A Lion in the Meadow by Margaret Mahy
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
When the little boy tells his mother he has seen a big, roaring, yellow, whiskery lion in the meadow, she decides to make up a story for him too and gives him a matchbox with a tiny dragon inside.
First to the Top: Sir Edmund Hillary's Amazing Everest Adventure by David Hill; Phoebe Morris
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books | Series: David Hill's Kiwi Legends
Up on the world's highest mountain, the sky is tinged the black color of space and the air is almost too thin to breathe. How did Ed, a small, shy boy from a tiny New Zealand town, grow up to become the world's most famous mountaineer and adventurer? How did he climb Everest and do many other astonishin ...Show more
Hairy Maclary and Zachary Quack by Lynley Dodd
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Zachary Quack, a small and determined duckling, sets out to play with a rather reluctant Hairy Maclary. A 'cat and mouse' chase follows, with the two characters ending up peacefully snuggled together after Zachary Quack has saved a soggy Hairy Maclary from the river.
Moon Cow (English/ Tongan) by Kyle Mewburn
40.00 NZD
Category: Fiction
"When Milly the cow looks up at the moon she knows it must be lonely, so she decides to keep it company. The other cows think she's crazy, but Milly continues trying to win the moon's friendship. But this is harder than Milly thinks. After all, how do you get the moon to share its secrets with you?"
The Doll's House by Katherine Mansfield
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Katherine Mansfield's iconic story of prejudice and injustice, The Doll's House, is introduced to a younger audience in this picture book edition, edited by Kevin Boon and illustrated by Trish Bowles.
Flit the Fantail and the Mystery Eggs by Kat Quin
22.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books | Series: Flit the Fantail
Flit has found some eggs ... but whose could they be? It is a misty morning in the forest. Flit the fantail chick is practising his landings. Flap, flop, slip, FLIP. Flit slips on something slippery and round. He has stumbled upon eight rubbery white eggs. Join Flit and his friends, Kiki the kaka, rasc ...Show more
Sleep Little Kiwi Sleep by Deborah Hinde
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Follow Little Kiwi and meet his forest friends, as he hunts for food for a midnight feast, escapes a nasty predator and arrives back to his burrow safe and sound as the sun rises. Sleep Little Kiwi Sleep introduces young children to nocturnal creatures that are busy with their `day¿, while they themselv ...Show more
Squeakopotamus by Dawn McMillan
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Is he a hippo that looks like a mouse? Or, is he a mouse too big for this house? Just who or what is Squeakopotamus? And how will the kids, Mum and Dad keep him fed? No one yet has ever had a pet like the astonishing, demolishing Squeakopotamus! A memorable tale for younger readers, Squeakopotamus cross ...Show more
Toakase's Tapa: A Story from the Islands of Tonga (Children of the Pacific) by Jill MacGregor
26.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Children of the Pacific
Toakase lives in Tonga near the tombs where the first Kings of Tonga are buried. Her village is famous for the beautiful tapa barkcloths the women make for special occasions
The Walking Tree: A Story from the Islands of Vanuatu (Children of the Pacific) by Jill MacGregor
26.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Children of the Pacific
Florence (Filo) lives in Vanuatu on a small island called Nguna where the pandanus tree leaves provide thatch for their roof, handles for baskets and mats for many occasions.
Show Day: A Story from the Island of Niue (Children of the Pacific) by Jill MacGregor
26.00 NZD
Category: Fiction | Series: Children of the Pacific
It's Show Day in Livisia's and Hunter's village of Alofi south on the island of Niue and they prepare special food for the fiafia kai (celebration feast) and practise their items for the concert.
I'd Rather Be A Fairy Princess by Petra Kotrotsos
25.00 NZD
Category: Life Experiences
At the age of six, all Petra wants to be is a fairy princess. But after a playground fall, she discovers she is very sick. She has a cancer called neuroblastoma. Petra quickly realises she now needs more than wings and fairy dust - she must become a fairy warrior and fight this.