Read. Reflect. Thrive.
Turn every story into a life lesson.
Adventure stories kids love — with built-in moments to grow social-emotional skills and explore exciting careers.
Children don’t just read stories—they feel them, explore them, and learn from them. That’s why ReflectStoryWise turns reading into a multisensory emotional learning journey, helping children build confidence, empathy, resilience and other socio-emotional/life skills through adventures set in the world around them.
Each story takes children to exciting real-world places where the characters work and help others every day – a theme park full of teamwork and fun, a historic castle with new, innovative experiences, a slushy stand at the beach and many more. These story worlds help children see themselves in different roles and recognise social skills and emotions they understand, such as worry, excitement, courage, kindness, frustration and pride.
Through scenario-based storytelling, children learn how people handle challenges in real jobs and real places – solving problems, supporting others, staying calm, and trying again. And the learning continues after the story, through interactive backmatter that invites children to reflect, imagine, role-play and connect emotions to everyday life using simple activities that engage multiple senses.
Because stories don’t just shape imagination—they shape who we become.
Dee and FleeBook Series
Dee and Flee are the best of friends. Dee is a dog and Flee is flea. They share adventures in haunted Howl Castle, at Paradise Beach and on the Boom Band Boogie Bus, as Dee and Flee find there’s fun to have, memories to make, people to help and skills to learn in all sorts of hospitality and tourism roles — turning everyday challenges into confidence-building moments.
SearchlightBook Series
Searchlight — Zane and Finola journey across Earth, visiting different countries and experiencing challenges along the way in their mission to reunite their family. These thrilling fiction books explore courage, problem-solving, and standing up for what’s right — even when the path is hard. Contact us to see our current series and what is yet to come!
StoriesThat Build Skills
Each story includes interactive backmatter — reflective questions and fun activities — that help kids:
Understand feelings and choices
“How do you think Dee felt on her first day as a Happy Helper?
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Practice empathy and perspective-taking
“What could Flee do to help a sad visitor?”
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Build resilience
“What helped Zane and Finola keep going when things got tough?”
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Connect skills to the real world
By discovering careers where these abilities matter — from theme park staff and teachers to engineers and explorers
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FamilyConversation Starters
- Each book ends with a Reflect & Discuss section — perfect for bedtime chats, school circle time, or car rides.
- These prompts turn reading into connection time, encouraging kids to open up, share their feelings, and practice thinking about choices, fairness, teamwork and many other life skills.