New Releases by Tom Percival

**An uplifting book about learning how to ask for help, from the bestselling creator of the Big Bright Feelings series** Be open, be honest, be you! Big Bright Feelings for little people. Hanna LOVES playing sports. But she finds maths a real puzzle! Nothing she tries works. . . until she finds the courage to ask for a little bit of help. Soon, Help arrives - and nothing will ever be the same again! This reassuring and funny book is the perfect springboard for talking to children about asking for help - because we're all good at different things, and giving and receiving help can be one of life's greatest joys. Tom Percival's bestselling Big Bright Feelings series is the ideal starting point for discussions about mental and emotional health, positive self-image, building self-confidence and managing feelings. Every child's bookshelf should contain his books. Also available in the Big Bright Feelings series: Ruby's Worry, Perfectly Norman, Ravi's Roar, Meesha Makes Friends, Tilda Tries Again, Milo's Monster, Finn's Little Fibs, Bea's Bad Day and Sammy Feels Shy. Collect them all!

Hilarious illustrated story in the series about unlikely friends Squirrel and Duck. Join them on a mind-blowing adventure to find out why they are the only two talking animals in the world. Perfect for fans of Grimwood, Dog Man and Murray and Bun aged 7+.

See below for English description. Tout le monde sait où se trouve « EN HAUT ». C'est à l'opposé d'« EN BAS ». Du moins, c'est ce que Floup a toujours cru... Il est sur le point de découvrir qu'« EN HAUT » n'est peut-être pas une notion aussi simple qu'il y paraît. Lorsqu'il rencontre Flip, une créature qui vit et se promène DE TRAVERS sur leur planète commune, Floup est forcé de reconsidérer tout ce qu'il croyait savoir. Découvrez cet album percutant et chaleureux qui célèbre le pouvoir transformateur de voir le monde à travers les yeux des autres, par le créateur du succès de librairie La persévérance de Tilda. Everyone knows which way "UP" is. It's the opposite of "DOWN". Or at least, that's what Queetle had always thought... Now, he's about to discover that "UP" might not be as simple as it seems. When he meets Meeple, a creature who lives and walks around SIDEWAYS on a different side of their shared planet, Queetle is forced to reconsider everything he thought he knew. A powerful, warm-hearted picture book from the creator of the bestselling La persévérance de Tilda, celebrating the life-changing power of seeing the world from other points of view. Original Title: This Way Up

A powerful, warm-hearted picture book from the creator of the bestselling Big Bright Feelings series, celebrating the life-changing power of seeing the world from other points of view

'Hilarious... addictive' Guardian Brilliantly funny illustrated story in a series about unlikely friends Squirrel and Duck. Laugh on every page as they take down a secret alien conspiracy! Perfect for fans of Dog Man and Grimwood, aged 7+. 'Hilarious, off-the-wall and great fun' Sun Squirrel and Duck, the world's only two talking animals, have noticed something: dogs are acting peculiarly everywhere. It's the first clue to a shocking truth - ALIENS are invading, they're taking over dogs' bodies, and ONLY Squirrel and Duck can stop them! A fully illustrated story that readers who love to laugh - and their families - will lap up. Don't miss the first book in the series, Squirrel and Duck: Mission Improbable. Tom Percival is the talented and highly acclaimed author of the Big Bright Feelings picture books for younger children.

Sammy LOVES having fun! But he doesn't love talking in front of other people. A book about tackling shyness, from the bestselling creator of the Big Bright Feelings series

★ 以兒童視角出發的經典議題故事 ★ 給孩子安心的依靠──認識情緒的多元面貌 ★ 常見的謊言議題，讓小朋友更清楚內心各種的感受出處，學習勇敢表達的方法 ★ 作者湯姆‧波西渥（Tom Percival）期待透過此系列心理主題繪本，讓親子共同閱讀時一起建立更加正向穩定的關係，而這份永恆的禮物便成為一生的依靠 芬恩好喜歡奶奶，更喜歡和妹妹一起去奶奶家度假。但是這次芬恩太興奮了，一不小心玩過頭，眼睜睜看著彈力球撞壞了奶奶的漂亮時鐘。 在嚇到和緊張之下的芬恩，開口說出第一個小謊話「這是妹妹弄壞的！我只是在幫忙修理！」 小謊話就像一顆顆彈力球似的彈出來，從第一個桃紅色的，接著第二顆藍色、第三顆綠色……漸漸的芬恩被十幾顆空氣彈力球緊緊包圍了，突然覺得什麼都變得不好玩、不好吃了，快樂的度假為什麼突然會變成這樣呢？ 慶幸的是芬恩最後靠神奇的能力找到了解決辦法，而且最有趣的是這個神奇的能力每個人都擁有。 #祖孫同樂 #謊言 #誠實 #溝通 #正向教養 本書特色 溝通練習✕神奇超能力 人類每個階段都會遇見的溝通技巧議題，如果每個人都練習了更正向的溝通技巧，人與人之間善的循環可以更加永恆。 【適讀年齡】 ▲ 適讀年齡：2～6歲親子共讀；6歲以上自己閱讀。 ▲ 文字附注音，適合親子共讀，也適合孩子自己讀。

