Healing Stories for
Challenging Behaviour
SUSAN PERROW
Healing Stories for Challenging Behaviour copyright 2008 Susan Perrow
Susan Perrow is hereby identified as the author of this work in accordance with Section 77 of the Copyright, Designs and Patent Act, 1988. She asserts and gives notice of her moral right under this Act.
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Cover illustration by Elizabeth Wang. Credit: God the Father loves us as His children with a tender and unfailing love, 2000 (oil on panel) by Wang, Elizabeth (Contemporary Artist). Private Collection/ Radiant Light/ The Bridgeman Art Library. Nationality/copyright status: English /in copyright
Cover design and typesetting by Hawthorn Press, Stroud, Glos.
Reprinted in 2011 by Information Press Ltd, Oxford, UK.
Printed on environmentally friendly chlorine-free paper manufactured from renewable forest stock.
The Fisherman, published with permission from the author, Elisabeth Aoko; The Antelope, the Butterfly and the Chameleon, published with permission from the author, Lucy Njuguna; The Feather from the Lake, published with permission from the author, Catherine Karu; The Towel Poem and The Towel Story, published with permission from the author, Emily Stubbs; The Story of Silky Wriggly and A Story for Simon Why the Sky is Blue, published with permission from the author, Susan Haris; A Ball of Wool, published with permission from the author, Jane Dolahenty; Child Star, published with permission from the author, Alison Brooking; Shimmer Wing and Never-Get-Enough, published with permission from the author, Sandra Frain; The Monkey Tree, published with permission from the author, Jilly Norris. Please note that all stories that have been previously published by Immortal Books have had slight changes for this edition, and are included with the knowledge of Immortal Books.
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data applied for
ISBN 978-1-903458-78-5
ePub ISBN 978-1-907359-21-7
Mobi ISBN 978-1-907359-21-7
Dedication
For all children everywhere.
Acknowledgements
To my three boys, Kieren, Simon and Jamie, who have been intricately woven with my storytelling journey.
To my husband, John, whose support and love is more than I could ever have imagined.
To my grandchildren with whom I hope to share many stories.
To Nancy Mellon, Martin Large, Michael Moran and Matthew Barton who recognised the light of my storytelling and encouraged and helped me write this book.
To my long-time friend, colleague and mentor, Susan Haris, who taught me to never say no to a challenge.
To all the children, parents and teachers in Australia and Africa who have inspired my writing, and sung and danced with me along the way.
Contents
SECTION THREE:
STORIES FOR CHALLENGING BEHAVIOUR
SECTION FOUR:
STORIES FOR CHALLENGING SITUATIONS
Stories by Susan Perrow
Not published before:
Cloud Boy | The Beautiful Queen |
Bored Baboon | Noisy Gnome Story |
Whingeing Whale | Garden of Birds |
The Secret of Easter | Jeremy and the Magic Sticks |
Dishonest Dingo | Princess Light |
Cherry Red | The Snail and the Pumpkin |
Tembes Boots | Anything New |
The Little Girl Who Loved Flowers | Farmer Just Right |
Greedy Possum | Little Shell |
The Frangipani Maiden | Gods Garden |
Pesky Pelican | Cranky Crab |
Impatient Zebra | The Magic Stick |
The Three Weaver Brothers | The Water Child |
Mother Rabbit and the Bush Fire | Tidy Teddy |
Published by Immortal Books
in Gifts from the Sea (1996, 2005):
A Little Boy went Sailing
The Grass Star Man
Published by Immortal Books in Garden of Light (2002):
Little Straw Broom | The Littlest Bubble |
Restless Red Pony | Grandmother and the Donkey |
Born to be King | Garden of Light |
A Doll for Sylvia | The Pocket Knife and the Castle |
Baby Bear Koala | Lindelwes Song |
Published by Immortal Books
in The Knocking Door Tree Forest Collection (2004):
Jaden and the Fairy Eggs
Strawberry Shy and Raspberry Wild
Pumpkin Munchkin
Stories transcribed/re-written by Susan Perrow
The Star Apple | The Doves and the Hyena |
The Old Woman and the Ants | Benjie and the Turnip |
The Magic Fish | Anansi and the Statue |
The Invisible Hunter | Akimba and the Magic Cow |
The Story of Rhodopese | Anansi And His Shadow |
How Beetle Got Her Colours | Being Greedy Chokes Anansi |
The Three Billy Goats | Anansi and the Birds |
The Enormous Nail | The Doves and the Hunter |
A Bag Of Nails | The Squeaky Bed |
The Elves And The Shoemaker | The Little Clay Girl |
Stream, Desert, Wind | The Frog and the Pail of Cream |
Stories written by others
Ball of Wool Poem Jane Dolahenty
The Towel Story Emily Stubbs
The Fisherman Elizabeth Aoko
The Feather from the Lake Catherine Karu
The Antelope, The Butterfly & The Chameleon Lucy Njuguna
The Skys Blue Cloak Susan Haris
The Story of Silky Wriggly Susan Haris
Mother Moon Alison Brooking
Never- Get- Enough - Sandra Frain, B.C.S, M.S.C