New Releases by Craig Phillips

Another stunning picture book with a new technique from the Wildling crew to help younger children find calm through the rollercoaster of emotion they can experience. Teaching children mindfulness through the senses at a young age can help them build confidence, learn to cope with stress and realise they can overcome challenging moments in their life. The fun 'Five, Four, Three, Two, One' rhyme is an easy way for children to remember to use their senses to find their way back to calm. "Another gem in the Wildling Books series, Finding My Calm is a must-have resource to top up your wellbeing toolkit. Empowering parents and teaching children ways to cope with their big feelings, this is a gorgeous book with a powerful and grounding message for our wee ones. As a mental health advocate and a māmā, one of my aims is to help children to identify emotions and learn ways to manage them; this book does just that." - Rebekah Ballagh, counsellor, author and illustrator, Journey to Wellness. Paperback Recommended age: 3-8 years

Go on an adventure with Gary the Time-Travelling Goat and help him find his magic jellybeans! Gary is one unique, kooky goat who has a bright technicolor beard that enables him to travel through time, granting wishes to anyone he meets. He keeps his beard long and wavy by adding his magic jellybeans to his favorite dish...Gary's famous 'Yummy Tum Stew'! There's only one problem; Gary had an accident on his time-travels and lost all his magic jellybeans somewhere between future and past, so he needs YOUR help to try to find them! Venture with him to faraway lands and different periods in time and meet great new friends along the way! Fun awaits the willing and the inspired with adventure in their hearts. Go on an adventure with Gary... there's no time like the PRESENT!

Aroha knows that nature is there for you and for me. Spending time out in nature makes her feel all kinds of wonderful emotions. Throughout Aroha Knows, Aroha and her friends experience our amazing world and this picture book explores how it can benefit our wellbeing. From the creators of bestselling Aroha's Way and Let It Go, Aroha Knows encourages children to feel connected to and find meaning in nature. With every copy of Aroha Knows sold, Wildling Books will donate 20c to Trees That Count helping Kiwis to plant more native trees. "We love how Aroha learns to appreciate the world around her through this beautiful story. It's our hope that, with every book helping to plant a native tree, many tamariki can learn to love and care for our precious environment." - Adele Fitzpatrick, CEO, Trees That Count At the back of the book join Aroha and her friends as they look at ways to become Guardians of the Earth. They look at planting trees, saving seeds, composting and more.

From award-winning New Zealand author, Craig Phillips, creator of The Adventures of Jack Scratch and Giants, Trolls, Witches, Beasts (winner of the Russell Clark Award for Illustration at the New Zealand Book Awards 2018). Aroha's Way is a beautiful, descriptive and relatable book - an important book - helping children to normalise, understand and even develop their own tools for dealing with their feelings. - Jenny Palmer, author of Feel a Little.

TENTACLES! TERROR! TANTRUMS! After a mysterious stranger appears at The Crafty Trout, Jack Scratch and his friends find themselves entangled in an adventure of monstrous proportions. Narrowly escaping a boatload of murderous moggies, crashing cannonballs and a treacherous seabird, Jack and crew set a course for the most fearsome stretch of sea known to catkind, in search of the legendary... KRAKEN! AGES: 8 plus AUTHOR: Craig Phillips is a professional illustrator, working for publishers all around the world, from his studio by the shores of beautiful Lake Taupo, in New Zealand. He has created many book covers for popular children's and young adult books, as well as rock posters for bands such as Queens of the Stone Age, Red Hot Chili Peppers, DJ Shadow and the Foo Fighters. Also by Craig Phillips 'Giants, Trolls, Witches, Beasts', a graphic anthology of world tales.

PIRATES! CURSES! CUTLASSES! Meet Jack Scratch. Pint sized hero. Swashbuckler. Adventurer... and singer of pirate ditties! Jack is about to embark on a quest to find the fabled treasure of the Hiss-paniola! And he'll encounter a whole lot of trouble along the way.

Jack, the pirate cat, sets off on a quest to find buried treasure.

A cobbler girl tricks the Wawel Dragon, after all the king's knights fail... The Polar Bear King loses his skin... Momotaro, born from a peach, defies the ogres everyone else is too scared to face... Snow White and Rose Red make friends with a bear... From Poland to Iceland, Japan to Germany, these ten fairytales from across the globe re-told as comics will have you enthralled. Giants! Trolls! Witches! Beasts! You will encounter them all in this visual cornucopia of a book. 'Magnificent storytelling...I can't remember when I have read classic fairytales that have been presented with more life, charm, and heart than in this wonderful book.' TED NAIFEH, Eisner-Award-nominated creator of the Courtney Crumrin series 'Giants, Trolls, Witches, Beasts is not only a collection of terrific tales from around the world; it is also a feast for the eyes.' CAROLE WILKINSON, bestselling author of the Dragonkeeper series

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The Buddha had a dog? Discovered on an ancient scroll in Tibet, The Buddha's Dog tells the heart-warmimg story of Nandhi, a mischievous and trouble-making English bulldog who is befriended by the Buddha. Through a series of adventures, the dog learns the path of loving-kindness toward all creatures and becomes one of the greatest teachers to ever walk the earth. Like Benjamin Hoff's, The Tao of Pooh, The Buddha's Dog is a whimsical introduction to the Buddha's teachings of love and compassion through the eyes of an unforgettable canine, and can be enjoyed by kids from ten years old to a hundred and ten. This humorous and enlightening fable will appeal however, not only to dog-lovers and Buddhist's, but to anyone who has ever known the unconditional love and friendship of a cherished pet. That one animal that you have never been able to forget.

In summer 2000 a new media phenomenon was born - Big Brother. Rivetting the viewing public and the media alike, it was watched by over 10 million people. The very first winner was Craig Phillips, the endearing Liverpudlian 'chippie with a heart of gold'. He emerged from the big Brother house with 3.7 million votes and promptly gave his entire £70,000 winnings to a friend with Downs Syndrome. Craig already had an established and successful construction business and after leaving Big Brother went on to combine this with his new-found media savvy to forge a brilliant career spanning both worlds. He went on to present and produce shows for BBC, ITV and Discovery Channel, as well as making guest appearances on some of the most popular shows on TV including The Weakest Link, Bo! Selecta, and Children in Need. Alongside this he has set up a skills centre to train young people. He gives inspirational talks to schools and universities and has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for numerous charities. Not bad for a dyslexic working class boy from a deprived area of Liverpool. Craig's is the ultimate story of triumph over adversity. But it could have been so different...