Browse by category
Caterpillar Butterfly by Vivian French
$19.00 NZD
Category: Children Non-Fiction | Series: Nature Storybooks
Watch a caterpillar metamorphose into a butterfly in this fun, informative, award-winning picture book, part of the Nature Storybooks series. Curious young minds will love discovering each stage in the journey, from wriggly green caterpillar to the beautiful butterfly, in this picture book which combine ...Show more
Chocolate by Vivian French
$15.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
What's so special about chocolate? It's just a tasty treat - isn't it? As a matter of fact there's far more to the humble chocolate bar, as this extraordinary book demonstrates. Describing the historical progress of the miraculous bean - from the Aztecs to Nestle - with a mixture of facts, speculation, ...Show more
Daddy Goose Collection by Vivian French & Various Illustrators
$20.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
Old Mother Goose may know all the nursery rhymes but it's Daddy Goose who knows the stories. Find out why the cow jumped over the moon, how Humpty Dumpty was put back together and whether Little Miss Muffet is really scared of spiders. Read about the stories behind all of your favourite nursery rhymes ...Show more
Dragons Can't Swim (Knight in Training #1) by Vivian French; David Melling
$15.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction | Series: Knight in Training | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 1-2, Age 6-7
Sam J. Butterbiggins' only ambition is to be a Very Noble Knight, but he has a problem - he's been packed off to the castle next door to stay with his aunt and uncle while his parents are away. Not only does he have to put up with his annoying cousin Prune, there's also the weird creatures his aunt look ...Show more
First Day at Playschool (The Buttons Family) by Vivian French
$12.00 NZD
Category: Picture books | Series: The Buttons Family
This is one in a series of six brilliant new first experiences books about the Buttons family. It's Cherry's first day at playschool and she's feeling a bit nervous. Dad helps her to settle her in and she ends up making some new friends and having lots of fun. Charming, funny picture books with gentle, ...Show more
Going to the Doctor by Vivian French
$12.00 NZD
Category: Picture books | Series: The Buttons Family
This title is one in a series of six brilliant new first experiences books about the Buttons family. Cherry has a cold but she doesn't want to go to the doctor. Her mum gently persuades her and when she gets there she finds it's not scary at all. In fact she has fun listening to her heartbeat on the ste ...Show more
Hello, Horse by Vivian French
$30.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction
A beautifully produced Nature Storybook about horses, with words by Vivian French and pictures from Catherine Rayner. From much-loved author Vivian French and award-winning illustrator Catherine Rayner comes a charming new Nature Storybook about horses. Hello, Horse gently introduces young children to S ...Show more
Magic Bedtime Storybook by Vivian French
$25.00 NZD
Category: Children's fiction
A book of ten enchanting stories set in a magical forest with a wonderful cast of fairies, wizards, trolls, witches, dragons, and pixies. We follow Ruby and her companion Spotty the frog, on their quest to fill her story-bag before the full moon. The stories are all new and full of fun, magic and woodla ...Show more
Mrs Hippo's Pizza Parlour by Vivian French
$19.00 NZD
Category: Picture books | Series: I am Reading
Business is poor at Mrs Hippo's Pizza Parlour. William and she are worried, but when accident-prone Ellie Bear comes to play with William, she takes all their attention! She decides to take the youngsters to the beach, where William writes "Mrs Hippo's Pizzas Are The Best!" in the sand. That night there ...Show more
Once Upon a Picnic by Vivian French & John Prater
$18.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
"Not much to do. Not much to see", says the little boy to his parents as they settle down for a picnic. But soon there's lots going on! Little Red Riding Hood, three bears, a troll, a giant, a witch - all pay a visit to the little boy's picnic. Maybe a picnic can be fun after all!
Once Upon a Time by Vivian French
$18.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
Spot all your favourite nursery story characters in this lively rhyming tale!
Polly's Pink Pyjamas by Vivian French
$19.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
This is a fantastically funny, perfectly pink picture book about a little girl called Polly and her beloved pink pyjamas. Polly loves her pink pyjamas - she wears them all day long! But she can't wear them to Fred's party, so her friends Poppy, Clara, Henry and Sally all lend her something of theirs. Fi ...Show more