Tilda Tries Again: A Big Bright Feelings Book

Tilda Tries Again: A Big Bright Feelings Book by Tom Percival
 
Tilda likes her world to feel familiar and predictable. But when everything suddenly seems upside down, activities she once enjoyed become difficult, and even playing, reading or spending time with friends feels like too much.
 
Then Tilda notices a tiny ladybird struggling to turn itself over. Instead of giving up, it keeps trying. Inspired by its persistence, Tilda begins taking small steps, approaching problems differently and discovering that she can move forward even when life does not feel the way it used to.
 
Tom Percival uses expressive full-colour artwork, changing light and colour, and an accessible everyday story to explore resilience without specifying what caused Tilda’s upheaval. This allows children experiencing many kinds of change or difficulty to recognise their own feelings in the story.
 
Warm, reassuring and empowering, Tilda Tries Again is a thoughtful picture book for conversations about perseverance, adapting to change, self-belief and asking children what might help when something feels too hard.