Build Your Library: Starting-School Jitters
It takes a village to raise a child. It also takes a library. Every child is different, and parents and caregivers need resources to navigate developmental changes and individual issues for the children they love. Magination Press is here to help! We've developed a Build Your Library Collection with books to help you support your growing child. Starting school is exciting, filled with anticipation and a little uncertainty. In the midst of the pandemic, uncertainty and anxiety may couple with disappointment at not being able to be physically at school. Getting kids ready for school, in whatever form it takes this fall, calls for some resources. Check out these books by Magination Press about going to school and worry. A Feel Better Book for Little Worriers by Holly Brochmann and Leah Bowen Simple rhyming text helps kids identify worries and where they come from, as well as providing coping strategies. Hear A Feel Better Book for Little Worriers read aloud here. I Don't Want to Go to School! by Alberto Pellai, MD, PhD and Barbara Tamborini Coming from Magination Press in October 2020, I Don't Want to Go to School! explores a child's feelings about starting school for the first time and a parent's gentle and reassuring response. Pre-order your copy of I Don't Want to Go to School! here. These picture books were written with young children in mind, but even older kids may be feeling especially anxious or worried about school this fall. Check out other Magination Press titles about fears and anxiety here. Many titles include a Note to Parents and Caregivers, including the two featured above, to help you best help your child. Through October 31, 2020, get 25% off your purchase and free shipping when you order books directly from Magination Press through APA.org. Click here to purchase books and use code FF25 at checkout.
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