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Delve deeper into the wisdom of Willow the Wonderer


Introducing Budget Book Bundles: Teach Emotional Intelligence to kids through Storytelling
Everything seems to only be getting more and more expensive that families are having to cut back on essentials, even storybooks ... We can't do much about the price of petrol, electricity or groceries but we can help with books: Introducing our new Budget Bundles for Willow the Wonderer . Budget Book Bundles - New! Our Budget Book Bundles are 2-3 Willow the Wonderer book collections, developed around critical EQ or emotional intelligence skills such as emotional regulation,
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How to Meet ACARA 9.0 and EYLF Outcomes with 'Willow the Wonderer' Mentor Texts
The 'Aha!' Moment: Discovering Curriculum Alignment We knew Willow the Wonderer were good books, but what we had not realised (until last week) was that it was aligned to the Australian education curriculum ( ACARA Version 9.0 ), including the early years learning framework ( EYLF V2.0 )! Willow the Wonderer: Enchanting tales that support education and emotional growth The books beautifully bridge the gap between storytelling and measurable educational outcomes. Maybe that's
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Why Willow the Wonderer books are the best-kept secret for teaching resilience
Few amongst us would disagree that resilience is one of life's most critical skills. The operative word is skill — resilience is something that can be learnt. Willow the Wonderer uses a story-first approach to teach children resilience So how do we teach this important skill to children without getting too technical or indeed, imposing any undue hardship onto the little tackers! This is where Willow the Wonderer enters the scene. It leaves children with a few important clues
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Applied Wisdom
Navigate life's ebbs and flows with wisdom


How to stay relentlessly positive, in spite of the news
"What should my resolution for 2026 be?", I mulled as I cooked dinner last week. *Relentless Positivity* were the words that flashed in my mind. Not being an optimist by nature, I was somewhat excited by the prospect of experimenting with a different mental mode for the ensuring 12 months but then, I read the news ... It's not going to be easy, I realised. The world events inspired me to get clinical about positive thinking; what it means in practice and how to deal with a mi
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If you must dwell, dwell on the positive
If you had to pick one word to describe 2025, what would you say? I'd hasten a guess that no one opted for steady, calm or indeed normal ... Perhaps it was fitting then, that for the final Willow the Wonderer book I left the external world behind and delved instead into the worlds that lie within — our inner worlds after all are places we can condition and control. Even as the writer, it can sometimes take a while to articulate the essence of the work you have produced. The
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How to navigate changing times?
Life is ebbs and flows - but how to navigate it all? A video popped up on my tiktok feed recently - featuring a middle aged school teacher sitting at his desk correcting assignments, with the following caption: "My students are asking me, how come I have an email address with my actual name?" His response (sanitised version), "Because I was around for the birth of the email ..." Who else remembers being alive in the late 90s - at the dawn of the internet? A fad for kids and n
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