So many tricky situations arise in children’s lives and often finding the right words to ease guilt or sadness or confusion is difficult. This is especially so for children themselves among other children.

What to say when you don’t know what to say is full of situations where words can help.

Each page shows a difficulty and underneath, the words to ease it.

Whether it be leaving a home, waiting in a doctor’s surgery or guilty feelings after drawing on a wall, gentle words spoken can help.

The illustrations by New Zealand artist Hilary Jean Tapper are as gentle as the the words below them, showing shyness, bullying, worry, needing a friend or courage for an overnight stay.

A simply beautiful way of teaching children how to deal with difficult daily happenings.

Author – Davina Bell

Illustrator – Hilary Jean Tapper

Picture Book

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(2022, Lothian Children’s Books, Solutions, Gentle words, Kindness, Helpful, Empathy, Love, Being a friend)