The Gardener by Sarah Stewart
28.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
The Gardener is a 1997 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year and a 1998 Caldecott Honor Book. From the author-and-illustrator team of the bestselling The Library.Lydia Grace Finch brings a suitcase full of seeds to the big gray city, where she goes to stay with her Uncle Jim, a ...Show more
Katie and the Spanish Princess by James Mayhew
20.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books | Series: Katie
A fresh new look to celebrate 25 years of Katie making art an adventure! Katie needs ideas for a costume, and the princess dress in a painting seems the very thing. But she soon discovers that fancy clothes and adventures don't always mix. And wherever you find Katie, you'll find fun close behind! Bea ...Show more
Bear by Staffan Gnosspelius
40.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
A debut picture book for adults about a bear that elicits immediate, deep emotional recognition. Bear, Staffan Gnosspelius's debut book, is a gorgeous visual meditation on depression. In this deeply affecting, wordless picture book for adults, a bear is maddeningly afflicted with a cone that covers his ...Show more
Cicada by Shaun Tan
20.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
WINNER OF THE CBCA PICTURE BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2019 Cicada works in an office, dutifully toiling day after day for unappreciative bosses and being bullied by his coworkers. But one day, cicada goes to the roof of the building, and something truly extraordinary happens ... A story for anyone who has ...Show more
The Witches (Colour Edition) by Roald Dahl
30.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
The witches have a motto- One child a week is fifty-two a year. Squish them and squiggle them and make them disappear. The Grand High Witch of All the World is the scariest of the lot, but one boy and the grandmother he adores have a plan to get rid of the witches for good.
Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (colour edition) by Roald Dahl
24.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator in glorious full colour for the very first time! WHOOSH! Inside the Great Glass Elevator, Willy Wonka, Charlie Bucket and his family are cruising a thousand feet above the chocolate factory. They can see the whole world below them, but they're not alon ...Show more
Rose Blanche by Roberto Innocenti
20.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
Rose Blanche was the name of a group of young German citizens who, at their peril, protested against the war. Like them, Rose observes all the changes going on around her which others choose to ignore. She watches as the streets of her small German town fill with soldiers. One day she sees a little bo ...Show more
You Can Do It, Bert! by Ole Könnecke
20.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
Bert has been preparing for this for a long time. He is ready. Mentally and physically. But before he takes the plunge, he might need a bit of encouragement from his friends. You can do it, Bert!
Azizi and the Little Blue Bird by Laila Koubaa
30.00 NZD
Category: Hardback Picture Books
Azizi lives in a country governed by greedy rulers, who capture all blue birds and lock them up in a big cage in the courtyard of their palace. The people suffer and live in fear, until one day a little blue bird escapes from the cage. Together with Azizi it sets out on a long journey to free the people ...Show more
Bamboozled 21st Anniversary Edition by David Legge
22.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
When Alice follows a white rabbit in a smart waist coat into a large hole, she tumbles into a world turned topsy turvy: but that's another story. This is Bamboozled! A girl visits her grandad every week, but one week something looks strange. What could it be?This beautiful 21st anniversary edition inclu ...Show more
Where? by Jordan Collins
28.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
A passionate, personal and political picture book that calls out racism from an important new voice, illustrated by the acclaimed artist of Feathers. 'Where are you from?' they say.What they mean is,'Why is your skin that colour?''Why does your hair look like that?'I am from the mountains,The seas and t ...Show more
Night Lunch (HB) by Eric Fan
28.00 NZD
Category: Hardback Picture Books
A delectable picture book about midnight snacks, nocturnal creatures and unexpected generosity, inspired by lunch carts that were the predecessors of today's food trucks and diners. For fans of It Fell from the Sky and Lizzy and the Cloud. Noses sniff the air as mouthwatering smells waft down city stre ...Show more