Trev and the Kauri Tree (Kiwi Corkers) by Chris Gurney
$18.50 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ | Series: Kiwi Corkers
Times are tough, and when Mum sends Trev off to the market to sell his bike, she is disgusted when he comes home with a handful of seeds and chucks them out the window. Next morning, Trev is amazed to see a giant kauri tree has grown up beside the house and at the top of the tree he finds a taniwha's la ...Show more
The Little Yellow Digger Goes to School (PB) by Betty Gilderdale; Alan Gilderdale
$20.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ | Series: The Little Yellow Digger | Reading Level: 3-7
The popular little digger is brought in to dig a new swimming pool at the local primary school. This time it is the little digger that causes problems, hitting a water main and causing the school to close for the afternoon. Suggested level: junior, primary.
The Animal Undie Ball by Ruth Paul
$19.50 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
Out from under frilly scants Went Flamingo's spindly shanks. Squishing all the tiger-ants. (What a bunch of scaredy-pants!) Have you ever wondered why animals don't wear undies? In this gorgeously illustrated, whimsical, rollicking rhyme, Wellington-based Ruth Paul briefs us on the dramas that unfold at ...Show more
Te Tarau poto O Papa Koroua by Joy Watson
$16.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori
Grandpa's Shorts (Maori Edition)
The Bantam and the Soldier by Jennifer Beck
$19.50 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ | Reading Level: very good
It is wartime in Europe. A young soldier from 'a country on the other side of the world' rescues and brings back to health a little bantam, and in the midst of the fighting and devastation an unusual friendship is formed. Every morning the bantam lays an egg for the soldier and his friends and becomes t ...Show more
Nicketty-Nacketty, Noo-Noo-Noo by Joy Cowley ; Tracey Moroney
$20.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ | Reading Level: 4-7
There once was an ogre called Gobbler Magoo... A lighthearted tale with rhythmic text about an ogre named Gobbler Magoo, whose bad behaviour and ill-temper have really got him in a stew. Readers will cheer when his captive gets her gluey revenge!
The Best-Loved Bear by Diana Noonan; Elizabeth Fuller
$18.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ | Reading Level: 3-7
All the children in Tim's class are taking their teddy bears to school to find out which one is the best-loved. Tim feels embarrassed. What will everybody think of his poor old battered teddy?
The Legend of the Seven Whales / Te Pakiwaitara ō Ngā Tāhora Tokowhitu by Mere Whaanga; Epanaia Whaanga
$19.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ | Reading Level: 8+
An ancient legend of Ngai Tahu Matawhaiti, hapu of Ngati Kahungunu, this is the tale of how the islands east of Wairoa came to be. Originally published by Mahia Publishers in 1988 and then by Scholastic NZ Ltd in 1990. Mere made the commitment to her father Te Hore (Horace) Epanaia Whaanga that this st ...Show more
Quaky Cat by Diana Noonan
$19.50 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
'On a cold Christchurch morning, while the city was sleeping, before the birds roused him with twitters and cheeping, curled up on the end of his friend Emma's bed, Tiger woke with a start ...and a feeling of dread. Tiger fled from the house with a leap and a bound as, louder than thunder, from deep und ...Show more
Cork on the Ocean by Mark Sommerset
$33.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
Set sail on an ocean of adventure as Cork surfs the high seas. After riding a sea horse, evading a shark and befriending an exhausted butterfly, Cork meets a wise old whale who shares the secret of staying afloat. Sparingly illustrated and awash with colourful rhyme, Cork on the Ocean is an uplifting ta ...Show more
Baa Baa Smart Sheep (HB) by Mark Sommerset
$30.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
Little Baa Baa is bored. When Quirky Turkey arrives on the scene, the opportunity to make some mischief proves too hard to resist. With snappy dialogue and hilarious illustrations, Baa Baa Smart Sheep is a laugh-out-loud story that will leave you thinking sheep aren't as stupid as we might think.
Small Garden Creatures by Marion Rego
$18.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
Ever wanted to know about the creatures you see in the garden all the time? Well this book has a mix of New Zealand native and introduced species that are interesting and not too hard to find. With colour illustrations, and simple text, this a useful introduction and guide for younger children.