Books published by publisher Balboa Press AU

THE WINGS of BLIXIE BLOOP was written in 1990 for the authors friend. Blixie could be any one of us who have tried to fit a mold without realizing we already have joy and special gifts that make us unique and precious to the world. Blixies adventures come out of her courage to be herself. She takes you with her on her journey of self-discovery and makes unusual friends along the way.

My goal is to help parents and caregivers understand how important it is to honor and support our kids’ efforts to try new things—even if they fail! Life is not meant to be a neat and tidy experience—it is to be explored and used, trialed and triumphed. Too often, children and adults alike don’t try new things, even things that interest them, because they are afraid they won’t be good enough. Let’s start encouraging our children, and ourselves, to step out of our comfort zones and seek new adventures. It is time that we applaud our failures for what they really are—symbols of the courage to try. With a little patience and persistence, who knows what adventures lie ahead? Your friend and fellow parent, Heather Hamilton

"A forever family for a little elephant" was inspired by Brenda Haydee's family, and foster care and adoption experience. Brenda Haydee believes this book will support and empower adoptive and foster parents with a tool in the form of a story that they can tell their kids, so they feel loved and accepted by their biological parents and their forever family. "A forever family for a little elephant" is the story of a mother elephant in her journey to find her little elephant's forever family. In this heartwarming story, the mama elephant searches high and low for a loving a supportive environment for her baby until she finds the bear family, a nurturing and caring family that is excited and willing to be wholly devoted to the baby elephant. The bear family always had the wish to add another baby to their family to love and play with their cub. The little elephant was their wish come true! The mother elephant felt lucky to find the perfect family who would love and protect her lovely baby. This family gave the mama elephant the strength and courage to leave her little one with what she believes is the perfect family and nurturing environment for him. Then the little elephant lives happily ever after with the bear family.

In this true story and journey of discovery, Bill McKenna shares a life of intense experiences. He earned his black belt, learned to fly planes and helicopters, ran marathons, 50 and 100-mile endurance races, survived a several hundred foot free-fall in a skydiving mishap, and saw his life's dream shipwrecked by an unseen island. The journey brought financial success and catastrophe, a constant struggle with crash-and-burn relationships and a battle with depression. Nothing in his life would compare to the intensity of what he was about to experience, all of it quite by accident, and as his sister said, to the unlikeliest of people.

This book, which is written for children between the ages of five and twelve years, provides a resource that parents and caregivers can use to support and guide their children through the difficult process of suicide bereavement. Explaining suicide is not a task that parents are usually prepared for. Parents and caregivers often feel lost and overwhelmed at the prospect of having to discuss suicide with their children. Written from the perspective of a child, this illustrated story provides a fictional character for children to relate to. The story guides children through the difficult emotions they may feel, but often find difficult to express. It ends by reassuring children that they can survive the pain of their loss, even though it currently feels unbearable. Parents and caregivers should read this book with their children. This book provides a means to explain suicide and suicide bereavement in a way that children can understand, while also giving children permission to talk openly about their loss. The goal is to increase the sense of connection between parents and caregivers and their children and to help children feel understood and supported. In the supplementary parents guide, the author answers some of the common questions that arise for parents and caregivers, and covers specific examples of how they can respond to their children when discussing the suicide.

This little book is about time - our treasured time, our gift of life. It is about the time we have with our children and how we keep balance with everything else in our lives. Time only moves forward; it does not slow down. We have to balance our lives around it. Our children are so important in this time of ours. I know because I am a mother of three lovely daughters and a grandmother to seven amazing grandchildren. I have balanced my time well in the past, and I am very grateful. A balanced life of time means quality life shared and spent for ourselves and our partner, children, parents, friends, animals, home, and more. There is a lot of balancing that we do.Our children need our special time, love, and guidance because they are our future and our world. In my little book, you will meet King Neptune’s family with two new members, the dugong and the sunfish. They are going to show you their special times. As you meet each character, they will bring a smile to your children’s face.

Did you ever look into the eyes of an animal and wonder if they could understand you? Have you ever fantasized about how great it would be for you to understand what they thought? In this fascinating book Gerald Bunch relates his journey from Naval Officer/engineer/left-brained empiricist to intuitive animal communicator.He explains that intuitive communication is a capability we are all born with and we can each re-learn. In sharing many of the conversations he has had with various species, he takes us into the world as experienced by animals. He describes how we can deepen the bond we have with our animal companions and how their love and devotion to us can change our lives.His study of quantum physics helped him bridge the gap between hard science and telepathy, but he stresses it is not necessary to know how animal communication works, only that it does work. All the time.Gerald and his buddy Oscar the Cat are on an odyssey. Their passion is to make the world a better place for all of its inhabitants.

Bee Like Me is a childrens book that takes you on the journey of an introspective little bee that compares himself to birds in order to answer questions regarding his life goals and purpose. In his asking and journeying, he discovers wonderful talents of these beautiful winged creatures while also discovering impressive things about him. This book was written to promote excellent self-esteem, positivity in self and others, diversity, and the celebration of differences within other people and cultures with the use of animals; thereby, deflecting bullying at any age.