Talking about Death (A Problem Shared) by Louise Spilsbury
24.00 NZD
Category: Grief Books | Series: A Problem Shared
A positive and proactive book that helps you understand and cope with death. There's two sides to every story. In Death, you will read two sides to the dilemmas, sticky situations or issues that children sometimes have to face at a difficult time in their lives. Encouraging you to put yourself in ...Show more
How My Koro Became a Star (Kua Whetūrangitia a Koro Te Reo Pākēha Edition HB) by Brianne Te Paa
27.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
In this picture book, a young boy learns about the customs around celebrating Matariki from his grandfather. They watch the stars from the top of a mountain, prepare their offering of food for the gods, and the boy learns about Te Waka o Rangi and the tradition of calling out the names of loved ones who ...Show more
The Hare-Shaped Hole by John Dougherty
19.00 NZD
Category: Grief Books
"A beautiful, gentle, rhyming exploration of grief and mourning." - Joe Coelho, Waterstones Children's Laureate The Hare-Shaped Hole is a beautiful, touching, and poignant picture book which gently explores themes of grief and loss. Hertle and Bertle were always a pair, though one was a turtle and one w ...Show more
The Red Tree by Shaun Tan
20.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
A small child awakes to find blackened leaves falling from her bedroom ceiling, threatening to overwhelm her. 'Sometimes you wake up with nothing to look forward to...' As she wanders around a world that is complex, puzzling and alienating, she is overtaken by a myriad of feelings. Just as it seems all ...Show more
Beginnings and Endings with Lifetimes in Between by Robert Ingpen, Bryan Mellonie
23.00 NZD
Category: Grief Books
Have you ever wondered why a butterfly lives for only a few weeks? Or why a tree lives for hundreds of year? You may have been sad when someone in your family, or a favourite pet became sick and died. There is a beginning and an ending to everything that is alive. In between is a lifetime. Dying is a mu ...Show more
One Photo (PB) by Ross Watkins, Liz Anelli
18.00 NZD
Category: Grief Books
Dad came home one day with one of those old cameras, the kind that use film. But Dad didn't take photos of the regular things people photograph . . .Told in stunning prose, with creative heart-warming illustrations, this book is a celebration of what we hold closest to our hearts.
Leaves (HB) by Stephen Hogtun
27.00 NZD
Category: Grief Books
A beautiful picture book about intergenerational relationships and the memories we hold dear."I will always be with you. Each time the wind blows, in your leaves is where you'll find me . . ." When a wise old tree takes a tiny sapling into his care, they both learn what it means to make memories and pu ...Show more
Riwia Me Te Mātai Arorangi by linda Tuhiwai Smith; Isobel Joy Te Aho-White
22.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language
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
Ko Te Wai, Ko Tama Me Te Marama by Linda Tuhiwai Smith; Isobel Joy Te Aho-white
22.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language
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
The Fix-it Man (HB) by Dimity Powell; Nicky Johnston
25.00 NZD
Category: Hardback Picture Books
It's handy having a dad who can fix just about anything. A young girl believes her father is the king of fixing things. But following the death of her mother, she discovers that broken hearts are not as easy to repair as damaged toys and cracked teapots. Together, she and her father find a way to glue b ...Show more
After the Suicide of Someone You Know: Information and Support for Young People by Tricia Irving
15.00 NZD
Category: Grief Books
This newly updated and revised edition has been specifically written for NZ young people affected by the suicide of someone they know. Simply written, in a youth friendly style and featuring colour and photos, this helps teens to process and handle what's happened. Ideal for schools, youth service provi ...Show more
Missing Mummy by Rebecca Cobb
19.00 NZD
Category: Grief Books
Some time ago we said goodbye to Mummy. I am not sure where she has gone.Written and illustrated by a new talent in children's picture books, this extraordinary book deals with the loss of a parent from a child's point of view. Perfectly pitched text and evocative artwork explore the many emotions a ber ...Show more