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Arapū Toi by Moira Wairama
$30.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo
Arapū Toi combines short, easy to understand, poems for all ages with artwork that epitomises the idea that "a picture is worth a thousand words". Gentle rhythmic te reo Māori, with kupu that emphasise ideas of wellness, is used to describe the sights, sounds and feelings of everyday life — like a zip ...Show more
Honey For You, Honey For Me by Michael Rosen
$35.99 NZD
Category: Nursery Rhymes
From Children’s Laureates Michael Rosen and Chris Riddell, the bestselling team behind A Great Big Cuddle, comes a first book of nursery rhymes. Flying pigs, wobbling plates of jelly and a giant with a terrible fear of mice: welcome to the topsy-turvy world of nursery rhymes. Inspired by his lifelong f ...Show more
More Classic Rhymes for Kiwi Kids by Peter Millett
$19.99 NZD
Category: Nursery Rhymes
"Old King Cole scored a mighty fine goal... And a merry old soul was he... " Roll up! Roll up! It's time for more riotous rhyming fun as Mother Goose gets the classic Kiwi-ised treatment by Peter Millett and Scott Tulloch. Laugh yourself silly as Itsy Bitsy Spider climbs up the dunny spout; the eels in ...Show more
What Are Little Girls Made Of? : Nursery Rhymes for Feminist Times by Jeanne Willis
$23.99 NZD
Category: Nursery Rhymes
Award-winning author, Jeanne Willis, revamps all the favourite Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes. Think you know your favourite classic nursery rhymes? Read this picture book and think again! In this witty reworking of popular nursery rhymes, Georgie Porgie doesn’t dare to make the girls cry, Little Bo-Peep’ ...Show more
Jackie Morris Book of Classic Nursery Rhymes by Jackie Morris
$37.99 NZD
Category: Nursery Rhymes
A wonderfully illustrated and sumptuous collection of nursery rhymes for all ages, including many favorite rhymes as well as some that will be a delightful discovery. Originally published as The Cat and the Fiddle in 2011, this edition includes a new introduction by Jackie Morris--a spirited defense of ...Show more
She Will Soar: Empowering Poems of Freedom and Wanderlust by Women by Ana Sampson
$34.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
A stunning gift book featuring 130 poems about wanderlust, freedom and escape written by women. With poems from classic, well loved poets as well as innovative and bold modern voices, She Will Soar is a stunning collection and an essential addition to any bookshelf. From the ancient world right up to th ...Show more
Tiger, Tiger, Burning Bright! - An Animal Poem for Every Day of the Year by Fiona Waters
$55.00 NZD
Category: Poetry | Series: Poetry Collections
A breathtaking anthology featuring an animal poem for every day of the year illustated by award-winning artist, Britta Teckentrup. This lavishly illustrated gift book treasury of 366 animal poems ranges from unforgettable classics to contemporary works from around the world, including poetry in transla ...Show more
Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes by Axel Scheffler
$39.99 NZD
Category: Nursery Rhymes | Series: Mother Goose's Rhymes Ser.
Join Mother Goose and her three little goslings as they enjoy over fifty classic nursery rhymes, traditional lullabies and favourite action songs, beautifully illustrated in full colour throughout by the award-winning Axel Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffalo. The deluxe 96-page hardback has a ribbon ...Show more
Old MacDonald's Farm by Donovan Bixley
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Old Macdonald had a farm - e-i-e-i-o ..." Everyone knows the song. But now the farm and animals are in New Zealand and old Macdonald has a Swanndri and gumboots. Donovan Bixley's illustrations depict the beautiful New Zealand landscape - with farm animals! But what are those crazy animals up to? For pre ...Show more
One Girl by Andrea Beaty; Dow Phumiruk (Illustrator)
$29.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
A meditative picture book about the power of reading and how one child can change the world, from #1 bestselling author Andrea Beaty One girl. One spark. Faint and fading in the dark. Flicker . . . Flicker . . . Flicker . . . Glow. Tiny ember. Burning low. Inspired by the global movement to empowe ...Show more
Pussycat, Pussycat and More...: Purrfect Nursery Rhymes by Donovan Bixley
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Following on from the success of Little Bo Peep and more (four nursey rhymes about sheep), Donovan Bixley now turns his attention to cats. Cat Rhymes includes four nursery rhymes about cats, set in New Zealand. Here are 'Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat', 'Two Little Kittens', and 'Hey Diddle Diddle' as you've neve ...Show more
Row, Row, Row Your Boat (Indestructibles) by Maddie Frost
$14.99 NZD
Category: Nursery Rhymes | Series: Indestructibles
Sing a nursery rhyme with a book that's Indestructible Indestructibles is the trusted series for easing little ones into story time. Beloved by babies and their parents, Indestructibles are built for the way babies "read" (i.e. with their hands and mouths) and are: Rip Proof--made of ultra-durable t ...Show more
