This is the definitive resource for students and early childhood professionals seeking to understand meaningful play experiences for younger children.
Covering ages 0-8, this comprehensive guide explores what play in early childhood is, why it matters, and where and how it happens.
With fully updated content and new chapters, it provides everything you need for your early childhood degree and your practice, helping you to:
* Think critically about play and play provision.
* Understand what good early childhood practice looks like.
* See how educational theory translates into real-world settings.
* Explore the issues, debates, and challenges within play and early learning.
This second edition includes new chapters on:
* Exciting contemporary approaches to the pedagogy of play.
* Observing and assessing play, with an emphasis on inclusive practice.
* Planning for play, to support effective active learning.
SAGE PUBLICATIONS
Category: EDUCATION
Disc: TEXT
246 X 189 mm
Release Date: August 2026
9781036209636
Introduction to Play
By Jane Waters-Davies
The go-to textbook for everything you need to know about play!
Covering ages 0-8, this book explores what play is, why it matters and where and how play happens.
Taking you from start to finish on your course, it helps you:
* Think critically about play and play provision
* Understand what good practice looks like
* See how theory translates into real-world settings.
* Explore the issues, debates, and challenges within play and early learning.
Topics include:
*What is Play?
* Why is Play Important?
* Where does Play Happen?
* International Perspectives
288 pages
80.99
SAGE PUBLICATIONS
Category: EDUCATION
Disc: TEXT
232 X 186 mm
272 pages
Release Date: March 2022 Paperback
9781529743562 AUD$: 82.99
Habits for Resilient Learners
Empowering Students to Thrive Through Challenge and Change
By Lindsay Prendergast, Piper Lee, Amanda Brueggeman
Imagine a classroom where every challenge inspires growth and every obstacle sparks curiosity. Habits for Resilient Learners
offers an actionable framework that educators can follow to support student resilience, an essential skill to help students excel under academic pressure, adapt to challenges, small and large, and persevere in a complex learning environment.
Packed with practical strategies rooted in the science of learning, this book helps teachers nurture self-awareness, selfregulation, perseverance, and problem-solving skills in students. This toolkit goes beyond academic survival-encouraging a mindset of empowerment and adaptability that lasts a lifetime.
Inside you will find:
* Ten evidence-based habits to foster students' resilience and innovative mindset.
* Actionable strategies to cultivate each habit in students
* Tools, activities, and quick tips to use in your classroom.
* Wisdom and real-world anecdotes from the authors' experiences as lead learners and leadership coaches, supporting schools and districts across the country.
This is your invitation to cultivate resilient, adaptable learners ready to thrive-in school and beyond
Habits of Resilient Educators
Strategies for Thriving During Times of Anxiety, Doubt, and Constant Change
By Lindsay Prendergast, Piper Lee
During a time when many educators are leaving the profession, others have rolled up their sleeves and shined brightly through the challenges and pressures of the tumultuous education landscape. Countless others are just entering the field, eager to contribute and make an impact on the lives of their students. What can we learn from both of these types of teachers? What are the habits we know that enable teachers to be effective no matter the environment? And how do we build and sustain professional and personal practices that help us rise to every challenge? Habits of Resilient Educators answers these questions, providing teachers with the knowledge and tools necessary to develop habits that will create joyful, successful learning environments for themselves and their students.
As a team of eternal optimists, authors Lindsay Prendergast and Piper Lee draw from their vast collective experience and research -based knowledge to show the crucial relationship between teacher well-being and student success. What's more, they provide a practical framework that teachers can lean on to regain control of their mindset and their practice-despite the many factors outside of their control. Whether you're embarking on a personal growth journey or collaborating with colleagues through mentorship, coaching, or professional learning communities, turn to Habits of Resilient Educators to help you achieve teaching habits that will help you thrive
CORWIN PRESS, INC.
CORWIN PRESS, INC.
Category: EDUCATION
Disc: TEXT
254 X 177 mm
Category: EDUCATION
Disc: TEXT
254 X 177 mm
224 pages
Release Date: August 2026 Paperback
9781071998625
AUD$: 77.99
208 pages
Release Date: August 2024 Paperback
9781071919231 AUD$: 75.99
Pupil Book Study - Writing
By Lauren Meadows, Alex Bedford
Pupil Book Study: Writing is an evidence-led framework for supporting schools in evaluating the impact of their Writing curriculum. Building on the global success of the original Pupil Book Study frameworks, this publication will explore the complex nuances of how to get children writing effectively. Writing is widely acknowledged as one of the most cognitively demanding aspects of the curriculum and leaders have sought for many years to balance the competing demands the subject. Pupil Book Study: Writing guides teachers and leaders to examine each facet of the writing process through a research-informed lens to help them understand how well their provision is serving their children. This approach allows us valuable insights into the lived experience of our curricula models, shining a light on how well learning endures.
