I am extremely privileged to do the work that I do and even more so humbled by people such as the inspirational Deborah Ann ❤️ I am lucky enough to have been gifted a book that she has written, which in my opinion should be in all Primary Schools. It is aimed at 3-7 year olds. The book, Molly Moo and the Mean Dinosaur, uses toy characters to help children understand healthy relationships, coercive control and bullying. It encourages children to talk to an adult to keep safe. I've read this heartwarming book, which you can go and buy right now from Amazon 😍 Together, we are stronger.

A great little book. Very easy for children to understand and relate to. A great resource for school to use when helping children who are dealing with a similar scenario to Molly.

This book was written well and children will understand that talking to others really helps.

This book is absolutely essential in PSHE lessons for younger children. Debbie really understands how to explain the warning signs of coercive control through visual storytelling and creative characters in a way that children can grasp without feeling overwhelmed.

Excellent book. Highly, highly recommend!

I recently read this book to my year 1 and 2 class. The book tackles some difficult issues around healthy relationships, bullying and control. The children very quickly latched on to the main character of Molly Moo and instantly felt protective of her when Rory begins to befriend Molly Moo and then subtly begins to bully and control her.

The Book is very clever in how it shows children what is happening in a context that the children can relate to that is not frightening in any way.

My class were eager for Molly Moo to stand up for herself and speak up to stop the coercive behaviour. They were able to communicate their thoughts and feelings and were able to give examples from the book.

The follow up materials are well planned and are appropriate for children aged 6 and upwards. They tease out some of the main themes of the story using the characters as a starting point. It is a super resource for exploring emotional literacy with this age group and widening their emotional vocabulary.

I would highly recommend this resource to any practitioner looking to educate their children about any of these issues.

5 stars!