Storybook characters are easy to draw if you know the right steps to follow. As readers explore each simple series of step-by-step instructions, they learn to draw dragons, unicorns, wizards, fairies, and other fantasy figures. Clear text and drawings of each step allow budding artists to create their own magical worlds filled with creative characters. Readers will also be charmed by the colorful illustrations that can be seen on each page. These drawing projects encourage readers to use their imagination to take what they’ve learned and illustrate their own stories of princesses, witches, and many other characters.

Sports cars, trains, and airplanes are just some of the vehicles young readers can learn to draw by following step-by-step instructions. Through accessible text and clear images of each step, readers are shown how to draw a wide variety of popular things that go. Each series of instructions also includes a colorful illustration of the finished product to give readers an example as they create their own drawings. Action-packed works of art featuring helicopters, police cars, and submarines are just a few simple steps away!

Pets and farm animals are fun, familiar subjects for beginner drawing projects. Young readers follow clear text instructions and corresponding pictures as they create their own cute and colorful artwork. These step-by-step instructions allow readers of all skill levels to feel like real artists. Readers can even compare their works of art to the charming illustrations used as examples. With each turn of the page, they learn to draw a variety of pets—from dogs and cats to spiders and snakes. They also learn to draw a barnyard full of farm animals and a farmer to take care of them!

This resource has been designed to support practitioners and caregivers with practical and creative ideas on how to use illustrated storybooks therapeutically with children. Whilst this book is also available to purchase as part of a set, with three therapeutic fairy tales, all the content, worksheets and activities can be used with any illustrated story. Exercises have been created to encourage imagination and free play, develop confidence and emotional literacy as well as deepen engagement and understanding of stories. It is a book that can be returned to again and again to inspire creative engagement with stories with individuals or groups. Key features include: An exploration of the importance of stories to modern life, and their use as a creative and therapeutic tool Guidance for working with stories and their illustrations, including conversation starters, prompts and worksheets for process-orientated creative activities Accompanying online activities designed for specific use with the storybooks in the Therapeutic Fairy Tales series This is an invaluable resource for all professionals looking to work therapeutically with stories and images. It will be particularly valuable to those working in child and family mental and emotional health, social and youth care, community and participatory arts, school and education, and specialised health and hospital environments.

Storybook characters are easy to draw if you know the right steps to follow. As readers explore each simple series of step-by-step instructions, they learn to draw dragons, unicorns, wizards, fairies, and other fantasy figures. Clear text and drawings of each step allow budding artists to create their own magical worlds filled with creative characters. Readers will also be charmed by the colorful illustrations that can be seen on each page. These drawing projects encourage readers to use their imagination to take what they’ve learned and illustrate their own stories of princesses, witches, and many other characters.

Therapeutic Fairy Tales are a series of short, modern tales, dedicated to supporting young children through challenging situations of life and loss, covering diverse themes such as family breakdown, untreatable illness, and parental depression. Each short story is brought to life by engaging, gentle and colourful illustrations, and can be used by professionals and caregivers to support children’s mental and emotional health. This set also includes the Storybook Manual, which offers practical and creative ideas on how to use illustrated storybooks therapeutically. Exercises have been designed to encourage children’s imagination and creativity, develop confidence and emotional literacy as well as deepen engagement and understanding of storybooks. Books in the series include: Storybook Manual: An introduction to working with storybooks therapeutically and creatively, The Storm: For children growing through parent’s separation, The Island: For children with a parent living with depression, The Night Crossing: A lullaby for children on life’s last journey, Designed to be used with children aged six and above, each story has an accompanying online resource, offering therapeutic prompts and creative exercises to support the practitioner. These resources can also be adapted for wider use with siblings and other family members.

Reading and writing are the most important skills a child acquires during his or her lifetime--and it all begins in the early childhood classroom, where creative play, discovery and time to explore are at the heart of a developmentally appropriate and child-centered curriculum. Striking a balance between these often competing priorities can challenge even the most experienced educator.

Friends and Crushes focuses on the flirtatious, romantic, and dramatic characters that run throughout manga stories; from lessons on romantic poses to flirtatious and dreamy expressions to irresistible character types, this book covers everything readers need to go from manga fans to manga artists. After an introduction to these elements, readers will have a chance to follow along Hart's in-depth step-by-steps, and will even be invited to draw on their own, right in the book's pages.

This beautifully illustrated and sensitive storybook is designed to be used therapeutically by professionals and caregivers supporting children whose parents are going through a separation. With engaging and colourful illustrations that can be used to prompt conversation, it tells the story of a brother and sister, who are helped to come to terms with the new, changing shape of their family. In this bundle, it is accompanied by the Storybook Manual, a resource that has been designed to support practitioners and caregivers with practical and creative ideas on how to use illustrated storybooks therapeutically with children. Key features include: An inviting and sensitively written fairy tale, with a story and illustrations that have been specifically designed to be used with children going through difficult life-events A supporting manual that offers a range of prompts, ideas and activities to encourage children’s imagination and creativity, develop confidence and emotional literacy as well as deepen engagement and understanding of storybooks. Downloadable worksheets to support the story and explore specific themes further This is an invaluable resource for all professionals looking to use stories and images therapeutically with children whose parents are going through a separation. The resources can also be adapted for wider use with siblings and other family members.

This beautifully illustrated and sensitive storybook is designed to be used therapeutically by professionals and caregivers supporting children with an untreatable illness. With gentle and colourful illustrations that can help children with fears and feelings, it tells the story of the final journey made by a Boy with a Bear, as the Boy says his goodbyes and comes to terms with his life-ending illness. In this bundle, it is accompanied by the Storybook Manual, a resource that has been designed to support practitioners and caregivers with practical and creative ideas on how to use illustrated storybooks therapeutically with children. Key features include: An inviting and sensitively written fairy tale, with a story and illustrations that have been specifically designed to support children going through difficult life-events A supporting manual that offers a range of prompts, ideas and activities to encourage children’s imagination and creativity, develop confidence and emotional literacy as well as deepen engagement and understanding of storybooks. Downloadable worksheets to support the story and explore specific themes further This is an invaluable resource for all professionals looking to use stories and images therapeutically with children suffering from a life-ending illness. The resources can also be adapted for wider use with siblings and other family members.