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Developing Resilience

Confidence is like a muscle, and everyone's confidence canbenefit from a bit of coaching to stretch and strengthen thatmuscle. Following tried and tested techniques, children will learnhow to build empathy and interact with confidence. From dealingwith friendship wobbles to embracing mistakes and coping withchange, the activities at the heart of this book are designed tohelp children discover just what they can do. A workbook that will help children explore their confidenceand resilience.

Stretch Your Confidence- Beth Cox and

Vicky Barker

"Art class is over, but Vashti is sitting glued to her chair in front ofa blank piece of paper. She knows can’t draw - she’s no artist. Toprove her point, Vashti jabs at a blank sheet of paper to make anunremarkable and angry mark. "There!" she says.That one littledot marks the beginning of Vashti’s journey of surprise and self-discovery. A picture book that could be used throughout the primaryschool age range as part of a focus on resilience and creativity.

The Dot- Peter H Reynolds

The Most Magnificent Thing- Ashley

Spires

A girl sets out to create a ‘most magnificent thing’… but it isn’t aseasy as she thought!  A little time out with her canine assistantallows her to reassess her earlier prototypes and finally createthe ‘thing’ of her dreams. A wonderful book for KS1 to show how mistakes can help us torefine our ideas and achieve our goal.

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Developing Resilience

Grace loves acting and is desperate to play the role of Peter Panin her school play until her classmates tell her that she can’t bebecause Peter was a boy and wasn’t black.  However, Grace’s Maand Nana tell her that she can be anything she wants if she isdetermined. A wonderful book with a message of believing in yourself andbeing who you want to be.

Amazing Grace- Mary Hoffman and

Caroline Binch

Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of

Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah by

Laurie Ann Thompson and Sean Qualls

The true story of a boy who, due to his disability, was dismissedby most people but grew up determined to succeed- hoppingtwo miles to school and back each day, learning to play soccerand even growing up to ride his bike 400 miles across Ghana inten days.An amazing true story of mental and physical resilience.

Beautiful Oops-

Barney Saltzberg

Every mistake can lead to a beautiful new adventure: That’s thelovely life lesson behind this inspiring board book full of pop-ups,pull-the-flaps, and pretty amazing not to mention surprising featsof paper engineering.A creative way to show that mistakes can lead to wonderfulnew discoveries!

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Developing Resilience

An inspirational story of a boy who loved the stars so much, hedecided to catch one of his very own. The beautifully illustrated,original debut picture book from shining talent Oliver Jeffers. A beautiful book with a message of not giving up butapproaching a problem from different directions.

How To Catch a Star- Oliver Jeffers

Rosie may seem quiet during the day, but at night she's a brilliantinventor of gizmos and gadgets who dreams of becoming a greatengineer. When her Great, Great Aunt Rose (Rosie the Riveter)comes for a visit and mentions her one unfinished goal--to fly--Rosie sets to work building a contraption to make her aunt'sdream come true. Her invention complete, Rosie attempts a testflight--but after a moment, the machine crashes to the ground.Discouraged, Rosie deems the invention a failure, but Aunt Roseinsists that on the contrary, it was a raging success. You can onlytruly fail, she explains, if you quit. This book (and the others in the Questioneers series) showchildren how we can bounce back from setbacks.

Rosie Revere, Engineer- Andrea Beaty and

David Roberts

Beatrice Bottomwell has NEVER (not once!) made a mistake. Butone day, the inevitable happens: Beatrice makes a huge mistakein front of everyone! But in the end, readers (and perfectionists)will realize that life is more fun when you enjoy everything--eventhe mistakes. It's not easy facing up to the fact you've made a mistake butthis book shows how we can use humour to bounce back.

The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes- Mark

Pett and Gary Rubinstein

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Developing Resilience

Carson Ellis invites readers to imagine the dramatic possibilities tobe found in a garden, where insects talk their own mysteriouslanguage...With gorgeous, exquisitely-detailed illustration that willappear to children and art-lovers alike, and a wonderfully playfulinvented language, we soon find ourselves speaking "Bug" ...Du iztak? What is that? An unusual but beautiful book, written solely in Bug Language,that shows what we can do if we work together towards a goaland don't give up.

Du Iz Tak- Carson Ellis

After the fall, Humpty Dumpty is a broken egg. Life is tough: he'sso afraid of heights, he can't even bear to climb onto his bed, orreach his favourite cereal on the top shelf at the supermarket. Butone day, fuelled by his passion for bird-watching, he decides toconquer his fears and something amazing happens... A creative and warm look at bouncing back after a traumaticexperience.

Du Iz Tak- Carson Ellis

Gerald the tall giraffe would love to join in with the other animalsat the Jungle Dance, but everyone knows that giraffes can'tdance . . . or can they?A funny, touching and triumphant picturebook story about a giraffe who finds his own tune and confidencetoo, with joyful illustrations from Guy Parker Rees and a foiledcover. A lovely book about believing in yourself and following yourdreams. Wonderful for use in EYFS and KS1!

Giraffes Can't Dance- Gileas Andreae and

Guy Parker-Rees