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This book is a part of the therapeutic children's book series Miss Piper's Playroom. In this book, Miss Piper who is a therapist who uses play-based and creative-expressive therapy interventions with children and families. In this book, Sal is a child suffering from social anxiety which shows up as selective mutism and occasional school-refusal. Sal's feelings are BIG and SCARY and Miss Piper helps Sal to feel her feelings and work through them to experience building toward a new experience in the therapy. Miss Piper uses games, art, playful activities and even a play therapy group to help Sal with social anxiety. Miss Piper also works with Sal's parents closely as a team. This book is an ex...

This book introduces children, along with their caregivers, to the concept of going to therapy. Miss Piper is a therapist who supports children and their families using play and creative, expressive activities. Miss Piper has a special playroom where children come to play, heal, grow and learn with Miss Piper's help. Come and see what Miss Piper has in her playroom and learn what children and their families experience here. Therapists will find this book useful for bibliotherapy with child clients new to therapy services and will also find the For Therapists Section helpful as it provides inspiring ideas for interventions. This is the first book in a series of therapeutic children's books by...

Divorce is hard for children. When parents are arguing and having conflict, it's especially difficult for the children. In this book, Danny's parents are going through a divorce and they are having a hard time getting along. Danny's parents agreed to bring Danny to see Miss Piper in her playroom for therapy to help him through the difficulties of his parents' divorce. Danny is very sad, telling Miss Piper it feels like his parents are at war and that he feels caught in the middle. Miss Piper and Danny meet for therapy weekly and Miss Piper talks with Danny's parents, too, to help them understand what they can both do to help Danny. After many sessions together, Danny begins to feel better ab...

Wendel has a lot of worries. His worries were so big they were creating a lot of problems for Wendel. Wendel's mother brought him to visit Miss Piper and her playroom because she knew Miss Piper could help him. This is a therapeutic children's book designed for child therapists providing play therapy services to use with their clients. Wendel has generalized anxiety disorder. This book shows the course of Wendel's therapy at a young child's age appropriate level providing children with anxiety a chance to feel seen and heard and gain hope for overcoming their overwhelming worries. There is a therapists' section providing notes and some suggested therapeutic interventions for helping children...

Aiden is an ADHDer! Aiden has lots of superpowers including some big and bouncy energy! Miss Piper supports Aiden by forming a SUPER SUPPORT TEAM for Aiden that includes Miss Piper, Aiden, Aiden's parents, Aiden's teacher and Aiden's doctor. In Miss Piper's playroom Miss Piper introduces Aiden to playful activities that help sharpen Aiden's superpowers. This book seeks to help child therapists, parents, teachers and children with a neuro-divergent affirming approach to celebrating the abilities and supporting some challenges ADHDers may encounter in a predominantly neuro-typical world.

Lily's father died and Lily is very sad. Lily's mother brought Lily to see Miss Piper to help her with her grief because she knew that Miss Piper helps children and families who are hurting and having a hard time. This is a therapeutic children's book written for child therapists and parents to acquaint children with the idea of going to counseling with a special kind of therapist who helps children using play, books, and expressive activities. This book addresses the experience of grief and how in time, children can begin to feel better with the help of a therapist like Miss Piper.This book and all the books in the Miss Piper's Playroom Series are written by licensed professional counselor ...

Ah! Life through the eyes of the family dog! Spark is a dog with a family of humans. But his humans are always on their screens, again and again! So, Spark calls his humans screenagains. Spark will take you on a tour of his house so you can see for yourself how his humans don't pay attention to him since they began spending so much time on their smartphones, televisions, video games and laptops. Poor Spark! He just wants to play and connect with his humans. Well, Spark is a smart dog and he figures out a way to get his humans to look up from their screens and join him outside. This story was conceived by author and children's therapist Dr. Mary Affee born out of a concern for how much time p...

This simple story in limerick-style rhyme introduces a young child named Jolie, her mother and her baby brother on a hot summer day. Jolie's desire to go swimming is so great she just can't wait! But her mother needs to get the baby set up safe and sound before Jolie can get into the pool and Jolie is disgruntled. While having to wait, Jolie notices a tiny snail and watches intently, noticing how slowly the snail moves along toward his destination. Jolie's mother sees Jolie watching the snail and takes the opportunity to notice with her how slow and patient the little snail is. Jolie learns the importance of practicing patience and moving slowly to stay safe. This book is one in a series of ...

