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.
Where Happiness Begins by Eva Eland
$16.99 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth
Are you looking for happiness? Sometimes it can feel really far away, and sometimes you might have so much you can't help but share. You can try to chase it, control it or capture it, but even if it seems like it's gone for a while, you'll know it's never far away... This is the second of Eva Eland's pi ...Show more
When Sadness Comes to Call by Eva Eland
$16.99 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth | Series: Big Emotions
When Sadness arrives, try not to be afraid: give it a name, listen to it and spend some time together. Maybe all it wants is to know that it's welcome. This beautiful debut by author-illustrator talent Eva Eland takes a poignant but uplifting look at dealing with sadness.
Secret Girls' Business by Heather Anderson, Fay Angelo, Rose Stewart
$14.99 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth
Here is a book to help young girls understand the changes they go through when reaching puberty.An increasing number of girls are reaching puberty as young as eight years of age. 'Secret Girls' Business' will enable girls, and the important adults in their lives, to make this transition with joy and pri ...Show more
My Family Time Is Mine by Bobby Hendry
$0.00 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth
My Family Time is Mine is a guide for young people in out-of-home care. It explores their rights to be heard in matters that are important including around Family Time, understanding their emotions and how trauma affects the brain, and how they can learn to take charge of reactions. It is full of practi ...Show more
Roar by Billy Black
$0.00 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth
Roar is a children's storybook for pre-school aged children in out-of-home care. It depicts a lion cub who has big emotions when he spends time with his father and how a gorilla carer and bear caseworker help him understand these emotions and find ways to regulate and enjoy the time he and his father ha ...Show more
A Girl's Guide to Puberty by Michelle Mitchell
$24.95 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth
This book is designed to be a no-pressure place for tween girls to learn, with characters and comics that are sure to bring a smile to their faces. Girls will read about body parts and how they will change, be guided into the world of periods, get tips on how to care for their body and emotions (includi ...Show more
You Are Awesome by Matthew Syed; Toby Triumph (Illustrator)
$0.00 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth
A must-have for anyone looking for graduation gifts! You Are Awesome is a wonderful middle school graduation gift for him or her! It will remind the grad in your life to embrace their mistakes and continue to be awesome! You Are Awesome is a practical and insightful growth mindset book for kids to help ...Show more
You Are a Champion: How to Be the Best You Can Be by Marcus Rashford
$19.99 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth
It's hard to know what is possible until you start. You have to be able to dream big and be prepared to work towards your dreams. Good things take time. I've achieved a lot, but it didn't come in one go - big things rarely happen overnight, and good things rarely happen as if by magic . . . Marcus Rash ...Show more
Old Friends, New Friends by Andrew Daddo; Jonathan Bentley (Illustrator)
$24.99 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth
FROM THE BESTSELLING CREATORS OF FIRST DAY AND WHEN I GROW UP A brand-new school year! I can't wait! Hang on ... None of my old friends are in my new class ... From the team who brought you First Day and When I Grow Up comes an empowering and relatable picture book about making friends and being yoursel ...Show more
A Case of the Zaps: A Picture Book by Alex Boniello, April Lavalle
$29.99 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth
A charming and heartfelt picture book that's a great way to start a conversation about anxiety and mental health with readers a few generations old or fresh off the assembly line!Meet 3.14159265358979323846264338327950 . . . Or Pi, for short. Pi's just like any other kid robot: They love to listen to ...Show more
Just Ask: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor
$29.99 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and award-winning artist Rafael Lopez create a kind and caring book about the differences that make each of us unique.Feeling different, especially as a kid, can be tough. But in the same way that different types of plants and flowers make a garden more beautiful an ...Show more
In My Heart: A Book of Feelings by Jo Witek
$24.99 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth | Series: Growing Hearts
Sometimes my heart feels like a big yellow star, shiny and bright.I smile from ear to ear and twirl around so fast, I feel as if I could take off into the sky.This is when my heart is happy. Happiness, sadness, bravery, anger, shyness . . . our hearts can feel so many feelings Some make us feel as light ...Show more