Why Do I Have to Eat My Greens?: Big issues for little people about health and well-being (The Life and Soul Library) - Hardcover

McCurry, Chris; Waddington, Emma

9781847808653: Why Do I Have to Eat My Greens?: Big issues for little people about health and well-being (The Life and Soul Library)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1847808654 ISBN 13: 9781847808653

Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2016

Why Do I Have to Eat My Greens? provides the perfect platform to explore family issues and questions that children have as they grow up and try to make sense of the world around them. Each fully-illustrated spread poses questions around the theme of self-care, helping children to discuss problems around eating, wetting the bed, and going to sleep. Explanations and advice for parents and carers to help guide and inform their child have been compiled by two child psychologists.

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About the Author:

CHRISTOPHER MCCURRY, Ph.D. is a clinical child psychologist in private practice in Seattle, Washington. He received a Master's in Developmental Psychology in 1985 from San Francisco State University and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Nevada. Chris is the author of two books, one for parents and one for clinicians; Parenting Your Anxious Child with Mindfulness and Acceptance (2009) from New Harbinger Publications, and Working with Parents of Anxious Children (2015) from W.W. Norton.EMMA WADDINGTON has a PhD in Psychology and an MSc. in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT). Over the last 19 years Dr Emma Waddington has worked and studied in the field of mental health. During her time in the UK she worked as a clinical psychologist and CBT psychotherapist in local services, hospitals and in the private sector. Her work has always been primarily focused on children and families. She is a registered Clinical Psychologist with the British Health Professions Council and is a chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society. Currently, Emma lives in Singapore with her husband and her two young boys, and is an Associate Professor in the Psychology Department of National University Singapore. Louis Thomas graduated from Gobelins, Paris and Calarts, Los Angeles in 2012. He then worked full time in Californian animation studios, before returning to France. Louis currently lives and works with his cat Pipo in his art studio, which can be found between the Pantheon and the Luxembourg Gardens.

From School Library Journal:

PreS-Gr 2—This purposeful collection of behavioral questions, answers, and discussion suggestions for parents to share with their children is designed to facilitate a bonding experience while addressing common child-related issues. Each topic is given a single spread: the left page includes a kid-friendly short story, related conversation prompts, and a note to parents; the right page has the topic question in bold (e.g., "Why can't I wet the bed?") and a cartoon illustration. An introduction explains how the book should be used: adults should first read the note to parents in order to break down the issue with simple solutions or alternatives, then the child should read the story—with both parties using the story and the illustrations to ease into the discussion section. Most of the images depict a white child named Angus, but a few portray nonwhite characters. The decision to render a young girl, Yuki, with sallow yellow skin and unnaturally slanted eyes is problematic. The children ask about eating vegetables; wearing seat belts, raincoats, and sunscreen; and rationing Halloween candy and screen time. Most parents will find these conversations and the advice—including active listening—generally helpful. With the look of a picture book and text that alternates between addressing children and caregivers, this will be most comfortably housed on the parenting shelf. VERDICT Well-meaning but flawed in execution.—Kathleen Isaacs, Children's Literature Specialist, Pasadena, MD

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