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Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story by Gavin Bishop
$40.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
Over a thousand years ago, the wind, sea currents and stars brought people to the islands that became known as Aotearoa, the land of the long white cloud. Navigate your way through this sumptuously illustrated story of New Zealand. Explore the defining moments of our history, captured by celebrated chil ...Show more
10 Kooky Kiwi (Book & CD) by Pio Terei
$21.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
Sing along with iconic entertainer Pio Terei counting down from ten kooky kiwi to one! Colourful kiwi characters act out this funny kids' version of the popular singalong Ten Green Bottles, including CD by iconic NZ entertainer Pio Terei. Bilingual.
Baa Baa Smart Sheep by Mark Sommerset; Rowan Sommerset
$20.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ | Reading Level: very good
Kids who love wicked humor will gobble up this tale of a trickster sheep and a comically gullible turkey. Ewww Little Baa Baa is bored. So when Quirky Turkey comes along, the opportunity to make mischief is too good to resist. "What's that?" asks Turkey, pointing at a suspicious something on the groun ...Show more
Do Not Open This Book by Andy Lee
$25.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
Do Not Open This Book was only ever meant to have one copy printed. Andy wrote it as a surprise for his sister and her husband to celebrate the 1st birthday of their son, George.The story begins with the character surprised that, despite the name of the book, the reader has opened the cover. He asks the ...Show more
Hairy Maclary's Hat Tricks (Board Book) by Lynley Dodd
$15.99 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ | Series: Hairy Maclary and Friends
Hairy Maclary's Hat Tricks is a hilarious rhyming story by Lynley Dodd. It's a blusterous, gusterous, dusterous day and Hairy Maclary is ready to play. So he trots down to the park where, while enjoying a game of catch, he comes across a windblown wedding party. Poor Grandmother Pugh (a vision in blue) ...Show more
I Don't Want to Go to School (PB) by Stephanie Blake
$20.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ | Series: Simon
Once upon a time there was a mischievous little rabbit. Maybe you know him. When his mother said 'tomorrow is your first day of school, little rabbit ', he replid 'no, not going'.
I Love Lemonade by Mark Sommerset; Rowan Sommerset
$20.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ | Reading Level: very good
A duped--and grossed-out--Quirky Turkey is aiming for payback, but does he have what it takes to pull the wool over Baa Baa's eyes? After getting tricked by Little Baa Baa into eating "smarty tablets," Quirky Turkey wants revenge. What if he uses Baa Baa's own tactics against him by exchanging a few p ...Show more
Sleepy Kiwi (Board Book) by Kat Merewether
$20.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
Science shows that baby's eyes are drawn to strong contrasting colours. This black and white book with solid, friendly graphics is designed especially for newborns and infants. Kiwi are a very special and rare nocturnal bird, native to New Zealand. The perfect character to juxtapose the erratic sleep pa ...Show more
Slinky Malinki Early Bird (HB) by Lynley Dodd
$25.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ | Series: Slinky Malinki
Rapscallion Slinky Malinki likes to get up before everyone else in the morning so he can get them out of bed. He tries every trick in the book- sitting on their heads, biting their toes, leaping on their limbs, yowling. Once he has succeeded in getting the family up . . . he goes back to bed. 'a delight ...Show more
The Legend of the Seven Whales by Mere Whaanga-Schollum
$18.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ | Reading Level: 8+
Originally published by Mahia Publishers in 1988 and then by Scholastic NZ Ltd in 1990, this is the legend of how the islands east of Wairoa came to be.
The Little Yellow Digger by Betty Gilderdale
$18.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ | Series: The Little Yellow Digger
When digging out a drain, the little yellow digger gets stuck in the mud. So they bring in a bigger digger ...
The Little Yellow Digger Goes to School by Betty Gilderdale
$19.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ | Series: The Little Yellow Digger | Reading Level: 3-7
The popular little digger is brought in to dig a new swimming pool at the local primary school. This time it is the little digger that causes problems, hitting a water main and causing the school to close for the afternoon. Suggested level: junior, primary.