Ethicool’s picture books for children aged 0-6yrs tackle the world’s big issues, inspiring kids to create positive change. Printed using recycled or sustainably-sourced papers and soy-based inks, they have been lovingly created to make story time not only special, but meaningful. Ethicool creates classic, heart-warming stories that contain the messages, inspiration and calls to action to inspire, ignite and amplify the young voices of the next generation, empowering them help change the world.

New Hard Cover Books

When Grandpa Was The Moon

Spellbinding beauty, in every possible way, from one of the world's most talented children's authors. This is a must-read for anyone with grandparents.   

Recommended ages: for 0 - 6yrs old

Author: Stuart French

Illustrator: Francisco Fonseca

Format: HARDCOVER

What is this picture book about? 

When Grandpa leaves the world, where does he go? Adorned with the most incredible illustrations, and impossibly beautiful poetry, this raw and comforting book will bring a tear to your eye for all the right reasons. 

Gazing from an elevated window above the cityscape, a child stares into the warmly-lit windows of their neighbouring apartments. Anchored above the rows of civilisation is the wise but weathered stare of the moon. Is their Grandpa up there? Indeed, he is, and little ones will let their imagination take flight as they wander through the endearing world that their precious grandparent calls home.

Evocative, raw and heartfelt, When Grandpa Was the Moon helps little ones everywhere understand that whilst a loved one may be gone, they're still here in so many ways.

Searching For Sleep

Fantastically clever and inventive, this incredibly precious story personifies all the reasons your little one refuses to sleep at night!   

Recommended ages: for 0 - 7yrs old

Author: Stacy Burch

Illustrator: Ana Laura Alvarenga

Format: HARDCOVER

What is this picture book about? 

Have you ever wondered if there's a thing called "Awake" hiding in your child's bedroom at night, stealing sleep from them? Now, finally there's a book that provides the answer ... and so much more.

Meet Little Mouse. Little Mouse sits at the edge of her burrow. She knows she should be going to sleep but she can't ... not yet. She can't find Sleep.

Against the advice of her parents, she ventures out into the forest and finds Awake instead. Her journey takes her on some interesting twists and turns, until, as the ultimate bedtime story, this stunning watercolour book personifies what parents and children alike feel at bedtime, and helps ignites kids' imaginations along the way.

Forget Me Not

Oh, this one is really precious! A gentle and endearing tale about the eternal bond between a child and their furry friend, and the highs and lows of life.    

Recommended ages: for 0 - 7yrs old

Author: Carolyn O'Boyle

Illustrator: Lucy McLoughlin

Format: HARDCOVER

What is this picture book about? 

Is there any love greater than the love we have for our pets? They accompany us through thick and thin, through winter's blizzards to summer's scorching heat. But what happens when they can no longer be by our side?

From the moment Rose is born, her faithful dalmation, Dotty, is by her side. She accompanies her through all of life's major milestones, from learning to walk to starting school. The pair form an inseparable bond as one season flutters into the next, and then the next.

But as Rose begins to grow up, it seems that Dotty just can't keep up.

This heartwarming story shows just how much our pets mean to us, and how they are there for us no matter what. It also shows just how precious memories can be!

Connecting the Stars

Ahoy, little stargazers! This is the picture book for you - a fantastical and poetic exploration of the world's wonderful constellations.    

Recommended ages: for 0 - 7yrs old

Author: Deborah Stevenson

Illustrator: Stella Maris

Format: HARDCOVER

What is this picture book about? 

When you look up at the sky at night, what do you see? This awe-inspiring book tells the stories behind the world's constellations, with a message that is as magical as it is important.

In a time where we all need to be reminded that we are one world, this truly remarkable book journeys through the special constellations in both the northern and southern hemisphere sky, providing a poetic look into their broader meaning.

Children will marvel at everything the universe has created for us, from Vulpecula (The Little Fox), to Lepus (The Hare), a very special constellation just south of the equator, that can miraculously be seen from the northern hemisphere in winter.

This is not just a story of the constellations, though. Carefully woven throughout the story is children of all races and abilities. Why? Because no matter who we are and where we come from, we all play an equal part in marvelling at, and ultimately holding up, the sky.