Inspire Ignite joined forces with a famous local author and a very talented illustrator to develop a series of 8 books for parents/carers to read with their children. They can be used as an aid for engaging children in conversations about their emotions and wellbeing as well as simply being enjoyed for their amazing stories.
This pair of friendly, specially commissioned characters have been designed to help our younger students on their self-esteem journey. They make regular appearances in the books and audio CD’s and are also available as soft toy learning tools. They can make a very tactile and positive contribution to our younger learners’ development.
"The books are beautifully illustrated and a perfect length for reading with children. There are 8 short stories to read, each with activities and questions at the end to start a conversation with your child about what they’ve read.
Each book has a theme; in the first one, Choices, Positive Parrot meets Negative Newt and the parrot shows him that it’s how you look at things that affect how positively or negatively you feel about them, you have a choice as to how you feel about situations. As the books develop the newt does become more confident, happier and comfortable with himself and they cover lots of different topics that can have an impact on how your child feels. There is also an audio book of the stories which we played on a long car journey!
We had some really good chats about them, talking about situations they’ve been in before and how they could have looked at them differently. We never sit down and just talk about our feelings and what worries us and it was a really useful thing to do. My eldest at 9 was a perfect age to really understand the meanings of the stories and relate it to his life, my youngest at 6 enjoyed the stories and I do think it’s made her think more about her emotions. We’ll come back and revisit some of the books if we have a situation that they can help, they aren’t just one-off reads they are books for their childhood journeys."
Positive Parrot and Negative Newt Book Series
A beautiful series of books written and illustrated for young and old to enjoy together. Learning about emotional vocabulary to help emotional growth. The books include questions that support engaging in discussion about emotional wellbeing without the child having to focus on distress.
Positive Parrot and Negative Newt Family Pack 1
This pack includes everything you need to enjoy the series of 8 books. Play the CD and read along or play the CD as part of a bedtime routine, in the car or during special quiet time periods. The soft toys bring the books to life for children and enhance their enjoyment of the positive stories that Positive Parrot and Negative Newt share.
Positive Parrot and Negative Newt Family Pack 2
The books have been written and illustrated to enable young and old to enjoy together. Learning about emotional vocabulary to help emotional growth. They include questions that support discussion about emotional wellbeing, without the child having to focus on distress.
Positive Parrot and Negative Newt Family Pack 3
The audio is narrated by the author of the books and some of his well-known friends – The author and actors bring the characters to life and shares their story in a unique way. Giving children the skill to use their voice to make decisions, enables them to develop ownership, and solve problems.
Audio of Positive Parrot and Negative Newt Books
CD or digital download containing the complete sets of books from 1 – 8 professionally narrated. Follow Positive Parrot and Negative Newt on their journey as they explore CHOICES!
Positive Parrot and Negative Newt Soft Toys
A super cuddly pair of the completely delightful characters featured in our books. Soft beanie loveable (Negative) Newt has the scrummiest belly to play while reading or listening to his stories. Loveable cuddly and very bright! Positive Parrot brings stories to life and helps to increase children’s engagement with the books or audio CD’s.
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