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It’s and it seems like we need this day more than ever. Here are a couple of my favourite picture books that might be just perfect for today.

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2020-06-09

To celebrate I wanted to share these books with you, that support children's understanding of feelings and allow them to walk in other people's shoes. During these unusual times, it is important that we talk about feelings and these books are a great way to do so❤️

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2020-06-09

Happy everyone! Many thanks for sending in your questions for my chat with , which we're hoping to record this week. The 6 winners of our giveaway should now have received an email and copies of and/or will be sent out very soon!

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2020-06-09

It's Empathy Day! Roksana from Hillingdon Libraries has created these literacy worksheets themed around empathy and emotions. There are easy, medium and advanced sheets for children to try. ^N

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2020-06-09

It’s We are not born with a finite amount of empathy. The more we read the more we gain. So keep reading and give children books that expand their knowledge about the world and its injustices. In light of recent events, we have never needed change more.

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2020-06-09

Happy everyone! Here I’m proud to big up cheeky Nell from The Invincibles by and myself! One of our best main fiction characters.

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2020-06-09

We’re so pleased to share ‘It’s a No-Money Day’ with you!
https://t.co/MGVMkNaMRc

We’d like to say a huge thank you to & we can’t wait to welcome Kate to Manchester Libraries when our doors are back open!

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2020-06-08

This is a great activity pack of brilliant empathy-boosting things to do at home by ! Tomorrow is so why not create a 'theme' for the day to really engage your children in these activities! Click the link to access resources - https://t.co/4iUUtAqKXp

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2020-06-08

Tomorrow is - the perfect day to find and start an empathy-boosting book Train your brain with stories.

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2020-06-08

It's publication day for the paperback of ! good news if you didn't get one of the hardbacks in time. Congratulations to and we are very proud this book is part of 's 2020 collection

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2020-06-05

Make sure you tune in to our Facebook page at 2pm on Monday 8 June for a fabulous reading from our guest author !

We still have our fantastic programme every day at 2pm until 9 June so keep checking in!

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2020-06-04

is coming on 9th June and we've a special edition of Library Adventures From Home. Find out about 's free family pack, the booklist and lots more!
Read and subscribe: https://t.co/DomHxRDeiu

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2020-06-03

Illustrations in picture books are great empathy tools. Everyday in the countdown to is launching a new illustration on the theme of Today’s illustrator is the wonderful Sarah Horne. For more, check out
https://t.co/Acv1P48hXc

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2020-06-01

a fav Picture Book from the list ‘When Sadness Comes to Call’ by Eva Eland Sadness is an emotion we all feel , it shouldn’t be hidden or disguised . Listen to it , spend some time with it and give it a name

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2020-05-29

Wow so our Gallery is well and truly open and here is the lovely illustration from


https://t.co/rHndsasY8P

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2020-05-26

Join and count down to Resources to be made available on 18 May will include a new Family Activities Pack & resources for school and home-learning, supported by an Early Years and Schools Toolkit.

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2020-05-13

When you you make the world a better place! Celebrate with these books!
THE PRINCESS AND THE CAFE ON THE MOAT https://t.co/aIUR0Ac46a
THE SECRETS OF NINJA SCHOOL https://t.co/SXteHLYeUn
MINE. YOURS. https://t.co/G2Z0ulznv8

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2019-06-12

Celebrating by reading a book from one of our favorite series. I am Human: A Book of Empathy celebrates uniqueness, making mistakes, learning from them and kindness. - look for their newest title out in September!

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2019-06-11

Fletcher: a fluffy little ball of empathy (illustrations by Tiphanie Beeke, from our Fletcher books)

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2019-06-11