The following books will help our social workers support parents in their parenting delivery and their child's learning experience:
Te Reo Books
We find Kitty Brown and Kirsten Parkinson's Te Reo books a valuable asset to share with whānau
- Kararehe (Animals)
- Kanohi (My Face)
- Kakahu (Getting Dressed)
- Ngā Tae (Colours)
- Ngā Āhua (Shapes)
- Te Kaute (Counting)
- Kare ā-roto (Feelings)
- Kupu Tauaro (Opposites)
- Mahi (Actions)
- In My Heart - A Book of Feelings by Jo Witek
- The Feelings Book by Todd Parr
- Just like Kiwicorn by Kat Mereweather (hardback)
- Kiwicorn's Flurry of Feelings by Kat Mereweather
- I Made You A Cuddle by Ami Muir
- I Got You Some Kisses by Ami Muir
- Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney
- 100 Hugs by Chris Riddell
- I Love You, Stinky Face by Lisa McCourt
- Love You Forever by Robert Munsch
- Any of the How Does A Dinosaur ... books by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague
- Any of the Charlie and Lola books by Lauren Child
- Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
- The Very Hungry Caterpiller by Eric Carle
- No Matter What by Debi Glori
- Harold And The Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson
- Anything by Julia Donaldson but especially Room on The Broom and The Gruffalo
- The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
- Press Here by Herve Tullet
- Mix it Up by Herve Tullet
- Ruby Red Shoes by Kate Knapp
- Books on emotion/puberty/grief and loss
- Books for school-aged children aged between 5 and 12 including:
- Geronimo Stitlon series
- Diary of A Wimpy Kid series