This heart-warming story by Hannah Peckham will delight and engage young children while encouraging them to talk openly about their feelings. As I say it’s been so valuable for us as a family while we have been dealing with poorly family members and me needing to spend more time taking care of others giving rise to some separation anxiety and grief.

Hannah’s latest book Climb is another brilliant read about Hetty the elephant and how she keeps on trying and triumphs at being herself. Conker the Chameleon teachers us, in such a tender way, that no matter how you may look on the outside, there may be more going on inside.

However, he soon learns that his special gift is to help others share how they are feeling by talking. Her character Conker delivers an important message that can shape a child’s future, providing vital emotional and social skills needed for mental well-being. It will encourage them to feel confident and safe to share with us how they are feeling rather than bottling those emotions up. Pairing together with some emotions resources such as the stars or even making your own picture cards would make the perfect addition to help explore feelings further. Conker the chameleon is back, and he has some unlikely new friends he’d like you to meet… a lost lorikeet and a monkey in a trap!

With fun and exciting stories, these colourful picture books offer a great reading experience that will keep children engaged and enjoying reading.Little Bodhi have already worked with Place2Be, Happy Little Learners and Books2All, donating their books and helping give children valuable life lessons and a great introduction to reading. They are things that may help your little one if they need some help to regulate how they are feeling. Conker isn’t sure that he’s the best creature to help them, but together they learn that brave comes in all shapes and sizes and can be found in the most unlikely places. Named after her son 'Bodhi,' meaning awakening, these books focus on social and emotion skills that can be carried forward to help shape children's lives. If you and your family have been affected by loss you may find my post – How to Talk to Children About Death helpful.