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Finding Alfie: A D-day Story
$29.99
Young Michael Morpurgo always loved the small painting of a boat hanging on Aunty Iris’s wall. But all she would ever say about it was that her beloved Alfie had painted it and given it to her years ago—before he’d left for France during World War II and had never come back. Michael decides to try and find out what happened to Alfie himself. He embarks on a journey that takes him to the marshes of an English coastal village and across the Channel into France, learning a profound lesson along the way about service and the surprising endurance of memory.
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Finding Dory: Who Needs A Hug? (disney Pixar: Little Lessons)
$4.99
Finding Dory: Who Needs A Hug? (Disney Pixar: Little Lessons) Who Needs a Hug? explores empathy and kindness. Dory and her friends express their concern for each other and learn how to best show support and appreciation. How does your child express love and caring? How does giving or receiving a hug make your child feel? This book will provide a context for many conversations about family, friends and togetherness.
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Finding My Calm
$26.99
Finding My Calm From the award-winning creators of How Do I Feel?, comes an expertly crafted book about building the confidence to overcome stressful moments through a fun, memorable rhyme! Finding My Calm highlights the importance of mindfulness and self-regulating one’s emotions. The gentle narrative and accessible rhyme offers kids a meaningful way to explore mindfulness practices while strengthening their social-emotional learning (SEL). UNPACKING FEELINGS: Educators, therapists, and guardians looking for practical tools to discuss methods of emotional regulation can use Finding My Calm as a springboard for meaningful conversations. REVIEWED BY MENTAL HEALTH EXPERTS: All Wildling Books are reviewed by both mental health and parenting professionals and are bolstered with relevant parent/teacher notes, useful exercises, and more. TRUSTED CREATORS: Wildling Books are an award-winning and bestselling creative powerhouse whose books have been recognized in the Storylines Children’s Literature Trust of NZ Book Awards and the NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. ‘Finding My Calm is a must-have resource to top up your wellbeing toolkit. Empowering parents and teaching children ways to cope with their big feelings, this is a gorgeous book with a powerful and grounding message for our wee ones. As a mental health advocate and mama, one of my aims is to help children to identify emotions and learn ways to manage them; this book does just that.’ — REBEKAH BALLAGH, Counsellor and Author–Illustrator (Journey to Wellness) Perfect for: - Parents and guardians looking for social-emotional learning (SEL) resources and books to spark conversations around emotions with kids- Teachers, educators, librarians, and caregivers- Kids looking for books about healthy emotional regulation- Fans of Aroha’s Way and Aroha’s Choice and Let it Flow
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Finding Our Heart
$26.99
<p>SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 ABIA 'BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR YOUNG CHILDREN'</p> ’When we all came together at Uluru, we invited all Australian people to accept our voice and culture as a gift.’ Can you help us find the heart of the nation? A book about understanding Australia’s past, so we can have a shared future.
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Fire
$16.99
One small spark brought fire awakeWinding like a small black snakeFire flickered, fire creptFlames snickered, bushfire leapt...Inspired by the bushfires that have affected many Australians, Fire is a moving and sensitive story of a natural disaster as seen through the eyes of a cockatoo. The fire mercilessly engulfs homes and land, leaving a devastating path of destruction. But from the ruins, courage, kindness and new life grows.32-pp softcover.
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First Space Book (miles Kelly)
$16.99
Rocket into space in this exciting non-fiction book! Bursting with fun facts on every page, this educational book travels through our Solar System and beyond, introducing everything from giant galaxies to amazing astronauts. With colourful illustrations, fun activities and exciting, easy-to-read text, it makes the perfect gift for young learners.
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Flip-a-feather
$39.99
Flip-A-Feather allows you to mix and match heads, tails, and bodies to create 1,000 unique birds! This charming book, from the illustrator of Mix-a-Mutt, Flip-o-saurus, and Flip-o-storic, features die-cut pages for interactive fun. With ten different types of birds to choose from, including a bald eagle, quetzal, and macaroni penguin, the combinations are endless. Each flap includes a fun fact about the bird depicted, and there is a chart inside the front cover showing the relative sizes of the birds, from hummingbird to ostrich. Perfect for ages 2 to 8, author Sara Ball is known for her delightful illustrations in children's books.
