The Great White Man-Eating Shark: A Cautionary Tale by Margaret Mahy
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
Norvin is a boy who looks like a shark. When he straps a homemade dorsal fin to his back, all the other swimmers rush to the beach. He loves having the water to himself - until a real man-eating shark comes along!
Herbert the Brave Sea Dog by Robyn Belton
22.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
Herbert was a small dog who lived in Nelson by the sea. Everybody liked him, but the person who loved him most was Tim. One fine day, an excited Herbert set off with Tim's father on a boat, heading for their cottage in the Marlborough Sounds. However, the weather soon turned rough and Herbert was catapu ...Show more
Kererū by Glenda Kane; Lisa Allen
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
High in a tree in a suburban backyard, a kereru hatches. At rest in its nest, it waits for its food . . . But another stomach is rumbling, too. Will the baby kereru survive? This unflinching tale paints a complete picture of life in the wild for these beloved native birds, and offers solutions, too. The ...Show more
Colour the Stars / Taea Ngā Whetū - Bilingual (10th Anniversary Edition) by Dawn McMillan, Ngaere Roberts
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
How do you describe colour to someone who is blind? Isaac and Luke are friends. Luke is blind and believes that he doesn’t need colours in his life. Isaac can’t imagine a world without colour and decides to teach his friend about them. Because Luke is blind, Isaac must appeal to his other senses. Throug ...Show more
Pelorus Jack the Dolphin Guide by Susan Brocker
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
This is the heart-warming tale of Pelorus Jack, a rare white Risso’s dolphin who delighted passengers over 100 years ago as he guided steamships through the rough waters of French Pass into the calm waters of the Marlborough Sounds. Passengers from around the world, even royalty, came to see him and it ...Show more
The Little Yellow Digger and the Big Ship (PB) by Peter Gilderdale; Fifi Colston
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books | Series: Little Yellow Digger
While the people puzzled how to shift a boat this BIG, a little yellow digger came and just began to dig. Inspired by the TRUE STORY of a giant container ship wedged in a tight spot and blocking one of the busiest waterways in the world, this playful addition to the classic series sees the world's favou ...Show more
One Weka Went Walking by Kate Preece
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
A stunningly illustrated children's book led by a weka's curiosity. Did you know that a third of New Zealand's rare and endangered bird species are on the Chatham Islands? Books based on the Chatham Islands are few and far between. Here is one that will endear children to an ever-present island native, ...Show more
The Dream Factory by Steph Matuku
22.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
An amazing building rises on the edge of town - it's the dream factory. Every night, it sends out magical mist. Flying cars, flower cakes and talking tigers fill people's dreams. And the next day, the people make those dreams come true. But when a kereru flies into the dream factory, and a feather flo ...Show more
Puffin the Architect by Kimberly Andrews
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
Puffin is an architect who always exceeds her clients' expectations. That is, until she takes on the toughest clients ever - her own pufflings! Puffin takes her tricky new clients on an inspirational tour of her builds. Together they visit all kinds of cleverly designed spaces -Otter's floating home, P ...Show more
Duck Goes Meow (PB) by Juliette Maclver
22.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
Woof! says Dog. Moo! says Cow. Cluck! says Hen, and Duck Goes ... Meow. A little yellow duckling is amongst animal friends who are all sure of the sounds they make: hiss, neigh, moo, cheep, cluck and oink. But when Duck goes ‘meow’, the other animals say no, that is wrong, try again ... then Duck’s mam ...Show more
Down The Back of the Chair by Margaret Mahy
19.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens Picture Books
When Dad loses his car keys, toddler Mary suspects that they have ended up down the back of the chair so Dad begins to search. But what an odd assortments of objects are living down the back of the chair! This lively, eccentric poem is a visual explosion of fun and imagination, featuring dragons, pira ...Show more
The Good Old Looky Book by Donovan Bixley
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Childrens 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