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  • The Boy Who Lost His Laugh

    The Boy Who Lost His Laugh

    $24.99

    Due for Release in Australia & New Zealand in March 2026!

    Tim is always losing things when he travels — he is a foster child, and often moves from one family to the next. One day he realizes he has lost something very precious: his laugh. Then he moves in with the Lee family, and some news arrives that might just help Tim find his laugh again. The Boy Who Lost His Laugh takes a sensitive look at foster care from the child’s perspective, and shows how humour and love can help you bounce back and find what you’ve been looking for all along.

    SPECIFICATIONS: Hardback 9781921497162, 32 Pages | Paperback 9781921497087, 34 Pages | 229 mm x 216 mm

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  • Isla’s Family Tree

    Isla’s Family Tree

    $24.99

    Isla isn’t happy that her family is changing, so her mother creates a clever family tree with Isla to teach her how families always grow. When her mother hands her two new leaves, Isla doesn’t think they belong. She tries to make them fit somewhere, but not on her branch. However, once she meets her new brothers, she has a change of heart and finds room for them after all. A fun book for any family trying to introduce new family members, or show children how they belong in their family.

     

     

    Specifications: 9781925820379 | Hardback | 245 x 255 mm / 9.5 x 10 inches | Colour | 32 Pages

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  • Tree

    Tree

    $19.99

    A Gentle Story of Love and Loss

    The fifth book in the popular ‘Lessons of a LAC’ series, Tree will help children to learn how to say goodbye and process grief.

    Tree is the much-loved centrepiece of the community. But one day Curly and Loppy notice that Tree’s leaves are starting to fall — at the wrong time of year — and Tree’s bark is flaking.

    It’s Tree’s time to leave. Fortunately Curly is able to teach Loppy how to accept that Tree is leaving, say goodbye, and commemorate Tree’s life.

     

     

    SPECIFICATIONS:  9781925820126 | Paperback | 305 x 230 mm / 12 x 9 inches | 32 Pages | Colour

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  • Arabella and the Magic Pencil

    Arabella and the Magic Pencil

    Price range: $19.99 through $24.99

    Arabella is a beloved only child who has everything until her brother, Avery, arrives. While she loves him, it’s sometimes hard to like him. She spends her days creating marvellous things with her magic pencil, and ignoring him. But when he spoils her tea party, she decides drastic action is required and she erases him from her life. Oops! Can she get him back? Arabella and the Magic Pencil will appeal to any child with a new sibling and to caregivers who are supporting changing family dynamics.

    [quote author=’ Debra Tidball, award-winning author of The Scared Book and When I See Grandma’]A magical story with luscious language, whimsical illustrations and strong emotional core that will surprise and delight young readers. [/quote]

     

    SPECIFICATIONS: 9781925820010 | Hard Cover |245 x 255 mm /9.5 x 10 inches | 32 Pages | Colour | EK Books

     

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  • Ella and Mrs Gooseberry

    Ella and Mrs Gooseberry

    $24.99

    Discovering What Love Looks Like

    Grumpy old Mrs Gooseberry from next door has lost her love. ‘I didn’t know you could lose love,’ says Ella. So she begins her quest to find out what love looks like and how she can help Mrs Gooseberry to rediscover it. Her mother says love is like home-cooked pie. Her teacher says it’s like lanterns in the night. Perhaps love might look like a little kitten. Ella and Mrs Gooseberry is a heart-warming picture book about a child’s understanding of love, selfless giving and how it makes you feel.

    A gentle, heartwarming story about finding love.

    Judith Rossell, children’s book author and illustrator.

     

    SPECIFICATIONS: 9781925335255 | Hardback |245 x 255 mm / 9.5 x 10 inches | Colour | 32 Pages

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  • Grey-glasses-itis

    Grey-glasses-itis

    $19.99

    Life’s Brighter When You’re Not Wearing Grey Glasses!

    The fourth book in the popular ‘Lessons of a LAC’ series, Grey-glasses-itis helps children to understand the link between how they see things and how they feel. Loppy notices that he feels differently when he looks at the world around him through different-coloured glasses. Yellow glasses make him feel cheerful. Grey glasses make him feel sad. Children will learn that a simple shift in perception can often give them some influence over their feelings, helping to build their emotional resilience.

     

     

    SPECIFICATIONS: Paperback | 305 x 230 mm | 12 x 9 inches | Colour | 32 Pages

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  • Lessons of a LAC

    Lessons of a LAC

    $19.99

    It can be hard to stop worrying when you’re a Little Anxious Creature!

    Lessons of a LAC is an essential resource tool, presented in an engaging picture-book format, to help children manage their worries and anxieties. Through the characters of Loppy LAC (‘Little Anxious Creature’) and Curly the Calmster, kids discover a useful way to think about their anxieties — the first crucial step in managing them. This is the first book in the gorgeous ‘Lessons of a LAC’ series, designed to give children ways to think about and manage common emotional difficulties.

     

     

    SPECIFICATIONS: Paperback | 305 x 230 mm / 12 x 9 Inches | Colour | 32 Pages |

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  • Ollie's Treasure

    Ollie’s Treasure

    Price range: $8.99 through $24.99

    Happiness is Easy to Find if You Just Know Where to Look!

    Ollie’s Treasure is tale of mindfulness for young, developing minds. Ollie’s grandma sends him a treasure map that promises to lead him to ‘something that will make him happy always’.

    Of course, Ollie thinks this ‘something’ will be a toy of some sort, but he gets both a rude shock and a big surprise when his treasure turns out to be him!

     

     

     

    Shortlisted for Speech Pathology of Australia Awards 2018! Congratulations Lynn and Kirrli!

     

    SPECIFICATIONS: Hardcover/Paperback | 215 x 288 mm | Colour | 32 Pages |

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