Turning cartwheels - Amy Adeney

Emma is desperate to join queen bee Carly's Cartwheel Club. Week after week Emma lines up for a try-out, only to be told that she hasn't made the cut. When Emma is finally accepted, she finds that Carly's rules and requirements take all the joy out of cartwheeling, and being part of the gang isn't as awesome as she expected. Turning Cartwheels cleverly explores the subtle, underhanded social bullying conducted by so-called 'frenemies' that is so often experienced by primary school-aged girls.

Amy Adeneyis a teacher with a special interest in Literacy education in the early years. She writes books, hosts Storytime and runs workshops as part of her mission to inspire in children a love of reading.

"An empowering story about finding yourself and encouraging others to do the same."
Sunday Telegraph

'she decides to create a Club of her own, the Can-Do Club, a place where everybody not only belongs, but also gets a voice and choices of their own.Now doesn't THAT have your heart doing cartwheels?'
Barbara, Corner on Character

"Turning Cartwheels is a wonderful way of showing children alternative ways to solve problems"

Blue Wolf Reviews

"Emma is desperate to join Carly's Cartwheel Club, who show off their acrobatic tricks in the playground at lunchtime. But when Emma is finally accepted, she finds that being part of the gang isn't as awesome as she expected."
Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators

"A pleasantly illustrated, hard cover picture book to read with ages 6+."
School Days Magazine

"A story with a warm heart, with illustrations to make you giggle, with challenge, with friends and with an important message. Be yourself."
Louise Ellis-Barrett, Armadillo Magazine

"This is an energetic story about choices and not staying in situations that don't work for you."
Buzz Words

"An excellent addition to your collection and lessons about what friendship and bullying is, taking the reader into the realm of how friendships change as children get older."
The Bottom Shelf

"A sweet book with colourful and animated illustration about how exhausting it can be trying to fit in and the joy of being and individual."
Dr Tanya McDonnaugh founder of TMC Psychology writing for Motherdom

"Turning Cartwheels is an excellent book to read to school aged children to start a discussion on how to be more inclusive of everyone despite their differences in abilities."

Educate. Empower.

"Turning Cartwheelsis an excellent story for exploring the desire to belong and the subtle bulling and exclusion children can feel. I can envisage it being used to discuss how children treat one another in the playground."

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