BOOKSHELF Books to inspire bravery

Bravery Grows By Dr Melissa Giglio & Daisy Geddes

While she's confident at home, Aria’s bravery dims at school and in social situations. She is unable to share her words or ideas with anyone outside of her comfort zone, including her teachers and peers, leaving her feeling frustrated and unsure of what to do. With the support, love, and understanding of her parents, she learns strategies to overcome her anxiety and regain her confidence. Each small step of improvement she makes helps her confidence to grow and her bravery glow to shine brightly again. Written by two local psychologists working with anxiety in children, Bravery Grows is full of help for children suffering the effects of anxiety. Available from Bookazine, $175

Stuck By Oliver Jeffers

Floyd gets his kite stuck in a tree, so he throws a shoe up to knock the kite loose, and that gets stuck too, followed by a ladder, a bucket, an orangutan, and a whale who was in the wrong place at the wrong time. And that was just the start of things. This funny picture book demonstrates cause and effect, commitment, perseverance, and responsible decision-making. Inspired by a real event, Stuck shows how determination can lead to success. Available from Bookazine, $112

The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend By Dan Santat

An imaginary friend is born on an island far away. He and his other imaginary friends await their turn to be imagined by a real child but after a long time waiting, still no child imagines him and he can’t wait any longer. He sets off on a journey to the real world and just when he is just about to give up, he meets Alice. They become a great match for each other and Alice names him Beekle. This New York Times bestselling and awardwinning author and illustrator team creates a beautiful story about friendship, imagination, and the courage to find one's place in the world. Available from Bookazine, $112

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The Most Magnificent Thing By Ashley Spires

This story about an unnamed girl and her very best friend, a dog, describes her trials as she attempts to make the most magnificent thing. She knows what she wants to make and how this thing will work but she just can’t seem to make it. She tries and tries and after so many attempts, she gets really mad and decides to quit in frustration. Her dog makes her take a walk and when she comes back, she faces things with a renewed enthusiasm and guess what? She manages to get it just right. She reaps the rewards of perseverance and creativity. Available from Amazon, $140

Tilda Tries Again: A Big Bright Feelings Book By Tom Percival

When things change, Tilda feels like her whole world has been turned upside down. Her life was so great and now everything feels different. Tilda doesn’t like change so how will she cope? This is an inspiring and empowering story about coping with unexpected changes in life. Featuring lovely illustrations, it is a great tool for helping children build resilience. The book is part of the Big Bright Feelings picture book series, which consists of five books in total. Available from Book Depository, $90

Price HKD450

Max and Mei & Me Chinese Learning Kit

Learning Chinese at early years can be really easy and fun. With the kit, you will be able to sing, read, play and learn Chinese with your child.

This early years learning kit is designed with parents in mind and aims to take you through the exciting first steps of learning Chinese.

We would like to offer Playtimes readers a special discount! Get the learning kit with HKD380 only on our Max and Mei website with promo code PT2022*!

Group orders of 10 or more kits can be redeemed at HKD350 each.

The kit is available on maxandmei.com and all Bookazine branches.

*Special offer is valid until 31 January 2023. For enquiries and group orders: nihao@maxandmei.com

Max and Mei Chinese Zodiac Series

Charming story books for children (ages 2–7) to practise their Mandarin, and learn all about the animals of the Chinese Zodiac.