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Boom Baby Boom Boom by Margaret Mahy
$28.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
When Mama tells Baby that she's made a lovely lunch for him, she doesn't know that the animals are listening at the window. And they are much hungrier than Baby. While Mama bangs on her drums - boom-biddy-boom-biddy-boom-boom-boom - the yellow cat, the brown dog, the red rooster, the black-faced sheep a ...Show more
Bubble Trouble by Margaret Mahy
$15.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction
Little Mabel blew a bubble and it caused a lot of trouble...Such a lot of bubble trouble in a bibble-bobble way.For it broke away from Mabel as it bobbed across the table,Where it bobbled over Baby, and it wafted him away.When little Mabel's bubble gets away from her, it's her baby brother who gets into ...Show more
Dashing Dog by Margaret Mahy; Donovan Bixley
$19.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction
Follow the chaotic antics of the dashing dog and his family in a mad, dizzy and joyful walk along the beach. Margaret Mahy's beloved children's story has been beautifully reillustrated by the talented Donovan Bixley who also illustrated The Wheels on the Bus, The Looky Book, Old MacDonald's Farm and man ...Show more
Dashing Dog (HB & CD) by Margaret Mahy; Donovan Bixley
$30.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
A beautifully illustrated new edition of Margaret Mahy's classic verse, including CD of story read by Margaret Mahy. Follow the chaotic antics of the dashing dog and his family in a mad, dizzy and joyful walk along the beach. Margaret Mahy's beloved children's story has been beautifully reillustrated by ...Show more
Down The Back of the Chair by Margaret Mahy
$14.99 NZD
Category: Children's classics
When Dad loses his car keys, toddler Mary suspects that they have ended up down the back of the chair so Dad begins to search. But what an odd assortments of objects are living down the back of the chair! This lively, eccentric poem is a visual explosion of fun and imagination, featuring dragons, pira ...Show more
Down the Back of the Chair (H/B) by Margaret Mahy
$30.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
When Dad loses his car keys, toddler Mary suspects that they have ended up down the back of the chair, so Dad begins to search. But, what an odd assortments of objects are living down the back of the chair! This lively, eccentric poem is a visual explosion of fun and imagination, featuring dragons, pira ...Show more
Down the Dragon's Tongue by Margaret Mahy
$13.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
Could anything be more exciting that sliding down a great, big slippery slide like a dragon's tongue...Whoosh Swiish Whee Woow?
Family Surprises (Kiwi Bites) by Margaret Mahy (illus Lyn Kriegler)
$15.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction | Series: Kiwi Bites S.
Rosie had a problem - a terrible problem for a dragon. Whenever she tried to breathe fire, a fine spray of water filled the air in front of her. On the other side of town, Caxton had a problem too. It's hard for a boy who loves swimming and being active when his whole family is devoted to art. first pub ...Show more
Gargling Gorilla by Margaret Mahy
$10.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
Three short zany stories, all featuring weird and wonderful animals with illustrations by Tony Ross.The Gargling Gorilla, The Runaway Reptiles and The Dog Magician
He Raiona i Roto i nga Otaota (A Lion in the Meadow - Maori edition) by Margaret Mahy (translated by Piripi Walker)
$20.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction
Maori language edition of this much-loved classic, translated by Piripi Walker. When the little boy tells his mother he has seen a big, roaring, yellow, whiskery lion in the meadow, she decides to make up a story for him too and gives him a matchbox with a tiny dragon inside.
Jam by Margaret Mahy
$20.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ | Series: A\Margaret Mahy Classic Ser.
A delightful tale by Margaret Mahy about an industrious stay-at-home dad who is on a mission to ensure his family gets the most out of their plum harvest!Margaret Mahy's classic story about a father's passion for making plum jam for his long-suffering family, illustrated by Helen Craig.'The whole house ...Show more
Kaitangata Twitch by Margaret Mahy
$19.00 NZD
Category: NZ fiction | Reading Level: good
What happens to a girl who has dangerous dreams? What if the land itself punishes those who would harm it? From New ZealandÂs own Carnegie Medal-winning author comes a new supernatural eco-thriller for young teens, about a girl caught up in a fight over a beautiful, wild island. This book was an Honour ...Show more