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.
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
ages 4 to 12 years
I confess that I'm not a big fan of the whole hero culture that we seem to have going. Too often the ‘heroes’ aren’t heroic and are anything but role model material. But Peaceful Heroes is a collection of super-short biographies of people who have impacted the world positively and peacefully.
It’s entirely possible that somewhere a little one is reading their Grandparent’s childhood copy of Dogger. First published in 1977, the story is almost 40 years old – and it’s still fresh and lively and entirely relatable. The story is well known and well loved and so hardly needs recounting here. Just in case, though …
ages 2 to 8 years
Dogger is a soft toy dog who is very special to his owner Dave – he’s
Read MoreSometimes it takes a while to find a perfect friend or to recognise the greatness in someone who might be your friend. Sometimes we can overlook someone’s best efforts just because they don’t match our expectations. Sometimes we might not see the kindnesses we are being offered or the fun that is waiting for us. All those things happened to Ted.
ages 2 to 8 years
Set in France. This is a wonderfully crafted story that is full of love, joy and humour, just a little tension, and a triumphant ending. A charming French mouse does all he can to care for his family and to help the hands that feed him - even when he is met with scorn.
ages 1 to 9 years
When Max was very little, he hatched a plan to leave a note for someone in his class that said: ‘ugly and fat and stinky like a rat’. The conversation then went like this:
Kim: (aghast) How do you think the other person will feel when you do that? .....
ages 2 - 8 years.
Tucked in and around this story about a young woman in the Great Depression are a myriad of really valuable thoughts and lessons.
A conversation about books + kids. A website resource and book reviews for educators, parents, grandparents. The main focus is emotional resilience.
