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The Yes

Book Synopsis

In a soft comfy nest in a safe warm place there snoozed a great big orange thing called the Yes. He was snug, but the Yes had a Where to go to. So he left his nest and went trundling out. But the Where was an endless place of Nos. They teemed and seethed. They picked and nipped, and snipped and snicked. The Yes yessed in all his goodness and bigness and yesness. But was he strong enough to overcome them?

Our Review Panel says...

The Yes is a powerful picture book that cleverly illustrates the power of a positive attitude. All the nos” teem and seethe and pick and nip, but The Yes ignores them and carries on with what it wants to do. All children I have read this book to have responded strongly to it. Some have seen “the nos” as external negative influences, some have seen them as internal negative thoughts. All though have internalised the message that it is important not to let negative messages take over and dominate. A useful book for exploring self-belief and self-doubt.