Ko Te Wai, Ko Tama Me Te Marama by Linda Tuhiwai Smith; Isobel Joy Te Aho-white
$21.99 NZD
Category: Death and Grieving
Te Wai's mum is seriously ill, and Tama's mum struggles to make ends meet, but Te Wai's got a big imagination and is determined to make the day better. The friends plan a trip to the moon, and they wait at the bus stop for the spaceship. Each time the bus arrives, someone they know gets off, and they sh ...Show more
Lucky Me by Lawrence Schimel
$25.99 NZD
Category: Milestones and Issues
A special picture book that shows what disability can enable, from the internationally renowned author of Oratia's rainbow books Bedtime, Not Playtime! and Early One Morning and a noted Colombian illustrator. Bruno's friend Sanjay is lucky: he has a pet iguana and a room to himself. And Bruno's visually ...Show more
My Body My Taonga by Rosalind Harrison; Suzanne Simpson
$24.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Two young friends, Rawiri and Ruby, have a korero about body safety and take readers on a learning journey with them. Tamariki learn the power of instincts, how to spot unsafe behaviour and master how to get help should they ever need to. Child-friendly language prompts readers to talk about and work th ...Show more
Riwia Me Te Mātai Arorangi by linda Tuhiwai Smith; Isobel Joy Te Aho-White
$21.99 NZD
Category: Death and Grieving
Since he was born, Riwia's baby brother, Tawa, has been in Auckland Hospital, and his family has come to stay in Auckland. While Riwia goes to school and Dad works as a cook, Mum stays with Tawa. Their Aunty Sue's house is full, and renting is expensive, so Riwia and her parents live in a van, the Starg ...Show more
The Awhi Warrior by Lisa Cherrington
$19.99 NZD
Category: Emotions and Feelings
Teina is feeling sad. He can't stay over with his nanny and eat popcorn and watch TV like he used to. He can't even give her a hug! For many children and their whānau, the social distancing and isolation of the last few years has been a real struggle. When you can't awhi, or hug and care, for someone, ...Show more
Your Baby Doesn't Come with a Book: Dr Golly’s Guide to the First Four Weeks of Parenthood by Daniel Golshevsky
$32.99 NZD
Category: New Baby and Families | Series: Dr Golly's Emparenting Guides
There's no better parent for your baby than you. Dr Daniel Golshevsky – also known as Dr Golly – is a paediatrician and father of three who has spent years working with thousands of babies. Every newborn is different, but he knows that every parent can learn to understand their baby, tap into their i ...Show more
Any Body: A comic compendium of important facts and feelings about our bodies by Katharina von der Gathen and Anke Kuhl
$29.99 NZD
Category: Teen Issues
An honest, humorous and factual book for children and early teens who want to understand and feel at home with their own bodies. Sometimes we feel uncomfortable in our own skin, sometimes invincible. Expert Katharina von der Gathen’s many years of experience working with children as a sex educator are t ...Show more
Aroha Te Whai Ora (Aroha's Way Te Reo Māori Edition) by Rebekah Lipp, Karena Kelly (Translated by)
$19.99 NZD
Category: Milestones and Issues
Nau mai, hoake tatou ko Aroha, i a ia e kaupare ana i te taiatea, i te mataku, i te maharahara, me te anipa, ki ana tukanga mama ka taea e te katoa. Na te ringatuhi rongonui no Aotearoa, na Craig Phillips, nana nga pukapuka o The Adventures of Jack Scratch me Giants, Trolls, Witches, Beasts (te toa i te ...Show more
As Bright as a Rainbow: A book about gender and being yourself by Romy Ash
$27.99 NZD
Category: Health and Wellness
Written from a place of deep understanding and love, this beautiful book explores and explains for young children what it means to be gender diverse. There are so many ways to be a girl, a boy, both - or neither. Created by writer Romy Ash and illustrator Blue Jaryn, this beautiful picture book shows us ...Show more
Baby on the Way
$21.99 NZD
Category: New Baby and Families
A children’s book to help kids prepare for the arrival of a new baby.Working with a team of experts in child development, neuroscience, play therapy and psychology, My Big Moments children’s picture book, Baby on the Way, is designed to help kids prepare to become a big sibling when the family has a new ...Show more
Boys' Potty Time by DK
$17.99 NZD
Category: Toilet Training
Filled with images of real children using the potty, Potty Time Books are new shaped board books, with their padded potty-seat covers, make toilet training fun for toddlers. Boy's Potty Time and Girl's Potty Time help little ones learn how to use the potty by following the example of the boys or girls i ...Show more
Disappointment Dragon: Learning to Cope With Disappointment (For All Children and Dragon Tamers, Including Those with Asperger Syndrome) by Kay Al-Ghani
$39.99 NZD
Category: Milestones and Issues | Series: K. I. Al-Ghani Children's Colour Story Bks.
When things don't go our way, the Disappointment Dragon can come to visit and take us down to his home in the Valley of Despair? The Disappointment Dragon sometimes comes to see us all and, if we let him, he can make us feel sad or angry. He visits Bobby when he is not picked for the school football tea ...Show more