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The Boy Who Longed to Look at the Sun

A Story about Self-Care
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The Boy Who Longed to Look at the Sun is a therapeutic story about a boy who loves playing outside and becomes fixated on looking at the sun, despite warnings of the harm it can cause to his eyes. Through his journey, he realises the importance of prioritising his own well-being and self-care. This beautifully illustrated tale teaches children the value of understanding what is healthy and looking after themselves.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This storybook is ideal for children and can be used by parents, educators, and practitioners as a tool to discuss self-care and well-being. It is suited to those working with children to nurture emotional resilience and promote healthy personal habits.

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The Boy who Longed to Look at the Sun is a therapeutic story about self-care. It tells the story of a boy who loves playing outside and becomes fixated with looking at the sun. The story teaches children the importance of looking after yourself and understanding what is or is not healthy.

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The Boy Who Longed to Look at the Sun is a therapeutic story about self-care.

It tells the story of a boy who loves playing outside and becomes fixated with looking at the sun, even though he has been warned it can hurt his eyes. Eventually, the boy realises that his priorities have become skewed and he needs to look after his own well-being. The story teaches children the importance of looking after yourself and understanding what is or is not healthy.

This beautifully illustrated storybook will appeal to all children, and can be used by practitioners, educators and parents as a tool to discuss the importance of well-being and self-care with children.

This story can be purchased alongside six other storybooks as part of a set (ISBN: 9781138556478), as well as in a set alongside the guidebook Nurturing Emotional Resilience in Vulnerable Children and Young People and six other storybooks (9781138556454). The guidebook outlines ways to use these beautifully told and visually appealing stories to nurture emotional resilience with children and will be invaluable tools for anyone working to build emotional resilience with children and young people.

Series: Nurturing Emotional Resilience Storybooks

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138308923

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 17 November 2017

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Illustration: 10 Halftones, color; 10 Illustrations, color

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Julia Gallego

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 210.0mm

Height: 297.0mm

Weight: 90g

Pages: 16

About the Author

Juliette Ttofa is a Specialist Senior Educational Psychologist with 15 years’ experience working with children and young people. She specialises in supporting resilience and well-being in vulnerable children.

Julia Gallego is a picture book illustrator and designer, and a graduate of the Manchester School of Art.

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