Happy Birthday to Me! (Mini Whinny #1) HB by Stacy Gregg; Ruth Paul
$20.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ | Series: Mini Whinny
Meet Mini Whinny, the littlest horse in the stable! Shes ever so cute... and ever so naughty! Its August 1st, the official birthday for all horses. But Mini Whinny wants a celebration of her very own. Why should she share with all the other horses? In the middle of the night, she slinks out of her stabl ...Show more
The Mapmakers' Race (#1) by Eirlys Hunter
$25.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - middle | Series: The Mapmakers | Reading Level: near fine
Four children temporarily lose their parents just as they are about to begin the race that offers their last chance of escaping poverty. Their task is to map a rail route through an uncharted wilderness. They overcome the many obstacles posed by nature, bears, bees, bats, river crossings, cliff falls, i ...Show more
Puffin the Architect by Kimberly Andrews
$20.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
Puffin is an architect who always exceeds her clients' expectations. That is, until she takes on the toughest clients ever - her own pufflings! Puffin takes her tricky new clients on an inspirational tour of her builds. Together they visit all kinds of cleverly designed spaces -Otter's floating home, P ...Show more
Whose Home is This? (PB) by Gillian Candler
$15.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
Following on from the acclaimed Whose Beak is This? and Whose Feet are These?, author Gillian Candler and illustrator Fraser Williamson turn to looking at homes. Whose Home is This? includes native birds and sea creatures, such as the yellow-eyed penguin, octopus and crabs. While having fun guessing whi ...Show more
Dawn Raid (My New Zealand Story) by Pauline Smith
$18.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - middle | Series: My New Zealand Story
Like many 13-year-old girls, Sofia’s main worries are how to get some groovy go-go boots, and how not to die of embarrassment giving a speech at school! But when her older brother starts talking about protests and overstayers, and how Pacific Islanders are being bullied by the police, a shadow is cast o ...Show more
How Not to Stop a Kidnap Plot by Suzanne Main
$17.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - middle
Michael is on a mission. After a run-in with his sworn enemy, Angus, Michaels brilliant payback plan BACKFIRES. Now he's in the school production as a tree - his WORST NIGHTMARE! When Michael discovers a twisted KIDNAP PLOT, his troubles soon multiply. It's obvious that rich-kid Angus is the target. Can ...Show more
The Longest Breakfast (PB) by Jenny Bornholdt & Sarah Wilkins
$20.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
The baby wants breakfast so Malcolm gets out of bed to get started. Then in comes Toby. And Una and Toto, then Alicetheyre hungry too. And Conrad from next door and his sister Ruby! Everyone has a request for breakfast. But who is taking notice of the baby? The Longest Breakfast is a fun family story fu ...Show more
Lyla (Through My Eyes: Natural Disaster Zones) by Fleur Beale
$19.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - middle | Series: Through My Eyes - Natural Disaster Zones
Lyla has just started her second year of high school when a magnitude 6.3 earthquake shakes Christchurch to pieces. Devastation is everywhere. While her police officer mother and trauma nurse father respond to the disaster, Lyla puts on a brave face, opening their home to neighbours and leading the comm ...Show more
Sky High: Jean Batten's Incredible Flying Adventures by David Hill; Phoebe Morris
$25.00 NZD
Category: Non-fiction: | Series: David Hill's Kiwi Legends
The little plane has been flying across the sea for eight hours. Huge black clouds surround it. Rain pours in. Wind slams. The aircraft is tossed around like a leaf. The pilot stares into the darkness. How much fuel is left? Is she flying in the right direction? How long till she reaches land? In 1934, ...Show more
Granny McFlitter, the Champion Knitter by Heather Haylock
$20.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ | Series: Granny Mcflitter
But did Granny stop knitting? Oh no, she did not! She kept right on knitting . . . like it or not! Granny McFlitter's family have had enough of her knitting. But when a ship runs aground, spilling oil into the sea, a call goes out for small jumpers for the shivery rescued penguins. It's the moment Grann ...Show more
I Am Jellyfish by Ruth Paul
$20.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
Chased to the depths of the bottomless blue, What does a tiny Jellyfish do? Jellyfish is quietly crooning in the shallows, when knife-nosed Swordfish swooshes, races and chases her, down, down, down, deep into the dark blue sea. At that moment, stealthy Squid stretches a tentacle, tussling and tossing ...Show more
Go Girl: A Storybook of Epic NZ Women by Barbara Else
$45.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand titles - children | Reading Level: very good
GO GIRL is a collection of true stories about New Zealand women who have done extraordinary things. They strove for their goals. They weren't afraid to step up or speak out. They blazed a trail for others to follow. This book was written to show that YOU can join them! Just some of the amazing women wh ...Show more