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Sunny Side Up

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Book Synopsis

A CBT-inspired novelty book by Clare Helen Welsh, accompanied by beautiful, nuanced illustrations from Ana Sanfelippo.

When you change the way you look at the world, the world you look at changes.

When you put on your sunny-side specs a bad mood can become a good mood, a goodbye can become a hello, and even the impossible can become possible! But sometimes, no matter how hard you try, the sunny side seems far away. And that’s OK. Sunny things will be there to discover whenever you are ready.

This warm and innovative novelty book uses die-cuts and flaps to transform the world around us, illustrating the power and impact that reframing your thoughts can have. Just like Happy by Nicola Edwards and Katie Hickey, The Colour Monster by Anna Llenas and The Worrysaurus by Rachel Bright and Chris Chatterton, Sunny Side Up is the ideal book for exploring difficult emotions.

Our Review Panel says...

This beautifully illustrated, colourful book is sure to help change your perspective on how you look at the world. Following the character putting on their ‘sunny-side’ specs inspired my class to do the same. This book enabled conversations about how we can change how we are feeling and how it is also okay to feel sad. There was a good variety of examples and situations the character faced which were very relatable. The interactive elements to the book made it special and it was easy to feel immersed in the story. The illustrations throughout the book and the bright colours used helped to attract my classes’ attention. Sunny Side Up could be used in PSHE or to open conversations about how pupils are feeling. Children could be inspired to make their own sunny-side specs and use these to help navigate their feelings.