This is a lyrical, rhyming story about a girl named Jule who has moved to a new house and a new school. She is overwhelmed with BIG emotions, fears and anxiety! Her father helps her along with Jorey the Turtle in a book her father reads with her to learn some new tools and skills for facing her fears and self-soothing.

Labyrinth of Shadows: The Witch's Rebirth Part I by Michaela Riley - A Dark Fantasy Series You Can’t Put Down.Forget everything you thought you knew about witches.  Labyrinth of Shadows: The Witch's Rebirth Part I isn't just another fantasy novel; it's an immersive experience that will grip you from the first page and linger long after you've turned the last. Marked by a forgotten past and bound by a love that transcends millennia, our heroine is reborn with a singular, vital purpose: to unlock a prophecy that holds the key to saving her world. But can she survive long enough to decipher its secrets?Step back in time to 478 AD Gaul, a world teetering on the edge of collapse. The remna...

Dive into Darkness and Destiny with Michaela Riley's "Cauldron of Dagda: The Witch's Rebirth, Part II"Award-winning author Michaela Riley returns with the highly anticipated second installment in her "Witch's Rebirth" series, "Cauldron of Dagda: The Witch's Rebirth, Part II." Prepare to be swept away into a world where ancient myths clash with the harsh realities of a crumbling empire, where love battles against looming darkness, and where the fate of humanity hangs in the balance.Set in the year 540 A.D., Riley expertly crafts a historical backdrop teeming with political intrigue and the ever-present threat of a rising evil. As chaos descends upon the Eastern Roman Empire, threate...

Descend into Darkness and Embrace Destiny: The Witch's Rebirth Reaches its Epic Conclusion in Spear of Lugh: The Witch's Rebirth Part IIIThe final battle for humanity looms. Will Merona rise to meet her destiny, or be consumed by the encroaching darkness?Return to the shadowed world of 544 AD Septimania, a long-lost town in ancient Gaul, where the echoes of a devastating plague still linger. A fragile hope has bloomed amongst the untamed bonfires and lingering sorrow, but it is about to be extinguished. Samhain approaches, and with it, the veil between worlds thins, allowing an ancient darkness, thought to be defeated, to rise once more.Destiny calls to Merona, the reborn witch who emer...

Shaken and stirred.Five years is a long time between drinks for old friends, Andie and Chris.Shaken by a series of heartbreaks, Andie’s fear of jumping into new relationships leads her to run away and keep her distance from the possibilities of love—even with Chris.After five years apart, Andie and Chris are unexpectedly thrown together, and they have the chance to re-ignite their friendship. The heady cocktail of familiar warmth, heated conversation, and undeniable chemistry in their shared moments has Andie questioning what she really wants: friendship—or maybe even more, this time around.Can Andie move beyond her deep-seated fears to finally take the leap of faith and meet Chris hal...

Economic factors and corruption are the main stumbling blocks that hinder and in some cases reverse the attempts to protect Sundarbans and its wildlife. As the population grows larger, the greater the pressure to turn the world’s largest mangrove forest into a source of income. Poachers and illegal loggers have connections that allow them to continue their deadly trade with impunity. This is the prime theme of the environmental novel “Fear Not the Spirit”.     Mubarak Al Mansur is the District Forest Officer of the eastern zone of the Sundarbans. Ever since he took office, he clashed with a vicious circle of bandits led by Ya. Ya and his men had been poaching and lo...

In this gripping tale of love, courage, and second chances, Jennifer faces the fight of her life. After surviving a near-death experience in her broken marriage, she knows she must protect her son, Joshua, before it's too late. But escaping a second time won’t be easy... and trust may be even harder to find.Meet Cameron, a former Navy SEAL haunted by his past and battling his inner demons after losing his best friend. He has locked away his heart—until fate brings Jennifer into his life. Can they both heal from their scars and find love when they least expect it?This story is a powerful journey about rediscovering oneself and daring to love again.Get your copy today and dive into this em...