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Only 4 weeks left to add Willow the Wonderer to your Christmas stocking : The perfect gift for kids
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

Reeta Dhar
Nov 21, 20234 min read


Ever wonder what goes into making Willow plush toys that go along with our picture books?
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

Reeta Dhar
Apr 14, 20236 min read


Give the gift of wisdom this holiday season : Children's picture books with seeds of wisdom
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

Reeta Dhar
Dec 1, 20221 min read


Xmas blooper inspired 'White Friday': l once gave my nephews and nieces UNICEF vouchers for Xmas
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

Reeta Dhar
Nov 25, 20222 min read


All Premium Giftset pre-Orders are on their way
A short and sweet update to let you all know that we've been working like busy bees, packing and unpacking boxes to get all the pre-orders for the new Willow Plush Toy and Premium Gift Set shipped. Glad to share that all pre-orders have now been dispatched or awaiting pickup. Our sincere thanks to all of you who have supported us from the get-go by buying the first editions of our picture books, plush toys and premium giftsets for your little ones. We've loved reading every

Reeta Dhar
Sep 22, 20221 min read


What is the 'right' age to talk about happiness with children?
Willow the Wonderer is an enchanting picture book about the search for happiness. It has been wonderful to see the warmth with which our readers have embraced the picture book since it was first published in 2021, with Willow the Wonderer maintaining a near perfect five-star rating since. A question that has come up a number of times in reviews and conversations though is, 'what is the right age to talk about happiness with children? Is it too deep and philosophical a subject

Reeta Dhar
Sep 14, 20226 min read


Willow the Wonderer is a five star children's picture book
It's the height of winter but we are basking in the warmth of the reviews we are getting for our debut picture book, Willow the Wonderer - 'Beautiful' is how most of our readers describe the book. It seems that everyone, from great grandchildren to great grandparents, are falling in love with Willow - our hearts could not be more glad. As we countdown the final copies of the first print run, we thought we'd share some of the highlights from the reviews and the 'backstory' in

Reeta Dhar
Jul 13, 202212 min read
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“Light a campfire and everyone's a storyteller"
John J Geddes
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