Coping with difficult days
Difficult Days for Dinosaur Douglas
Everyone has difficult days, even Dinosaur Douglas. This lively picture book shows how time and care from loving adults help a young brain grow strong and resilient.
£5.99
Paperback picture book, ages 3-6. Postage added at checkout.
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Front and back
Tap the back cover to read the rhyme that opens the story. Like every Dinosaur Douglas book, it is written to be chanted along with by the second reading.
Why Heather wrote it
The problem behind the story
Alerted to the need to combat toxic stress in children, Heather joined forces with Hammersmith and Fulham Family Support to write Difficult Days for Dinosaur Douglas.
Working closely with Family Support, Alberta Wellness Initiative, the NSPCC and FrameWorks, she created a lively picture book, featuring loveable Dinosaur Douglas and his friends, to highlight the importance of supportive relationships in the first five years of a child’s life.
If a child experiences too much toxic stress in the early years, it can have a lasting effect on the brain. Given time and care from loving adults, the young brain can build a firm base and learn to become strong and resilient.
What people say
The vivid, primary-coloured illustrations by Alex Godwin ideally complement the lively text. This is a highly recommended series.
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