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Diamonds and Toads: Classic Fairy Tales for a New Generation of Girls & Boys by Collated by Jo Paterson
$40.00 NZD
Category: Folktales, Fairytales, Legends
From the original writings of The Grimm Brothers, Hans Christian Andersen, Perrault and other master storytellers, this reenvisioned collection of 18 of our favourite fairy tales challenges outdated gender stereotypes and creates diverse new tales for every girl and boy - regardless of gender, skin col ...Show more
Maui and Other Maori Legends: 8 Classic Tales of Aotearoa by Peter Gossage
$40.00 NZD
Category: Folktales, Fairytales, Legends | Reading Level: very good
A beautiful collection of artist Peter Gossage's beloved Maori myths, in one stunning volume. Peter Gossage's memorable retellings of Maori oral myths have captivated the children of New Zealand for generations. Their dramatic and distinctive illustrations with minimal yet evocative language form a powe ...Show more
Counting the Stars: Four Maori Myths by Gavin Bishop
$20.00 NZD
Category: Folktales, Fairytales, Legends
A sequel to Taming the Sun and Riding the Waves, Gavin Bishop's latest stunning book contains four more Maori myths, including two well-known legends (Ranginui and Papatuanuku and Hinemoa and Tutanekai) and two less well-known legends (The battle of the birds and Kae and the whale). Aimed at children 3- ...Show more
Fairytales for Mr Barker by Jessica Ahlberg
$23.00 NZD
Category: Folktales, Fairytales, Legends
Peep through the holes in this delightful fairytale adventure. "Once upon a time, there was a troll," says Lucy. But Mr Barker isn't listening. He's off on his own fairytale adventure. Who will he and Lucy meet and will their story end happily ever after? A beautifully illustrated peep-through story boo ...Show more
Twisted Tales: 6 Fairy Tales Turned Inside Out by Richard Tulloch
$17.00 NZD
Category: Folktales, Fairytales, Legends
A kind and friendly but very hungry wolf, a lizard who is horrified to be turned into a footman (whatever that is), a grumpy princess who can't sleep, a slightly deaf king, a witch who runs the Happy Healthy Holiday Home, and a cow whose ploppies turn out to be magic after all...These stories have to be ...Show more
Beastly Tales: 6 Crazy Creature Capers by Richard Tulloch
$17.00 NZD
Category: Folktales, Fairytales, Legends
Six extraordinary stories which will turn your view of animals upside down! Quirky, funny, and full of rhyming, alliteration and word play that will captivate beginner readers, Beastly Tales is a collection of stories that will delight parents and children alike. A vulture who doesn't like leftovers, a ...Show more
Illustrated Nursery Rhymes by Felicity Brooks
$33.00 NZD
Category: Folktales, Fairytales, Legends
An illustrated collection of over 100 traditional nursery rhymes. Featuring a cloth-bound cover, stylish design and illustrations, it offers well-known tongue-twisters, sayings and lullabies.
Fairy Tale Treasury by Alan Marks Illustrator
$35.00 NZD
Category: Folktales, Fairytales, Legends | Series: Gift Sets Ser.
A classic anthology comprising eighteen classic fairytales from across the world, retold for younger readers. It includes: the Frog Prince, Sleeping Beauty, Prince Ivan and the Firebird, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, The Snow Queen and others.
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters by John Steptoe
$20.00 NZD
Category: Folktales, Fairytales, Legends | Reading Level: 7+
Mufaro's two daughters react in different ways to the King's search for a wife - one is aggressive and selfish, the other kind and dignified. The king disguises himself to learn the true nature of both the girls and chooses Nyasha, the kind and generous daughter, to be the queen.
Believe Me, Goldilocks Rocks!: The Story of the Three Bears as Told by Baby Bear by Nancy Loewen
$14.00 NZD
Category: Folktales, Fairytales, Legends | Series: Other Side of the Story
OF COURSE you think Goldilocks was a brat who broke in and trashed our house. You don't know the other side of the story. Well, let me tell you...This fractured fairy tale provides a fresh perspective on a well-known tale.
The Three Little Pigs by Gavin Bishop
$19.50 NZD
Category: Picture books
"Will the little pigs let that big, bad wolf in? No, not by the hair on their chinny chin chins!" There's plenty of huffing, puffing and fun in Gavin Bishop's beautifully illustrated version of a traditional favourite.
The Apple-Pip Princess by Jane Ray
$20.00 NZD
Category: Folktales, Fairytales, Legends
In a barren land, parched by drought and ravaged by frosts, lies a crumbling kingdom. Ever since the Queen's death, the heart has quite vanished from the palace and its people, and so the King sets his three daughters a task ...Each must do something to make him proud, to change their land. But can the ...Show more