A reminder to all our subscribers: Christmas shipping deadline is just around the corner. We recommend completing all your shopping by 15th of December. Our Christmas specials are still on with offers that are hard to resist: Up to 20% on our bestselling items. Complimentary gift wrapping on all orders. Free Shipping on all $100+ orders. Existing customers may also use their 'Forever Voucher' to get a further 20% off. Remember that you may use this voucher as many times as yo

Community announcement This is somewhat of an official announcement: We are expanding our collection, rebranding our business and launching a new website. Wise As, an independent media and publishing business, will now be built around three areas close to our hearts and minds–Books, Magazine & Art. BOOKS: Our first love, Willow the Wonderer, will remain a focus. We will continue our work on bringing Willow's adventures and wisdom to children all around the world. It's the rea

Some wonderful news, Willow the Wonderer is a finalist in the Living Now Book Awards! About Living Now Book Awards Launched in 2008, the Living Now Book Awards honour the finest new titles that promote a healthier, more fulfilling lifestyle. In a world where personal growth and well-being are paramount, these awards spotlight books that serve as essential tools for connecting, thriving, and inspiring change. The Living Now Book Awards celebrate the creativity and innovation b

Dear all, A quick note to let you know that we are heading off on an adventure! Assuming planes are still flying by next week ... we will be making our way to North Africa. The plan is to travel and work from there over the next few months, as we develop the next chapter for Wise As Stories. Our store will be open for Pre-Orders during this time, with fulfilment to commence again from September i.e. you are welcome to place orders whilst we are way. We will ship these

Everything seems to only be getting more and more expensive that families are having to cut back on essentials, even storybooks ... We can't do much about the price of petrol, electricity or groceries but we can help with books: Introducing our new Budget Bundles for Willow the Wonderer . Budget Book Bundles - New! Our Budget Book Bundles are 2-3 Willow the Wonderer book collections, developed around critical EQ or emotional intelligence skills such as emotional regulation,

Quick reminder that today is the final day for our paperback sale (ends midnight). Paperback Sale : Willow the Wonderer All paperbacks discounted to $9.99 per book. Make the most of this limited time offer to complete your little ones' Willow the Wonderer collection or indeed stock up on presents for the little ones in your life. 🤓 The Book Set with the complete series is now only $49.95 That's five books bestselling books for less than $50! Make the most of these deals :)

Blast from the past: Unboxing first printing of Willow the Wonderer (2021) I don't think I have felt as excited about the start of another year. Admittedly, I had a little cry on my first day back at the desk, when it finally sunk in that it was time to say goodbye to my little Willow; that sweet, stubborn, little wise ass has been more real to me these past six years than most other things in the 'real' world. It was an apt time to recall Fox's counsel to Willow in The Gift.

"What should my resolution for 2026 be?", I mulled as I cooked dinner last week. *Relentless Positivity* were the words that flashed in my mind. Not being an optimist by nature, I was somewhat excited by the prospect of experimenting with a different mental mode for the ensuring 12 months but then, I read the news ... It's not going to be easy, I realised. The world events inspired me to get clinical about positive thinking; what it means in practice and how to deal with a mi

Well folks, all that is left to say and do now is to bid adieu to 2025 and welcome 2026. Thank you for your support through the year. We hope you enjoy sharing our little wise ass's adventures with your little wise asses ;-) The stories that we grow up with really do matter so thank you for broadening your grandchildren's, children's, students' and readers' horizons. Given the way the future is panning out, they will no doubt need it. The way we live and work today would have