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Topics: emotional literacy, sadness, change, families, divorce

Fiction

Emily wants to be an artist. She likes painting and loves the way artists like Pablo Picasso mixed things up. Emily's life is a little mixed up right now. Her dad doesn't live at home anymore, and it feels like everything around her is changing. She is going through her 'blue period'. A book about a young child dealing with her parent's divorce.

Ages: 4 to 8 years.

Daly, Cathleen. Emily's blue period. New York: Roaring Brook Press, 2014.
ISBN: 9781596434691

As a group, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experience higher rates of sexually transmitted infections, blood-borne viruses, and teen pregnancy than non-Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. This resource sheet examines evidence on the effectiveness of sexual health education programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It outlines what works, what doesn't, and what further research is needed.

Topics: peer pressure, emotional literacy, positive coping strategies.

Fiction

When a bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place - a pigeon! The pigeon pleads and begs his way through the book offering lots of opportunity for audience participation.

Age: 2 to 6 years.

Willems, Mo. Don't let the pigeon drive the bus. London: Walker Books, 2003.
ISBN: 9780786819881