Children's Books > Health & Personal Safety

A helpful and sensitive resource that empowers children to make smart choices about personal safety.

Children pay close attention to their parents' moods. When parents feel upset, their kids may become anxious, and when parents wind down, children also get the chance to relax. When you feel overwhelmed and stressed, it can be hard to help your child feel balanced.
The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook for Kids, written by two child therapists, offers more than fifty activities you can do together as a family to help you and your child replace stressful and anxious feelings with feelings of optimism, confidence, and ... read more

Achoo! Cough! F-L-U-S-H! What to do? In childcare, in preschool, at home, and everywhere, toddlers need to learn that germs are not for sharing. Rather than focus on what germs are, this book teaches the basics of not spreading them: Cover up a sneeze or cough. Hug or blow kisses when you’re sick. And most of all, wash your hands! Child-friendly words and full-color illustrations help little ones stay clean and healthy. Includes tips and ideas for parents and caregivers.

Sneezes, coughs, runny noses, spills, and messes are facts of everyday life with children. This book is a short course for kids on what germs are, what they do, and why it's so important to cover them up, block them from spreading, and wash them down the drain. It includes tips and ideas for discussion and activities with parents and caregivers.

Doctor Dog, the Gumboyle family's favourite pet and their very own trusty physician, is having a well-deserved rest. Until, that is, the Gumboyles turn up and need rescuing from nasty holiday ailments. But the Gumboyles have one problem that even Dr Dog can't solve. A dangerous plant is lurking in the campsite and it could strike at any moment.

As every parent knows, getting children to eat and enjoy vegetables can sometimes be a task. Why do vegies have such a bad rap when we adults know how tasty and fun to eat they can be? Jamie Oliver's School Dinners (TV One) highlighted just how many kids don't actually even know what broccoli is! Justin Brown's children's story - The Revolting Vegetables - teaches kids about vegetables through a humorous story, which sees the greens ending up being the coolest vegies in the fridge. The Revolting Vegetables has been test-read to... read more

One day a tiny insect, no bigger than a freckle, climbs into Miss Calypso's classroom. Nobody notices until... Polly scritches, Joshua scratches and soon the whole class is scritching and scratching. Children's Picture Book

This book contains everything you need to know about sprogs and, most importantly, how to tell the difference between a good sprog and a bad one.

Meet Doctor Dog, he's the Gumboyle family's favourite pet and their very own trusty physician. When Doctor Dog jets off to a medical conference in Brazil the Gumboyles decide they can't survive without him and so he returns to rescue them from all sorts of ailments: itchy nits, tickly tonsils and worms to name but a few. . .

Ginger McFlea, twin sister of Jasper, makes her debut in this witty picture book. While her brother Jasper loves using his toothbrush, Ginger gives hers to her pet turtle. But when the dentist warns her the Tooth Fairy doesn't accept rotten teeth, Ginger changes her habits quick-smart. A delightful tale about looking after your pearly whites.

This story guides children and their parents through the cognitive-behavioral techniques used to treat Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Revealing OCD in a whole new light, this interactive self-help book turns kids into super-sleuths who can recognize OCD's tricks. Engaging examples, activities, and step-by-step instructions help children master the skills needed to break free from the sticky thoughts and urges of OCD, and live happier lives. This is the complete resource for educating, motivating, and empowering children to work toward change.

Starting to have periods is something all girls face. This book explains exactly what periods are, why they happen, and how they will affect you - asking all the questions and giving all the answers simply and openly, with plenty of practical advice.