Sign-In
Cart
Wonderings: A magical children's story of how curiosity can grow happiness
Hardcover
ISBN13: 9781764345712
Publisher: Flourish Media
Published: Jun 3 2026
Pages: 60
Weight: 0.84
Height: 0.31 Width: 8.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
The 'Growing Happiness' book series invites children and their adults on magical journeys of self-discovery; their destination is inner peace and a quiet confidence.
Guide and grow your child's emotional development through encouraging curiosity and wonder. Revel in sharing together the beautiful activities included as a bonus at the end of the book.
This first Growing Happiness title, Wonderings, introduces Tommy, an inquisitive young boy, who grows his understandings through walking and talking with his mum in a quintessentially Australian location ... the 'bush'. Tommy connects with the humble tree, learning how it can stimulate all minds to discover, to believe, to cultivate, and to grow. The loving bond between the pair nurtures meaningful conversation that develops into a mindful contemplation on life's purpose, and the secret to happiness.
This gentle storyline, woven through beautiful illustrations, offers the readers comforting guidance to build emotional learning and growth. The relatable discussions between mother and son offer light, yet tender, opportunities to enter into personal observations and wonderings for adults with their own children.
Happiness builds a sense of safety, security, and stability. These in turn give rise to feelings of belonging and contentment in ourselves. This treasure of a book offers wisdom that goes far beyond its words - it reaches out and touches the hearts of those who read it.
This poignant tale will soon become a staple for all family bookshelves. Its touching message will charm and enchant, remaining in hearts and minds, transcending childhood, whispering into the consciousness of adulthood.
Activities at the end of the book foster connection and bonding for readers sharing the book. They also support observational skill development, early counting development, as well as native flora and fauna identification and naming.
Suggestions of 'wonderings' that can be entered into by the readers have been included to support discussions linked to emotional development, particularly happiness.
Furthermore, the book has been written to enable emerging readers to run off with their 'new favourite book', tuck themselves into a comfortable reading nook, and decode the words to proudly read the story to themselves.
This is such a lovely book, and it does all the things it's supposed to when igniting not just imaginations but those thoughts that delve a little deeper. Introspection is definitely underrated, so the earlier we can instil that in children, the better. Amanda Spedding
Also from
Hodgson, Alexandra
Wonderings: A magical children's story of how curiosity can grow happiness
Hodgson, Alexandra
Paperback
Also in
General Juvenile Fiction
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Two the Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Two)
Riordan, Rick
Paperback
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One the Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One)
Riordan, Rick
Paperback
Anne of Green Gables, 3-Book Box Set, Volume I: Anne of Avonlea; Anne of the Island; Anne of Green Gables
Montgomery, L. M.
Paperback
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Sea of Monsters, The: The Graphic Novel
Riordan, Rick
Venditti, Robert
Paperback
Mary Anne Saves the Day: A Graphic Novel (the Baby-Sitters Club #3): Full-Color Edition
Martin, Ann M.
Paperback
Dog Man: Big Jim Believes: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #14): From the Creator of Captain Underpants: Volume 14
Pilkey, Dav
Hardcover
Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories 2: From the Creator of Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Kinney, Jeff
Hardcover
Investigators: Agents of S.U.I.T.: Sew Much Trouble
Green, John Patrick
Hastings, Christopher
Hardcover
Wings of Fire: The Dragonet Prophecy: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #1): Volume 1
Sutherland, Tui T.
Paperback
Dog Man: Big Jim Begins: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #13): From the Creator of Captain Underpants: Volume 13
Pilkey, Dav
Hardcover
Cat Kid Comic Club: Collaborations: A Graphic Novel (Cat Kid Comic Club #4): From the Creator of Dog Man: Volume 4
Pilkey, Dav
Hardcover