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.
Monkey Needs to Listen (Behaviour Matters) by Sue Graves
$15.99 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth | Series: Behaviour Matters
Monkey is so excited about a go-kart race that he doesn't listen to any of the instructions. He doesn't stop to check his kart and he nearly ruins the race for all the animals. Can Monkey learn to listen and pay attention or will the race be abandoned for good? This series introduces children to differ ...Show more
When a Dragon Comes to Stay by Caryl Hart
$15.99 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth
Little dragon visits her toddler friends. Will she behave herself? Of course Dragons do their best to have good manners. But sometimes, everyone needs a reminder of how important they are. It will be hard for readers not to fall in love with the adorable dragon as she charms her friends and helps them l ...Show more
Bad Apple by Huw Lewis-Jones
$24.99 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth | Series: Bad Apple Ser.
One bad apple is up to nogood in this lively, rhymingromp about actions andconsequences. This is Apple. He's not a normal, nice kind of apple. Not a peaceful piece of fruit, no siree. He's rotten to the core. In this irreverent new book by award-winning author Huw Lewis Jones, a truly terrible piece of ...Show more
Say Goodbye Say Hello (PB) by Cori Doerrfeld
$19.99 AUD
Category: Picture Books
Age range 3 to 6 Change and transitions are hard, but Say Goodbye...Say Hello Age range 3 to 6Change and transitions are hard, but Say Goodbye...Say Hello demonstrates how, when one experience ends, it opens the door for another to begin. It follows two best friends as they say goodbye to snowmen, and h ...Show more
What Do YOU Think?: How to agree to disagree and still be friends by Matthew Syed
$22.99 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth
The third children's book by bestselling mindset author and two-time Olympian, Matthew Syed will help readers to find their voice, flex their social superpowers, and speak up with kindness and confidence. What if you could disagree with someone without it turning into the argument of the century? I'm he ...Show more
When Ice Cream had a Meltdown by Michelle Robinson
$19.99 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth
Life inside the ice cream van is full of excitement – the ice creams and lollies can’t wait to be picked! But – oh no! – no-one wants a plain ice cream, and that’s exactly what our friend Ice Cream is. As she sees friend after friend being picked instead of her, Ice Cream has a meltdown! Will Ice Cream ...Show more
Mine!: A story of not sharing by Klara Persson
$26.99 AUD
Category: Kid's Reading Guide 2023
Nico is coming over to play, but Sally doesn't want him to touch her toy squirrel. Or her train. Not her parking garage either. Sally's mom said to put the things she doesn't want to share in the wardrobe. As it turns out, there are quite a lot of things Sally doesn't want to share - including her mom. ...Show more
Girl Stuff 13+: Your Full-on Guide to the Teen Years by Kaz Cooke
$39.99 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth
With more than 600 pages and heaps of cartoons, Girl Stuff has everything girls need to know about- friends, body changes, shopping, clothes, make-up, pimples (arrghh), sizes, hair, earning money, guys, embarrassment, what to eat, moods, smoking, why diets suck, handling love and heartbreak, exercise, s ...Show more
A Leaf Called Greaf by Kelly Canby
$24.99 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth
A stunning new picture book by award-winning author and illustrator Kelly Canby that gently introduces the concept of grief to children. Bear is all alone. His brothers and sisters have left him. Bear embraces his grief in the form of Greaf - the greenest, most beguiling leaf Bear has ever seen. Bear ho ...Show more
Girls Can Fly by Sally Morgan, Ambelin Kwaymullina
$16.99 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth
Girls can do anything Who says girls can’t fly? Stretch out your arms Aim for your dreams Believe in your wings Breathe in the sky Fly high Who says girls can’t fly? Girls Can Fly is an inspirational, young teen book from award-winning Aboriginal writer and artist Sally Morgan and her equally talente ...Show more
Breathe in and Out: A Mindfully Me Story About Stormy Feelings (HB) by Play School, Jan Stradling
$19.99 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth | Series: Mindfully Me Ser.
Brand-new picture books inspired by much-loved Australian kids' TV institution, Play School. Big Ted is having one of those days ... His feelings are dark and stormy. Luckily, his friends are around to help him remember to breathe in and out. Soon he'll feel like his happy self again.The Play School Min ...Show more
It's Okay to Make Mistakes by Todd Parr
$24.99 AUD
Category: Feelings & Growth
Todd Parr's bestselling books have reminded kids to embrace differences, to be thankful, to love one another, and to be themselves. It's Okay to Make Mistakes embraces life's happy accidents, the mistakes and mess-ups that can lead to self discovery. Todd Parr brings a timely theme to life with his sign ...Show more