Behaviour Matters: Croc Needs to Wait - A book about patience

This funny, charming story is the perfect way to introduce young children to being patient, and help them understand the importance of waiting their turn. Also included are suggestions for activities and ideas to talk through together to help children fully understand how their behaviour can impact on others.

Croc can never wait for anything – he’s alway interrupting, rushes everything and he can never wait to take his turn. Can he learn to slow down and be a little more patient?

THE BEHAVIOUR MATTERS series of picture books provide a gentle means of discussing emotions, boosting self-esteem and reinforcing good behaviour. Suitable for children under 5.

Author Biography

Sue Graves (Author)

Sue Graves has been a freelance children’s author for more than 17 years. She has written over two hundred books for children from pre-school up to 15+ years. She writes fiction and non-fiction, plays and poetry across the age ranges.

Sue loves reading all sorts of books and is at her happiest when she has a book in her hand. She also loves painting in watercolours, playing tennis and badminton and going for long walks in the country with her husband and children.

Trevor Dunton (Illustrator)

Illustrator and musician Trevor Dunton has loved drawing animals since he was in short trousers. OK, he was wearing short trousers yesterday, but it was a warm day and anyway, it’s a figure of speech.

A keen tennis player and apiarist, if he isn’t hitting the fluff of a ball, he can generally be found in a field in Kent serenading his bees.