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Running with the Horses by Alison Lester
$17.99 NZD
Category: Picture Books
Nina and her father live in a beautiful riding school famous for their Lippizaners--precious, rare performing horses. Nina loves the horses that her father looks after, but she also loves Zelda, one of the old carriage horses who she sneaks out to see. It's a perfect world for a little girl, although sh ...Show more
Running with the Horses (Young Readers Edn) (HB) by Alison Lester
$21.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction 5-9-year-olds
From one of Australia's best-loved children's book creators comes a beautiful new edition of this unforgettable story of courage, adventure and friendship. Nina lives with her father above the palace stables at the Royal Academy of Dancing Horses. She loves watching the famous white stallions as they pa ...Show more
Sing Me the Summer by Jane Godwin, Alison Lester
$29.99 NZD
Category: Hardback Picture Books
Splash into summer with this glorious love letter to the seasons. Combining Jane Godwin's sparkling text and Alison Lester's whimsical watercolours, Sing Me the Summer celebrates those precious everyday moments that stay with us forever.
Snore by Alison Lester
$17.99 NZD
Category: Board & Cloth Books
I see a grey koala with gum leaves in her paw. What do you say, grey koala? Snore, snore, snore! Snore is part of a delightful series by bestselling author-illustrator Alison Lester, designed especially for 0-3 year olds. Babies will respond to the rhyming text and the simple, colourful images, while to ...Show more
Sophie Scott Goes South by Alison Lester
$21.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books
I'm going to Antarctica and I can't wait!Sophie Scott is only nine years old, but she's going to Antarctica on an icebreaker with her dad, the ship's captain. During the voyage to Mawson Station and back, Sophie keeps a diary. She sees icebergs, penguins, seals and whales. She makes new friends, experie ...Show more
Splash by Alison Lester
$17.99 NZD
Category: Board & Cloth Books
What sounds do marine animals make? I see a pretty penguin sliding like a flash. What do you say, pretty penguin? Splash, splash, splash
Tessa Snaps Snakes by Alison Lester
$21.99 NZD
Category: Paperback Picture Books | Series: Clive Eats Alligators Ser.
The children from When Frank was Four and Clive Eats Alligators share their feelings. Clive laughs when he surprises his mother. Rosie runs a circus. Celeste investigates her mother's wardrobe. Frank hates his new haircut. Nicky writes in the sky. But Tessa snaps snakes.
The Painted Ponies by Alison Lester
$27.99 NZD
Category: Hardback Picture Books
A little girl whose family runs a travelling show falls in love with some wild ponies...but what will she do when she realises they long to be set free? Matilda loves staying at Grandma Lucky's, riding Luna in the front paddock and playing with the painted ponies in their carved wooden wagon.The gold p ...Show more
The Painted Ponies (PB) by Alison Lester
$17.99 NZD
Category: Paperback Picture Books
A little girl whose family runs a travelling show falls in love with some wild ponies...but what will she do when she realises they long to be set free? LONG-LISTED: 2020 ABIA's, Children's Picture Book of the Year LONG-LISTED: 2020 Indie Book Awards, Indie Book of the Year Children's category SHORT-LIS ...Show more
The Quicksand Pony by Alison Lester
$18.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
'Biddy, I'm sorry, we're going to have to leave her.' 'What?' Biddy struggled out of the quicksand. 'You can't leave her! The tide's coming in. She'll drown!' But the pony is trapped and Biddy is forced to go on without her. Next day the only signs of Bella are hoofprints in the sand with small footprin ...Show more
The Snow Pony by Alison Lester
$18.99 NZD
Category: Adventure and Real Life Stories
An authentic, compelling bush drama classic from Alison Lester, set in the high snow plains of south-eastern Australia. Only Dusty can ride the Snow Pony. And no one but Dusty will trust her. Two years of drought have reduced the Rileys' farm to a dirt patch and strained the family to breaking point. A ...Show more
The Very Noisy Baby (Board) by Alison Lester
$19.99 NZD
Category: Pop Up, Novelty & Touch and Feel
'In a little pink house on the edge of the townlived a baby who made some unusual sounds.She could bellow like a buffalo, roar like a lion,and howl like a wolf for a very long time.'The baby certainly makes a lot of noise, but can she help when some animals go missing?Find out in this rollicking story, ...Show more