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Hugs Still Feel the Same

March 15, 2025

Kiralee Strong (text) and Jenni Barrand (illustrator), Hugs Still Feel the Same, EK Books, March 2025, 32 pp., RRP $27.99 […]

Anxiety, big feelings, extreme weather, family, Floods, Hugging, picture book, seeking safety

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Don’t Worry, Felix

February 23, 2025

Yohann Devezy and Katharine Alice (text), Zoe Bennett (illustrator), Don’t Worry, Felix, New Frontier Publishing, October 2024, 32 pp., RRP

big feelings, coping strategies, courage, early childhood book, highly recommended, parental bonds, picture book, relationships, resilience, school anxiety, Starting school, tips for emotional wellbeing

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Early Childhood Books Information Books Picture Books Reviews

Boss of Your Own Mind

February 14, 2025

Byll and Beth Stephen (text) and Simon Howe (illustrator), Boss of Your Own Mind, HarperCollins Publishers, December 2024, 22 pp.,

big feelings, early childhood book, picture book, tips for emotional wellbeing

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Early Childhood Books Picture Books Reviews

Two Rabbits

January 25, 2025

Larissa Ferenchuk (text) and Prue Pittock (illustrator), Two Rabbits, EK Books, January 2024, 32 pp., RRP $24.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781922539656

animals, apologies, big feelings, early childhood book, Forgiveness, friendship, making mistakes, picture books, Rabbits

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Unstoppable! (Fluff #3)

January 18, 2025

Matt Stanton, Unstoppable! (Fluff #3), HarperCollins Publishers, December 2024, 208 pp., RRP $16.99 (pbk), ISBN 9780733342097 This third instalment in

absent dad, active and fit, big feelings, boot camp, family, Grandfather, humour, illustrated chapter books, imagination, Younger Readers

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My Dad’s Gone Away

October 17, 2024

Andrew Krakouer and Jacqueline Dinan (text) and Paul Seden (illustrator), My Dad’s Gone Away, Magabala Books, October 2024, 32 pp.,

absent fathers, big feelings, Community, confusion, Empathy, family, friendship, Hope, Incarceration, loss, Nature, resilience

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Early Childhood Books Picture Books Reviews Younger Readers

Listen, Hippo

July 30, 2024

Gabriel Evans, Listen, Hippo, Penguin Random House, April 2024, 32 pp., RRP $24.99 (hbk), ISBN 9781761341700 I love this thoughtful,

asking for help, big feelings, Compassion, emotions, friendship, Imaginative Play, listening, Metaphor, picture book, Younger Readers

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Picture Books Reviews Uncategorized Younger Readers

Nova’s missing masterpiece

March 14, 2024

Brooke Graham (text), and Robin Tatlow-Lord (illustrator), Nova’s missing masterpiece, EK Books, February 2024, 32 pp., RRP $24.99 (hbk), ISBN 978192 539373

anger management, Anxiety, big feelings, coping strategies, dogs, Persistence, picture book, Problem solving, support dogs

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Hello my name is Ruby Philpott, my mother is Cath Pownall, Eve Pownall is my great grandmother. Thank you for…

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