The Visitor by Sonja Bougaeva
17.99 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: very good
Two sisters live peacefully on a tiny, remote island. One day they receive a letter, telling them their cousin John is coming to visit. At first the sisters are delighted to have a visitor, but they soon tire of him wanting to bring order to their life of comfortable chaos. A story about different ways ...Show more
Donkeys by Adelheid Dahimene
18.99 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: good-very good
The first book - an international award-winner - from NZ's Gecko Press, which aims to bring the best European children's literature to speakers of English.Donkeys is about a couple who have been together for years but have had a silly argument. Beautiful, engaging, witty and acclaimed; aimed at ages 4-6 ...Show more
Elfrida by Klara Fall
18.99 NZD
Category: Picture Books
Junior picture book. Elfriede the sheep is a bit bored with her mop of hair. A passing poodle gives her an idea for an alternative haircut. Farmer Rob gets quite taken with the idea and introduces all hues of the rainbow to the mix. When he is done, the other sheep want to look equally gorgeous - and so ...Show more
The Dangerous Journey by Tove Jansson, Sophie Hannah
28.99 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Series: Moomins | Reading Level: Children's - Kindergarten, Age 5-6
A little girl is transported with the help of magic glasses from the tedium of a summer afternoon into an exciting world of mangrove swamps, spluttering volcanoes and sea where birds fly upside down and wild things threaten to pounce. But she is not alone. Old friends from Moomin Valley - Hemulen, Sniff ...Show more
Zachary's New Home by Geraldine M. Blomquist
23.99 NZD
Category: Picture Books
This story for adopted and foster children describes the adventures of Zachary the kitten, who is taken from his mother's house when she is unable to take care of him. It follows Zachary as he goes into foster care, his adoption by a family of geese and his feelings of shame, anger and hurt.
Napoleon and the Chicken Farmer by Lloyd Jones
19.99 NZD
Category: Picture Books
When Napoleon Bonaparte arrives in Corsica for the holidays, chicken farmer Manoli thinks "Wouldn't it be nice, just for once, to be somebody else other than a chicken farmer." He enters the annual Bonaparte look-alike competition and wins, the prize being Napoleon for a day. The trouble is, he enjoys ...Show more
Gilbert the Hero by Jane Clarke
21.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books
Oh no! Gilbert has to babysit his baby brother Finn. But Finn is too young to play any of the games...boring! Then Gilbert has to save him from a shark-eating orca. But the day ends well when they find a game they can play together.
Chicken Dance by Tammi Sauer
21.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books
Meet Marge and Lola, chickens on a mission: to win tickets for the Elvis Poultry Show! But their toughest competition is a pack of menacing ducks who sneer that all a chicken can do is bawk, flap and shake. Can our two feisty chicks show those quackers how to rock 'n' roll the barnyard? Tammi Sauer and ...Show more
How Rocket learned to read by Tad Hills
21.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books
. . . And when they were done, they read it again. And A-G-A-I-N! Rocket loves to play, but the little yellow bird decides he needs to learn to read. Rocket discovers that he loves reading too! Meet Rocket — a new student, and his teacher — a little yellow bird. Watch as Rocket practises singing out ...Show more
I'm Not Ready! by Jonathan Allen
21.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books
"But I'm not ready!" cried Baby Owl. "It's not fair! You're making me go - when I'm not ready!" Guess who's back - and he's NOT ready!
The Quiet Book by Deborah Underwood
21.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books
There are many kinds of quiet: Quiet can be delicate. Quite can be thundering! Quiet can be sweet, and cosy, and can most definitely help you fall asleep.