Pure Books Blog

Help Baden Raise $1M for CMCT Charity!

By Shing Stirling / February 9, 2026

Baden Brown has already set off on his journey of riding his motorbike all the way to Ireland. 100% of funds raised will go to Bethany CMCT which is the NZ entity promoting…

Free delivery within Timaru this Christmas!

By Shing Stirling / November 30, 2025

Can’t get to our shop? For various reasons, some of us just can’t get to Pure Books during shop hours. To make things easy for you, for most of the…

Math-It: The Easy Way to Learn Math (No bookwork)

By Shing Stirling / November 15, 2025

Pure Books has a new Mathematics curriculum in store, called Math-It. This Math curriculum contains no bookwork. Rather, all concepts are taught through games with tricks to get the child into the math mindset.

Shop closed Saturday 8 Nov 2025

By Shing Stirling / November 4, 2025

Pure Books store at 14 Station St, Timaru will be closed this Saturday 8th November 2025 (but will be open as usual on the Friday 7th November 2025 10am-3pm). The…

God and the California Wildfires

By Andrew Stirling / January 25, 2025

The wildfires in California have destroyed thousands of homes and killed multiple people. The reaction from the people who have lost their homes in this tragedy vary greatly. Some are…

Rod and Staff Mathematics for Christian Living Series

By Shing Stirling / September 19, 2024

Rod and Staff Mathematics for Christian Living Series covers Grade 1 through to Grade 8. It is a popular curriculum amongst many homeschool families. This is also a Bible-based complete…