The Smelly Giant (Tio Tiamu te Tipua English Edition) by Kurahau; Laya Mutton-Rogers
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
In this picture book, gentle, clever Toe Jam grows to be huge, and this causes a problem in his community because his feet smell. The bigger he gets the worse the smell. While Toe Jam helps others and wants to be part of his village, everybody teases him and avoids him, and Toe Jam becomes very lonely. ...Show more
The Fidgety Itch by Lucy Davey; Katz Cowley
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
When Timpkin gets an itch, Feather McDoo offers to scratch it for him, then Feather gets an itch, so along comes Possum Pie to help... But what happens when you're the last animal in the line? Who's going to scratch your itch? A bit of teamwork is required to solve the problem!
Aaron Slater, Illustrator (HB) by Andrea Beaty
33.00 NZD
Category: Hardback Picture Books | Series: The Questioneers
Aaron Slater loves listening to stories and dreams of one day writing them himself. But when it comes to reading, the letters just look like squiggles to him, and it soon becomes clear he struggles more than his peers. When his teacher asks each child in the class to write a story, Aaron can't get a sin ...Show more
Tu Meke Tui: There's more to being a bird than flying by Malcolm Clarke
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Tere the Tui and Taitu the Takahe are two very different sorts of birds: one loves to flit and twirl about in the sky, while the other prefers to rustle around in the undergrowth. Tu Meke Tui! is a story of friendship, courage and discovering that sometimes it's our differences which make us truly speci ...Show more
Marmaduke Duck and the Marmalade Jam by Juliette MacIver
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books | Series: Marmaduke Duck
"Then down to the river came a little green frog and a hog from the bog and a dog on a jog, all a-quiver by the river where Marmaduke swam - Marmaduke Duck eating marmalade jam." Wonderful rhyme and hilarious action makes this a truly wonderful readaloud title - wait till you come across llama farmer Pa ...Show more
Little Hector and the Big Idea by Ruth Paul
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books | Series: Little Hector
Little Hector schemes to stop his bay being spoiled with bottles, bags, and dangerous tangling nets in this sparkling sequel to Little Hector and the Big Blue Whale. Little Hector's games with his friends keep getting spoilt. When it's not by dangling, tangling fishing nets, it's by a mess of plastic t ...Show more
Dobby - Based on a True Story by Marion Day
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Based on a true story. Flying into the snow-clad Southern Alps in deepest winter, Dobby is lost when his master Zane takes him hunting. He gets snagged in scrub and is trapped. Zane must leave without him. Dobby survives seven freezing nights in the wild before Zane returns, finding him with two kea. It ...Show more
Moose the Pilot by Kimberly Andrews
21.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Meet Moose, a bush pilot who lives in a treehouse. He's had a VERY busy day when he gets a radio call for one more job - a RESCUE mission! Moose, the dashing bush pilot from Puffin the Architect, is to the rescue! With a full plane and bad weather, too, but three youngsters need his help, and this is t ...Show more
Hinepau by Gavin Bishop
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Hinepau looks different and is banished as a witch. But when her people are punished for neglecting traditional customs it is Hinepau's wisdom that brings forgiveness to them.
Arlo The Lion Who Couldn't Sleep by Catherine Rayner
18.00 NZD
Category: General Picture Books
A dreamy, wondrous bedtime story about a wakeful lion who is desperate to get some sleep from Kate Greenaway Medal-winner Catherine Rayner.Arlo the lion is exhausted. He just can't drop off, no matter what he tries. It's either too hot, or too cold; too loud or too quiet. But then he meets Owl. She can ...Show more
The Great White Man-Eating Shark: A Cautionary Tale by Margaret Mahy
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Norvin is a boy who looks like a shark. When he straps a homemade dorsal fin to his back, all the other swimmers rush to the beach. He loves having the water to himself - until a real man-eating shark comes along!
Song of the River by Joy Cowley
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
In this resonant story, Cam the mountain boy follows the river from its trickling source in the mountain snow all the way to the coast. The river leads him through forest, farms, and towns to the salty wind of the sea. Dramatic landscape illustrations evoke a North American landscape and are packed wit ...Show more