Book Reviews

This feature includes reviews of books, apps and stories from experts in the mental health sector sharing the resources and knowledge they have found most helpful in their own work and lives.

In Te Ao Māori, the kete symbolises sharing of knowledge, insight and prosperity. This reflects the aim of this section: Through sharing what others have found useful, we all benefit.

Blue little penguin | Pūru kororā pōuri

Book Reviews / Children & Youth, 5 Feb 20
A sweet and humorous story about friendship and feelings for smaller children
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The self-care project

Book Reviews / Self-help, 30 Jan 20
How to let go of frazzle and make time for you
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Pūrākau: Māori myths retold by Māori writers

Book Reviews / Māori, 30 Jan 20
Pūrākau’s plethora of authors have contemporised and rearranged traditional stories, reflecting their own creativity and ideas and making them relevant to today.
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Flourishing in the early years: Contexts, practices and futures

Book Reviews / Children & Youth, 22 Jan 20
Looks at the conditions that enable children and those engaged in the early years sector to flourish
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Emotions in motion

Book Reviews / Children & Youth, 7 Nov 19
We love a book about emotions! The more we have, the more we encourage our children to discover and notice them,
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Morning: How to make time

Book Reviews / Self-help, 6 Nov 19
This is a celebration of dawn and morning: the best time of day
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StressLess: Proven methods to reduce stress, manage anxiety and lift your mood

Book Reviews / Self-help, 30 Oct 19
Illustrated book which aims to help readers recognize thinking patterns and behaviours that lead to stress
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50 ways to feel happy: Fun activities and ideas to build your happiness skills

Book Reviews / Children & Youth, 2 Oct 19
A thoughtfully written book that encourages children to discover how they can feel happier, and in doing so equips children with some invaluable life skills
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Bringing culture into care: A biography of Amohaere Tangitu

Book Reviews / Māori, 18 Sep 19
The journey of Amohaere Tangitu, who has changed the way health services serve the clinical, cultural and personal health needs of Māori and other health consumers
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Māori Made Easy, Māori Made Easy 2 and Māori at Work

Book Reviews / Māori, 11 Sep 19
Scotty Morrison's Maori Made Easy series is full of innovative strategies for anyone wanting to learn te reo Maori
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Invisible Jerry

Book Reviews / Children & Youth, 11 Sep 19
A wonderfully illustrated kids’ book about feeling lonely, but also building confidence to initiate friendships
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Feel a little: Little poems about big feelings

Book Reviews / Children & Youth, 27 Aug 19
‘Feel a little’ contains 14 poems, each one about a different feeling with illustrations to match
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