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Winner
The Hardiness Effect: Grow from Stress, Optimise Health, Live Longer
Dr Paul Taylor
The Hardiness Effect helps people transform their lives by teaching them how to build resilience and face adversity head-on. Paul's book provides practical tools to cultivate a hardy mindset, enabling you to see challenges not as threats, but as opportunities for growth. It moves beyond theory, offering actionable strategies to strengthen your sense of commitment, control, and challenge—the three core components of hardiness. By applying these principles, you can learn to manage stress more effectively, improve your performance under pressure, and find deeper meaning in your personal and professional life. The book equips you with a mental framework to not just survive difficult times, but to emerge from them stronger, more confident, and more capable than before. It’s a guide to unlocking your inner strength and thriving in a world of constant change.
Finalist
Birdie's Fitness Fun: A Playful Path to Staying Active
Jessica Nicole McAnelly
Birdie’s Fitness Fun: A Tasty Take on Moving Your Body. Get ready to move, stretch, jump, dance, and play with Birdie and her woodland friends in this joyful children’s fitness adventure that makes healthy habits exciting and fun!
In Birdie’s Fitness Fun, Birdie discovers all the amazing ways kids can stay active—from tennis and yoga to running, dancing, and team sports—learning that every child can find their own special way to move and shine. Filled with playful rhymes, lovable characters, and encouraging messages, this heartwarming picture book teaches children that:
* Moving your body can be fun
* Trying new things builds confidence
* Exercise helps bodies grow strong
* Staying active helps minds feel happy too
* Everyone can find a sport or activity they love
Whether your child loves to run, twirl, stretch, kick, jump, or play, Birdie reminds them that fitness is for everybody.
BONUS INSIDE: Includes a fun interactive “Get Your Body Moving” Checklist to inspire kids to try ne
