Description

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Your mind is like the sky. Sometimes it's clear and blue—but sometimes a raincloud thought comes along and makes everything seem dark. So, what can we do about rainclouds?
 
This beautiful picture book, written by psychologist Bronwen Ballard and illustrated by award-winning artist Laura Carlin, shows children that worries and negative thoughts are normal and helps them develop healthy thinking habits.
 
A story told in pictures is captioned with helpful, poetic ways of thinking happily, in a style that is both instantly accessible and backed by real expertise. Laura Carlin’s deceptively simple illustrations put abstract concepts into colorful, calming visual terms, showing how we can choose to think about how we think.
 
Tips on mindfulness and extra resources for parents are included at the back of the book. This is the perfect book to read aloud with children or grandchildren, encouraging talking about feelings and taking action to live happily.

About the Author

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Bronwen Ballard is a coach and psychologist who teaches mindfulness-based thinking skills in primary schools. She has a degree in Philosophy and Modern Languages from Oxford University, in Psychology from London Metropolitan University, and an MA in Applied Positive Psychology and Coaching Psychology from the University of East London (specialising in Mindfulness). She has 20 years’ experience of working with corporate clients, adults and children, often on the same topic: thinking about how we think and finding ways to do it better. Since her first daughter started school, Bronwen has made it her mission to help children avoid the thinking pitfalls so many of us fall into. She lives in South West London with her husband and two daughters. Your Mind is Like the Sky is her first children’s book.   

Laura Carlin graduated from The Royal College of Art in 2004 and has lived and worked in London ever since. He picture books include The Iron Man, The Promise and King of the Skies, published by Candlewick Press, and A World Of Your Own, published by Phaidon Press. She is the illustrator of Your Mind is Like the Sky for Frances Lincoln Children's Books.