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Intermediate & Secondary, 28 Mar 21
The survival guide to bullying: Written by a teen
Review by Neeve Edwards-Brown, Avonside Girls High School
Author, Aija Mayrock, offers guidance as well as different strategies that helped her get through even the toughest of days.
Primary & ECE, 28 Mar 21
Ali's first day at school
Reviews by Sasi and Latika
This book wonderfully portrays a refugee boy’s first day at school in New Zealand.
Intermediate & Secondary, 28 Mar 21
Starving the anger gremlin
Review by Kim Higginson, Information Management Specialist, MHF
This imaginative workbook shows young people how to starve their anger gremlin and control their anger effectively.
Intermediate & Secondary, 28 Mar 21
Because everything is right but everything is wrong
Review by Nicola Corner, Communications Assistant, MHF
The book follows Caleb, a teenager in his last year of high school, and his experiences going through and coming to terms with mental illness.
Intermediate & Secondary, 28 Mar 21
The big little book of resilience
Review by Ivan Yeo, Information Office, MHF
The Big Little Book of Resilience is about developing flexibility, acceptance and self-compassion when those plans go awry.
Primary & ECE, 28 Mar 21
Big Red and the Little Bitty Wolf: A story about bullying
Review by Charmaine Denney, early childhood teacher and mum to two boys
This book is a modern twist on the classic tale, in which a little wolf's unexpected solution to the class bully is met with surprising success.
Primary & ECE, 28 Mar 21
Bully on the bus
Review by Kim Higginson, Information Management Specialist, MHF
Leroy's teacher introduces him to the adventures in The Big Bad Book of Fairytales, hidden throughout are the clues that Leroy needs to overcome the bus bully's taunts once and for all.
Intermediate & Secondary, 28 Mar 21
Bullies and warriors
Review by Olivia Piper and Sophia Graham
In this novel Tim Tipene depicts the reality of bullying-and strategies to address it-for children on both sides of the problem. It addresses bullying head-on, and weaves practical solutions into a universal story.
Intermediate & Secondary, 28 Mar 21
Bully
Review by Kim Higginson, Information Management Specialist, MHF
Patricia Polacco has taken up the cause against bullies ever since Thank You, Mr. Falker, and her passion shines through in this powerful story of a girl who stands up for a friend.
Intermediate & Secondary, 28 Mar 21
Confessions of a former bully
Review by Elise McGregor, Carmel College
After Katie gets caught teasing a schoolmate, she realizes that bullying has hurt not only the people around her, but her, too.
Primary & ECE, 3 Mar 21
The Chill Out Chair series
Review by Anna Mowat, who works as part of the All Right? wellbeing campaign in Otautahi
The Chill Out Chair is the second book in the Nicholas story series. We learn how the Calm Down Chair got its new name, the Chill Out Chair.
Primary & ECE, 3 Mar 21
The smelly giant / Tio tiamu
Review by mums, teachers and school kids
The Smelly Giant/Tio Tiamu, tells the story of Toe Butter/Tio Pata, a big friendly giant shunned by the people of his village because he was different.
