Maisy Hayes feels like the background character of her life. Never the prettiest, the smartest, or the coolest in the room. Never with the newest phone, most expensive shoes, or designer bag. Her special treat only ever came in the form of a dollar slushie from the mall.
Maisy faces a situation no teen, let alone adult, wants to encounter. The Hayes family is deep in financial trouble, struggling to make ends meet.
With Maisy’s absent father lurking in the back of her mind, she is determined to make a future for herself. She’s not sure what yet — though she is positive she wants anything but a life like her mum's.
She dreams of having enough money not to live paycheck to paycheck. To buy things without thinking of the cost.
You imagine the baby cuddles, the tired eyes, the giggles, the growth. You prepare for long nights, teething, tantrums, and heart-melting milestones.
But what I never prepared for was parenting while battling cancer.
I was diagnosed just weeks after giving birth to my second child. At a time when I was meant to be soaking up the newborn phase, adjusting to life as a mum of two, and holding my toddler’s hand through her own big emotions, I found myself staring down a fight for my life.
Well, maybe we don’t need to be that dramatic but you know what I mean.
Lil
desperately wanted
to join in
the class.
But each
time she tried,
She’d land
PLONK on the grass.
Authors Dani Vee and James Layton, and illustrator Ruth-Mary Smith, have created a fabulous picture book that depicts the wonders and challenges of a young child with ADHD.
As My Supercharged ADHD Brain says, 'all brains are amazing', and in this book the creators have drawn on lived experience to help explain just how amazing ADHD brains are.
My Supercharged ADHD Brain encourages understanding, and will quite likely prompt further thinking or discussion of situations and experiences.
The outstanding, Teeth: You Only Get Two Sets, is designed for young readers and adults, to equip themselves with a complete understanding of their mouth, and its internal structure and workings; something perhaps, that is seldom thought about.
With thick pages that don’t bend, the book is packed with detailed illustrations depicting the growth course in stages, of
the 32 permanent teeth (four of which are wisdom teeth), what we can expect and
when, beginning from birth.
What is needed for tooth care, from choosing the
proper toothbrush and how to use it, includes the right and wrong way to go
about protecting both sets.
Seriously important issues such as good and bad food and drink for your teeth, keeping up with dental appointments, (we get a close-up of the consulting room), maintenance, rewards for diligent care, and the correct way to remove a wobbly tooth, all come in bold colour images.
I loved this book and haven’t come across another
one like it, considering its invaluable worth for children.
This non-fiction book is Dentist approved. Parents and carers will rejoice at its content which is set out in such a way, that learning becomes a form of entertainment.
Highly recommended, this excellent publication should be in every school and public library and on shelves at home.
Title: Teeth : You Only Get Two Sets
Author: Magda Gargulakova
Illustrator: Marie Urbancova
Publisher: NewSouth Books, $26.99
Publication Date: 1 April 2025
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 97880000724
For ages: 5+
Type: Non Fiction