Iris and Me by Philippa Werry
$24.99 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds
One woman. One journey. One true friend. 'I reckon Iris would've approved' - Tina Shaw So begins the story of Iris Wilkinson, who wrote poetry, novels and journalism under the pen name Robin Hyde. In January 1938 she left New Zealand for England. On the way, intrigued by glimpses of China, she ventured ...Show more
What You Need to Be Warm by Neil Gaiman
$22.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
Sometimes it only takes a stranger in a dark place... to say we have the right to be here, to make us warm in the coldest season. In 2019, Neil Gaiman asked his Twitter followers: What reminds you of warmth? Over 1,000 responses later, Neil began to weave replies from across the world into a poem in ai ...Show more
Myths and Legends of the Ancient Pākehā by Glenn Colquhoun; illustrations by Nigel Brown
$48.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
In this collection of poems Glenn Colquhoun explores a range of Pākehā oral poetic forms; sea shanties, hymns, ballads, nursery rhymes and clapping songs. It is a companion volume to Three Women, his collection of poetry in Te Reo Māori, and is richly illustrated by Nigel Brown. A soundtrack to the poem ...Show more
Ngā Wāhine e Toru / Three Women by Glenn Colquhoun
$48.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
In this collection of poems Glenn Colquhoun writes to his daughter, former partner, and mother, using the medium of Māori oral poetry. In doing so he explores oriori, karakia, haka, mōteatea, pātere, waiata aroha and waiata tangi. It is a companion volume to Myths and Legends of the Ancient Pākehā, his ...Show more
Pussycat, Pussycat and More... (Board) by Donovan Bixley
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Board & Cloth Books
Following on from the success of Little Bo Peep and More (four nursery rhymes about sheep), Donovan Bixley now turns his attention to cats. Pussycat, Pussycat includes four nursery rhymes about cats. Here are 'Pussycat, Pussycat', 'Three Little Kittens', and 'The Cat and the Fiddle', and 'The Owl and th ...Show more
The Deep Dark Hole
$35.00 NZD
Category: Books for Grown Ups
A tribute to resilience through creative expression, 'The Deep Dark Hole' by Paul McLaney offers insight into human emotion and helps navigate challenging times. Inspired by children's books, it aims to comfort and connect readers, fostering resilience. Sales support Music Helps.
To Catch a Cloud by Elena de Roo
$20.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
I spy a cloud go floating by Where do you go, Cloud, so high? To the sea She sings Where the wild gulls fly Then catch me if you can I cry We race each other to the sea Can''t catch me, Cloud Can't catch me A boy and a dog follow a cloud out to sea, but as the weather worsens he relies on the whales and ...Show more
A Whale of a Time: Funny Poems for Every Day of the Year by Lou Peacock
$56.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
A brilliantly illustrated collection of 366 hilarious poems to keep you laughing all year round! From rib-ticklingly funny to wryly witty, each poem in this uplifting collection is guaranteed to put a smile on your face and is perfect for reading aloud to share even more side-splitting hilarity with fa ...Show more
Arapū Toi (Book & Alphabet Frieze) by Moira Wairama
$39.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
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 s ...Show more
Family Instructions Upon Release by Elizabeth Kirby-Mcleod
$25.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
'I have no words.' This is so often our response to grief and loss, when dealing with it ourselves or consoling others. Elizabeth's father took his own life in 2012. Unable to find words of her own to write about what had happened, Elizabeth took them instead from the 2006 Penguin Classics edition of 'T ...Show more
Letters to Young People by Glenn Colquhoun
$38.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
“It is difficult to ignore the story of a young person. When they are in pain, that pain seems all the more demanding because they are vulnerable and because their life still lies ahead of them ... I have learnt that the most important medicine they need from me is to listen to these stories, to hold th ...Show more
Little Bo Peep and More... by Donovan Bixley
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Hop on board for a hay ride of fun, with four favourite sheepish nursery rhymes.