Prayer Tree - Gift Edition by LEUNIG, MICHAEL
22.00 NZD
Category: Humour
A person kneels to contemplate a tree and to reflect upon the troubles and joys of life. The person imagines mornings and evenings in a great forest of prayers, swarming and teeming with life. The person is learning how to pray. Michael Leunig.
Is It Bedtime Yet? by Emily Writes
35.00 NZD
Category: Humour | Reading Level: near fine
A collection of writings on being a parent in Aotearoa - from hilarious to heart-breaking. The experience of parenthood is different for everyone. And every day can be different too. Read a hilarious and moving collection of perspectives from the well-loved Emily Writes and her friends. Some of them are ...Show more
Oh Dear Silvia by Dawn French
28.00 NZD
Category: Humour
Dawn French, number one bestelling author of A Tiny Bit Marvellous returns with Oh Dear Silvia. Everyone knows the real Silvia, don't they? Silvia Shute lies in hospital in a coma. Family and friends gather at her bedside, each thinking they know the real Silvia. But do they? For Silvia hides a secret. ...Show more
Really Important Stuff My Dog Has Taught Me by COPELAND, CYNTHIA
30.00 NZD
Category: Humour
Playful spaniels completely covered with snow There s no such thing as bad weather. Two happy dogs sleeping, one on top of the other Sometimes you need a pillow. Sometimes you are the pillow." The bulldog who s headfirst in her bowl Every meal is THE BEST MEAL EVER. Cynthia L. Copeland has a gift for di ...Show more
How to Tell If Your Cat is Plotting to Kill You by Matthew Inman (The Oatmeal)
35.00 NZD
Category: Humour | Series: The Oatmeal
TheOatmeal.com's most popular cat jokes, including "How to Pet a Kitty" and "The Bobcats," plus 15 new and never-before-seen catthemed comics, are presented in this hilarious collection from New York Times best-selling author Matthew Inman, a.k.a. TheOatmeal.com. Includes pull-out poster. Jesus Rollerbl ...Show more
Jock's Country by David Henshaw
50.00 NZD
Category: Humour
A long-time resident of Tamahere in Waikato, David communicated with farmers for more than 40 years through his cartoons - his main character, Jock, is recognised as a national identity. His cartoons appeared in the New Zealand Farmer for 34 years and on the Jock calendar for the past 17 years. The cart ...Show more
49 Uses for a Walking Stick by Frank Hopkinson
17.00 NZD
Category: Humour
Walking sticks have had a bad press. For too long the walking stick has been portrayed as a workaday item of codgerism, a simple support for the aged and infirm. This is not the case. Possession of a walking stick opens up a whole gamut of opportunities beyond the simple 'leaning against' purpose. In 4 ...Show more
Peculiar Questions and Practical Answers - A Little Book of Wisdom and Whimsy from the New York Public Library by New York Public Library Staff; Barry Blitt (Illustrator)
35.00 NZD
Category: Humour
Have you've ever wondered if you can keep an octopus in a private home? Do you spend your time thinking about how much Napoleon's brain weighed? If so, Peculiar Questions and Practical Answers is the book for you. The New York Public Library has been fielding questions like these ever since it was found ...Show more
On Hampstead Heath by Marika Cobbold
28.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - Contemporary
'No one writes about life quite like Marika Cobbold; no one combines light and dark, humorous and profound, joyous and sorrowful quite so expertly' Guardian Thorn Marsh was raised in a house of whispers, of meaningful glances and half- finished sentences. Now she's a journalist with a passion for tr ...Show more
Minimal New York City - Graphic, Gritty, and Witty by Michael Arndt
40.00 NZD
Category: Humour
Make your way from the Flatiron to Flatbush as an award-winning designer expertly captures New York City with minimalist art and unexpected wit. Minimal New York City playfully captures the essence of New York with clever pairs of sharp illustrations and cheeky commentary about the city. Historic conte ...Show more
The Calvin and Hobbes Portable Compendium by Bill Watterson
45.00 NZD
Category: Humour | Series: Calvin and Hobbes Portable Compendium Ser.
"At some level, all American childhoods are the same, which probably explains our lasting love affair with Calvin and Hobbes." —The Washington Post. Calvin and Hobbes is unquestionably one of the most popular comic strips of all time. The imaginative world of a boy and his real-only-to-him tiger first a ...Show more
Garfield: What Leftovers?: His 71st Book (PB) by Jim Davis
30.00 NZD
Category: Humour | Series: Garfield Ser.
Garfield returns--weighing more than ever!--for his 71st book. They're all here in this brand-new full-color compilation comic strip book- Jon, Odie, Nermal, and, of course, our favorite fat cat, Garfield!Leftovers? Garfield doesn't get the concept. The conscientious fat cat does his best to reduce food ...Show more