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Mrs Chippy the Cat by Susan Brocker
$20.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
This is the tale of Mrs Chippy, a tomcat who was a loyal and loved companion to the crew on Ernest Shackleton’s 1914 expedition to the Antarctic aboard the Endurance. The cat proved to be a great rat-catcher, and the crew felt he was their lucky charm. The ship’s carpenter, Chippy McNeish, is buried in ...Show more
The Great Realisation by Tomos Roberts
$25.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
A post-pandemic bedtime tale that has captured the hearts of millions. First performed in response to the Coronavirus pandemic, Tomos Roberts' inspiring poem, with its message of hope and resilience, has been viewed more than 60 million times and translated into over 20 languages worldwide. From simple ...Show more
Malala Yousafzai (Little People, Big Dreams) by Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara
$23.00 NZD
Category: Picture books | Series: Little People, Big Dreams
In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Malala Yousafzai, the incredible activist for girls' education and the youngest Nobel Prize laureate. When Malala was born in Mingora, Pakistan, her father was determined sh ...Show more
The Rainbow in My Heart by Jessica Urlichs
$20.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
We all have lots of feelings, it's OK to let them show.They all live in our heartas our very own rainbow. What does your body do when you're sad or angry? How do you show someone you are proud? For children, experiencing new emotions and understanding them are two vastly different things, but poet Jes ...Show more
Thunderbolt (A Jack Courtney Adventure #2) by Wilbur Smith (with Chris Wakling)
$17.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - intermediate | Series: A Jack Courtney Adventure
Jack and his friends Amelia and Xander are in Zanzibar diving for lost treasure to support Jack's mother's coral protection project. Going further than usual on their last day, their dive boat is lured into a trap and captured by Somali pirates. Determined that his mother shouldn't pay a ransom for the ...Show more
In The Beginning | I te Tīmatanga by Peter Gossage
$20.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
In the beginning were Ranginui the father, and Papatuanuku the mother. The creation myth of Maori legend is simply told in Peter Gossage’s vibrant style. Bold design and brief text recount the struggle of the children of Rangi and Papa as they try to part their parents and bring light to the world. The ...Show more
This Is Where I Stand by Philippa Werry
$28.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
This is where I stand. All day, every day. All night. Every night. A beautiful story centred around the statue of a WWI soldier which could be any soldier. The statue gives readers an insight into the soldiers memories of the war as well as what he has seen from his pedestal as the years have passed. ...Show more
Lola Online (#1 The Secret Upstairs Fan Club Party) by Shannan Stedman; Tayla Stedman
$19.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - junior | Series: Lola Online
MEET LOLA. Lola has her own YouTube channel, a little brother, and a lot to say. Oh, and a rather unusual country-music loving cat, Stampy. It's time for Lola's first double digits birthday-which should mean double the fun, right? WRONG. Because when Lola's crazy number one fan hijacks the party plans, ...Show more
Te Whanau Kauri by Suzy Cato; Arthur Baystring
$19.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
A quintessentially Kiwi picture book that beautifully depicts the natural treasures that may be found in a kauri forest. Spot the kiwi, the tuatara, the weta and more even the twinkling Matariki stars above the treetops.
Santa's Worst Christmas by Pania Tahau-Hodges; Bryony Walker
$20.00 NZD
Category: Christmas Books
There are just a few days to go before Christmas, and everyone’s busy putting up decorations, preparing food and getting ready for the big day. Then comes the shock news – Santa’s cancelled Christmas. Santa had so many disasters last year that he can’t face it again, and he’s quit. The elves try everyth ...Show more
Te Rataka a Tama Hungoingoi #1 / Diary of a Wimpy Kid #1 (Te Reo Māori) by Jeff Kinney; translated by Hēni Jacob
$18.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori | Series: Te Rataka a Tama Hungoingoi / Diary of a Wimpy Kid Te Reo Maori
He kino ra te noho a te tamariki. Ko Greg Heffley tetahi e mohio pai ana ki tenei.Being a kid can really stink. And no one knows this better than Greg Heffley. In this brilliant translation of Jeff Kinney's bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Heni Jacob, twelve year old hero Greg Heffley is the Tama Hūn ...Show more
The Gobbledegook Book: A Joy Cowley Anthology by Joy Cowley
$40.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
Joy Cowley's favourite stories, poems and nonsense rhymes collected in a hardback gift volume for the family to treasure. It selects the best of Cowley's poems and stories to read aloud, including much-loved classics such as Greedy Cat and Nicketty-Nacketty Noo Noo Noo. Fully re-illustrated with humour ...Show more