If I Was a Banana (PB) by Alexandra Tylee
$20.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
This boy's-eye-view of the everyday brings alive all the wonder and oddity of the world inside our own heads. It captures the magic that a child can find in common objects and day-to-day encounters - bananas, clouds, toys, breakfast, stars. Each of these simple things sparks a new train of thought, and ...Show more
Gwendolyn! (HB) by Juliette MacIver
$30.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
A PENGUIN in the JUNGLE? In the jungle there are jaguars, monkeys and parrots aplenty, but there are no penguins. None at all. Because penguins do not live in the jungle, except for ...GWENDOLYN! A story about friendship, adventure and finding your home. Ages 2-5
Grandad's Guitar by Janine McVeagh
$25.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
Kahu inherits his grandad's battered old guitar and wants to know why he can't have a nice new one. Then his nana tells him about the adventures the guitar's been on all over the world: travelling with bandits in Afghanistan, playing on beaches in Greece and entertaining monkeys in India. Everywhere the ...Show more
What are You Supposed to be? by Paul Beavis
$18.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
Everyone knows real wolves go Grrrrr and HOWL at the moon ARR-ARR-ARR-ARR-OOOOOOOO! So what is this violin-playing, salad-munching fellow supposed to be?
The Jewel Fish of Karnak (PB) by Graeme Base
$21.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
Two naughty characters are given a mission by their queen, can they stick to the rules and bring back the beautiful Jewel Fish of Karnak?
The Best Mum in the World by Patricia "Pat" Chapman
$20.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
The perfect "I love you" book for Mother's Day or any day. What makes mom so special? Is it because she's so brave, or so funny, or can drive a tractor? Find out in this delightful, funny picture book that will be every child's favorite bedtime story. There's even a special page for children to draw a p ...Show more
A Mother's Day Dilemma by Juliette MacIver
$18.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
Queenly trinkets for her hair? A royal pair of underwear? Poor Prince Pierre and Princess Emma face a major muddlesome dilemma. What do you give your mother the Queen ¿ when she has absolutely everything?
Whose Feet Are These? (PB) by Gillian Candler
$15.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ | Series: Whose?
Following on from the acclaimed Whose Beak is This?, author Gillian Candler and illustrator Fraser Williamson turn to looking at feet. In Whose Feet are These?, New Zealand native animals including birds, reptiles, an insect, a mammal and more reveal their feet for children to guess their identity. Whil ...Show more
Moo and Moo and the Little Calf Too by Jane Millton
$20.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
During the massive 7.8M earthquake that hit New Zealand in November, 2016, two cows and a calf were stranded on a two-meter high "island" when their paddock slid and buckled 80 meters from its original position. Sensibly, they stayed put and were rescued by farmers a day or so later. This story attracte ...Show more
The Fidgety Itch by Lucy Davey; Katz Cowley
$18.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ | Reading Level: 4-6
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!
Grandpa's Slippers (Anniversary Edition) by Joy Watson
$20.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ | Series: Grandpa
All weekend long Grandma tries to dispose of Grandpa's tatty old slippers but he refuses to part with them. 'That’s how I like them!'They are ratty and tatty,a little bit mouldy and a little bit smelly!There are holes in the soles and ... look, is that Grandpa’s toe?It is time for a new pair of slipper ...Show more
Parakeet in Boots (Kiwi Corkers) by Chris Gurney; Myles Lawford
$15.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ | Series: Kiwi Corkers | Reading Level: very good
Get me some ugg boots to warm up my feet, plus a flax kete, and all will be sweet! Poor Pete. His best mate is a pet parakeet. But that fine-feathered, fancy-footed fast-talker is no ordinary bird, and soon life is sweet for Pete! A hilarious New Zealand retelling of Puss in Boots.