JOHN CATT EDUCATIONAL EDUCATION
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback
210 X 297 mm
B&W THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: August 2026
9781036011062
AUD$: 41.99
Pupil Book Study
An evidence-informed guide to help quality assure the curriculum
By Alex Bedford
Pupil Book Study is a window into the lived experience of pupils, as opposed to just the observed experience. It is also a mirror in which to reflect professional practice and identify what helps learning, and what hinders it by outlining clear and coherent structures in which to talk with pupils and look at their books. Pupil Book Study gives headteachers, senior and middle leaders a systematic toolkit to evaluate the impact of the curriculum through studying teaching and learning. Infused with cognitive science research and evidence-informed practice, it offers schools the architecture for excellence; helping remove the risk of making assumptions. Pupil Book Study is a guide for schools that offers 7 specific and fully exemplified areas to focus quality assurance systems. The keystone between teaching, learning and the curriculum, Pupil Book Study offers schools the tools to explain why things are as they are and presents solutions
JOHN CATT EDUCATIONAL
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL
210 X 297 mm
120 Pages
Rel Date: July 2021
9781913622466
AUD$: 41.99
Pupil Book Study: Reading
An evidence-informed guide to help quality assure the reading curriculum
By Lauren Meadows, Alex Bedford
Pupil Book Study: Reading provides evidence-led structures to shine a light on the true impact of a school's reading provision. Building on the global success of the original Pupil Book Study frameworks, this guide translates these principles into practice to support leaders and teachers to evaluate their reading curriculum. The catch-all term 'reading' covers a wide-spanning aspect of schools' provision, which is acknowledged to be central to pupils' long-term success and well-being. It is vital that we have robust and meaningful mechanisms in schools to help us understand which aspects of this are working well and what might need further development. This requires us to examine each aspect of our reading provision in turn, through a lens which acknowledges the disciplinary differences between how we might approach teaching different elements of the reading curriculum.
JOHN CATT EDUCATIONAL EDUCATION
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback
210 X 297 mm
100 Pages
Rel Date: September 2022
9781915261250
AUD$: 41.99
Engelmann's Direct Instruction in Action
By Tom Needham
Direct Instruction is an incredibly powerful approach to teaching with a robust and wide ranging evidence base. Although you can buy field tested ready to go teaching programmes that are based on DI theory, there is much that can be applied to the everyday classroom. DI theory can help answer two of the biggest pedagogical questions: what should we teach and how should we teach it. DI is the closest we have got to a complete, scientific framework for approaching teaching and learning.
JOHN CATT EDUCATIONAL
Category: EDUCATION
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL
210 X 148 mm
100 pages
Release Date: August 2026 Paperback
9781398388413 AUD$: 27.99
Dunlosky's Strengthening the Student Toolbox in Action
Nuthall's Hidden Lives of Learners in Action
By Bennie Kara
For over 40 years in New Zealand, prominent educational researcher Professor Emeritus Graham Nuthall studied the dynamics of learning in the classroom. His work culminated in the highly influential book, The Hidden Lives of Learners, which has guided teachers over the decades through the learning process for young people. Drawing on Nuthall's findings, Bennie Kara also delves into the complexities of direct instruction and misconceptions about individualised instruction practices.
JOHN CATT EDUCATIONAL
Category: EDUCATION
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback
210 X 148 mm 120 pages
Release Date: April 2026 B&W THROUGHOUT
9781036003586
By Amarbeer Singh Gill
Building on the hugely influential paper by John Dunlosky, Amarbeer Singh Gill looks at ways teachers can use recommendations from 'Strengthening the Student Toolbox' to consolidate knowledge and enhance the learning that takes place in their classrooms.
JOHN CATT EDUCATIONAL
Category: EDUCATION
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL
210 X 148 mm
100 pages
Release Date: September 2022 Paperback
9781915261267 AUD$: 28.99
AUD$: 27.99
Bandura's SelfEfficacy Theory in Action
By Neil Gilbride
Dr Neil Gilbride CPsychol guides the reader in how we can take action to raise student self-efficacy and, subsequently, the agency that students feel in taking control of their lives and studies. The book is split into three key areas: designing instruction, design practice and pupil influence.
