Old Blue: The Rarest Bird in the World by Mary Taylor
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
At one time, not so very long ago, there remained only five black robins in the entire world. The story of Old Blue is a remarkable account of survival and conservation that never fails to inspire.
Pania of the Reef by Peter Gossage
22.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
Pania is a creature of the sea, but she is fascinated by the land. She falls in love with a young chief who tries to make her stay on shore. The is the legend of how Pania became the Reef that today lies off the coast of Napier.
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.
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
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!
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
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
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
Kuwi's Huhu Hunt by Kat Quin
21.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books | Series: Kuwi the Kiwi
Kuwi the Kiwi decides to take Chick on his first huhu hunt. They could make huhu hangi, huhu hummus and huhu BBQ...Kuwi is an endangered brown kiwi and a new mum with a very fussy chick. Will she ever find Chick any huhu to eat? A superb book from a well known author and illustrator A simple celebration ...Show more
Ming's Iceberg by Kiri Lightfoot
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
“What’s out there, where the sea meets the sky?” “No penguin has been there.” “I might,” said Ming. Ming lives in Antarctica and is curious to visit the place where the ocean meets the sky. She leaps onto an iceberg as it breaks away from the ice shelf. As the iceberg drifts into warmer oceans, it gets ...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