Feelings & Growth
Books are a wonderful medium for helping us talk about things that are hard or confusing. They can do the heavy lifting and offer us a space to reflect and talk about a topic or idea without having to come up with all the words ourselves. Writers work hard to construct books that share ideas clearly, so why not let the book do some of the work?
We all have feelings and experiences during development, that are hard to navigate and the books in this section have been written to help young people think these things through. Reflecting on a character's journey and comparing it to our own can really help us build resilience and give us the words and skills required to deal with the ups and downs of life.
Kindness for Koalas by Zanna Davidson
$19.99 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth | Series: Good Behaviour Guides
Mala the Koala goes on a gentle journey discovering the meaning of kindness.When Mala the Koala stomps into the forest, feeling very crummy, a little mouse suggests Mala will soon feel better if she starts to be kind. But how? wonders Mala. Soon she's sharing her lunch with some emu chicks, helping a ba ...Show more
The Go-Away Bird by Julia Donaldson
$14.99 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth
A gorgeous story about friendship and working together from a star picture-book partnership, the inimitable Julia Donaldson and award-winning Catherine Rayner. 'The Go-Away bird sat up in her nest,With her fine grey wings and her fine grey crest.' One by one, the other birds fly into her tree, wanting ...Show more
The Whatifs by Emily Kilgore
$20.99 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth
Cora is constantly worrying about everything. Because of this, the Whatifs love her. They sneak up to her and give her all kinds of doubts: big or small, silly or frightening, likely or impossible. What if my dog runs away? What if I forget my homework? What if the sun stops shining? What if my crayon b ...Show more
It Hurts When I Poop!: A Story for Children Who are Scared to Use the Potty by Howard J. Bennett
$20.99 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth
Ryan is scared to use the potty. He's afraid to have a poop because he's afraid it's going to hurt. When Ryan's parents take him to visit Dr. Gold, she engages his imagination with the story of Bill the Coyote's messy house. She also shows him what happens inside the body, and explains how different foo ...Show more
Welcome to Consent: How to say no, when to say yes and everything in between by Yumi Stynes, Melissa Kang
$22.99 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth | Series: Welcome to You Ser.
An inclusive, frank and funny guide to navigating consent for tweens and teens of all genders, from the award-winning authors of Welcome To Your Period. Adolescent health experts Dr Melissa Kang and Yumi Stynes have written the only guide you need to figuring out the rules of consent. Whether you're a c ...Show more
I Think I Have the Wiggle Fidgets - A Story about ADHD and Overcoming Challenges by Barbara Esham
$14.99 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth | Series: The\Adventures of Everyday Geniuses Ser.
A student's positive journey with a learning difference that offers an encouraging example of triumph over difficulty. A must-have ADHD book for kids of all ages. David gets scolded a lot by his teacher, Mrs. Gorski, for not paying attention in class. He wants to pay attention but it is just so hard whe ...Show more
Good Different by Meg Kyuatt
$26.99 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth
A DEBUT NOVEL-IN-VERSE ABOUT UNDERSTANDING AND CELEBRATING YOUR OWN DIFFERENCE Selah knows her rules for being normal. This means keeping her feelings locked tightly inside, despite the way they build up inside her as each school day goes on, so that she has to run to the bathroom and hide in the stall ...Show more
A Blue Kind of Day by Rachel Tomlinson
$24.99 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth
A moving picture book debut about depression, sensory awareness, and the power of listening, from Australian psychologist and author of Teaching Kids to be Kind. Coen is having a sniffling, sighing, sobbing kind of day. His family thinks they know how to cheer him up. His dad wants to go outside and pla ...Show more
The Boy with Big, Big Feelings (HB) by Britney Winn Lee; Jacob Souva (Illustrator)
$38.99 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth | Series: The\Big, Big Ser.
Meet a boy with feelings so big that they glow from his cheeks, spill out of his eyes, and jump up and down on his chest. When a loud truck drives by, he cries. When he hears a joke, he bursts with joy. When his loved ones are having a hard day, he feels their emotions as if they were his own. The boy t ...Show more
The Wobblysaurus by Rachel Bright
$16.99 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth | Series: DinoFeelings Ser.
A funny and reassuring tale about perseverance and resilience, by Rachel Bright and Chris Chatterton, creators of The Worrysaurus. When Wobblysaurus gets her very first bicycle, she can't wait to go and ride with all her friends. But every time Wobblysaurus sets off her new wheels, she wibbles... wobble ...Show more
Can You Say Please? (Big Steps) by Cocklico Marion
$9.99 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth | Series: Big Steps
The Big Steps series is designed to help young children deal with new experiences in their lives. In Can You Say Please?, Tom and Nancy share their toys and practise their good manners. This novelty book with a sweet story has fun flaps to lift and mechanisms to move as well as practical tips for parent ...Show more