Category: Early Experiences & Issues
Sometimes hope has four paws, golden eyes and soft black fur. A sweet little kitten called Cleo becomes a good friend to six year old Rob after his big brother, Sam, dies. With Cleo's help, Rob discovers that, even in the toughest times, healing can happen. Based on true events in author Helen Brown's f ...Show more
Category: NZ Picture Books
Beth and the Bracelets is a picture book with a difference. On one hand, it is about the Monday morning after a little girl is not invited to a birthday party. However, it is also about emotional overload, dealing with a complicated life and ultimately about the hope adults can give to children who are ...Show more
Category: Early Experiences & Issues
A mother recovers from depression by re-discovering a neglected artistic talent. In a dream she meets a lost child, representing the childlike creative spirit she had buried. The child tells the mother to make beautiful pictures so the next day she borrows her children's art supplies and starts painting ...Show more
Category: Early Experiences & Issues
A small boy watches the strange events that unfold with the birth of his baby brother, who is born with a heart defect. Through his eyes we see the tragedy unfold. This book deals with death of a baby sibling for young children from the point of view of the child.
Category: General Picture Books
What if you went to the doctor's and found that she was ill? What if she had spollyollydiddlytiddlyitis and you had to give her a bottle of Rottybottytex to make her better? And what if you had to look after all of her patients?
Category: Early Experiences & Issues | Series: Ready to Go!
The READY TO GO! BEDTIME kit contains everything parents need to make bedtime a success. Learn how to establish a healthy sleep routine for your child with strategies, advice and a rewards program that will help make this important developmental stage as simple and effective as possible. This kit conta ...Show more
Category: Early Experiences & Issues
Elmer is not like the other boy ducklings. While they like to build forts, he loves to bake cakes. While they like to play baseball, he wants to put on the halftime show. Elmer is a great big sissy. But when his father is wounded by a hunter's shot, Elmer proves that the biggest sissy can also be the gr ...Show more
Category: General Picture Books | Reading Level: From 3
Dear Plunkett Please come to my party Theme: Pink Yours oinky, Priscilla "Nothing or no one will make me wear pink!" declares Plunkett the pig. But could there be one shade of pink that is perfect - for a boy or girl pig? And will Plunkett find true love, whatever his color?
Category: Early Experiences & Issues | Reading Level: From 4
While using a simple metaphor of a bucket and a dipper, author Carol McCloud illustrates that when we choose to be kind, we not only fill the buckets of those around us, but also fill our OWN bucket. Conversely, when we choose to say or do mean things, we are dipping into buckets. All day long, we are e ...Show more
Category: Early Experiences & Issues
Emily woke. On her night table, a letter was propped against her grandfather's picture. Her name was printed in pencil crayon the way only her grandfather did it, with each letter a different colour. He was always so kind and funny and silly...and now he was gone. Carefully, she picked up the envelope ...Show more
Category: Early Experiences & Issues
This simple, touching picture book shows readers a women's shelter through the eyes of a young girl, who with her mother's help, uses her imagination to overcome her anxiety and adjust. Includes factual endnotes detailing various reasons people experience homelessness and the resources available to help ...Show more
Category: Early Experiences & Issues | Series: SEN Superpowers
When Charlie's class has to do a class project on trains, can he use his SEN Superpowers to help his group get the job done? SEN Superpowers: The Perfect Project​ explores the topic of autism with an empowering story and adorable illustrations. The SEN Superpowers series celebrates the p ...Show more
