A local children’s book that explains the COVID-19 global pandemic has been chosen by the International School Psychology Association (ISPA) to join a list of resources used by professional psychologists in schools around the world.

The Mighty Creatures Lost Their Crown, penned by educational psychology practitioner Doriette Grech, is aimed at helping parents start a conversation with their little ones about the current local and global situation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We have all felt the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in some way, but young children’s lives have been turned upside down by school closures and having to remain isolated from their friends and extended family,” explains author Doriette Grech.

The story has been published on the International School Psychology Association (ISPA) website alongside others from across the globe, in a list of resources collated by trainers and school psychologists from various countries and in different languages. Ms Grech’s book is the only successful entry from Malta.

A non-governmental organisation officially affiliated to UNESCO, the ISPA is committed to improving healthy development and quality of life for children everywhere and promotes high standards for the provision of educating school and educational psychologists.

The Mighty Creatures Lost Their Crown by Doriette Grech may be read online at www.flipsnack.com/dgrech/the-mighty-creatures-lost-their-crown.html. The complete list of COVID-19 resources for school psychologists may be found online at www.ispaweb.org/resources/school-psychology-trainers/.