WTBA is a collection of and conversation about powerful books that strengthen, elevate, inspire and help to grow powerful, resilient kids. We're a book oriented guide for parents, grandparents, educators, aunts, uncles and anyone involved in nurturing children and caring for friends.
BIG is a terrific read that seamlessly introduces relativity - which is key to understanding concepts of measurement and geometry. If that one concept doesn’t quite gel in young minds, it makes further maths that much trickier. It's a fun and totally appealing little book.
ages newborn to 8 years / s.t.e.m.
Australia is a wildly diverse country with so very much to marvel at and to love - here is a stunning and beautifully crafted reminder of why so many of us 'love a sunburnt country'.
all ages / coffee table, s.o.s.e.
I bought this picture book just for me, without hesitation. It's full of sentiment but not sentimental and the words are profoundly simple. The illustrations are not too shabby either. (Read that as 'they're stunning!')
ages toddler to grown-up
Here is a little fellow whose ‘head is filled with wonder.’ He’s great at noticing the wonders in his world, things like birds flying, clouds, and stars. He’s great at asking question too, like ‘what the best playground in the world might be like.’ He’s a boy who is not perishing for want of wonder. But he is constantly told to move on
ages 3 to 9 years
A brilliant hand shadow video + a couple of fun books to make your own hand shadows on a lazy evening - for all ages!
Read MoreFrom cover to cover, If... is an enjoyable and fresh look at what might be. Each page presents a simple yet complex thought and a positively enthralling illustration to match. The cover picture is of fish masquerading as the leaves of a tree and the book continues in the same vein
ages 2 years to grownup
all ages, baby to grownup
It's a pretty great book that can make you laugh out loud and still leave you with some deeper thoughts to ponder on. I AM HENRY FINCH is just that sort of book. Henry Finch follows the everyday flow of life until ... he doesn't. And that makes all the difference.
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