HOLLY STERLING was born in Dublin and grew up in southern England.
She studied Illustration and Design at the University of Sunderland
and recently completed an MFA in Illustration at Edinburgh College
of Art. She was Highly Commended for the Macmillan Illustration
Prize in 2013, and winner of the Seven Stories/Frances Lincoln
Illustration Competition in 2012. Holly also competes for her
country in karate; she is a double National Champion and Gold and
Bronze medallist from the WSKA World Championships. She lives near
Newcastle upon Tyne. This is her first published picture book.
MOIRA BUTTERFIELD has written numerous children's books, including
award-winning work for under-5s, highly commended historical,
science and natural history non- fiction. Moira lives in Bath.
These books are great for class and nursery settings to
encourage children to think about their feelings and to encourage
them to discuss
things that have made them felt sad or angry, helping them to
understand their own
feelings and learn how to describe that feeling with a friend or
adult carer. Older KS1
children could follow this up with short poems about sadness or
anger (following the
pattern of a poem in the book) and also use each story for simple
story sequencing,
or to act out the story
Sensitively told, and beautifully illustrated by rising star,
Holly Sterling, this series is ideal for use in early years
settings as well as families where there are young
children.
Written with great empathy, children will really appreciate
the approach, which will help them to understand and hence to cope
with their emotions... The series is really well thought out,
with appropriate stories plus plenty of additional material
to help teachers and parents he words they need to express
their feelings.
It’ s often hard to explain to the children about how
emotions can suddenly take over. These books are a lovely way to
talk about their feelings and emotions and he has been keen
to read the angry one a couple of times this week. The
illustrations are great and do a fab job of conveying the emotions.
Written with great empathy, children will really appreciate
the approach, which will help them to understand and hence to cope
with their emotions... The series is really well thought out,
with appropriate stories plus plenty of additional material
to help teachers and parents he words they need to express
their feelings. Sensitively told, and beautifully illustrated by
rising star, Holly Sterling, this series is ideal for use in
early years settings as well as families where there are
young children. These books are great for class and nursery
settings to
encourage children to think about their feelings and to encourage
them to discuss
things that have made them felt sad or angry, helping them to
understand their own
feelings and learn how to describe that feeling with a friend or
adult carer. Older KS1
children could follow this up with short poems about sadness or
anger (following the
pattern of a poem in the book) and also use each story for simple
story sequencing,
or to act out the story
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