Sammy's Stories

What is the Greatest gift we can give our Children? Love, Security, and Good Emotional Resilience, so they feel happy.

Barbara has written this series of Sammy Stories to help young children gain emotional intelligence and resilience, increasing their self esteem and confidence. To prevent bullying, negative self- talk and behavioural problems also protecting them from relationship problems now and into their future.

Sammy the loveable puppy helps all children, to manage their emotions. Each story models cognitive and behavioural techniques, that encourage children to interact in positive ways that will bring happiness.

What Makes you Happy?

This book is available in physical form, in English and Welsh. Photographic paper is used throughout and a workbook is included in each book

Nutty's Bushy Tail - What are you Good at?

Nutty does not like being a squirrel with a big bushy tail that gets in the way, he wants to be a dog like Sammy and play football. Twy helps Nutty to realise, 'we are all different and have things we are good at so we can help each other'. Nutty is the only one who can rescue Kitty the little kitten who has climbed the biggest tree and now is stuck and too afraid to come down. Nutty learns to appreciate his wonderful big bushy tail, which he uses to help Kitty and when Sammy sees how good Nutty is at climbing and jumping he has a brilliant idea that makes Nutty happy. This delightful story provides a learning model for children to recognise that we are different shapes and sizes but that we all have things we are good at so we can help each other. This helps boost their confidence and helps build their self esteem.

Stories waiting to be printed:

Sammy learns the Importance of Numbers

Millie learns how to Make Friends

Sammy on the Farm

Do wishes Come True?

The Rabbits and the Fight and Flight Stress Response

Sammy and the Prickly Ball

A fun story for the younger children, about believing in things we cannot see but can feel the effects of. Sammy is on his own and finds a prickly ball that has gone by the time his friends come home from school they tease him but do not know it is a baby hedgehog.

Contact Barbara E Vasey-Martindale on 01654 711 685/ 711126 barbara@lifewithasmile.co.uk