I may be a tad biased, but I think Willow the Wondere r is the cutest donkey (wise ass) around town. So, of course we had to follow-up our beautiful picture books with a gorgeous character plush toy of little Willow. Last July we released our very first design. Hundreds of Willow plush toys have since found their way into homes all across Australia so I thought I'd share some of the work that went on behind the scenes to develop our first Willow plush toy. It was a labour o

As announced a few days ago, we have made our very first language rights sale. (This means that we as the creators of the Willow the...

Independent Australian publisher, Wise As Stories, has sold the Simplified Chinese rights for their picture book series, Willow the Wonderer

Clap! My hands, came together as I became fully aware that my life was finite and I would die some day. I was 10 years old. I remember thinking that I have only a limited time to achieve my life goals and so made a pact with myself that I would make haste, hopefully fulfill them and make death bring closure to my life with another clap. This action (clapping) I later surmised was my way of demarcating the movie of my life, much like a movie set clapperboard might punctuate th

An early childhood educator, Reshmi Gosai, recently came across our Willow the Wonderer picture book series. Excited by the possibilities that the book presented in engaging the little ones in her childcare centre (one of whom is aptly named Willow) in learning, she immediately snapped up one of our premium giftsets featuring the two picture books and a gorgeous plush toy of little Willow. They were the perfect early years learning books! Reshmi shared her report on how she

Happy Friday folks! It feels like the summer holiday season only wraps after Australia Day - after which the new working year begins. To...

Willow the Wonderer picture books, plush toys and premium gift sets continue to maintain a five star rating from verified buyers for over 12 months now. We are proud to have created and published stories that have been warmly embraced by buyers all over Australia. Today we add another feather in the 'Willow cap' with the annoucement that CA-Link International is representing Willow the Wonderer's Chinese translation rights across Mainland China and Taiwan. CA-Link Internatio

We are back after a restful couple of weeks and looking forward to getting into 2023! Our motto for this year is to make it a year long celebration of life . This is as much about how we live each and every day as it is about the highlights. It should be another eventful year as we release the third book in the Willow the Wonderer picture book series, kick-off a few projects close to our heart (watch this space) and move to a fully remote model so we can run Wise As Stories

Yours truly turns the big 40 this year. As one of my statistically inclined colleagues put it at his 40th, 'half way there!' I've never been one to celebrate birthdays and in fact have no recollection of ever having a birthday party. But I remember musing once in my 30s (when turning 40 seemed like an abstract construct) that I will mark my 40th with a huge party. There would be no half measures either : I'd hire out the iconic Wylies Baths in Coogee with it's gorgeous rock

As yet another year draws to an end, we wanted to take a moment to say thank you to everyone in our community : Our customers, booksellers, buyers, editors, printers, teachers, industry affiliates, colleagues, friends and family. A heartfelt thanks for all your support over the past two years, as we embarked on a whole new (ad)venture to create beautiful stories that plant seeds of wisdom; seeds that we hope will blossom with time and guide our young readers in their journey

The final month of the year has commenced and if things haven't already, they will start to wind down soon as we wrap-up on another year of toil and head into the holiday season. For many families, this would be the first time in two years that they are gathering again for Christmas! It seems a lot of folks started preparing early this year; we started receiving orders for Christmas from late October and saw it continue all the way through November. Hoorah to the uber prepare

This unfortunately is a true 'wise as' story : l once gave my nephews and nieces UNICEF vouchers for Christmas ... They were all aged below ten at the time and already had a lot of 'stuff'. I struggled to see what I could possibly give them that would add to their lives. I finally settled on giving them some positive karmic points; instead of buying them presents, I'd donate on their behalf :) Thankfully UNICEF had a wonderful selection of ' inspired gifts ' that lined up to

Dear Wise As Community, A public service announcement: Australia Post has kindly suggested a 'safe' deadline to complete all your online Christmas Shopping. Please take a note of these, especially if you prefer to use standard (rather than express) shipping, as it is approaching fast! To ensure your parcels read their intended destinations in Australia by Christmas on STANDARD SHIPPING please ensure you have shopped and they are shipped by the following dates: Sending parc

Twelve months since the release of our much loved picture book, Willow the Wonderer, we are proud to launch the second picture book in the series: Honey Time. The adventures, learning and wisdom continues although things get a little sticky for our little hero ... He does however get a taste of the sweet wisdom of honey. A new picture book, adventure and seed of wisdom Our much loved picture book, Willow the Wonderer , has officially become a series of picture books with the

The silly season is upon us So we thought we'd let you know That Wise As Stories Does not go low. We don't do Click Frenzy, Forget...