Come along on a journey with Aroha’s Way, as she wards off nervousness, fear, worrying thoughts and apprehension.

This beautiful picture book takes children on a journey through emotions associated with anxiety.  It shows simple yet effective ways to help manage them.

At the back of the book, there is a section for parents and/or teachers to explore the tools in more depth.  Asking questions around those emotions to make it easier for children to recognise the emotion, and then a simple way to manage it.

These tools will be invaluable for children and can be used for a lifetime.

Features:

• Measures 21cm x 26cm
• 36  pages of full colour
• Paperback
• From award-winning New Zealand author and illustrator, Craig Phillips

Reviews

Jenny Palmer, Author of Feel a Little. – “Aroha’s Way is a beautiful, descriptive and relatable book helping children to normalise, understand and even develop their own tools for dealing with their feelings.”

Dr Hinemoa Elder, MBChB, FRANZCP, PhD – “An exquisitely moving read.  This book will help empower our tamariki mokopuna.”

Jimi Hunt – “In order to change our culture of greatly increasing mental illness, we need to tell stories and this is one of those stories.  Beautifully told and illustrated, it is another tool in the education of our young people in how to deal with emotions and increase their mental fitness.”

Dr Suzanne Henwood, mBraining4Success – “This is a beautifully illustrated and cleverly written book to help children find a way back to calm.”