JOHN CATT EDUCATIONAL
Category: EDUCATION
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL
210 X 148 mm
160 pages
Release Date: February 2025 Paperback
9781398388727 AUD$: 28.99
The Functionally Fluent Teacher
By Steve Willshaw
The Functionally Fluent Teacher explores how teachers can build more effective relationships with the key stakeholders in school life - pupils, colleagues, leaders, parents and the wider community. This book argues that genuine inclusive cultures are created not through policies alone but through the quality of everyday interactions.
JOHN CATT EDUCATIONAL
Category: EDUCATION
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback
210 X 148 mm
240 pages
Release Date: August 2026 B&W THROUGHOUT
9781036007539
AUD$: 33.99
Teacher Hacks: Languages
Teacher Hacks: English
Silvia Bastow and Sinead Moxham zoom in on the most challenging concepts in MFL providing innovative, researchbacked strategies to demystify and demonstrate how to approach them in your classroom. Perfect for both new and experienced teachers, this series is your go-to guide for enhancing student understanding and fostering a passion for learning.
JOHN CATT EDUCATIONAL Category: EDUCATION
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback
210 X 148 mm
136 pages
Release Date: April 2026 B&W THROUGHOUT
9781036010652 AUD$: 35.99
By Dr. Haili Hughes, Stuart Pryke
In this book, Dr. Haili Hughes and Stuart Pryke zoom in on the most challenging concepts in English providing innovative, research -backed strategies to demystify and demonstrate how to approach them in your classroom. Perfect for both new and experienced teachers, this series is your go-to guide for enhancing student understanding and fostering a passion for learning.
JOHN CATT EDUCATIONAL Category: EDUCATION
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL
210 X 148 mm Paperback
Release Date: August 2026 B&W THROUGHOUT
9781036010676
AUD$: 35.99
Teacher Hacks: Geography
Alistair Hamill zooms in on the most challenging concepts in Geography, providing innovative, research -backed strategies to demystify and demonstrate how to approach them in your classroom. Perfect for both new and experienced teachers, this series is your go-to guide for enhancing student understanding and fostering a passion for learning.
JOHN CATT EDUCATIONAL Category: EDUCATION
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL
210 X 148 mm Paperback
Release Date: August 2026 B&W THROUGHOUT
9781036010683 AUD$: 35.99
By Silvia Bastow, Sinead Moxham
By Alistair Hamill
Assessing Dyslexia in Schools
Empowering Practitioners through Reading Science
By Sheila M. Clonan, Michelle S. Storie
This book bridges a critical gap between reading research and school-based practice, providing practitioners and students with up-to-date tools to understand, identify and intervene for students with dyslexia.
Grounded in the science of reading, the book addresses common misconceptions and outdated practices that prevent struggling readers with dyslexia from getting effective support, and provides clear, evidence-based alternatives.
Assessment protocols incorporating widely used measures are described, as are interpretation frameworks including the Simple View of Reading and intervention planning strategies.
The book addresses the critical distinction between identification of dyslexia and eligibility for special education services. User-friendly features include "What Would You Do?" case vignettes, extended assessment examples, and reproducible/downloadable worksheets.
The Feelings Furballs
Emotional Regulation Activities and Ideas for the
Classroom
GUILFORD PUBLICATIONS
Category: EDUCATION
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL Paperback
266 X 203 mm
216 pages
Release Date: August 2026 NOT ILLUSTRATED 9781462562961 AUD$: 80.99
By Lynn How, Georgina Durrant
Activities and ideas using the 'feelings furballs' characters to aid emotional regulation for children with SEMH needs.
Emotional regulation is a huge challenge in primary schools and in the homes of children with SEND.
Using the approachable and adorable 'feelings furballs', experienced SENCo Lynn How provides teachers and other childcare workers with a variety of activities to help children better regulate their emotions.
The furballs cover a range of emotions and offer kids relatable characters through which to understand and express their feelings.
They also compliment other popular regulation strategies like the 'zones of regulation'. With easy-to-read theory about emotional regulation and why it needs to be supported, you'll also learn how to apply these lessons both in the classroom and one-to-one.
JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Category: EDUCATION
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
279 X 216 mm
144 pages
Release Date: July 2026 B&W THROUGHOUT 9781805017721 AUD$: 74.99
Consequential Leadership
An Illustrated Guide on Leading for Impact
By Douglas Fisher, Nancy Frey, Cathy Lassiter and John Hattie
Drawing from extensive research and real-world experience, the authors present five essential leadership imperatives that combine theoretical insights with actionable strategies, all delivered alongside engaging illustrations that make complex concepts accessible and memorable.
CORWIN PRESS, INC.
Category: EDUCATION
Australian Contributor
Disc: TEXT Paperback
254 X 117 mm 208 pages
Release Date: August 2026 NOT ILLUSTRATED
9781071998649 AUD$: 89.99
The Wellbeing Effect
How prioritising whole-school wellbeing can boost achievement and help your school to thrive
How Leadership Works A Playbook for Instructional Leaders
By Cathy J. Lassiter, Douglas Fisher
This easy-to-use playbook prompts educators to clarify, articulate, and actualize instructional leadership goals with the aim of delivering on the promise of equity and excellence for all.
By Andy Mellor
Andy Mellor argues for another way: one where wellbeing sits at the heart of school culture. Drawing on his knowledge of schools that have embraced this approach, he shows how prioritising wellbeing allows teachers to teach using flair, personality and passion, while students learn by being genuinely engaged and inspired.
CROWN HOUSE PUBLISHING
Category: EDUCATION
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
234 X 156 mm
Release Date: August 2026
9781785837432
200 pages
AUD$: 60.99
CORWIN PRESS, INC.
Category: EDUCATION
Disc: TEXT
279 X 215 mm
200 pages
Release Date: August 2022 Spiral bound
9781071871058
83.99
Empowering Teachers, Improving Schools
Belonging, psychological safety and school improvement
By Laura McPhee
Headteacher and educationalist Laura McPhee shares her approach to school leadership. An approach that harnesses the power of belonging and psychological safety to empower educators. Laura explores the research evidence and outlines how organisations that promote psychological safety and accountability demonstrate improved performance.
SAGE PUBLICATIONS
Category: EDUCATION
Disc: TEXT Paperback
242 X 170 mm
Release Date: August 2026
9781036206581
160 pages
AUD$: 77.99
Author Bio:
Douglas Haynes is a professor of English at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. He is the author of Every Day We Live Is the Future: Surviving in a City of Disasters and Last Word.
Teaching Toward Slow Hope Place-Based Learning
in College and Beyond
By Douglas Haynes
Teaching Toward Slow Hope reveals what happens when higher education dares to become something more than transactional.
Rather than positioning education as a financial investment, this book reimagines college as a space where students cultivate the skills and relationships needed for "collaborative survival" in an increasingly unpredictable world.
Against a backdrop of mental health crises, ecological instability, and structural inequality, Douglas Haynes traces how students and educators across the Upper Midwest are remaking college into a place for connection, meaning, and collective resilience.
Through on-the-ground reporting and interviews with students, Haynes describes the impacts of dynamic, place-based educational programs. He takes readers on a journey from urban gardens in Milwaukee to restored oak savannas in Madison, and from a community food hub in Kalamazoo to the shore of Lake Superior.
At the heart of the programs he visits is a shared commitment to what Haynes calls practices of slow hope: deep listening, reciprocity, collaboration, and embodied learning.
Haynes evokes the experiences of students harvesting native seeds, cooking with local produce, gathering community histories, and learning to see their landscapes anew. Many of these students are first-generation or struggling with anxiety or affording college.
From their experiences emerges a deeply human story of transformation based in place, community, and care. Teaching Toward Slow Hope offers educators, administrators, and anyone invested in the future of higher education a powerful new lens for thinking about what college is really for.
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
Category: EDUCATION
B&W Throughout
Disc: Acad & Professional
229 X 152 mm
Release Date: August 2026
9781421453903
Hardback
272 pages
AUD$: 78.99
Curious Me! 6-Book Box Set
(Numbers, Letters, Colors, Feelings, Animals, and Families)
By Multiple Authors, Dona Herweck Rice
Bring joy, learning, and wonder to your child's early reading experience with this charming, boxed set of six Curious Me! (R) board books. Thoughtfully designed for babies and toddlers ages 0 to 4, each book features lyrical text, rich vocabulary, and vibrant illustrations that introduce important early concepts in an engaging way. Ideal for parents, grandparents, caregivers, and educators, each title includes helpful tips and ideas to extend learning beyond storytime. This Boxed Set Includes: Curious Me! ® Letters, Curious Me! ® Numbers, Curious Me! ® Colors, Curious Me! ® Feelings, Curious Me! ® Animals, and Curious Me! ® Families.
