapeutic stories where relatable characters work through their own mental health struggles and books containing strategies or advice about different aspects of mental health.

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Themes include: dealing with worries; sadness and depression; resilience and growth mindset; friendship and kindness; anger management and bereavement.

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Dealing with Worries

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Sadness and depression

Ages: 5 - 7

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Ages: 6 - 11

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Age: 8 - 12

Resilience and Growth Mindset 

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Friendship and Kindness

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Squirrels who squabbled.jpg
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Anger Management

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Self Esteem and Being Yourself

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Molly the Mole.jpg
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Bereavement

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The Sad Book by Michael Rosen

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Written by Michael Rosen following the death of his 19 year old son.  This is a  raw and moving account of his grief process in words and pictures.

Bereavement Workbooks

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Mindful Colouring from Miss Lexic

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Mindful Minibeasts by Miss Lexic

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Love colouring? Love minibeasts? This mindful colouring book for children is jam-packed full of minibeast themed colouring and activity pages. 

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