It's an empowering story for young readers which is also extremely funny with adorable illustrations. Through a laugh-out-loud story and loveable character, Nadia Shireen shows how to understand and dispel anxieties, one jitter at a time. The Wobbler copies everything Barbara says and does, which annoys her further, until Barbara realises she made the Wobbler, and she can make it disappear too. Life’s too short not to be a weirdo,” declares Weirdo(Puffin), the debut children’s book from celebrated authors and real-life partners Zadie Smith and Nick Laird, with pictures by Magenta Fox.

In Tom Percival’s haunting tale, The Invisible,he sensitively confronts the issue of being excluded by poverty, while James Catchpole and Karen George’s What Happened to You?But thanks to Nadia Shireen, who has hilariously normalised a wobbler, we can now all help the ‘Barbara’s’ in our lives and classes SQUISH theirs and encourage a healthy understanding of emotions, feelings and acceptance. Despite this evidence, teachers are seldom given time to read new books or funding to purchase them when they do. After a lifetime of doodling in the sidelines, Nadia decided to pay some attention to drawing and in 2007 was accepted onto an MA course in children’s book illustration at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. As Sona takes part in the naming ceremony, choosing one of her baby sister’s new names, things start to fall into place.

It’s a funny, sensitive and helpful way to understand and deal with tantrums for both parents and children. Vibrant illustrations of Barbara’s moods, especially the onset of the Wobbler, add to the effectiveness of the message. Lesley Parr’s debut novel, The Valley of Lost Secrets, a powerful story of wartime evacuation to Wales, and the Carnegie shortlisted October October by Katya Balen.Her events are both fun and powerful and she shares her experience of being autistic wisely and inspiringly.

When the World was Oursby Liz Kessler also had its roots in a true family history powerfully telling three intertwined stories of World War 2. You can do these at any time, and on 9 June watch an amazing array of authors and illustrators model the same activities, as part of Empathy Day Live!This is such a convincing portrayal of the rollercoaster of emotions that the very young can experience. Meanwhile, top talent Nadia Shireen really understands what makes little children tick, and Barbara Throws a Wobbler (Puffin) gently nudges them to explore their tricky emotions. Her debut, Good Little Wolf , received a mention in the Bologna Ragazzi Opera Prima Award and won the UKLA Book Award.