The Legend of the Seven Whales / Te Pakiwaitara ō Ngā Tāhora Tokowhitu by Mere Whaanga; Epanaia Whaanga
$17.99 NZD
Category: Childrens picture 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
The Lighthouse Keeper's Cat by Ronda Armitage
$16.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ | Series: The Lighthouse Keeper | Reading Level: From 3 To 6
Hamish, the lighthouse keeper's cat, has been neglecting his duties and the mice are running wild all over the lighthouse. With the lighthouse inspector due any day now, Mr and Mrs Grinling decide to put Hamish on a diet until he catches the mice . . . So Hamish sets off to find someone who will appreci ...Show more
The Lighthouse Keeper's Christmas by Ronda Armitage
$18.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ | Series: The Lighthouse Keeper | Reading Level: From 3 To 6
Once there was a lighthouse keeper called Mr. Grinling. At night time he lived in a small white cottage perched high on the cliffs, and in the daytime he rowed out to his lighthouse to clean and polish the light. Mr and Mrs Grinling are looking forward to an extra-special Christmas with their great-neph ...Show more
The Lighthouse Keeper's Picnic by Ronda Armitage; David Armitage
$16.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ | Series: The Lighthouse Keeper | Reading Level: From 3 To 6
Mr Grinling the lighthouse keeper loves to eat, and his wife is the best cook in the whole world. She puts on a lovely spread for the village picnic, but later on Mr Grinling wishes he hadn't eaten quite so much.
The Little Blue Duck (Kiwi Corkers) by Chris Gurney; Stevie Mahardhika
$18.50 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ | Series: Kiwi Corkers
Browsing through her recipe book, the Little Blue Duck decides to make that great Kiwi classic, a pavlova. But Tui, Kea and Weta are no help at all, leaving Little Blue Duck to do all the work, so when the time comes to eat the pavlova, there are no prizes for guessing who is not allowed any. This fun ...Show more
The Little Blue Duck (Kiwi Corkers) by Chris Gurney; Stevie Mahardhika
$19.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ | Series: Kiwi Corkers
The story of the Little red hen is retold with a New Zealand twist. Little blue duck decides to make a pavlova, but tui, kiwi and weta are no help at all, leaving her to do all the work.
The Little Ghost Who Lost Her Boo! by Elaine Bickell
$22.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
'I've lost my boo! I've lost my boo! Where has it gone? What will I do?' Little Ghost has lost her boo, but she is determined to get it back, so she heads out to look for it. On her night-time hunt she meets a number of her friends, Owl, Pigeon, Rooster and Cow, and asks each of them if they've heard he ...Show more
The Little Penguin Who Wouldn't Eat His Dinner by Jane Buxton
$15.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
Paru the penguin has a problem - he's tired of eating fish and is sure that there must be something nicer for a young penguin to eat. However, no matter what he tries he just can't seem to find anything he likes and pretty soon he's too weak to do anything. When Dad is late back from fishing Paru has to ...Show more
The Little Yellow Digger Book & Jigsaw Puzzle by Betty Gilderdale
$25.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
When digging out a drain, the little yellow digger gets stuck in the mud. So they bring in a bigger digger... Is it a DIGSAW? No, it's a Little Yellow Digger JIGSAW! Build your very own jigsaw puzzle of this much-loved, hard-working little digger.
The Looky Book (Board) by Donovan Bixley
$15.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
The Looky Book is a puzzle book mostly for young children with 11 different puzzles all with colourful New Zealand landscapes, birds and animals. Find the numbers with the crazy All Black lambs, spot the difference: the mischievous keas have changed around somebody's campervan, find the animals hidden d ...Show more
The Looky Book (PB) by Donovan Bixley
$20.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
Hours of fun for the kids - and the adults! The Looky Book is a puzzle book mostly for young children with 11 different puzzles all with colourful New Zealand landscapes, birds and animals. Find the numbers with the crazy All Black lambs, spot the difference: the mischievous keas have changed around so ...Show more
The Lost Tohunga (#3 Aotearoa) by David Hair
$24.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ | Series: Aotearoa
It is a year since Matiu Douglas and his friends slew Puarata, the tohunga makutu, and nine months since they rescued the taniwha in Lake Waikaremoana. Life has settled into a normal routine, although Mat is training every school holidays in Taupo, with Aethyln Jones, refining his magical and martial s ...Show more