Children’s picture books are an important tool to explore diverse ways to engage in mental health conversations with young people. In this workshop for librarians and educators, Raviraj Shetty draws attention to books which nurture fortitude and endurance in the growing years of a child.

Workshop Profile
•Reading matters
• Building blocks of resilience in children
• Choose books that nurture resilience
• Listen to children's experience near emotional language
• Magical Pen Pal Postbox – write magical letters to link children's lives