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Soonchild by Russell Hoban
18.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
Somewhere in the Arctic Circle, Sixteen-Face John, a shaman, learns that his first child, a soonchild, cannot hear the World Songs from her mother's womb. The World Songs are what inspire all newborns to come out into the world, and John must find them for her. But how? The answer takes him through many ...Show more
Soonchild by Russell Hoban
29.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Reading Level: 12+
Somewhere in the Arctic Circle, Sixteen-Face John, a shaman, learns that his first child, a soonchild, cannot hear the World Songs from her mother's womb. The World Songs are what inspire all newborns to come out into the world, and John must find them for her. But how? The answer takes him through man ...Show more
The Marzipan Pig by Quentin Blake; Russell Hoban
19.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
From the inimitable team of Russell Hoban and Quentin Blake, the pair behind Captain Najork and The Twenty Elephant Restaurant, comes an enchanting story of a little pig made of marzipan. Fallen behind the sofa, nobody hears the lost marzipan pig's cries for help. And, after many months, a mouse discove ...Show more
The Mouse and His Child by Russell Hoban
16.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
'What are we, Papa?' the toy mouse child asked his father. 'I don't know,' the father answered. 'We must wait and see.' So begins the story of a tin father and son who dance under a Christmas tree until they break the ancient clockwork rules and are themselves broken. Thrown away, then rescued from a du ...Show more
The Mouse and His Child (Faber Children's Classics) by Russell Hoban
19.95 NZD
Category: Fiction
The Twenty-Elephant Restaurant by Russell Hoban
18.99 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: 5+
"This table," said the man. "What about the table?" said the woman. "It's wearing me out," said the man. What to do? The man makes a decision. He finds a tablewood tree, cuts it down, saws it up and makes a new table. There's nothing like a new table. This one is strong enough for elephants to dance on! ...Show more
The Twenty-Elephant Restaurant by Russell Hoban & Quentin Blake
16.99 NZD
Category: Picture Books
In this completely hilarious and gloriously absurd story, the pair behind the tales of Captain Najork explore just what happens when a man builds a new table … a table sturdy enough for even an elephant to dance on. “This table,” said the man. “What about the table?” said the woman. “It’s wearing me out ...Show more