We’re really proud to be supporting children’s author Clare Helen Welsh with an important new initiative Books That Help, a collection of sharing books to help people through tough times.

Clare has collated a list of sharing picture books to open conversations about challenging topics and create emotionally honest spaces where children (and adults) feel able to express their feelings and are supported to navigate them.

You can find a range of picture books that offer support through life’s ups and downs, covering subjects that include family separations, illness, grief, anxiety, well-being, moving house and more.

We have created a list of titles where you can easily buy the books highlighted – click the banner below to go there.

Whilst these books have been written with children in mind, the #BooksThatHelp campaign firmly believes that picture books are for everyone. Written for an audience that includes children, but excludes no-one, older children – and indeed grown-ups – are very much encouraged to read them too!

For the full list of titles, visit Books That Help by clicking here.