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How to Live Forever by Colin Thompson
19.99 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: 5+
Peter and his family live among the Quinces in the cookery section of a mystical library. At night, when the library comes to life, Peter ventures out of his home to find a missing volume - How To Live Forever .
How to Live Forever (novel) by Colin Thompson
16.95 NZD
17.99 (5% off)
Category: Children Fiction | Reading Level: From 8 to 14
Peter lives with his mother and grandfather in the museum. He knows where to find the most weird and wonderful exhibits and how to open a hundred secret doors. When his grandfather gets sick, Peter decides to search for his father, who disappeared before Peter was born. Instead he finds a strange old wo ...Show more
Laughing for Beginners by Colin Thompson
29.95 NZD
Category: Fiction
An autobiographical novel set in England about a young man, Peter, descending into manic depression (bipolar disorder). He experiences assorted mental hospitals, including an experimental one where his relations with staff and fellow sufferers is reminiscent of
Looking for Atlantis by Colin Thompson
19.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
When a little boy's grandfather dies he leaves him with a sailor's chest full of treasures from voyages all over the world - and the dream of finding Atlantis. It's only when the boy has searched high and low through the house does he realise that Atlantis lives forever in the hopes and dreams carried i ...Show more
Lost (The Floods #10) by Colin Thompson
18.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: The Floods | Reading Level: 9-11
"The caves under Transylvania Waters are about to be explored for the first time ever. What will the Floods find? The Floods are back in their rightful place as rulers of Transylvania Waters and there is an enormous amount to do to bring the country out of the Dark Ages. But what does a country need to ...Show more
Mordred (The Dragons #3) by Colin Thompson
19.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Series: Dragons
Arthur has been crowned King and peace and happiness have broken out all over Avalon. Life has never been more peaceful and everyone is living happily ever after. So why are so many people planning rebellion? On the one hand, the Dragons are planning an uprising. On the other hand, King Arthur's revolti ...Show more
My Brother Drinks out of the Toilet and Other Poems by Colin Thompson
19.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Reading Level: From 6 To 99 To 11
My brother drinks out of the toilet; He does it to make Mum go mad. Each time she catches him at it She says, I m telling your dad. A riotous collection of poetry about toilet-water drinkers, non-stop eaters, rock n roll teachers, and much, much more!
Norman and Brenda by Colin Thompson
34.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
Some people have big houses, big cars, and big hair. You know their gorgeous children will become just like them. Yet Norman and Brenda are nothing like those people. Ages 5+.
Out to Launch (Watch This Space #1) by Colin Thompson
18.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Series: Watch This Space
Kids adore Colin Thompson's brand of off-the-planet humour. Now here's an off-the-planet series to make them laugh even more!Radius Limpfast is one of the world's richest men. His reality TV shows have made him billions. The next series is always greater than the one before and yet he is never satisfied ...Show more
Pictures of Home by Colin Thompson
22.99 NZD
Category: Picture Books
Colin Thompson's stunning illustrations of 'home' have been linked to verse and comment which they have inspired from children who have seen them. The result of this meeting between the vision of an artist and the honesty of children is an unusually imaginative book, touching, funny, provocative - and a ...Show more
Prime Suspect (The Floods #5) by Colin Thompson
18.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Series: The Floods | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11
"The Floods children are suspects in a murder case! There's been a murder at Quicklime College and the world's most famous Forensic Special Investigator, Grusom, has been sent to investigate. With the help of his super-smart new assistant, Avid, and a can of magic beans, Grusom unearths the clues that w ...Show more