The Wolves in the Walls: The 20th Anniversary Edition by Neil Gaiman
23.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
**20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION** Riveting text and astounding art make this a picture book to adore, from award-winning superstar author Neil Gaiman, and illustrated by the hugely talented and award-winning illustrator Dave McKean. When Lucy hears noises from behind the wall she tries to warn her parents th ...Show more
The Twits (Colour Edition) by Roald Dahl
24.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books | Series: Roald Dahl Colour Editions
"Mr Twit is a foul and smelly man with bits of cornflake and sardine in his beard. Mrs Twit is a horrible old hag with a glass eye. Together they make the nastiest couple you could ever hope not to meet. Down in their garden, the Twits keep Muggle-Wump the monkey and his family locked in a cage. But not ...Show more
Danny, the Champion of the World (A4 Colour Edition) by Roald Dahl
24.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
A phizzwhizzing new edition of Roald Dahl's classic story, in glorious full colour for the first time. Danny lives in a gipsy caravan with his father, the most marvellous and exciting father any boy ever had. All the land around them belongs to Mr Victor Hazell, a rich snob with a great glistening bee ...Show more
The BFG (Colour PB Edition) by Roald Dahl
30.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
'Human beans is not really believing in giants, is they? Human beans is not thinking we exist.' On a dark, silvery moonlit night, Sophie is snatched from her bed by a giant. Luckily it is the Big Friendly Giant, the BFG, who only eats snozzcumbers and glugs frobscottle. But there are other giants in Gi ...Show more
Lost Thing by Shaun Tan, Shaun Tan
20.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
The Lost Thing is a humorous story about a boy who discovers a bizarre-looking creature whilst out collecting bottle-tops at the beach. Having guessed that it is lost, he tries to find out who owns it or where it belongs, but the problem is met with indifference by everyone else, who barely notice it's ...Show more
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
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
Du Iz Tak? by Carson Ellis
19.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
A 2017 Caldecott Honor BookThe creator of Home turns a droll eye to the natural world, with gorgeous art and a playful invented language. Du iz tak? What is that? As a tiny shoot unfurls, two damselflies peer at it in wonder. When the plant grows taller and sprouts leaves, some young beetles arrive ...Show more
Animalia by Graeme Base
26.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books | Series: Picture Puffins Ser.
Within the pages of this book You may discover, if you look Beyond the spell of written words, A hidden land of beasts and birds. For many things are 'of a kind,' And those with keenest eyes will find A thousand things, or maybe more It's up to you to keep the s ...Show more
The Paperbag Prince by Colin Thompson
32.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
The story of an old man living in a railway carriage on a rubbish dump who knows that even rubbish can sometimes contain treasure; and that, if he stays long enough, gentle nature will heal the countryside and make it green again. First published 1992.
Mr Miniscule and the Whale by Julian Tuwim
18.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
Tiny Mr Miniscule longs to see a big blue whale - the biggest animal ever. A wee man, a whale of a time, and a whopping big surprise! This timeless Polish children's classic is finally available in English.
Through the Magic Mirror by Anthony Browne
19.00 NZD
Category: Sophisticated Picture Books
Toby is fed up. Fed up with books, fed up with toys, fed up with everything. But when he walks through the magic mirror, things are amazingly different. Toby can hardly believe his eyes! Anthony Browne's first book is full of the surreal details and visual humour that have made him one of the world's mo ...Show more