UBC Press proudly distributes Jessica Kingsley Publishers in Canada. A selection of JKP titles are available on our website. If you're interested in a title not available on our website, please contact us or our distributor, UTP Distribution.
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (JKP) is a wholly independent company, committed to publishing books that make a difference.
The company was founded in 1987 in London by Jessica Kingsley and has grown since then to now publish over 250 books a year. JKP is known for long established lists on the autism spectrum, social work, and arts therapies. More recently they have published extensively in the fields of mental health, counselling, palliative care, and practical theology. JKP has a range of graphic novels across these subject areas, and books for children, on issues including bereavement, depression and anger. In 2016, JKP was awarded Independent Academic, Educational and Professional Publisher of the Year by the British Book Industry Awards.
In 2006 a new imprint, Singing Dragon, was born.
Wellbeing with Willforce
Keeping Cool and Looking After Your Brain!
Join Willforce the dyslexia wellbeing superhero and learn how to look after your mental health. Packed with helpful hints and tips, these activities will help you think about your feelings and find ways to keep them balanced during the day. Relax, recharge, and become a dyslexia superhero!
The Young Person’s Guide to Autistic Burnout
Illustrated guide to autistic burnout, written for autistic teens. Explains in a supportive and engaging way what autistic burnout is, what causes it and how young people can recover.
The Autism-Friendly Guide to Pregnancy, Birth and the Fourth Trimester
Positivity with Persisto
Building Your Self-Esteem and Coping When Things Get Tough!
Join Persisto the positivity and persistence hero in a journey to build your self-esteem! Packed with fun activities and handy hints, this workbook will help you build your own team and keep positive when dyslexia makes things tough.
Different Like Us!
Inspiring Real-Life Stories from Kids Everywhere
Creativity with Creatia
Using Your Dyslexic Strengths to Solve Problems!
Join Can-Do Creatia the creative problem-solving hero in a journey to use your dyslexic strengths in learning! Packed with fun activities and handy hints, this workbook will help you use your strengths and creative thinking when dyslexia makes things tough.
Pave Your Way with Chronic Illness
A Self-Discovery Journal
Not a wellness diary. Not a symptom-tracker. Instead, this bespoke journal offers a safe space where people with chronic illness can learn to look inwardly and reconnect with themselves in bitesize, energy-friendly ways.
My History, My Gender, Me
A beautifully-illustrated introduction to trans and non-binary people through history, for children aged 7+. Featuring Marinos the Monk, the Chevalier d’Eon, James Barry, Marsha P. Johnson, Lucy Hicks Anderson and more, this book explores the lives of gender-nonconforming icons and includes activities for kids to discuss with parents and educators.
Life in the FASD Lane
Rossi’s Fabulous Guide to Navigating Your Teens and Young Adulthood
In this vibrant insight into life with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder, Rossi shares the tough bits, the highlights, and advice for other young people to live fabulously with FASD. Chapters from a specialist psychologist and Rossi’s birth mum give context for parents and professionals supporting young people living with FASD.
Highly Sensitive People in an Insensitive World, 2nd edition
How to Create a Happy Life
In this new edition of her bestselling guide on what it means to be a highly sensitive person, Ilse Sand encourages other highly sensitive people to embrace their unique creative potential. It is full of new activities to support wellbeing, cope with overwhelm and boost self-esteem for highly sensitive people.
Hi World, I'm Dad
How Fathers Can Journey to Autism Awareness, Acceptance, and Appreciation
A candid and compulsively readable guide to raising an autistic child, from the perspective of a single father. With an exploration of the challenges facing male carers in this space - from gatekeeping to traditional masculinity - this will help fathers, and all parents of autistic children, advocate for themselves and their children.
Raising a Whole Child
A family guide to supporting autistic children into adulthood
Navigating the journey of supporting an autistic teenager through to adulthood comes with many challenges. This book offers an holistic family view of how to face these challenges head-on, weaving personal anecdotes alongside practical advice so you can feel sure-footed in this next step of your parenting journey.
Bravery Grows
A story for all children, including those with anxiety or selective mutism
Exploring childhood anxiety and selective mutism, Bravery Grows tells the story of a young girl who is happy and confident at home but finds herself worried and quiet out of the house. This tale of facing fears and growing bravery muscles offers children aged 3+ the skills to overcome their own worries and practice brave talking.
Notes From A Queer Cripple
How to Cultivate Queer Disabled Joy (and Be Hot While Doing It!)
A how-to for the queer disabled community about dealing with ableism, making inclusivity mandatory, and how to experience queer crip joy. With advice on everything from sexual autonomy, self-pleasure, and sex workers, to date-prep and disability disclosure - this is both a self-care bible and an urgent call for the queer community to do better.