The Quiet Pirate by Stephanie Thatcher
$20.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
Barnaby might be quieter than the other pirates, but is he smarter? In this rollicking new picture book by the author of Great Galloping Galoot, he shows us that sometimes it is better to watch and listen and think than it is to shout and stomp and swagger.
The Rainmakers by Ben Brown
$8.50 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
Pukeko has always wanted a rainbow, so she chases one to a nearby mountain into her swamp, bringing everlasting rain to the mountain. When the kea who own the rainbow find out who has stolen their precious treasure, they set out to get it back.
The Red Poppy by David Hill
$33.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ | Reading Level: very good
Young soldier Jim McLeod waits in the trenches of World War I for the order to attack the enemy. With him are his friends, and Nipper, the messenger dog. When they charge across no-man's land, Jim is shot ...and finds himself face to face with an enemy soldier.
The Seven Kites of Matariki by Calico McClintock
$21.99 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
It was deep mid-winter and all through the village preparations were being made to farewell the old year and greet the new. For the first time ever, the seventh little sister, Ururangi, was big enough to make her own celebration kite. But when the seven sisters take the finished kites to fly them, the e ...Show more
The Song of Kauri (PB) by Melinda Szymanik
$19.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
Told in the style of a Māori myth, this is the story of a young Kauri sapling as it grows and changes and watches the world around it evolve. From other plants, to birds, to Māori, to settlers, to industrialisation and beyond, and then when the Kauri is very old the birds will lift it up and carry it ...Show more
The Song of the Ship Rat by Ben Brown
$19.50 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ | Reading Level: 5+
Unroll the maps to Far Away! We’ll sail before the sun … Join our weary ship rat as he reminisces of days gone by, his travels around the world and the sights he’s seen, written in lyrical, evocative language.
The Three Cattle Dogs Gruff (Kiwi Corkers) by Chris Gurney; Myles Lawford
$14.99 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ | Series: Kiwi Corkers
"The latest in the Kiwi Corker collection, which puts a kiwi twist on classic fairy tales. This one is based on the Three Billy Goats Gruff, but instead features three cattle dogs on the farm, and the monster under the bridge is a marakihau"--Publisher's information.
The Twin Stars of Matariki: Waiti and Waita by Miriama Kamo
$22.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
Te Rerehua and Sam know that nothing in nature is identical; not the eels, not the stones on the beach ... not even the twin stars of Matariki, Waiti and Waita: one looks after fresh water and lakes, the other salt water – the ocean. When they notice Waiti is looking dim one night, Grandma and Poua enli ...Show more
The Wheels On the Bus (PB) by Donovan Bixley
$20.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
"The wheels on the bus go round and round ..." Everyone knows the song. But now the bus is going around beautiful New Zealand and its passengers you just might know: kiwi, penguin, tuatara, fantail and many more. Come along for the ride!
There Are No Moa, E Hoa (BatKiwi to the Rescue Again) by Melinda Szymanik; Isobel Te Aho-White
$22.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
Help! Emergency! Batkiwi - Where are you? Poor, frightened Tuatara's cries ring out across the forest. The ground is trembling. The trees are shivering. Can that be a MOA peeking from the shadows?
There's a Hole in My Bucket + CD by Topp Twins
$26.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
Sing along with me There's a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza ... This traditional 'infinite loop' song is given the country treatment by the iconic Topp Twins, and the characters of Henry and Liza have been brought to uproarious life with Jenny Cooper's hysterical illustrations
Tuatara, A Living Treasure by Katie Furze & Ned Barraud
$20.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
Meet Tuatara, ancient wonder, wildlife treasure ... and survivor! Blinking, she pulls her scaly body into the light. She's as long as a finger, and with the row of spines on her back she looks like a baby dragon. Tuatara are survivors of an ancient era and sometimes referred to as living wonders - thei ...Show more