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I Like Myself! (Board Book - small) by Karen Beaumont
$25.00 NZD
Category: Self-Esteem & Fitting In
High on energy and imagination, this ode to self-esteem encourages kids to appreciate everything about themselves inside and out. Messy hair? Beaver breath? So what! Here's a little girl who knows what really matters. At once silly and serious, Karen Beaumont's joyous rhyming text and David Catrow's wil ...Show more
Blended by Sharon M. Draper
$19.00 NZD
Category: Separation & Divorce
Eleven-year-old Isabella's blended family is more divided than ever in this "timely but genuine" (Publishers Weekly) story about divorce and racial identity from the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of Out of My Mind, Sharon M. Draper. Eleven-year-old Isabella's parents are divorced, ...Show more
The Worry (Less) Book by Rachel Brian
$20.00 NZD
Category: Emotions
This is a book for people who worry (so, yeah-everyone!) We all have a mixture of fun and not-so fun feelings. And everyone feels worried sometimes. But too much anxiety can get in the way. So this book is here to help you identify your anxiety, understand why it's just part of that thing we call life ...Show more
Tell Me: What Children Really Want To Know About Bodies, Sex And Emotions by Katharina von der Gathen
$30.00 NZD
Category: Issues
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 ...Show more
Ruby's Worry by Tom Percival
$17.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Series: Big Bright Feelings Ser.
Ruby loves being Ruby. Until, one day, she finds a worry. At first it's not such a big worry, and that's all right, but then it starts to grow. It gets bigger and bigger every day and it makes Ruby sad. How can Ruby get rid of it and feel like herself again? A perceptive and poignant story that is a mus ...Show more
When Dinosaurs Die: A Guide to Understanding Death by Laurie Krasny Brown
$20.00 NZD
Category: Grief | Series: Dino Life Guides for Families
Straightforward and compassionate, When Dinosaurs Die explains death, dying, and coping with grief and loss in simple and accessible language for young kids and families. No one can really understand death, but to children, the passing away of a loved one can be especially perplexing and troublesome ...Show more
Fall Off, Get Back On, Keep Going by Clare Balding
$25.00 NZD
Category: Issues
Clare Balding, TV presenter, sportswoman and bestselling author spent her childhood falling off and getting back in the saddle. In her first non-fiction book for children, she shares her warm, funny and reassuring personal insights into what it means to make mistakes and be unafraid of failure. Containi ...Show more
The Huge Bag of Worries by Virgina Ironside
$20.00 NZD
Category: Emotions
Wherever Jenny goes, her worries follow her - in a big blue bag. They are there when she goes swimming, when she is watching TV, and even when she is in the lavatory. Jenny decides they will have to go. But who can help her? The Huge Bag of Worries was written by Virginia Ironside, one of Britain's lea ...Show more
Why Am I Blue? A Story about Being Yourself by Kalli Dakos
$20.00 NZD
Category: Emotions
When a frog questions why he is blue and not green like the other frogs, his friends try to make him see how special being blue is. He comes to understand that he is blue because he is blue--and that's enough of an answer. This is a sweet story about identity and self-acceptance, one that children can a ...Show more
What Do You Call Your Grandma? by Ashleigh Barton
$25.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books
An inclusive picture book for grandparents everywhere. In every country around the world are grandmas short and tall. Though they go by different names, we love them one and all. From talented duo Ashleigh Barton and Martina Heiduczek, comes a charming and heart-warming book that celebrates the many ...Show more
Beginnings and Endings With Lifetimes In Between by Bryan Mellonie
$23.00 NZD
Category: Grief
Have you ever wondered why a butterfly lives for only a few weeks? Or why a tree lives for hundreds of year? You may have been sad when someone in your family, or a favourite pet became sick and died. There is a beginning and an ending to everything that is alive. In between is a lifetime. Dying is a mu ...Show more
Aroha's Way: A Children's Guide Through Emotions (Aroha #1) by Craig Phillips, Rebekah Lipp
$22.00 NZD
Category: Emotions
Come along on a journey with Aroha, as she wards off nervousness, fear, worrying thoughts and apprehension with simple yet effective tools that everyone can use.
