All the Colours of Me: Picturing My Happiness: Knowing and showing my feelings through art

Picturing My Happiness is a unique and gentle art-therapy-based book that helps children understand their happiness through creativity. It encourages children to become happiness artists by thinking about the colors, textures, and shapes that express the look and feel of happiness to them. The book also includes a guide for adults, a glossary of key terms, and further resources for supporting children's emotional health.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 32 pages
Publication date: 23 November 2023
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Picturing My Happiness is a unique and gentle art-therapy-based book designed to help children understand and express their happiness through creativity. Written by Art Psychotherapist and Mindfulness Practitioner Anna Shepherd, the book encourages children to become "happiness artists" by using their amazing minds to explore and showcase their happiness.

The book begins by asking children to think about the colors, textures, and shapes that represent their feelings of happiness. Children are encouraged to consider and recognize how they act and speak about happiness when they are happy, and how they can express these emotions through their art.

Throughout the book, children are provided with a set of self-made resources that they can use again and again when they need a reminder of their creative coping skills. These resources include coloring pages, art prompts, and discussion questions that help children deepen their understanding of happiness and develop their own coping strategies.

The All the Colours of Me series, of which Picturing My Happiness is a part, is a series of books written by Anna Shepherd. The series addresses key emotions in the life of a child through safe and gentle creative engagement. Each book in the series includes a guide for adults, a glossary of key terms, and further resources for supporting children's emotional health, suitable for ages 5 and up.

The contents of Picturing My Happiness include:

LISTENING TO HAPPINESS: Art-making can be a powerful tool for listening to happiness and understanding its various aspects.

HAPPINESS IS: The book explains that happiness is a complex emotion that can be experienced in many different ways. It highlights the importance of recognizing and embracing happiness in our lives.

HAPPINESS LOOKS LIKE: Children are encouraged to explore different colors, textures, and shapes that represent their feelings of happiness. They are asked to create artwork that reflects the look and feel of happiness to them.

HAPPINESS ACTS LIKE: The book explores how happiness can be expressed through actions and behaviors. It encourages children to identify the ways in which they act when they are happy and to recognize the positive impact that their happiness can have on others.

SHADES OF HAPPINESS: The book introduces the concept of shades of happiness, recognizing that happiness can be a mixture of different emotions. It encourages children to explore and express their diverse range of emotions through their art.

SPEAKING OF HAPPINESS: The book emphasizes the importance of speaking about happiness and expressing our feelings to others. It encourages children to use their art as a means of communication and to share their happiness with others.

CAN'T STOP THE HAPPINESS? The book acknowledges that happiness is a natural and positive emotion that can be cultivated and sustained. It encourages children to practice happiness and to embrace the positive aspects of their lives.

PRACTISING HAPPINESS: The book teaches children that they are already happiness artists. It encourages them to embrace their creativity and to use their amazing minds to explore and express their happiness.

KEY TERMS AND FURTHER RESOURCES: The book includes a glossary of key terms related to happiness and art-making. It also provides further resources for adults, such as a guide for adults and helpful contacts.

The All the Colours of Me series includes several other books, each addressing different key emotions in the life of a child. These books include:

Picturing My Sadness: This book helps children understand and express their sadness and develop coping strategies for managing negative emotions.

Picturing My Worry: This book helps children understand and manage their worries and develop strategies for dealing with anxiety.

Picturing My Anger: This book helps children understand and express their anger and develop strategies for managing and resolving conflicts.

Picturing My Resilience: This book helps children develop resilience and cope with challenges and setbacks.

Picturing My Gratitude: This book helps children develop gratitude and appreciation for the things in their lives.

By engaging in the creative process of art-making, children are able to explore and express their emotions in a safe and supportive environment. The All the Colours of Me series provides a valuable tool for parents, teachers, and mental health professionals to support children's emotional well-being and help them develop coping skills for life.

Weight: 174g
Dimension: 246 x 246 x 7 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781445183824