How Sprinkle the Pig Escaped the River of Tears (eBook)

A Story About Being Apart From Loved Ones

Anne Westcott, C. C. Alicia Hu (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2017
40 Seiten
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-78450-669-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Starring a loveable piglet named Sprinkle, this is a comforting picture book to read with children aged 4-10 coming to terms with losing or being separated from someone they love. Sprinkle gets so sad that he cries a river of tears, then happy memories give him strength. Includes a guide for grown ups and a therapeutic activity.

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Sprinkle the pig has moved to a new house, with a new family, but he misses his old family. On his first day at school his classmate yells at him, and everything gets too much. He cries and cries, and soon the tears become a river and carry him away! Wise monkey spots Sprinkle, but he is too far away. Can he help Sprinkle to find hidden strengths to survive the river of tears? This therapeutic picture book is written to help children aged 4-10 and adults to talk about being separated from or losing loved ones, and explores how difficult experiences can affect how your body feels and reacts to things. It is followed by easy to read advice for adults on how to help your child.

Autor

Anne Westcott is a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist. C. C. Alicia Hu is a psychologist. They are both experienced in training mental health professionals in the treatment of trauma, and are based in the USA.

Inhalt

Note to Parents, Caregivers, and Therapists. Sprinkle the Pig's Adventure on the River of Tears. Notes to Therapists, Teachers, and Parents. Play time - Ideas for Therapists, Teachers, and Parents. Discussion Ideas.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.11.2017
• Einführung: Pat Ogden
• Illustrationen: Ching-Pang Kuo
• Zusatzinfo: Approx. 12 full colour illustrations
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Bilderbücher
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Adoption • Anxiety • Attachment • Bessel van der Kolk • broken home • Bruce Perry • Bullying • Child Psychology • Child Trauma • complicated grief • Counselling • Counselor • Dan Hughes • Dan Siegel • Depression • Divorce • foster care • Grief • Loss • orphan • Pat Ogden • Psychiatry • Psychology • psychotherapy • Sensorimotor Psychotherapy • Separation • single mom, single dad • Social Work • therapeutic counselling • Therapist • therapy • Trauma • traumatherapy
• ISBN-10: 1-78450-669-9 / 1784506699
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78450-669-8 / 9781784506698