- Published: 1 October 2018
- ISBN: 9780143792185
- Imprint: Puffin
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 192
- RRP: $24.99
The Short & Curly Guide to Life

















- Published: 1 October 2018
- ISBN: 9780143792185
- Imprint: Puffin
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 192
- RRP: $24.99
If you’ve loved the Podcast as much as my children and I have, then this is a must-have book for the entire family. I’m also buying it for the teacher in charge of our Philosophy Club at school – perfect stimulus material in one handy package! Like the podcast of the same name, the book poses curly questions which bend minds both young and old into spaces and places they don’t often go.
Megan Daley, Children's Books Daily
Lying, happiness, fairness, promises and integrity are just some of life’s big issues covered in this thought- provoking book that will change the way you see the world and make decisions.
Olga de Moeller, West Australian
For those struggling with the Ethical Understandings strand of the Australian Curriculum, this is a solid base for your program, one that will reach far beyond both the classroom and a particular academic year.
Barbara Braxton, The Bottom Shelf blog
This is not only a useful publication for school age children, but for parents and teachers as well.
Patricia Halsell, Magpies Magazine
This guide is a handy go-to manual that kids can visit in chunks when they need to that equips them with skills and philosophies to enrich their moral wellbeing. Interesting and useful to share with your child when moral dilemmas arise.
Boomerang Books
This is a marvelous book, based on a popular ABC podcast. It’s philosophy based on case studies, philosophy that asks, how are we to live? How can we make the most ethical decisions when faced with the usual complexities of family life, friendship, the possibility of happiness.
Kevin Brophy, CBCA Reading Time