(3-12yrs) THE GINORMOUS SERIES A fun collection of adventures and conversations following a loving family of pets as they share their life-handling problems and how to solve them together. Gently encouraging conversation between adult and child. A great addition to any child's home or teacher's read-aloud library. The animals chat about; good deeds, bullying, being accepted, feeling lonely, self-esteem, worrying, anxiety, grief, getting lost, recycling, welcoming new members to a family or classroom, that listening and learning can be fun, and how to care for others.
GINORMOUS JO'S WELCOMING ARMS
Have siblings or school friends been having trouble getting along? Or is there a new member or pet in the family?
Join lovable dogs, Ginormous Jo and little Tom, as a new member of the family is adopted, a ginger kitten.
Vinnie is a very mischievous and curious kitten. He gets into everything. Tom, is annoyed and unhappy with the new addition. Vinnie follows him around, making all sorts of big messes. What are they going to do with this new kitten? Faced with having to take charge of Vinnie, the dogs start to help and manage his adventures. Watching out for him, they learn to accept that family means to look after each other and being older comes with responsibility.
This is a great picture book for helping children understand additions to the classroom or family, whether they are pets or a new baby. Children will learn how to be responsible for the new member and that looking out for someone else is not only kind, but a new sort of responsibility, that can be fun. This will make a great addition to any parenting library or in the classroom.