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
The Margaret Mahy Collection by Margaret Mahy (Read by)
$20.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
These are stories of boundless imagination, exuberant characters, magical language and priceless humour.The Margaret Mahy Collection contains six favourite Mahy stories narrated by Margaret herself. In this collection you will find the timeless classics: The Witch in the Cherry Tree A Summery Saturday M ...Show more
The Mayor's Flash New Clothes (Kiwi Corkers) by Chris Gurney
$18.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ | Series: Kiwi Corkers
Kiwi Corkers are traditional favourites with a Kiwi twist. The Mayor of Waikakamukau shows everyone just how smart he is in this funny Kiwi take on the Emperor's New Clothes.
The Minister's Cat ABC (H/B) by Lynley Dodd
$25.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
A very special alphabet book, based on the traditional game The Minister's Cat, and featuring Slinky Malinki, Butterball Brown, Scarface Claw and other well-loved Lynley Dodd cats. Back in print for the first time since 1994.
The Moon and Farmer McPhee (PB) by Margaret Mahy
$20.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
The cows and sheep think Farmer McPhee should stop frowning and start frisking. But Farmer McPhee just wants to get some sleep! Then one moonlit night, something changes...A collaboration between our best loved writer for children, Margaret Mahy, and the wonderfully quirky illustrator, David Elliot, thi ...Show more
The Moose and the Goose by Juliette MacIver
$19.50 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ | Reading Level: very good
'This is the moose, standing on the roof. The moose saw a goose, so he stamped one hoof. "A goose!" called the moose. "Let's stop for the goose!"' You'll get your antlers in a twist and your feathers flying in a rollicking, riotous read by this super-talented duo!
The Other Brother by Stephanie Thatcher
$19.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
Poor young Bertie is fed up with being asked which brother he is - the sporty one, the arty one or the clever one. "No", says Bertie, "I'm the other brother". But when Bertie finds out how good he is at helping others, he finally gets his own special tag: the kind brother.
The Puffin Treasury of New Zealand Children's Stories (#4) by Jenni Keestra
$15.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
Another wonderful treasury of timeless children's stories that will appeal to New Zealand families - adults and children - as has been proven by the success of Volumes 1, 2 and 3. From picture books to poems to excerpts from brilliantly written stories for older children, the appeal of this value-for-m ...Show more
The Quiet Pirate by Stephanie Thatcher
$20.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
Barnaby might be quieter than the other pirates, but is he smarter? In this rollicking new picture book by the author of Great Galloping Galoot, he shows us that sometimes it is better to watch and listen and think than it is to shout and stomp and swagger.
The Rainmakers by Ben Brown
$8.50 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
Pukeko has always wanted a rainbow, so she chases one to a nearby mountain into her swamp, bringing everlasting rain to the mountain. When the kea who own the rainbow find out who has stolen their precious treasure, they set out to get it back.
The Red Poppy by David Hill
$33.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ | Reading Level: very good
Young soldier Jim McLeod waits in the trenches of World War I for the order to attack the enemy. With him are his friends, and Nipper, the messenger dog. When they charge across no-man's land, Jim is shot ...and finds himself face to face with an enemy soldier.
The Seven Kites of Matariki by Calico McClintock
$21.99 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
It was deep mid-winter and all through the village preparations were being made to farewell the old year and greet the new. For the first time ever, the seventh little sister, Ururangi, was big enough to make her own celebration kite. But when the seven sisters take the finished kites to fly them, the e ...Show more