My Mum is Queen of the Road by Jennifer Beck
$22.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ | Reading Level: near fine
Ari and Isabella play with trucks and diggers, making roads in a sandpit. Ari tells Isabella that his mother is a roadworker who works the Stop/Go sign and is called Queen of the Road. Isabella tries to work out why she is a queen – does she wear diamonds? Does she sit on a throne? Does she have a corgi ...Show more
Te Wai, Tama and the Moon by Linda Tuhiwai Smith
$22.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
Te Wai's mum is seriously ill, and Tama's mum struggles to make ends meet, but Te Wai's got a big imagination and is determined to make the day better. The friends plan a trip to the moon, and they wait at the bus stop for the spaceship. Each time the bus arrives, someone they know gets off, and they sh ...Show more
Roo and Vladimir (An Unlikely Friendship) by Minky Stapleton
$22.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
The heart-warming tale of a small Pekingese and a very large dog called Roo. Roo is big. He is goofy. He is clumsy. And all he wants is a friend. But the other dogs are afraid of him, which makes Roo sad. Then he is befriended by Vladimir the Pekingese–the best friend in the whole world. It takes a big ...Show more
Duck Goes Meow (PB) by Juliette Maclver
$22.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
Woof! says Dog. Moo! says Cow. Cluck! says Hen, and Duck Goes ... Meow. A little yellow duckling is amongst animal friends who are all sure of the sounds they make: hiss, neigh, moo, cheep, cluck and oink. But when Duck goes ‘meow’, the other animals say no, that is wrong, try again ... then Duck’s mam ...Show more
There's a King in the Cupboard by Margaret Mahy; Minrui Yang
$25.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
A family had once moved into a different house.It was just a small family - a mum, a dad, and a little girl called Sarah. Well, this house was not exactly new - in fact it was one of those big old houses full of space and echoes.Come and explore this new home with Sarah and discover a mysterious cupboar ...Show more
The Lighthouse Princess by Susan Wardell
$21.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
The 2021 Storylines Gavin Bishop Award-winning picture book is a delightful contemporary fairytale about an independent princess, who looks after a very special lighthouse lamp, fishes off the balcony and goes swimming with seals. A vibrant modern fairytale about a lighthouse-keeper princess who rescue ...Show more
Pearl in a Whirl: How one fluffy cat braved the floods by Catherine Robertson
$21.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
A tale of chaos and courage, ruin and rescue, as Pearl’s home – like so many others – was ravaged by Cyclone Gabrielle. Pearl loved doing all her favourite things: swatting the dog, slurping tap water, hiding in bags, and curling up to sleep. But one Monday night, with a whoosh and a whirl, her comfort ...Show more
The Twin Stars of Matariki: Waiti and Waita by Miriama Kamo
$22.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
Te Rerehua and Sam know that nothing in nature is identical; not the eels, not the stones on the beach ... not even the twin stars of Matariki, Waiti and Waita: one looks after fresh water and lakes, the other salt water – the ocean. When they notice Waiti is looking dim one night, Grandma and Poua enli ...Show more
Tulip and Sprout: A Growing Friendship (#2 Tulip and Doug) by Emma Wood
$22.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
Tulip and Max were famous at their school, for two reasons: 1. They were fearless adventurers. 2. They went everywhere with a curiously quirky companion – a rock called Susan! Tulip, Max and Susan loved creating coded messages, unearthing precious treasures and practising their hide-and-seek skills on T ...Show more
New Zealand Birds of the Week/Nga Manu o Te Wiki by Darryll Torckler; Gillian Torckler
$22.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
A book about NZ birds for New Zealand children by award-winning natural history author/photographer duo Darryl and Gillian Torckler.
A Kiwi Went to Sea, Sea, Sea by Peter Millett; Shaun Yeo
$22.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
A Kiwi went to sea, sea, seato catch some kai for tea, tea, tea . . .Will the kiwis get to have their fun in the sun and enjoy some yummy kai out on the deep blue sea? Or will the wheke, popoto, titi, mako, kekeno and maki leave their plans high and dry? Join Peter Millett and Shaun Yeo on another roll ...Show more
Ah Choo by Angela Walker
$22.00 NZD
Category: Picture books - NZ
All Max wants is a friend who is just like him. So, he's excited when Jun and his family move in next door. But when Jun sneezes, he says 'HAKUSHON!' - a very different sound to the 'AH CHOO!' that Max makes. So, Max picks up a fluffy feather and makes his way through the playground, looking for a frien ...Show more