A gentle reminder folks that Christmas shipping deadlines are approaching fast. For those living in regional and rural areas of Australia or New Zealand please opt for Express Shipping from this point onwards. We have updated our express shipping option, passing on the 20-35% discounts we are currently getting for this service so make the most of it. This is a breakdown of the shipping deadlines when using standard shipping service . These timeframes are for parcels shipped f

It's happened again folks... We are down to our last 100 gift sets. It's not surprising really — Our Willow the Wonderer Book and Toy Gift Sets are literally the best "book & plush toy set" you will find in the market! We designed it that way. Here's what makes our Willow the Wonderer book and plush toy set stand out:   A Bespoke Character Plush Toy of Willow Our Willow the Wonderer plush toy is a bespoke design by Darren to bring our endearing little hero to life! Even the o

It's that time of the year again folks :) Please take note of the Christmas cut-off dates for Australia Post. This is the latest date by which your parcel needs to have been posted so it reaches your little ones on time.   We ship our parcel from metro NSW so the Christmas cut-off dates  when using Standard Parcel  shipping are as follows : To -   NSW, ACT, VIC, QLD & SA :   20 December TAS: 19 December WA: 18 December NT: 16 December     Serial procrastinators can buy themse

Another year has flown by so we must be having fun! It truly is a wonderful time of the year, as things wind down and the space opens to stop, take stock and reflect on the year that has been.   Our pride and joy this year has been seeing the ' wise as ' community go from strength to strength, right across Australia and beyond. Our heartfelt thanks goes out to everyone who made this possible; our customers, booksellers, educators, agents, suppliers and affiliates.   It's only

Christmas parcel lodgement deadline This is our usual public service announcement about the fast approaching shipping deadlines for Christmas, courtesy of the Australia Post. To ensure your parcels read their intended destinations in Australia by Christmas please ensure you have shopped and the parcels are shipped on: Standard Shipping by 19th December Express Post by 21st December This means that you have only four weeks left to get your Christmas shopping done and presents

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

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