Tell Me: What Children Really Want To Know About Bodies, Sex And Emotions by Katharina von der Gathen

$30.00 NZD

Category: Sex Education

Everything children really want to know about sexuality and bodies - and aren't afraid to ask. This book collects questions asked by boys and girls and answers them directly: the questions are real, the answers honest and the images funny. How much sex education do children need? As much as they ask fo r, say the experts. And exactly what do children want to know? Ask them! This book collects real questions asked by children in classes about the human body, love, and sexuality. The answers are both direct and warmhearted, giving children the information they really want to know in a form they can relate to. This is a book for both boys and girls that is relevant to today's conversations about sexuality. It brings humour and lightness to help families comfortably approach this topic that many find awkward. ...Show more

Fashionista by Maxine Beneba Clarke

$22.00 NZD

Category: Social Issues | Reading Level: 7 Kids Picture Books

A beautiful new picture book written and illustrated by Maxine Beneba Clarke - all about the power of expressing yourself. Put on your passion. Flaunt your heart on your sleeve. You're a fashionista. Work it. Wear it. Believe. A gorgeous gift book for anyone who wants to embrace their individuality fr om the award winning author of The Patchwork Bike and Wide Big World. Featuring text design by award-winning designer, Allison Colpoys. ...Show more

Love Your Body (HB) by Jessica Sanders

$27.00 NZD

Category: Social Issues

What if every young girl loved her body? Freedom is loving your body with all its "imperfections" and being the perfectly imperfect you! This book encourages young girls to admire and celebrate their bodies for all the amazing things they can do, and to help girls see that they are so much more than t han their bodies. It introduces the language of self-love and self-care to help build resilience, while representing and celebrating diverse bodies, encouraging girls to appreciate their uniqueness. This book was written for every girl, regardless of whether or not they are exhibiting signs of negative body image.  All girls deserve to be equipped with the tools to navigate an image-obsessed world. ...Show more

Aroha's Way: A Children's Guide Through Emotions by Craig Phillips

$20.00 NZD

Category: Early Experiences & Issues

From award-winning New Zealand author, Craig Phillips, creator of The Adventures of Jack Scratch and Giants, Trolls, Witches, Beasts (winner of the Russell Clark Award for Illustration at the New Zealand Book Awards 2018).Come along on a journey with Aroha, as she wards of nervousness, fear, worrying th oughts and apprehension with simple yet effective tools that everyone can use. ...Show more

Welcome to Your Period! by Yumi Stynes; Dr. Melissa Kang

$23.00 NZD

Category: Teenage Issues

A frank, funny, age-appropriate guide for pre-teens about getting your period, from Dr Melissa Kang (a former Dolly Doctor) and Yumi Stynes (all-round excellent woman). Getting your period for the first time can be mortifying, weird and messy - and asking questions about it can feel even worse. But it doesn't have to be like that! This little book is packed with honest advice on all the things you need to know: from what cramps feel like to whether you can feel it coming out, to what you should do if your pad leaks onto your clothes.  Welcome To Your Period includes case studies, first-person accounts and questions from real teens (and answers from real experts - us!) so you can manage your period like a boss. ...Show more

Why Your Parents Are Driving You up the Wall and What to Do about It by Dean Burnett; Colin Dann

$23.00 NZD

Category: Teenage Issues

'A wonderfully useful book, told with wit and wisdom' - Adam Kay, best-selling author of THIS IS GOING TO HURT "Get up or you'll miss the best part of the day!" "You treat this place like a hotel." "Can you just put that phone down for one minute?!" After years of reliable performance, has something r ecently gone wrong with your parents? Do you find yourself stressed out, arguing about the most ridiculous things? Is it like you're processing the same world with entirely different brains? Do you and your parents want to fix things? There are hundreds of books for them about how to deal with you. Now, for the first time, doctor of brains and international bestselling author, Dean Burnett has written a book for YOU to understand just what on earth is going on. Like, just WHY are your parents: - Obsessed with tidiness - Not letting you get enough sleep - Just generally not getting anything that's important to you! But don't worry. These are very normal parent malfunctions, and by understanding the science behind where they're coming from, you'll know exactly how to troubleshoot conflict when it occurs (and even fix it before it does). You'll never be able to remove arguments completely. But imagine what you'd be capable of if you weren't wasting all that time and energy arguing about tidying your room. ...Show more

The Confidence Code for Girls Journal by Katty Kay; Claire Shipman

$23.00 NZD

Category: Teenage Issues

Discover your confidence with this fun and empowering journal based on the #1 bestseller The Confidence Code for Girls. Do you want to take chances, live fearlessly, and become your most authentic self? This colorful, interactive journal makes it easy and exciting for girls to learn the confidence-bui lding skills that will shape them into courageous young women. Based on the in-depth research of the bestselling phenomenon The Confidence Code for Girls, this journal will help teens and tweens tackle any challenge. Filled with writing prompts, confidence boosting activities, quizzes, and more With a few minutes of writing a day, girls can develop tips, tricks, and strategies to dump doubt, press pause on perfectionism, and catapult into confidence. ...Show more

Duck, Death and the Tulip by Wolf Erlbruch

$20.00 NZD

Category: Sophisticated Picture Books | Reading Level: 6-12

In a strangely heart-warming story, a duck strikes up an unlikely friendship with Death. Death, Duck and the Tulip will intrigue, haunt and enchant readers of all ages. Simple, warm, and witty, this book deals with a difficult subject in a way that is elegant, straightforward, and life-affirming.

What Is a Refugee? by Elise Gravel

$26.00 NZD

Category: Social Issues

Who are refugees? Why are they called that word? Why do they need to leave their country? In this simple, graphic and bold picture book for young children, author/illustrator Elise Gravel explores what it means to be a refugee. This book is the perfect tool to introduce an important and timely topic to children. ...Show more

Explaining Epilepsy by Lionel Bender

$25.00 NZD

Category: Social Issues | Series: Explaining

The Explaining series looks at a range of conditions, illnesses and disabilities that affect children and adults all over the world. The books explain why they occur, how they are diagnosed, how they affect people and how they can be treated. Explaining: Epilepsy will help you understand what epilepsy is and how it affects people. Case studies illustrate what is like to live with epilepsy and how people with the condition manage it to live full and happy lives. ...Show more

Medicine and Illness by Grace Jones

$30.00 NZD

Category: Social Issues

Cultural beliefs surrounding illness and societal beliefs about how we should offer health care are discussed in this fascinating addition to the Our Values series. Discussions about the treatment of common diseases, as well as topics of interest, such as how a cast is made, are compared and contrasted with the way health care is provided throughout the world. ...Show more

A Focus on ... Immigration and Tolerance by Charlie Ogden

$30.00 NZD

Category: Social Issues