Being Me
Read about the Land of Blue, where it’s OK to feel sad, find ideas for what to do with worries or how to slow down when your head is full of hurry. Give yourself time to chill out, find quiet voices in noisy places and discover kindness in yourself and others. Then maybe your own special thought machine will tell you, ‘This is going well. You’re doing great. You’ve got this!’ And you have!
This important and unique anthology of 45 poems by three leading poets, well known for their empathy and perception, speaks to the heart of what children think and care about, offering understanding, support and encouragement.
With an endnote by leading clinical psychologist Karen Goodall.
Liz Brownlee is a poet, performer and film-maker. Much of her work is about animals and she is a frequent visitor to schools with her guidance dog, Lola. She recently collaborated with Matt Goodfellow and Roger Stevens on the acclaimed collection The Same Inside, poems about empathy and friendship. She lives in Bristol. Matt Goodfellow’s poetry collection Chicken on the Roof has become a firm favourite in schools across the country. He is also the author of the picture book Shu Lin’s Grandpa, with Yu Rong and the poetry collection for younger children, Caterpillar Cake, with Krina Patel-Sage. He lives in Stockport. Laura Mucha’s debut collection, Dear Ugly Sisters, was published in 2020, including a smartphone audio book. She is also the author of the bestselling adult book, Love Factually. She lives in London. Since 2005, Victoria Jane Wheeler has been a creative practitioner at the Whitworth Art Gallery, Manchester. She is currently visiting lecturer in Fashion and Design at the University of Chester and Liverpool Hope University. Her work has been widely exhibited in the north-west of the UK, including Manchester Art Gallery. She lives near Manchester, UK.