Wellbeing

Book recommendations and blog posts to support children’s wellbeing and mental health

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4 March 2026

Go All In: National Year of Reading at The Story Project

How we ready to 'Go All In' to reading about wellbeing!

Emotions

News

Reading

Wellbeing
19 January 2026

7 Powerful Books to Read During Children’s Mental Health Week that Support a Sense of Belonging

Powerful books to use during Children's Mental Health Week that create a sense of belonging in your school

Books

Empathy

Identity

Mental Health

Wellbeing
10 November 2025

You Are Enough: A Picture Book by Therapist, Emma Oldershaw

Written by Emma Oldershaw, Wellbeing Author and Owner of Open Skies Hypnotherapy In my work as a therapist, I see and hear of many children who are struggling. In this increasingly fast-paced world, with its emphasis on success and achievement, children can feel under unbearable pressure. It’s hard enough to navigate the transition from young,...

Wellbeing
6 May 2025

6 benefits of using stories to support wellbeing

Using stories to improve wellbeing and literacy in primary schools

News

Stories

Wellbeing
26 February 2025

What should a primary PSHE curriculum include?

Inspired by our CEO, Olivia’s, PhD research, we are writing about a topic close to our hearts…. PSHE is a vast and fascinating topic that covers a broad range of content, including health, relationships, online safety and more. The PSHE Association (2024, webpage) defines it as PSHE education is the school curriculum subject dedicated to...

Curriculum

Mental Health

News

PSHE

Wellbeing
17 February 2025

World Book Day 2025

This is a big one for us – its one of our favourite books and we’re really excited to share it with you. We’ve turned Matilda, by Roald Dahl, into a quick, easy World Book Day lesson. Requiring next-to-no prep and little resources, this lesson is the perfect accompaniment to World Book Day. Helping children...

Books

Celebrations

Reading

Wellbeing

World Book Day
22 January 2025

A re-introduction to The Story Project

Hello! We’ve had a few weeks to settle in to the new year and we are very excited to get going on another wonderful year at The Story Project. We hope the start of your year, whether you are in a school, an organisation or just here to read about books, is happy, warm and...

Reading

Wellbeing
11 December 2024

Books about sleep and rest (plus, a free download!)

Winter feels like the season of rest. With darker nights and colder mornings it is more important than ever to have good sleep and rest routines. For children, sleep takes on an even more important role in development and health. Without a good night’s sleep, children can find it difficult to learn to their full...

Books

Freebies

News

Wellbeing
26 September 2024

Using Reading to Support Wellbeing

World Mental Health Day on 10th October reminds us of the importance of looking after our wellbeing. Reading is one of our favourite ways to do this. Not only is it an excellent moment of calm in a busy day, but the actual process of reading has proven benefits for our mental health. This makes...

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News

Reading

Wellbeing
17 September 2024

Talk Money Week – A free resource for financial wellbeing

We are very excited to announce a special partnership with Just Finance Foundation (the organisation behind school programme, ‘LifeSavers’) on a resource for Talk Money Week. Talk Money Week is a great opportunity to open up discussions about economics and finance. Alongside JFF, we wanted to explore the themes of wellbeing and money; to find...

Community

Economic Wellbeing

Environmentalism

Freebies

Friendship

LGBTQ+

News

Wellbeing
10 June 2024

Being Proud of Yourself! 5 books to inspire…

June is Pride month here in the U.K., which means we’re thinking about acceptance, inclusion and equality. It is a month to celebrate love, in all it’s forms, and to be proud of who we are as individuals. Celebrating and being proud of ourselves is an important part of learning acceptance and tolerance. When we...

Diversity

LGBTQ+

Wellbeing

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