What Comes Next by Rob Buyea
18.00 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction
From the beloved author of the MR. TERUPT series comes this stand-alone middle-grade novel about a girl who is dealing with the tragic loss of her best friend, and the dog that helps her forge new friendships and find happiness once again. Twelve-year-old Thea and her family are moving to a new town for ...Show more
The Hare-Shaped Hole by John Dougherty
19.00 NZD
Category: Grief Books
"A beautiful, gentle, rhyming exploration of grief and mourning." - Joe Coelho, Waterstones Children's Laureate The Hare-Shaped Hole is a beautiful, touching, and poignant picture book which gently explores themes of grief and loss. Hertle and Bertle were always a pair, though one was a turtle and one w ...Show more
Ka Wehi Au Ki Ngā Wenerei by Linda Tuhiwai Smith; Joy Te Aho-White
22.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language
I Don't Like Wednesdays is about a young boy learning to cope with his grief after his older brother, Apa, dies on a Wednesday. The boy was very close with Apa, and his death leaves the boy with a mix of feelings and lots of questions. With the help of his community, family and school, the boy begins to ...Show more
How High Is Heaven? by Linsey Davis; Lucy Fleming (Illustrator)
32.00 NZD
Category: Religion & Philosophy
Children ask A LOT of questions when it comes to heaven, particularly when they've experienced the loss of a loved one. In this uplifting, imaginative picture book, How High Is Heaven? inspires hope and comfort in readers young and old, that heaven can be experienced here and now and is open for us all. ...Show more
The Red Tree by Shaun Tan
20.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
A small child awakes to find blackened leaves falling from her bedroom ceiling, threatening to overwhelm her. 'Sometimes you wake up with nothing to look forward to...' As she wanders around a world that is complex, puzzling and alienating, she is overtaken by a myriad of feelings. Just as it seems all ...Show more
How My Koro Became a Star (Kua Whetūrangitia a Koro Te Reo Pākēha Edition HB) by Brianne Te Paa
27.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
In this picture book, a young boy learns about the customs around celebrating Matariki from his grandfather. They watch the stars from the top of a mountain, prepare their offering of food for the gods, and the boy learns about Te Waka o Rangi and the tradition of calling out the names of loved ones who ...Show more
After the Suicide of Someone You Know: Information and Support for Young People by Tricia Irving
15.00 NZD
Category: Grief Books
This newly updated and revised edition has been specifically written for NZ young people affected by the suicide of someone they know. Simply written, in a youth friendly style and featuring colour and photos, this helps teens to process and handle what's happened. Ideal for schools, youth service provi ...Show more
Missing Mummy by Rebecca Cobb
19.00 NZD
Category: Grief Books
Some time ago we said goodbye to Mummy. I am not sure where she has gone.Written and illustrated by a new talent in children's picture books, this extraordinary book deals with the loss of a parent from a child's point of view. Perfectly pitched text and evocative artwork explore the many emotions a ber ...Show more
The Fix-it Man (HB) by Dimity Powell; Nicky Johnston
25.00 NZD
Category: Hardback Picture Books
It's handy having a dad who can fix just about anything. A young girl believes her father is the king of fixing things. But following the death of her mother, she discovers that broken hearts are not as easy to repair as damaged toys and cracked teapots. Together, she and her father find a way to glue b ...Show more
One Photo (PB) by Ross Watkins, Liz Anelli
18.00 NZD
Category: Grief Books
Dad came home one day with one of those old cameras, the kind that use film. But Dad didn't take photos of the regular things people photograph . . .Told in stunning prose, with creative heart-warming illustrations, this book is a celebration of what we hold closest to our hearts.
Leaves (HB) by Stephen Hogtun
27.00 NZD
Category: Grief Books
A beautiful picture book about intergenerational relationships and the memories we hold dear."I will always be with you. Each time the wind blows, in your leaves is where you'll find me . . ." When a wise old tree takes a tiny sapling into his care, they both learn what it means to make memories and pu ...Show more
The Puriri Tree & The Little Houhere Tree by Carol Jenkins
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books