Moth by Holly Dunn
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
Moth is a picture book about friendship and belonging, and how it feels when you don't fit in. It aims to help children to better understand social anxiety and introversion in a safe and relatable way. Children and adults will enjoy spotting the different plants and animals endemic to New Zealand, inc ...Show more
Norman Guinnea Pig and his Big Adventure by Caroline Ashdown
23.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
Based on a true story… Hello. My name is Norman Guinea Pig. I am writing about my lovely family and my big adventure.
Quaky Cat by Diana Noonan
22.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
'On a cold Christchurch morning, while the city was sleeping, before the birds roused him with twitters and cheeping, curled up on the end of his friend Emma's bed, Tiger woke with a start ...and a feeling of dread. Tiger fled from the house with a leap and a bound as, louder than thunder, from deep und ...Show more
Shoe Trouble by Eleanor Neil
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books | Reading Level: near fine
Shoe Trouble is the story of a little girl named Eleanor who keeps forgetting her shoes at school.On Monday she forgets her shoes, Tuesday she forgets her gumboots, Wednesday she forgets her sandals, Thursday she forgets her slippers but on Friday she has remembered to collect them all to take home. But ...Show more
The Moon and Farmer McPhee (PB) by Margaret Mahy
22.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
The cows and sheep think Farmer McPhee should stop frowning and start frisking. But Farmer McPhee just wants to get some sleep! Then one moonlit night, something changes...A collaboration between our best loved writer for children, Margaret Mahy, and the wonderfully quirky illustrator, David Elliot, thi ...Show more
Leilong's Too Long! by Julia Liu
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
In this expressively illustrated picture book, an overeager dinosaur school bus causes problems for the city’s transportation system—so the children find a place where oversize is perfect. Every morning, Leilong the school bus shuttles through the city, picking up children as he goes. But a brontosauru ...Show more
How Maui Found His Mother by Peter Gossage
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
Peter Gossage's vibrantly illustrated retelling of the tale of Maui's search for his mother. After being cast into the sea as a baby, Maui grows up being educated by Tama, his uncle, about the Maori gods, nature and the ways of mastering magic. As he gets older he begins to wonder who is mother is and o ...Show more
Bad Hair Day by John Phillips; Jennifer Jamieson (Illustrator)
19.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
In this picture book reimagining of the viral TikTok song Bad Hair Day, John Phillips' hilarious and charming words show us how the worst days can turn into the most fun days of all, especially when we can dance like a chicken!
The Cat from Muzzle by Sally Sutton
21.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
Dwayne is a rumble-tumble tabby cat who knows where he belongs - up on the farm at Muzzle Station. So, when he's taken to live far away in the town of Kaikoura, what's a cat to do? Shake the dust off his paws and start walking, of course! The trouble is, home is a very long way away . . . With a bouncy ...Show more
Moon & Sun by Melinda Szymanik
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
Moon is sad. She feels dull next to her bright happy sister, Sun. She hides away at night until Sun tells Moon how special she is and how she would love to share the sky with her. This beautifully illustrated children’s book explains how our differences are our strengths and how together we can make th ...Show more
Tulip and Doug: Friends for (almost) Ever (HB) by Emma Wood
22.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
As presented by Jacinda Adern to Prince William. Tulip was famous in her neighbourhood for two reasons: 1. She was a fearless adventurer. 2. She went everywhere with a seriously strange sidekick-a potato, called Doug! Tulip and Doug are inseparable, until catastrophe strikes and Tulip loses her best s ...Show more
There Was an Odd Farmer Who Swallowed a Fly by Peter Millett
21.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
Kiwi kids will love this favourite nursery rhyme with witty words by Peter Millett and hilarious illustrations by Paul Beavis - and a surprise twist at the end!There was an odd farmer who swallowed a fly.I dunno why she swallowed a fly -it's such weird kai.Peek through the holes in the pages to see all ...Show more