The Storm : For Children Growing Through Parents' Separation

This beautifully illustrated and sensitive storybook is designed to be used therapeutically by professionals and caregivers supporting children whose parents are going through a separation. With engaging and colourful illustrations that can be used to prompt conversation, it tells the story of a brother and sister, who are helped to come to terms with the new, changing shape of their family.

This book is also available to buy as part of the Therapeutic Fairy Tales pack. Therapeutic Fairy Tales is a series of short modern tales dedicated to exploring challenging situations that might be faced by young children. Each short story is designed to be used by professionals and parents as they use stories therapeutically to support children’s mental and emotional health.

Other books in the series include:

• Storybook Manual: Introduction To Working With Storybooks Therapeutically And Creatively

• The Night Crossing: A Lullaby For Children On Life’s Last Journey

• The Island: For Children With A Parent Living With Depression

Designed to be used with children aged 7+, each story has an accompanying online resource, offering therapeutic prompts and creative exercises to support the practitioner. These can also be adapted for wider use with siblings and other family members.

series – is born out of a creative collaboration between Pia Jones and Sarah Pimenta.