The Promise of Puanga: A story for Matariki by Kirsty Wadsworth
19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
There is a bright new star in the winter sky - Puanga, cousin to the Matariki sisters. Each year, she appears to the people of Aotearoa, a special sign for those unable to see Matariki, that winter and the Maori new year are coming. A new addition to Scholastic's popular Matariki range, this time intro ...Show more
The ANZAC Violin by Jennifer Beck
29.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
More than 20 years after publication of the classic NZ story, The Bantam and the Soldier, Jennifer Beck and Robyn Belton have joined forces again to produce another heartwarming story from the First World War. This time it's the true story of Otago's Alexander Aitken and the violin that travelled with h ...Show more
Torty and the Soldier by Jennifer Beck
21.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Meet Torty! She's one tough little tortoise with a beat-up shell and some missing toes. Torty survived a great war that raged in Europe 100 years ago. Torty was rescued back then by a young Kiwi soldier. She is a World War One survivor.
The Red Poppy (Book & CD) by David Hill
22.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books | Reading Level: very good
Five minutes...Two minutes....Young soldier Jim McLeod waits in the trenches of World War I for the order to attack the enemy. With him are his friends and Nipper, the messenger dog. When they charge across no-man’s land Jim is shot ... and finds himself face to face with an enemy soldier.A sensitively- ...Show more
Perky the Pukeko Goes to School by Michelle Osment; Sunset
19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books | Series: Perky the Pukeko
A delightful rhyming story about sharing.
Pipi Dance by Angie Belcher
21.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Shuffle to the left, then shuffle to the right. Twist your hips from side to side, with all your might. Wriggle and shuffle along with Mumma and Bubs as they do a happy pipi dance to gather kai from the moana for their picnic dinner with the whanau. Lily Uivel's illustrations perfectly capture the story ...Show more
Anzac Ted: 10th anniversary edition by Belinda Landsberry
29.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Meet a bear who is more extraordinary than most in this poignant story about the Anzac spirit, re-issued as a gorgeous hardback to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Anzac Ted is no ordinary bear. He's got worn patches, frayed threads, missing parts and more... but that's because he's got an incredible sto ...Show more
Ruby Loud Mouse and the Ruru by Alice Pearse
21.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
The saying 'as quiet as a mouse' does NOT apply to Ruby Loud Mouse. Ruby finds it super tricky to stay SILENT in movies, to WHISPER in the library, or to keep QUIET on the school trip to the marae. In fact, Ruby is SO LOUD everyone is always telling her to 'sssshhhh!'. But when her village is under AT ...Show more
Chugga Tugga Tugboat (PB) by Sally Sutton & Sarah Wilkins
21.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
What a lot of jobs a tugboat has to do in a busy city port! Will it ever get some time off? Spend the day at the port with a very busy tugboat in this colourful picture book, perfect for preschoolers fascinated with boats and ships. Chugga tugga tugboat, chugging out to sea, Can't you, won't you, play w ...Show more
Aunty Miri's Garden by Miriam Gee
24.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
"Aunty Miri’s Garden” is the third instalment in “The Blueberry Books” series. Created by author and illustrator, Miriam Gee, this book captures the story of a young berry enthusiast’s excitement for the blueberries to turn blue. The connection between the child and their aunty is cultivated while they ...Show more
Baking with Aunty Miri by Miriam Gee
24.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
This is the fourth book in the delightful “The Blueberry Books” series created by author and illustrator, Miriam Gee. “Baking with Aunty Miri” completes the set with a story in which the child discovers that the secret ingredient in Aunty Miri’s muffins isn’t the freshly picked blueberries – it’s the sh ...Show more
The Littlest Lifeguard by Vanessa Hartley-Owen
19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
The littlest lifeguard wants to help, but it only ends in chaos!Just when it seems they will never be part of the team, they discover being the littlest one means you can help in a different way.