How Maui Found the Secret of Fire by Peter Gossage
$21.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Maui the trickster wants to know what will happen if he puts out all the fires in his pa. When his people wake they are very angry and Maui must go to the volcano to visit Mahuika, the goddess of fire. Peter Gossage's superbly retold stories of Maui are now New Zealand classics.
A Pukeko in a Ponga Tree (Book & CD) by Kingi M. Ihaka
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
A wonderful New Zealand adaption of the popular song The Twelve Days of Christmas. On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me - a pukeko in a ponga tree. Includes an audio CD of the song so you can sing along!
A Summery Saturday Morning (PB) by Margaret Mahy
$20.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Let's go down to the sea this summery Saturday morning, down the wiggly track, scattering shells and leaping logs! First the dogs chase the cat, next they chase a boy on a rattly bike - then the wild geese chase them . . . Margaret Mahy's witty story, exuberantly illustrated by Selina Young, will delig ...Show more
How Maui Found His Father and the Magic Jawbone by Peter Gossage
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Maui wants to know two things- who is his father and where does his mother go during the day? One day he follows her and finds himself in the underworld.
The Biggest Number in the Universe by Julie Leibrich
$19.50 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Julie Leibrich was inspired by her mathematician husband's comment that the number 1 is the biggest number since every other number is beaten by simply adding 1 to it. Nesta needs a number, a really big number, but grumpy Mr Abacus, the mathematician, is too busy and tells her to go away. However, he d ...Show more
Alphabet Squabble by Isaac Drought
$19.50 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
"In Alphabet Land, the A's planted Avocados, Apples and Apricots. The A's knew they were very important. They began the Alphabet." Everyone in Alphabet Land knows that A's, C's and P's are popular letters. But X's, Y's and Z's matter too - don't they? Join the rowdy alphabet squabble and find out. In Is ...Show more
Grandma McGarvey’s Christmas by Jenny Hessell
$19.50 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books | Series: Grandma McGarvey
"Grandma McGarvey sets up camp in the caravan park on Christmas Eve, but she hears Santa can’t make it this year - he’s sick in bed. Usually Grandma McGarvey would step in, but this year she’s got her own Christmas party to run. She goes back to her caravan, changes into her dressing gown and sleeping ...Show more
Dragon Island by Martin Baynton
$19.50 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Norman is a gentle dragon amongst lots of fierce and fiery dragons. This tale is about resisting family/playground violence
The Best-Dressed Bear by Diana Noonan; Elizabeth Fuller
$19.50 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
When Tim looks at the clothes his mother is going to give away he feels sad because he is growing up and can no longer wear them. But then Tim comes up with a solution - dress Toby in the cast off clothes. The sequel to The Best-Loved Bear. Originally published in 2002.
Magpie Mischief by June Peka
$19.50 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Pop's vege garden is growing well until someone gives him a pet magpie - which wreaks havoc on Pop's prize veges! Pop's refusal to put the pesky magpie into a cage results in him ending up building a cage for his veges - and himself - instead!
Wooden Arms by Sarah Johnson; Scott Tulloch
$19.50 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Many years ago, a Maori couple built a little hall where people could gather. It was warm and welcoming, with walls that folded all the way round like wooden arms. Through the years, the hall houses a church, a shoemaker, a doctor, a dressmaker, a dance studio and finally becomes a meeting place for peo ...Show more
I Can't Imagine How That Happened by Aimee McNaughton
$19.50 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Meg and her Grandpa are off camping and fishing at the lake. Grandpa keeps playing practical jokes on Meg, but then Meg gets her own back! Winner of the 2013 Joy Cowley Award, it is a humorous story with a twist at the end.