Will poartă pantofii nepotriviți – a știut-o dintotdeauna, dar cum ar putea să schimbe situația? Îi e dificil să facă față provocărilor de la școală, mai ales atunci când nici acasă nu e totul roz. Curând, băiatul descoperă că, pentru a-și (re)găsi puterea și încrederea în sine, nu are nevoie decât de puțin ajutor din partea prietenilor empatici. O poveste sensibilă, care explorează problematica sărăciei din perspectiva copiilor. „O carte extraordinară, vie și emoționantă, care ar putea să schimbe vieți.”Hannah Gold „O lectură minunată – împletirea ideală între text și imagini și o poveste cu mesaj important, narată cu emoție vie.”Christopher Edge „Să citim ficțiune înseamnă să ne punem în locul altor oameni, ale căror vieți sunt foarte diferite de ale noastre, dar și să le permitem cititorilor să se regăsească în povești. Pantofii nepotriviți este exemplul perfect pentru ambele – e cartea potrivită, apărută la momentul potrivit.”Tom Palmer ISBN ebook: 9789731289397

En vacances chez sa grand-mère, Gaspard casse par mégarde une horloge... pour se tirer d'affaire, il raconte un tout petit mensonge. Puis un autre, et encore un autre. Ces mensonges se matérialisent par de petites bulles qui l'embarrassent beaucoup. Comment s'en défaire ? Un livre tout en bienveillance écrit par Tom Percival, qui enseigne l'art de dire la vérité. [payot.ch]

Analytische annotatie (jeugd): Een verhaal over een klein vogeltje dat het fijn vind om heel hoog te vliegen, waar alles stil en rustig is. In tegenstelling tot het bos waar veel geluiden zijn. Op een dag ziet ze een "groot metaal monster" in het bos. Kan ze haar stem vinden om de anderen te waarschuwen?

What does your shadow get up to? Jack and his amazing magical shadow are the VERY best of friends. But when Jack's shadow is naughty and Jack gets the blame they have a falling out. Will Jack and his shadow ever be reunited? A lively story that's perfect for anyone who's ever wondered what their shadow gets up to when they're not looking!

What do you do when jealousy comes between friends? From the creator of Ruby Finds a Worry, a story for helping kids cope with jealous feelings. Milo loves spending time with his best friend, Jay. But when a new girl named Suzi moves in next door to Jay, Milo starts to feel left out. The jealous feeling gets stronger and stronger-until suddenly, a GREEN-EYED MONSTER pops up beside him! Soon, the monster is twisting up all of Milo's thoughts and making him sad. It won't leave him alone! Can Milo find a way to free himself from the monster and repair his friendship? Warm and uplifting, Milo's Monster is an ideal starting point for helping children to build strong friendships and say goodbye to jealous feelings. The Big Bright Feelings picture book series provides kid-friendly entry points into emotional intelligence topics-from being true to yourself to dealing with worries, managing anger, and making friends. These topics can be difficult to talk about. But these books act as sensitive and reassuring springboards for conversations about mental and emotional health, positive self-image, building self-confidence, and managing feelings. Read all the books in the Big Bright Feelings series! Ruby Finds a Worry | Perfectly Norman | Ravi's Roar | Meesha Makes Friends | Tilda Tries Again | Finn's Little Fibs | Bea's Bad Day

From Tom Percival, the creator of Silas and the Marvellous Misfits – a Marcus Rashford Book Club Choice! – and Ruby's Worry, comes the first title in the action packed Dream Defenders series. Erika and the Angermare (previously published as Attack of the Heebie Jeebies) is an exciting adventure that will help children how to understand and deal with being cross! Erika Delgano can sometimes get a little angry . . . Her little brother manages to ruin everything, and her parents don’t have any time for her. And one night things go from bad to worse when she falls asleep upset – she finds herself stuck in a bad dream with no way to get home and being chased by a terrifying Angermare! Enter the Dream Defenders – a top-secret organisation that will banish your worries while you sleep! Can they help Erika stand up to the Angermare, or will she be trapped forever? Discover more incredible Dream Defenders adventures in Chanda and the Devious Doubt and Silas and the Marvellous Misfits.

