Our Lending Library

We have a selection of book bags available for families to borrow. Each bag is designed to support children’s personal, social and emotional development, with books covering topics such as parent separation, managing emotions, toileting, welcoming a new baby, starting school, and more.

If you wish to borrow a book bag, please speak to your child’s key person or email kaleidoscope.chc@btinternet.com

Books and resources to support parent separation and divorce.

Contents include:

Book – One Day at a Time

Book – Two Homes

Book – My Family’s Changing

Sunflower Seed Kit

Information to support parents

Books and resources to support emotional well-being.

Contents include:

Book – Colour Monster

Colour Monster Puppets (6)

Colour Monster Jar and coloured pom poms.

Emotions visual cue card

Information to support parents

Books and resources to support toilet training.

Contents include:

Book – No More Nappies

Book – Liam Goes Poo in the Toilet

Book – Everybody Poos

Book – Superpoop

Glitter wand

Sensory fidget toy

Bubbles

Information to support parents

Books and resources to help children understand and protect themselves from abuse.

Contents include:

Book – Pantosaurus

Book – Aliens Love Underpants

Colouring and activity sheets

Colouring pencils

Information to support parents

Books and resources to support welcoming a new baby.

Contents include:

Book – There’s a House inside my Mummy.

Book – New baby

Baby doll, clothes and nappy.

Information to support parents

Books and resources to support bereavement .

Contents include:

Book – The Memory Tree

Book – I Miss You

Book – Badger’s parting Gifts

Book – Goodbye Mog

Bubble wand

Squeezy sensory ball

Colouring pencils and paper

Pocket tissues

Wooden heart for decorating

Information to support parents

Books and resources to support behaviour.

Contents include:

Book – Hands Are Not for Hitting.

Book – Teeth Are Not for Biting.

Book – Calm-Down Time

Emotions visual cue card

Calm Down Bottle

Squeezy Sensory Ball

Windmill

Bubble wand

Information to support parents

Books and resources to support starting school .

Contents include:

Book – The Colour Monster goes to School.

Book – Going to School

Information to support parents

Story books with Makaton.

Contents include:

Book – A Trip To The Park

Book – A Trip To The Zoo

Book – A Trip To The Seaside

Makaton – Core Vocabulary

We have a wide selection of books that support Personal, Social, and Emotional Development, as well as SEND. These are available for children to use within Kaleidoscope. We’re also very happy to lend them to families, please just ask if you’d like to borrow any.