There's a Sea in my Bedroom by Margaret Wild, Jane Tanner
18.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books | Series: Picture Puffins Ser.
David is frightened of the sea. He does not like it at all, not one bit. But then one day he finds a conch shell at the beach and takes it home - and he hears the sea trapped inside. 'Come out, sea, come out,' he says softly. 'I won't hurt you.' This beautifully illustrated story by award winning author ...Show more
How Do You Feel? by Anthony Browne
19.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
What better feeling than opening a new book from Anthony Browne? A simple look at familiar emotions for the very young. How do you feel? Sometimes you feel happy, sometimes sad. At times you feel curious, but that may be followed by feeling . . . surprised. And of course you feel bored or lonely once i ...Show more
Camille and the Sunflowers by ANHOLT LAURENCE
19.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books | Series: Anholt's Artists
"Where Camille lived, the sunflowers grew so high they looked like real suns. . .One day a strange man arrived in Camille's town. He had a straw hat and a yellow beard." So begins this fascinating tale of Camille, a little boy who is the son of a small-town postman. Camille meets the man with the yellow ...Show more
Sam and the Lucky Money by Karen Chinn
32.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
During Chinese New Year, a young boy encounters a homeless person and discovers that no gift is too small when it comes from the heart. Sam can hardly wait to go shopping with his mom. It's Chinese New Year's day and his grandparents have given him the traditional gift of lucky money-red envelopes call ...Show more
Frida Kahlo and the Bravest Girl in the World by Laurence Anholt
27.00 NZD
Category: Art & Artists
The next title in the best-selling Anholt's Artists series. When Mariana goes to Frida Kahlo's house to be painted by the famous Mexican artist, she is scared. She's a bit afraid of the beautiful woman with her exotic pets and her 'frog-toad' -- and she's heard that Frida keeps a skeleton in her bedro ...Show more
Millicent by Jeannie Baker
19.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books | Series: Walker Classic Ser.
Millicent is a warm and gentle story about an old lady's daily wanderings through Hyde Park to feed the pigeons. Along the way, we hear Millicent's thoughts and feelings towards the pigeons that she so dearly loves. Her dream is to find enough feathers on the ground to make a coat, hat, bag and shoes so ...Show more
Monkey on the Run by Leo Timmers
20.00 NZD
Category: Textless Picture Books
A traffic jam becomes the ultimate playground for Monkey as he leaps from one vehicle to another, finding stories within stories. Papa Monkey and Little Monkey are on their way. But the street is very busy and they are going so slowly! Little Monkey loses patience and jumps onto the fire engine. Up th ...Show more
The Haunted Lake by P.J. Lynch
23.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
A ghostly love story set in a spooky, underwater world from the highly acclaimed author and illustrator P.J. Lynch.Jacob's father was a farmer, but after their river is dammed and their town is flooded, Jacob takes to fishing the new lake over the town. A village girl falls in love with him, and he with ...Show more
Faraway Things by Dave Eggers
30.00 NZD
Category: Hardback Picture Books
From a bestselling author comes an evocative, classic-feeling adventure tale about a boy and his sword, and how giving away something precious leads to an even more important discovery. Lucian's father called them faraway things, those mysterious objects orphaned upon the windswept shore, their stories ...Show more
Olivia the Spy by Ian Falconer
20.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books | Series: Olivia
Everyone's favorite pig is about to have a birthday...but will her penchant for eavesdropping lead to more than presents?Olivia's birthday is days away. Plans must be made. Who makes plans? Moms! Who simply must know the plans? Olivia, who is NOT above eavesdropping. But when she not-so-accidentally-but ...Show more
My Brother by Anthony Browne
20.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
A warm, funny celebration of brothers from acclaimed author-illustrator Anthony Browne.My brother is really COOL. He’s a SUPER skateboarder and he’s got MASSIVE muscles. He can run so FAST that…he can FLY! Yes, my brother is really COOL.A humorous, affectionate tribute to brothers, perfect for adults an ...Show more
From Slave Ship To Freedom Road by Julius Lester
22.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
An examination of all aspects of the slave experience from auction block to whipping post, from the voyage to America to the fight for freedom. Paintings portray the story of slavery from its beginnings and are accompanied by literary interpretations.