I Can't Imagine How That Happened by Aimee McNaughton
19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Meg and her Grandpa are off camping and fishing at the lake. Grandpa keeps playing practical jokes on Meg, but then Meg gets her own back! Winner of the 2013 Joy Cowley Award, it is a humorous story with a twist at the end.
The House That Jack Built by Gavin Bishop
22.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
The House that Jack Built is a Gecko Press revival of an award-winning, modern New Zealand classic, which uses a familiar nursery rhyme to tell the story of Aotearoa New Zealand in the early 19th century.
It’s Good to Know your Neighbours by Karin Montgomery
19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Felicity Jones has a new friend, her neighbour James. He regularly jumps off the wall between them and together they chat and enjoy afternoon tea in the garden. But when Covid 19 means James can no longer visit, he introduces darts as a new way to communicate. Lots of fun and with cake recipes on the da ...Show more
The Adventures of Mittens: Wellington's Famous Purr-sonality by Silvio Bruinsma
19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Meet Mittens, Wellington's world-famous cat-about-town. He has thousands of followers, a hit song, an exhibition of fan art, and with his exploring paws he brings joy to everyone he meets! Join Mittens, Wellington's pawsome celebrity cat, on his real-life adventures in this feline-fabulous picture bo ...Show more
BatKiwi by Melinda Szymanik; Isobel Te Aho-White
21.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Whenever there is trouble in the forest, big-hearted Kiwi wants to help. He longs to be fast enough to come to the aid of his friends when they are in need. There is just one problem, Kiwi is pretty fast... but his sturdy legs are just not fast enough... and they can’t carry him up trees! Then one night ...Show more
Mrs Chippy the Cat by Susan Brocker, Raymond McGrath
19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Mrs Chippy, trotting along the ship’s railings, was the first to spot the pack ice. It spread out before The Endurance like floating white chunks of a gigantic jigsaw. Penguins and seals watched the ship from the ice floes as they sailed by, and whales and orca popped up to spy on them. This is the tal ...Show more
The Fairies and the Cloakmaker by Chris Gurney
19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Redesign of Grimm’s classic The Elves and the Shoemaker, reimagined with a Kiwi perspective. Kahu the cloakmaker has only enough materials left to make one cloak. But that night, as he and his wife sleep, they are visited by patupaiarehe (fairy folk), who make the finest cloak they have ever seen! Tahi, ...Show more
Friday the Rebel Dog by Susan Brocker; Raymond McGrath
19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
The collie dog slipped silently through the starlit night. She could smell sheep in the valley, hundreds of them. She knew what she had to do, and she had to do it quickly and quietly. This is the tale of New Zealands most notorious sheep-stealer and his loyal working dog. More than 160 years ago, James ...Show more
The Good Old Looky Book by Donovan Bixley
19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
How good are your counting skills? Could you find the moa hiding from the giant eagles?Can you pay better attention than the children in the wartime classroom? We need help finding all the letters in the alphabet.The Looky Book series continues with a hilarious 24-page puzzle book that takes a look thro ...Show more
Mangrove by Glenda Kane
24.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
'If you take the track past the big white shack to the tidal flats where the mud is black If you sneak to the left between the tides you'll find the place where mangrove hides.' Environmental books are more relevant than ever and mangroves are important eco-systems. This book describes the life-cycle o ...Show more
The Great Kiwi Bedtime Book by Donovan Bixley
19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Donovan Bixley gives parents the perfect off-to-sleep book for their little ones, with an engaging story of bedtime for all the animals around New Zealand being put to bed by their parents. His bright artwork gives a vibrant look to the cute and cuddly baby animals settling down to sleep.
Takahē Trouble! (Takahe Trouble!) by Sally Sutton
19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Walter and Manaaki are teenage takahe. They are curious. They are adventurous. They are TROUBLESOME takahe! Walter and Manaaki escape from their predator-free home... UH-OH! Inspired by a TRUE STORY of escape, rescue and returning home.