Delivering themes on childhood fears, bravery, perception, friendship and kindness, it is a gentle tale of learning to have courage and finding the joy in life’s experiences. So, throw down your weapons for <i>The Battle</i> and you will be victorious! Highly recommended for preschool and primary-aged little ‘battlers’.

Just Write for Kids

As I poured through <i>The Battle</i>, I was overcome with just how well it explored anxiety when starting school in a way that children will grasp that was also fun.

Little Big Reads

<i>The Battle</i> by Ashling Kwok and Cara King has used the analogy of going into battle to show how when we are nervous or worried we often ‘layer’ ourselves in armour. In this story children will see that when we put on too much armour, we often think the world is a lot more scary than it really is and it’s only when we start to take it off that we see that most people feel just like we do.

Educate Empower

Gentle language and genial images join forces in <i>The Battle</i> to lead the readers to victory. In the process, youngsters discover that if they let down their guard, they have a chance to find real happiness.

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