Stories for Feelings for Children

Name: Stories for Feelings for Children
Brand: Findaway Voices
Availability: InStock
Author: Hilary Hawkes
ISBN: 9781910257630

Author: Hilary Hawkes

Narrator: LouiseRobinsonBrouze

Unabridged: 55 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Strawberry Jam Books/Story Therapy

Published: 01/07/2016

Categories: Fiction, Children's Fiction, Children's Short Stories

Synopsis

A collection of seven short stories that can help children explore different feelings, thoughts and emotions in themselves or others. Thought-provoking positive and nurturing messages are contained in the stories which can be talked about and explored after listening. Themes include dealing with loss, feeling excluded, worries and anxieties, not bottling things up and being yourself. Stories for Feelings for children can be used in school, at home or by play therapists/counsellors etc working with children (guide only) aged at least six/seven to twelve. "... a valuable tool in supporting children to understand their feelings and emotions." The Play Doctors. "modern-day Aesop's Fables designed to help children realize that they're not the only ones who have feelings, and provides examples of how to cope with them. This collection is upbeat and filled with easily accessible tales that are neither preachy nor didactic...highly recommended.' Jack Magnus, Readers' Favorite.Themes of stories: The Tree: being glad to be who you are. The Little Stream: letting go, moving on. A Heavy Load: not carrying other people's worries. The Flower: allowing change and growth. Jack and the Rucksack: asking for help. The Wish: confidence, self-belief, dealing with bullying. Broken: acceptance, finding a way forward.Cover art: selfpubbookcovers.com/DiversePixel

Reviews

Goodreads review by Clare on September 07, 2017

This very nice set of stories for young readers is mainly words with small illustrations for each tale. I particularly enjoyed the pictures for the cover and last story, about a girl whose treasured beaded box breaks. The other illustrations are mainly clip-art with artists credited. If the book cou......more

Goodreads review by Billy on August 24, 2017

This book was entered in The Wishing Shelf Book Awards. This is what our readers thought: Title: Stories for Feelings for Children Author: Hilary Hawkes Star Rating: 4 Stars Number of Readers: 16 Stats Editing: 8/10 Style: 7/10 Content: 7/10 Cover: 8/10 Of the 16 readers: 13 would read another book by this aut......more

Goodreads review by Patrick on February 01, 2018

All children's stories should have messages, and this book has a lot of them. Seven different stories, each with a valuable lesson that small kids can and should learn. From learning not to bottle one's emotions up, to learning to let go, to not let fear rule you... each story is an easy to follow s......more

Goodreads review by Michael on March 30, 2015

Stories for Feelings for children is a fun collection of short stories that teach children important lessons in an enjoyable way. All of the stories are brilliant, but the story we enjoyed the most was The Heavy Load which teaches a child that they do not need to carry everyone's burdens which my yo......more

Goodreads review by Pam on March 09, 2015

These original and carefully crafted stories will help children express and share their feelings. I think the stories would be enhanced by illustrations, especially for the younger aged children, but the messages of the stories are solid and beneficial. In a setting with an adult, whether teacher, t......more