Books – Caritate Books

Table Manners Book and Cards Bundle

developerAndrew — Tue, 06 May 2025 14:39:17 +0000

This delightful and playful illustrated poem follows the journey of an otherwise lovely little girl who is a terror at the table. Will the perseverance of her long-suffering parents ever pay off? What starts out as a rather serious narration of a regrettable dining scenario soon pulls the reader into an unexpected and ridiculous whirlwind of silliness! Children will be asking you to read it again and again. Profits from Table Manners are being donated to Jimmy’s, which provides support and housing to people who are sleeping rough in Cambridge. Paperback. 190 mm x 190 mm. 32 pages. 6 March 2025

Playing Cards

This pack of cards can be used to play many games, old and new! Suggestions are provided here, some of which would work best with very young children, and some with those who are a little older. The author’s personal favourite and top recommendation is no.1! Let us know if you come up with any of your own, too! As noted in the front cover of the book, a few manners presented as unacceptable in ‘Table Manners’ are perfectly acceptable or even polite in some families and cultures. Please use these cards in whatever way you see fit, to reflect your own expectations! Number of cards in a pack: 47 Card dimension 10 cm x 7cm

The Wonder of Sound: How the Power of Music Healed Me

developerAndrew — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 23:58:39 +0000

In his autobiography, star oboist Albrecht Mayer describes his extraordinary journey from an insecure childhood to the pinnacle of the music world. For as a child Albrecht stuttered terribly, until his authoritarian father (a paediatrician) one day gave him an oboe with the edict that he learn it. Before long Albrecht was enchanting his listeners with his playing, and this 'oboe therapy' eventually led to his being cured. Albrecht gives a very personal account of the obstacles he faced, the people who helped him along the way, and of performing with the most famous musicians in the world’s greatest concert halls. But despite all his success, he has never forgotten the stigma of stuttering and the happiness of having found his true place in the world in spite of his impairment. This is the deeply touching biography of a man who has experienced the healing power of music and today embodies it with great charisma.

A limited number of autographed copies are available. See image. Please indicate on your order if you would like one of these.

Hardback. Published 3 June 2025.

Table Manners – Playing Cards

developerAndrew — Sun, 02 Mar 2025 00:10:34 +0000

This pack of cards can be used to play many games, old and new! Suggestions are provided here, some of which would work best with very young children, and some with those who are a little older. The author’s personal favourite and top recommendation is no.1! Let us know if you come up with any of your own, too!

As noted in the front cover of the book, a few manners presented as unacceptable in ‘Table Manners’ are perfectly acceptable or even polite in some families and cultures. Please use these cards in whatever way you see fit, to reflect your own expectations! Number of cards in a pack: 47 Card dimension 10 cm x 7cm

Table Manners

developerAndrew — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 23:38:44 +0000

You Can Tell Me Anything

developerAndrew — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 13:23:40 +0000

Profits from sales of You Can tell Me Anything will go to EducAid, a charity which runs an educational network of free schools and school improvement projects, working on gender equality and improving community resilience in Sierra Leone.

As psychiatrist Curt Thompson MD observes, we come into this world with two longings: to be truly known, and to be truly loved. Beautiful both visually and in meaning, this 32-page picture book, samples of which are shown here, is a wonderful tool for parents and other caregivers to respond to these longings in their child. Going further than simply expressing a parent’s love, this gentle and honest poem assures the child that an important adult in their life is deeply interested in them, and truly wants to know what is in their heart and mind. Helping the child feel in their depths that they are heard, seen, and known, You Can Tell Me Anything communicates to the child that they really can speak openly, secure in the knowledge that they will be loved no matter what.

This should reach as many parents as possible.

Dr Lindsay C. Gibson, New York Times best-selling author

Paperback. 210 mm x 210 mm. 32 pages. Published November 2023