I See You Board Books Complete Series 6-Book Set
By Deborah Farmer Kris
Watching toddlers discover the world is pure magic-and the I See You series captures that magic beautifully! This heartwarming six-book collection celebrates the many ways toddlers grow and express themselves, offering gentle, affirming stories that help little ones feel seen, valued, and loved. Each book follows a single toddler through a few hours of their daily routine, highlighting the wonder of everyday moments. Whether it's a triumphant smile after trying something new or the quiet curiosity sparked by a rainy day, these stories encourage caregivers to slow down and notice the small but meaningful milestones that shape a child's emotional, social, and physical growth. Books in this set: I See You Smile, I See You Try, I See You Care, I See You Play, I See You Wonder, I See You Sing.
We Find Feelings Clues Complete Series 6-Book Set
By Lindsay N. Giroux
Feelings can be tricky to figure out, but with a little detective work, kids can learn to crack the case! The We Find Feelings Clues Complete Series 6-Book Set helps children understand their emotions by using clues from their bodies, faces, and past experiences. These engaging and supportive books empower kids to identify and name their feelings-and discover healthy ways to feel better when emotions become overwhelming. Each book follows a young feelings detective as they use their special notebook to record emotional clues through drawings and words. The series not only builds emotional awareness but also offers simple, actionable strategies to help children manage big emotions with confidence. Books in this set: I Know Sad, I Know Happy, I Know Mad, I Know Silly, I Know Scared, and I Know Curious.
FREE SPIRIT PUBLISHING FICTION
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL
Board book
178 X 178 mm
144 Pages
Rel Date: August 2026
9798330914593 AUD$: 119.00
FREE SPIRIT PUBLISHING FICTION
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL
Paperback
254 X 254 mm
180 Pages
Rel Date: August 2026
9798330914609
AUD$: 155.00
Toddler Tools 6-Book Box Set
(Calm-Down Time, Bye -Bye Time, Sharing Time, Listening Time, Manners Time, Bedtime)
By Elizabeth Verdick, Marieka Heinlen
This six-book set from the Toddler Tools (R) series supports toddlers through daily transitions-like naptime, saying goodbye at childcare, and calming down after a tantrum. Each title features cheerful, full-color illustrations, warm, rhythmic text, and tips for adults to make routines easier and more consistent. Whether read before or during the moment, these board books help young children build emotional skills and feel capable, secure, and loved. Includes 6 titles: Calm Down Time, Bye-Bye Time, Sharing Time, Listening Time, Manners Time and Bedtime.
Toddler Tools (R) 8-Book Set
By Elizabeth Verdick, Marieka Heinlen
Disc: TRADE
mm
144 Pages
Date: August 2026
9798330921348
99.99
Gentle guidance for big toddler moments, one reassuring routine at a time! Designed to support toddlers ages 1-3 through everyday routines, transitions, and emotions, this Toddler Tools (R) board book set helps young children build confidence, cooperation, and essential socialemotional skills. Each sturdy board book features simple, reassuring language and warm, engaging illustrations that reflect real toddler experiences. Ideal for home, preschool, daycare, and childcare settings, this collection also includes helpful tips at the back of each book to support parents and caregivers as they guide toddlers through daily challenges. Titles included in this set: Bye -Bye Time, Clean-Up Time, Listening Time, Sharing Time, Bedtime, Calm-Down Time, Mealtime, and Try-Again Time. FREE SPIRIT PUBLISHING EDUCATION
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Board book
178 X 178 mm
192 Pages
Rel Date: August 2026
9798330937608
AUD$: 159.00
Best Behavior (R) 6-Book Box Set Volume 2
Teeth are Not for Biting, Pacifiers are Not Forever, Diapers are Not Forever, Tails are Not for Pulling, Germs are Not for Sharing, and Screen Time is Not Forever
By Elizabeth Verdick
This six-book board book set supports children ages 1-4 with simple words, vibrant illustrations, and reassuring messages. Each book also includes helpful tips to make teaching healthy habits fun and engaging for parents, grandparents, and caregivers. Books included in the boxed set: Teeth Are Not for Biting, Tails Are Not for Pulling, Germs Are Not For Sharing, Pacifiers Are Not Forever, Diapers Are Not Forever, and Screen Time Is Not Forever The Best Behavior (R) series uses clear, encouraging language and lively illustrations to teach young children about positive actions, emotions, routines, and social skills. Each book introduces an important concept in a friendly, accessible way-helping toddlers build confidence as they learn and grow.
