Bea is REALLY looking forward to her birthday.until things begin to go wrong. A book about managing disappointment, from the bestselling author of the Big Bright Feelings series.

Be open, be honest, be you! Big Bright Feelings for little people.

Bea CANT WAIT for her birthday. There are only three days to go, and everything is going to be PERFECT! Then snow begins to block the roads . and everything begins to go wrong. With no party, no cards, and maybe even no cake, can Bea find a way to be OK even in the middle of a really BAD day?

This reassuring and funny book is the perfect springboard for talking to children about setting expectations and finding balance amidst disappointment.

Tom Percivals Big Bright Feelings series is the ideal starting point for discussions about mental and emotional health, positive self-image, building self-confidence and managing feelings. Every childs bookshelf should contain his books.

Review

Be open, be honest, be you! Thats the message that speaks loud, clear (and without being preachy!) in the eighth book of author and illustrator Tom Percivals hugely popular Big Bright Feelings series [] a reassuring and funny story about dealing with disappointment Lancashire Post

Beautiful and uplifting Scotsman on MEESHA MAKES FRIENDS

A joyous, original paean to individuality Guardian on PERFECTLY NORMAN

The illustrations are gorgeous . and the language is simple and joyful Independent on TILDA TRIES AGAIN

Excellently pictured [and] useful for discussions on feelings Armadillo Magazine

About the Author

Tom Percivalhad an unconventional childhood in a remote and beautiful part of South Shropshire and these formative years are almost certainly what first got him interested in writing and drawing.

Tom is now a writer, artist, video producer and musician. He is the author of many bestselling picture books, including the six titles in his award-winning Big Bright Feelings for Bloomsbury (Perfectly Norman, Rubys Worry, Ravis Roar, Meesha Makes Friends, Tilda Tries Again and Milos Monster). He lives in Gloucestershire with his partner, their two children and a dog called Luna.

• Publisher : Bloomsbury Childrens Books (4 July 2024)
• Language : English
• Paperback : 32 pages
• ISBN-10 : 1526651351
• ISBN-13 : 978-1526651358
• Reading age : Baby 5 years
• Dimensions : 23.72 x 0.18 x 30.02 cm