Books

“Psychologist Scarlet, a childhood survivor of the Chernobyl nuclear explosion, draws on the techniques of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) in this innovative approach to helping readers with emotional and psychological difficulties.”  —Publishers Weekly “Eye-catching art and a focus on setting simple, achievable daily goals, makes this a promising alternative to more conventional self-help programs.” —BooklistWinner of the United Nations Association’s Eleonor Roosevelt Human Rights Award! A hero’s journey always begins with a struggle—what’s yours? For the first time ever, psychologist Janina Scarlet and Marvel and DC Comics illustrator Wellinton Alves join forces to create Superhero Therapy—a dynamic, illustrated introduction to acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) to help you vanquish your inner monsters, explore your unique superpowers, and become a Superhero questing for what matters to you.Haven’t you ever wanted to be a Superhero? Wished that you could have amazing superpowers, such as super-strength, the ability to fly, or the ability to heal people? Or maybe you wished that you could travel through time and space, enjoying the many adventures that you would encounter along the way? Many of us wish we had special abilities to help us navigate through life—especially when super villains like anxiety, depression, anger, or shame make an appearance.This fun, unique, and “outside-the-box” self-help guide provides everything you need to begin your very own superhero training using evidence-based ACT and mindfulness skills. Within these colorful pages, you’ll team up with a group of troubled heroes—inspired by both fictional characters and real-life people—enlisted at the Superhero Training Academy. By learning to face up to their inner villains and monsters, these characters will inspire you to overcome your problems as well. When you’re finished, you’ll have a slew of new tools you can use—like mindfulness, self-compassion, and values—to help you conquer whatever life throws your way.Sometimes life is hard, and it takes super inner super strength to succeed and reach your goals. With this fun and unique guide under your belt, nothing will stand in your way.  

Ellen Notbohm’s ground-breaking book, Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew, was a shot heard throughout the global autism community, branded by readers as “required reading for all family members, social service workers, and teachers of children with autism.”Now, for the teacher in all of us comes Ten Things Your Student with Autism Wishes You Knew. The unique perspective of a child’s voice is back to help us understand the thinking patterns that guide their actions, shape an environment conducive to their learning style, and communicate with them in meaningful ways. It’s the game plan affirming that autism imposes no inherent limits, and that both teacher and child “can do it.” A ForeWord Book of the Year finalist and winner of iParenting Media Award.

“The ABCs of Nutrition: Learning the Alphabet the Healthy Way” is a fun and colorful book that uses fruits and veggies to teach the alphabet. What makes it truly unique is that each letter is accompanied by a VEDGE’ Kid. The fun and colorful VEDGE’ Kids are anthropomorphic (part veggie/part human) and are portrayed in some type of activity on each page as they introduce each letter. So kids are captivated as they: *Learn the Alphabet through visual, auditory and physical/kinesthetic sensory input *Associate common and exotic fruits and veggies with letters and words *Get excited about fruits and veggies and thereby want to eat them *Are encouraged to engage in physical activity, like yoga, as shown by the VEDGE’ Kid poses. For kids aged 2 to 5.

It’s daunting when your child is diagnosed with a food allergy but just because they’re allergic to one, or indeed, several types of food doesn’t mean that they can’t eat delicious meals with the rest of the family, benefit from a healthy, balanced diet or (should they deserve them!) have tasty treats. From shepherd’s pie, risottos, Thai curries and casseroles as well as cakes and desserts, The Allergy-Free Family Cookbook is packed full of 100 nutritious recipes, which allow everyone around the table to enjoy the same meal. Using ingredients that can be readily found in supermarkets, each recipe is free from all eight major food allergens: dairy, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, soya, gluten, sesame and shellfish.