Publisher's Synopsis
A book containing 40 metaphorical stories to be read to children by therapists, parents/guardians and teachers as a tool to help them with emotional problems. These issues could be: accepting change, confidence, gaining independence, making friends, control of bladder and bowels, coping with: abuse, moving house, differently parented families, bereavement, anger, multi-home families, bullying and addition to computer games. Therapists and psychologists can use the book in the therapeutic setting, teachers can use it in assembly as part of class discussion, parents or guardians can read it as a bed time story to start a discussion with the child.