The Very Cranky Bear (HB) by Nick Bland
$19.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ | Series: Very Cranky Bear
Nick Bland's expressive, adorable illustrations complement delightful, rhyming, read-aloud text in this lesson about the importance of sharing with others. Moose, Lion, Zebra, and Sheep take shelter in a cave on a cold and rainy day, only to realize that a bear is there. The bear roars loudly and says t ...Show more
The Day Dad Blew Up The Cowshed (Tales from the Farm) by Jennifer Somervell; Margery Fern
$22.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
Like many 'rehab farmers', Grandpa had put the explosives skills he used at Gallipolli to good use on the farm, blowing out tree stumps and removing unwanted rocks. Blowing up the cowshed was the same idea - just on a bigger scale! Dad was a farmer who liked trying out new ideas. In the 1970s he read ab ...Show more
A Very Greedy Tale (Tales From The Farm) by Jennifer Somervell; Margery Fern (ill)
$22.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
‘... the pigs were so clever they could think of a way around every difficulty ...’ George Orwell Napoleon is STARVING! When he sees his breakfast arriving on the other side of the electric fence, the anticipation is too much! He decides to charge the fence despite the consequences. But things don’ ...Show more
The 'New' Old Truck (Tales from the Farm) by Jennifer Somervell; Margery Fern (ill)
$22.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
Old Truck backfires (farts), graunches gears, won't start and often has to be towed. Retired, rejected and shut up in a shed, Old Truck feels old and useless. But to the children he is a much loved family member. Is this the end for their beloved Old Truck? This award winning book takes you into the col ...Show more
The Eel Hunt (Tales From The Farm) by Jennifer Somervell; Margery Fern (Illustrator)
$22.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
It's summer in the '70s and an idea is hatched to go eel hunting on the Manawatu River. With home-made spears, under the cloak of darkness, the intrepid eelers set off. But everything does not go according to plan. The river is darker and deeper than expected, the eels are slippery and determined not to ...Show more
Tawhirimatea: A Song for Matariki (Book and CD) by June Pitman-Hayes
$22.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
Tawhirimatea, blow winds blow, Ra, warm us up with your sunshine glow. Papatuanuku, we plant seeds in you. Ua, rain, helps new life come through . . . Sing along to this catchy Matariki song celebrating Earth, sky, seasons and whanau. It's our very own Aotearoa, from forest to seashore, dawn light to st ...Show more
If I Had an Elephant HB by Richard Fairgray
$20.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
If I had an elephant for a best friend, there'd be no stopping us! Wed get matching jackets. Wed build a time machine together. Wed have OUT OF THIS WORLD adventures ... IF I had an elephant.
Te Kaute: Counting (Reo Pepi) by Kitty Brown; Kirsten Parkinson
$19.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori | Series: Reo Pepi
Count the toys in Te Reo Māori and English with your tamariki. Beautiful and funny illustrations paired with straightforward phrases will have you counting with both languages in no time.
Nga Tae (Ngaa Tae): Colours (Reo Pepi) by Kitty Brown; Kirsten Parkinson
$19.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori | Series: Reo Pepi
Learn the colours in Te Reo Māori and English. Featuring lovely, bright, illustrations of NZ insects your tamariki will love!
Nga Ahua (Ngā Āhua) - Shapes (Reo Pēpi Rua) by Kitty Brown, Kirsten Parkinson
$19.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori | Series: Reo Pepi; Reo Pēpi
Find ngā āhua - the shapes - in the beautifully rendered illustrations. Learn the kupu (words) in Te Reo Māori and English. Enjoy these hardwearing, glossy, new board books from the team at Reo Pēpi.
The Man Whose Mother Was A Pirate by Margaret Mahy
$20.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ | Reading Level: very good
Sam has an ordinary life - but his mother used to be a pirate! One day at breakfast, they decide to go to sea and an amazing adventure begins. A brand new picture book edition of this timeless favourite.
Kiwi Play With Me by Helen Taylor
$20.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
'I'm a little kiwi, will you play with me? Play with me, who knows who we'll see.' Learn to count from one to ten with a playful young kiwi and his friends.