The Calm Book

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Calm Book
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Alex Allan
Illustrated by Anne Wilson
Edited by Sarah Davis
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:32
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 262
ISBN/Barcode 9781783126286
ClassificationsDewey:158.1
Audience
Children / Juvenile
Illustrations clr illus

Publishing Details

Publisher Welbeck Publishing Group
Imprint Welbeck Children's Books
NZ Release Date 29 March 2023
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The Calm Book is a friendly and engaging picture book to help young children understand their feelings using simple science. Featuring mindfulness tips, breathing exercises and calming craft activities that give children the ability to take charge of their own emotional state and the tools to become more resilient.

Author Biography

Alex Allan has worked in children's publishing for twenty years, lives in London and has three children. Anne Wilson decided one day that telling a story through pictures was something she'd quite like to do for a job. Taking inspiration from natural forms, patterns and colours, Anne studied art, receiving an MA in Illustration from Central Saint Martins. In 2011 she won the Serco Prize for Illustration. Her clients include Lonely Planet Kids, Quarto, and Save the Children, among others. Sarah Davis is a child psychotherapist, with an MA in Integrative Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy and Counselling. Sarah has been the Young Person's Mental Health Lead for a charity in Hackney and has worked as a children's editor and consultant.