A Marcus Rashford Book Club Choice! Silas and the Marvellous Misfits by Tom Percival is an action-packed adventure that shows kids the joy of being themselves.'Engaging and action packed. I would have loved this book as a child!' - Marcus Rashford MBEErika has a BIG secret. She's a member of the Dream Defenders - a top-secret organisation that banishes your worries while you sleep!And tonight they're on a mission to rescue Erika's best friend Silas from the clutches of the evil Glooms - creatures who want everyone in the dream world to look and think exactly the same way!Can the Dream Defenders save Silas and help him to see that being a misfit can be a truly marvellous thing?Discover more of the Dream Defenders adventures in Erika and the Angermare and Chanda and the Devious Doubt. The Marcus Rashford Book Club is a collaboration between Marcus Rashford and Macmillan Children's Books, inspiring children to develop a love of reading and literacy as a life skill.

A moving, powerful story that shines a light on those that feel invisible in our world - and shows us that we ALL belong - from the author of Ruby's Worry. The Invisible is the story of a young girl called Isabel and her family. They don't have much, but they have what they need to get by. Until one day, there isn't enough money to pay their rent and bills and they have to leave their home full of happy memories and move to the other side of the city. It is the story of a girl who goes on to make one of the hardest things anyone can ever make...a difference. And it is the story of those who are overlooked in our society - who are made to feel invisible - and why everyone has a place here. We all belong.

From author and illustrator Tom Percival, creator of the bestselling Big Bright Feelings series: a motivating and empowering story about a little mole who learns that everyone has something special to give the world “Dream big, Little Mole, be brilliant, be YOU ...” Join one little mole as she follows her dream of building the biggest hole ever, and learns along the way that everyone has something special to give the world – it just sometimes takes a little time (and a few mishaps!) to discover what that special something is. A powerful celebration of embracing who you are and finding your own unique talent from Tom Percival, the creator of Ruby's Worry. With charming illustrations by Christine Pym. This audio-enabled edition comes with a gorgeous reading by Sam Newton, along with music and sound effects.

Ruby loves being Ruby. Until, one day, she finds a worry. At first it's not such a big worry, and that's all right, but then it starts to grow. It gets bigger and bigger every day and it makes Ruby sad. How can Ruby get rid of it and feel like herself again? A perceptive and poignant story that is a must-have for all children's bookshelves. Welsh adaptation of 'Ruby's Worry'.

Inside Out meets The Incredibles in an adventure series exploring anxiety in kids.

Longlisted for the BookTrust StoryTime Prize 2020 Most of the time Ravi can control his temper but, one day, he lets out the tiger within ... Being a tiger is great fun at first – tigers can do ANYTHING they want! But who wants to play with a growling, roaring, noisy, wild tiger who won't share or play nicely? Ravi is about to discover something very important about expressing his feelings and making amends. A clever and engaging book about temper tantrums, dealing with emotions and learning to express and understand your feelings. From Tom Percival's bestselling Big Bright Feelings series, this is the perfect book for helping with bad days and noisy outbursts. A special edition where the words and pictures take you on a journey far beyond the page. This audio-enabled eBook comes with a gorgeous reading by Sam Newton, along with music and sound effects.

Meet the Dream Team! Turning nightmares into incredible adventures! Erika's had a bad day. But going to sleep upset means bad dreams. She finds herself stranded in the Dreamscape along with a mob of hungry Heebie Jeebies - and to make matters worse, she's being hunted by a terrifying Angermare! Enter the Dream Team! Can they help Erika overcome her worries and get home, or will she be trapped forever? Attack of the Heebie Jeebies is the first in a fun and engaging two-colour illustrated series from Tom Percival, exploring anxiety in in children through action and adventure.

Basil is de kleinste thuis. Malik, Yasmine en Mo zijn alle drie groter. Daarom zijn veel dingen voor Basil te hoog, te ver of te gevaarlijk en is hij altijd de laaste. Op een dag maakt dat hem zo boos, dat hij in een woedende, brullende tijger verandert. Prentenboek met expressieve kleurenillustraties. Vanaf ca. 4 jaar.