FREE SPIRIT PUBLISHING LIFE SKILL/GEN STUDS
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Board book
260 X 334 mm
144 Pages
Rel Date: August 2026
9798330937035
AUD$: 99.99
Outside Our Window 4-Book Set
By Melina Mangal, Stella Lim
Featuring children living in urban environments, this nature-themed collection encourages outdoor exploration, sensory awareness, and emotional development through simple, relatable stories. Each book follows two young cousins as they experience the outdoors, green spaces, and plants and animals around them-feeling the wind, watching squirrels play, listening to birds sing, and standing tall like trees. These gentle adventures are designed to help children develop key early childhood skills like mindfulness, self-awareness, teamwork, and communication. Parents, caregivers, and educators will appreciate the thoughtful storytelling, diverse city settings, and built-in prompts for conversation. Each book also includes fun activity ideas to inspire handson learning and play.
FREE SPIRIT PUBLISHING FICTION
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Board book 178 X 178 mm
96 Pages Rel Date: August 2026
9798330918782 AUD$: 79.99
Thank You, World 4-Book Set
By Dan McCauley, Jo Loring-Fisher
Discover the magic of gratitude and mindfulness in this four-book picture book set that helps children embrace the wonders of nature in every season. Perfect for families, educators, and caregivers seeking to nurture optimism and sensory awareness. Books included in this set: Thank You, Night; Thank You, Rain; Thank You, Sun; and Thank You, Snow. The Thank You series features lyrical stories about appreciating nature and being present. These books help kids manage stress, stay optimistic and enjoy nature’s wonders.
Disability Books for Kids 4-Book Set
By Miso Kwak, Rasha Hamid
Celebrate and empower kids of all abilities with this four-book bundle Titles Included in the Set: More Than What Eyes See, I Spark Like Lightning, My Life as an Astronaut, and Uncommonly Curious Eternally Autistic The Disability Books for Kids series explores visible and invisible disability in the first person, as seen through the eyes of children and written from lived experience. This series builds allyship, challenges ableism, and celebrates difference, empowering and educating all readers. Each book includes an author’s note to the reader, centering disabled voices and ensuring authentic representation.
FREE SPIRIT PUBLISHING FICTION
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
254 X 203 mm
144 Pages
Rel Date: August 2026
9798330920518
AUD$: 104.00
So Curious
Baby's High-Contrast Board Book
By Emily Barton
Explore the wonderful sights, sounds, and textures of nature with your baby-right from your lap. With high-contrast illustrations designed especially for infants, So Curious helps nurture early brain growth while making storytime a joyful bonding experience. From fluttering leaves to soft grass and singing birds, each page encourages curiosity and sensory discovery. The bold, engaging visuals are developmentally appropriate for newborns and young infants, and every image is paired with simple, affirming language. This book introduces everyday sights, smells, and textures babies encounter outside; Supports baby's visual and cognitive development with high-contrast, black-and-white illustrations; Includes a note for caregivers on the power of reading and wondering together; Fosters bonding and development through emotional and sensory themes
So Loved
Baby's High-Contrast Board Book
By Emily Barton
With high-contrast illustrations designed for infants, So Loved supports your baby's growing sense of security and belonging. From snuggles and smiles to shared moments, each page helps nurture early brain development and emotional awareness. The bold, engaging visuals are developmentally appropriate for newborns and young infants, and every image is paired with simple, affirming language. This book explores an infant's everyday interactions with family and loved ones; Supports baby's visual and cognitive development with high-contrast, black-and-white illustrations; Includes a note for caregivers on how reading together builds trust and love; Fosters bonding and development through emotional and sensory themes
So Silly!
Baby's High-Contrast Board Book
By Emily Barton
With high-contrast illustrations designed especially for infants, So Silly! explores the actions and feelings that make playtime fun. From peek-aboo to playful laughter, each page features important emotional and physical cues for baby to learn. The bold, engaging visuals are developmentally appropriate for newborns and young infants, and every image is paired with simple, affirming language. This book explores everyday moments that make baby feel silly and joyful; Supports baby's visual and cognitive development with high-contrast, black-and-white illustrations; Includes a note for caregivers on the power of reading and being silly together; Fosters bonding and development through emotional and sensory themes.
