Hello Happy! Mindful Kids

Hello Happy! is an interactive self-care activity book for children aged 7 and above to colour and doodle their way to happiness, calm, and confidence. The encouraging and simple activities and exercises tackle anxiety, sadness, and stress. Children will enjoy using their creativity to combat negative feelings, work out why they feel worried, and learn how to put stress back in its place through writing, colouring, doodling, and drawing.

Featuring the charming and quirky illustrations of Katie Abey, a UK-based illustrator, her pictures will keep the reader entertained and focused as they work through the book, or simply dip into the pages for ten minutes of calm colouring.

Part of Mindful Kids, a thoughtful new range of activity books for children from Studio Press, Hello Happy! includes an introduction and notes for grown-ups by consultant Dr Sharie Coombes, Child & Family Psychotherapist.

Dr Sharie Coombes is a former primary teacher, headteacher, and local authority adviser who retrained as a child and family psychodynamic psychotherapist, neuropsychotherapist, solution-focused therapist, and specialist paediatric hypnotherapist. Alongside a busy private therapy practice in Brighton, she has worked part-time as a child, adolescent, and family psychotherapist at the NHS Tavistock Clinic in London with adopted and fostered children, young people, and families. She now works with the psychosocial team in the British Red Cross Refugee Support and International Family Tracing team. Sharie has two adult children.