This page is for interest and mostly unrelated to my work- as ever, I am always keen to expand the list!
Favourite books on child development and mental health:
Touchpoints by T Brazleton
The Social Baby by L Murray and L Andrews
The Unwritten rules of Friendship by N Elman
The Behaviour code- a practical guide to understanding and teaching the most challenging students by J Minahan and N Rappaport
All cats have Aspergers by Terri Mauro
All dogs have ADHD by Kathy Hoopman
Help your teenager beat an eating disorder by J Locke and D Le Grange
Favourite Children’s Books:
Mama Panya’s Pancakes: a village tale from Kenya- Mary and Rich Chamberlin
You Choose – Pippa Goodhart
All the Colours of the Earth – Sheila Hamanaka
Hop into Bedtime – Claire Vulliamy
ATCHOO: The complete guide to good manners – Mij Kelly
Miss Rumphius – Barbara Cooney
The Giving Tree – Shel Silverstein
Freddy and the Fairy – Julia Donaldson
The Dog who could Dig AND The Duck with no Luck – Jonathan Long and Korky Paul
Dogs don’t do Ballet – Sarah Kemp
Favourite Board Games
Busy Town
Guess Who
Leap Frog World Map
Pass the Bomb
Apples to Apples
Articulate
Favourite Children’s Apps:
SoundTouch AND MusicColor
Paint my wings -Toca Boca (and most of the others from this group!)
Hairy Letters
Favourite Novels:
The Journey of Ibn Fattouma – Naguib Mahfouz
Ali and Nino – Kurban Said
Plainsong – Kent Haruf
A Town Like Alice – Nevil Shute
Austerlitz – W. G. Sebald
After You’d Gone – Maggie O’Farrell