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Flip-a-gator
$39.99
Flip-A-Gator Flip and flop heads, bodies, and tails to make 1,000 scaly beasts! Best-selling illustrator Sara Ball brings more mix-and-match fun-this time with reptiles and amphibians! In Flip-a-gator, you get to create zany combinations with the heads, bodies, and tails of ten different creatures, including a curious iguana, a creeping lizard, a croaking frog, and a slithering snake. Each flap features a fun fact about the pictured species, and inside the front cover is a chart showing the relative sizes of the reptiles and amphibians featured, from the gecko to the alligator. AGES: 2 to 8 AUTHOR: Sara Ball is a prolific illustrator of children's books, including Abbeville's Mix-a-Mutt, Flip-o-saurus, Flip-a-Feather, and Flip-o-storic. SELLING POINTS:- The latest title from Sara Ball, the best-selling illustrator of Flip-o-saurus, Flip-o-storic, Mix-a-Mutt, Flip-a-Feather, and Build-a-Bug.- This interactive book lets you flip and flop the heads, bodies, and tails of ten different reptiles and amphibians to make 1,000 wacky combinations.- Each flap contains a fun fact about the pictured species. Inside the front cover is a chart showing the relative sizes of the featured animals.- A sturdy board book made for repeated handling by kids 2-8
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Flip-o-saurus
$39.99
Flip-O-SaurusCreate your own prehistoric beasts by mixing and matching the heads, bodies, and tails of different dinosaurs. This interactive board book lets you mix and match the heads, bodies, and tails of ten real dinosaurs in order to create a thousand different imaginary ones, like the Stegodocus, the Oviplosaurus, or the Diploraptops. It includes interesting facts about each dinosaur part, so you can figure out how your Flip-o-saurus would behave. There's also a handy chart that shows the actual sizes of the ten dinosaurs that make up the "ingredients" of your Flip-o-saurus, and gives the meaning and pronunciation of their names. With its fun concept, beautiful artwork, and high production values, this book will make the perfect gift for any kid who loves dinosaurs. AUTHOR: Artist Sara Ball is a prolific illustrator of children's books, many of them about modern or prehistoric animals. 22 colour drawings
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Flip-o-storic
$39.99
Flip-O-Storic is an interactive board book that allows you to mix and match the heads, bodies, and tails of real prehistoric animals. From the sabre-tooth tiger to the woolly mammoth, you can create almost a thousand different imaginary creatures. The flaps provide interesting facts about each animal part, giving insight into how your Flip-O-Storic creature would behave. In addition, there is a chart that shows the actual size of the ten real animals featured in the book and provides the meanings and pronunciations of their names. Following the success of 'Flip-O-Saurus', Sara Ball's dinosaur book, 'Flip-O-Storic' is sure to capture the imagination of anyone interested in these incredible extinct species. Sara Ball, the talented artist behind the book, is known for her illustrations of children's books featuring both modern and prehistoric animals. With its engaging concept, beautiful artwork, and high production values, 'Flip-O-Storic' is the perfect gift for any young dinosaur enthusiast.
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Floof Book And Plush Gift Set
$29.99
The world's Floofiest cat is now a plush you can hug! A hardback edition of the bestselling book, plus the world's cutest plush Floof make this box-set a gorgeous gift for little hands
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Florence And Fox: The Pet Mouse
$16.99
Florence and Fox are back! This time Fox has something Florence would really quite like herself - a pet mouse! Fox is excited to show Florence his new pet mouse. Florence would very much like her own pet mouse, but it doesn't seem like crossing her fingers and toes is working! Maybe a handstand will work?
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For 60,000 Years
$26.99
For 60,000 years, as sure as the sun rises and rests, our people have thrived and survived. Originally penned as a poetic response to January 26th, this is an empowering story of truth, strength and community, told by Gamilaroi and Dunghutti woman Marlee Silva and illustrated by Yamatji man Rhys Paddick.
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Forgotten Fairy Tales Of Kindness And Courage
$24.99
A celebration of being true to yourself, with diverse, empowering characters. Forgotten Fairy Tales of Kindness and Courage breathes new life into a collection of once much-loved, now forgotten tales, beautifully retold by Mary Sebag-Montefiore. A disabled prince fights for his kingdom, and learns the importance of understanding others. A princess finds the courage to rescue her friend from goblins. A girl steps into the world of a book, only to find what it means to be herself. Full of magic and enchantment, these stories celebrate kindness, courage and the importance of being true to yourself. With a foreword by Dr Zoe Williams, NHS GP, TV presenter and health educator.
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Frank's Red Hat
$16.99
A picture book about inclusion, difference and believing in yourself. With quirky and endearing illustrations. Young readers will love Frank.
