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by Swapna Haddow (Author), Yiting Lee (Illustrator), Amber Owen (Other)
Ten fictional stories with supportive tools to help understand the difficult things about life. Designed for grown-ups to read with children.
Meet Diplo - the Jurassic kingdom's best-loved therapist-on his second dino-tastic adventure! This time, tackle some of life's biggest questions with Diplo and this 10 dinosaur friends as they understand more about complex questions, including:-What does it mean to be fair
-Why do bad things happen?
-Why do some have more than others?
-If someone is unkind, can I be, too?
-What makes a good friend?
-Is it ever OK to lie?
-Does the grass feel hurt when I eat it?
-Am I normal?
-Why do we follow rules?
-How do we remember someone we've lost? This mindful book for children ages 5+ features:
-Simple exercises and activities to help navigate difficult questions
-Ten read aloud stories that open up conversations in a gentle and approachable way
-Words written by the multi-award-winning author Swapna Haddow, in consultation with child psychologist Dr. Amber Owen
-Advice for carers at the back of the book And to help your children navigate their emotions, check out Dr Diplo's first book, Little Dinosaurs, Big Feelings
Author Biography
Swapna Haddow lives in New Zealand with her karate-chopping, swashbuckling son and her thirtysomething, age-sensitive husband. She landed her first book deal when she won the Greenhouse Funny Prize for her children's story Dave Pigeon, which was shortlisted for the Sainsbury's Children's Book Awards 2016, the Leicester Libraries Our Best Book Award 2017, and the Sheffield Children's Book Award 2017. Yiting Lee graduated with a master's in children's book illustration from the Cambridge School of Art in 2012. She focuses on picture books, delivering whimsical and unpredictable stories, and likes to keep the story simple and the illustration full because she knows children love looking into those details like she did. In her illustration, she mainly uses watercolor, gouache, ink, colored pencils, and whatever else she has newly discovered.
