In 1987, Magination Press® was created out of a desire to publish innovative books that would help children deal with the many challenges and problems they face as they grow up.
Written for ages 4 through 18, these books deal with topics ranging from the everyday — starting school, shyness, normal fears, and a new baby in the house — to more serious problems, such as divorce, attention deficit disorder, depression, serious injury or illness, autism, trauma, death, and much more.
Most of our books are written by mental health professionals or those who work closely with them and with children. Our books help children understand their feelings, provide information about the topic or situation, and offer extensive practical coping strategies. A comprehensive Note to Parents is usually included to help guide parents, therapists, social workers, and teachers in using the book.
When Baxter, Danny, and the rest of the forest animals are picked on by Buford Blue Jay, they have to figure out what to do. They learn how to fight bullying by standing up tall, saying nice things, and sticking together as friends. This book aims to help kids build a strong emotional foundation which will hold up to bullying in the school years.
Duck loves the peace and solitude of his beachside home, strumming his ukulele. After helping Bear, Fox, and Seagull fix their broken-down tour van, he has tons of fun playing songs and hanging out with his new friends. Maybe he could ask the Band if they want to play with him again. But why would they want to be friends with Duck?
What is a girl with cancer to do? Will her friends still want to hang out with her now that she has cancer? Can she play soccer? How will she deal with being out of school? How will she manage homework from home and the hospital? This title helps to discover that having cancer doesn't have to change who she is.
Baby Blue lives in a blue world - everything is blue, from the trees, to the flowers, to the animals. When he accidentally tears a hole and a strange light pours in, he can see someone that isn't blue - another little person like him, only they are yellow. Scared but curious, he overcomes his fear and introduces himself to Baby Yellow.
A story about the pregnancy experience for a sibling that features a big brother who wonders what's inside his moms belly - maybe it's a balloon? As mommy's belly gets bigger and bigger he waits for the arrival of a baby sister or brother.
Avi is an anxious avocado. He worries about EVERYTHING always wondering what-if? what-then? what's going to happen? and ends up avoiding everything that frightens him. Until one day when he hears an unusual sound outside his kitchen window.... what possibly could that THUMP! THUMP! THUD! be? Dare he have a look?
Suitable for 'tween' girls (ages 7-11) who have ADD/ADHD, this title offers girls, their parents, and professionals practical tips and techniques for managing attention disorders and the many aspects of life that these disorders can affect. It includes useful lessons that are simple to apply.
This sweet, rhyming bedtime lullaby is a calming ode to nature as a loving family embraces their child as night falls and dream time begins. From rivers to eagles, to lions and lambs, to leaves and rain, and to stars and the moon, the soothing sounds of the world become the inspiration for a loving night of restful sleep for a weary baby. This ......