FREE SPIRIT PUBLISHING FICTION
book
X 140 mm
22 Pages
THROUGHOUT
Date: August 2026
9798330923335 AUD$: 15.99
FREE SPIRIT PUBLISHING FICTION
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Board book
140 X 140 mm
22 Pages
B&W THROUGHOUT
Rel Date: August 2026
9798330923342
AUD$: 15.99
Molly Finds a Way
A book about dyslexia and personal strengths
By Krista Weltner, Krista Weltner
Molly and her friend showcase their problem-solving skills during a playdate that doesn't go exactly as planned. Molly and Lexi (an imaginary character who represents being dyslexic) invite their friends Leeann and Izzy over to play. Together, they build a village with sticks and leaves and draw with chalk. When it starts raining, Molly and Leeann race to figure out how to save their village and drawing-and the playdate. Everyday Adventures with Molly and Dyslexia Molly and Lexi empower dyslexic children to embrace their strengths. Written by a dyslexic author who's an advocate for dyslexic kids, this three-book series follows the adventures of a young girl, Molly, and her personified dyslexia, Lexi. Together, they navigate the challenges of dyslexia with creativity and determination, touching on themes of selfadvocacy, self-esteem, and personal strengths. FREE SPIRIT
Molly Tells the World
A book about dyslexia and self-esteem
By Krista Weltner, Krista Weltner
Molly learns to accept her learning disability with the help of a new friend. A new student joins their classroom, and Molly and Lexi (an imaginary character who represents being dyslexic) are excited to meet her. When Leeann introduces her dyslexia named Izzy, Molly's own dyslexia wants to be introduced, too. But Molly isn't ready-without Lexi, Molly wouldn't feel like herself. Lexi asks and asks until she's impossible to ignore. With Leann and Izzy's help, Molly shows Lexi to the class. Everyday adventures with Molly and Lexi empower dyslexic children to embrace their strengths. Written by a dyslexic author who's an advocate for dyslexic kids, this three-book series follows the adventures of a young girl, Molly, and her personified dyslexia, Lexi. Together, they navigate the challenges of dyslexia with creativity and determination, touching on themes of self-advocacy, selfesteem, and personal strengths.
Molly's Great Discovery
A book about dyslexia and self-advocacy
By Krista Weltner, Krista Weltner
Molly gets diagnosed with dyslexia and learns it's okay to ask for help when she needs it. Molly has a big imagination and loves to solve problems and learn new things. But Molly also struggles to spell, write, and read as quickly as her classmates. With the support of her friend Lexi (an imaginary character who represents being dyslexic), Molly summons the courage to ask her teacher Mr. Mitchell for help. Molly learns how to self-advocate and discovers that it's okay to be different. Everyday Adventures with Molly and Lexi empower dyslexic children to embrace their strengths. Written by a dyslexic author who's an advocate for dyslexic kids, this three-book series follows the adventures of a young girl, Molly, and her personified dyslexia, Lexi. Together, they navigate the challenges of dyslexia with creativity and determination
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
254 X 203 mm
36 Pages
COLOUR SECTION(S)
Rel Date: August 2026
9798330921911
AUD$: 25.99
FREE SPIRIT PUBLISHING FICTION
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL
Paperback
254 X 203 mm
36 Pages
COLOUR SECTION(S)
Rel Date: August 2026
9798330921904
AUD$: 25.99
FREE SPIRIT PUBLISHING FICTION
Disc: TRADE INTERNATIONAL Paperback
254 X 203 mm
36 Pages
COLOUR SECTION(S)
Rel Date: August 2026
9798330921898
AUD$: 25.99
My Body Belongs to Me
A book about body safety
By Jill Starishevsky, Angela Padron
Without being taught about body boundaries, a child may be too young to understand when abuse is happening-or that it's wrong. This straightforward, gentle book offers a tool parents, teachers, and counselors can use to help children feel, be, and stay safe. The rhyming story and simple, friendly illustrations provide a way to sensitively share and discuss the topic, guiding young children to understand that their private parts belong to them alone. The overriding message of My Body Belongs to Me is that if someone touches your private parts, tell your mom, your dad, your teacher, or another safe adult. Parents should know: while the story is ageappropriate and sensitively told, the language and situations depicted are drawn from experiences that children may face. FREE SPIRIT PUBLISHING
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254 X 203 mm
40 Pages
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Rel Date: August 2026
9798330921874
AUD$: 25.99
Celebrate We Gullah Geechee
A
Kids'
Look at the
Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor
By Yvette R. Murray, Tonya Engel
Celebrate We Gullah Geechee invites the reader along on a dynamic exploration of Gullah culture. With rhythm and repetition to engage children, five narrators take turns highlighting what they notice in their world, each focusing on one of the five senses. We are there with them: A girl sees a "haint blue door at Grandma's house / Rocking chairs waiting on the porch." On special days, we hear the marching band play-ba-da-dum-bum. Our hands explore the prickly bark of Palmetto tree trunks. Through these sensory experiences, readers will honor and learn about the culture and traditions of coastal North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. With love that shines through every line, Celebrate We Gullah Geechee: Uplifts Gullah Geechee history and contemporary culture; Spotlights the importance of family, community, and place; and engages children with rhythmic writing and lots of onomatopoeia
Upper Elementary Bookmark Collection
By Teacher Created Materials
Empower readers with this set of 30 fun, goal-driven bookmarks that make independent reading exciting and meaningful. The Upper Elementary Bookmark Collection engages students in literacy challenges that build motivation, stamina, and deeper comprehension. Each bookmark offers a unique way to connect with books-whether by setting reading goals, exploring a wide range of genres, or discovering history through story. Perfect for classrooms, libraries, or home reading routines, these tools encourage independent reading while reinforcing critical thinking, cross-curricular learning, and a lifelong love of books. Included Bookmarks (10 each): Dive In, Adventure Awaits and Travel Through Time.
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Hardback
273 X 210 mm
44 Pages
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Rel Date: August 2026
9798330905065
AUD$: 39.99
TEACHER CREATED MATERIALS
EDUCATION
Disc: ACAD & PROFESSIONAL
Mixed media product
152 X 152 mm
30 Pages
Rel Date: August 2026
9798330933075
AUD$: 9.99
Keeping Your Cool When They Can't Parenting Children Who Struggle with Anger
By James J. Crist
Specialized tools and strategies for parents to help children of all ages cope with feelings of anger Keeping Your Cool When They Can't provides knowledge, day-to -day tools, and parenting techniques that will help you deal with your child's anger-and your own reaction to it. You'll learn reasons why your child gets so angry, what you can do to prevent explosive bursts of rage, and how to handle them when they do occur. You'll also gain insight into your own reactions, so you can respond more effectively to angry kids. As child psychologist Dr. James J. Crist explains, staying calm when kids get angry is the first step to helping your kid learn to cope. Calm parents can deescalate angry responses and help kids develop better ways to deal with anger. Keeping Your Cool When They Can't gives you the knowledge you need to understand what's going on when your child feels angry.
What to Do When You're Cranky & Blue
A Guide for Kids
By James J. Crist
Shake those sad feelings with support, encouragement, and ideas for kids when they’re cranky and blue. Everyone feels “down” sometimes. Who wouldn’t feel blue if their best friend moved away or if they were being teased or bullied in school? Counsellor and clinical psychologist James J. Crist has written a book that kids can turn to for support, encouragement, and ideas for coping with depression or for when they feel sad, bad, grumpy, or lonely. Kids learn ten “Blues Busters” to help shake those sad feelings. They also discover lots of ideas they can use to talk about feelings, take care of themselves, boost their selfesteem, make and keep friends, and enjoy their alone time. A special section addresses hard-to -handle problems like grief, roller-coaster feelings, and depression in children. The book also includes resources and a note to grown-ups.
What to Do When You're Scared & Worried
A Guide for Kids
By James J. Crist
A book kids can turn to when they need advice, reassurance, and ideas for overcoming fear and anxiety. From a dread of spiders to coping with uncertainty to panic attacks, kids have worries, anxiety, and fears, just like adults. This is a book kids can turn to when they need advice, reassurance, and ideas for overcoming fear and anxiety. They’ll find out where fears and worries come from, practice Fear Chasers and Worry Erasers, and learn to seek help for hard-to-handle fears they can’t manage on their own.
229 X 152 mm
168 Pages
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Rel Date: August 2026
9798330905102 AUD$: 33.99
X 136 mm 128 Pages COLOUR THROUGHOUT
Date: June 2013 9781575424309
28.99
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