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 | 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
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: Early Experiences & Issues
Kids can do amazing things with the right information. Understanding why anxiety feels the way it does and where the physical symptoms come from is a powerful step in turning anxiety around. Anxiety explained, kids empowered.
Category: Early Experiences & Issues
Little Lydia learns to be the best that she can be as she competes in a variety of sports against very unusual competitors. An inspiring celebration of self-belief, the joy to be had in sport, and the importance of persistence.
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: Christmas Books
A heartwarming celebration of Christmas, family and faith by two of Australia's finest picture book creators. Sarah loves her two grandmas - Grandmother Azar and Grandmother Maria. Grandmother Azar tells Sarah stories from the Holy Koran, while Grandmother Maria tells her stories from the Bible. ...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
Everyone Walks Away is a beautiful, multi-layered book about loneliness, exclusion, and belonging. Frank feels lonely when everyone walks away. It's the same as always. But once home, he makes a special jam then invites other people. Maybe they'll come over. This is a one-of-a-kind book from an open-e ...Show more
Category: Early Experiences & Issues | Series: My Feelings
All children experience feelings of sadness at times, from hurting themselves to finding out their favourite toy is broken. But this beautifully expressive but playful picture book shows children what to do when they feel this strong emotion, and suggests some brilliant ways to help themselves to feel b ...Show more
