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Topics: friendship, bullying, emotional literacy.

Fiction

Kevin loves to go to the playground, but not when Sammy is there. Sammy, who boasts that he is King of the Playground, is there most of the time. If he catches Kevin on the swings or the slide or the monkey bars, Sammy says, he will do awful, terrible things to him. A book about friendship and bullying.

Ages: 4 to 8 years.

Naylor, Phyllis. King of the playground. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1994.
ISBN: 9780689718021

Kaiyai Girl was developed to tackle the issues of alcohol and other drug use and their impact on safe decision-making. Participants using the resource will develop the knowledge and understanding of these issues and the self-management skills to cope when faced with choices about alcohol and other drug use.

Topics: emotional literacy, anger, coping strategies.

Non-fiction

This book combines information, jokes and funny cartoons to help children understand that anger is normal and can be expressed in many ways—some healthy, some not. It teaches them how to recognise anger in themselves and others, how to handle situations and emotions (loneliness, guilt, frustration, fear) that lead to anger, and how to deal with the anger they feel.

Ages: 8 to 11 years.