How Hattie Hated Kindness is a story for children locked in rage or hate
Hattie lives by herself on an island
She likes sharks, and crabs and stinging centipedes
She likes anything hard and spiky
Lots of people try to bring kindness to Hattie on her island, but each time she is very horrid to them, smashing and spoiling everything they try to do for her
So after a while they all stop coming to the island
Hattie is very alone
So she sits by the water's edge and tries to figure out why she hates love and loves hate
She thinks it must be because she is a very bad girl indeed
But the lapping water‐over‐her‐toes helps Hattie to understand that because she'd been a very sad and frightened little girl in a too hard world, she had become hard too, so that the awful fear and the awful pain would go away
The lapping‐water‐over‐her‐toes helps Hattie to move from cruel to kind
In the end, Hattie builds a bridge to the warm and cosy world across the water
Content32 pages
A4
Full‐colourThe titles in this extraordinary series are a vital resource
Nine practical guidebooks, each with an accompanying beautifully illustrated storybook, have been written to help children (aged 4‐12) think about and connect with their feelings
These guides and stories enable teachers, parents and professionals to recognise the unresolved feelings behind a child's behaviour and to respond correctly to help
