Mrs Chippy the Cat by Susan Brocker, Raymond McGrath
$20.00 NZD
Category: Paperback
Mrs Chippy, trotting along the ship’s railings, was the first to spot the pack ice. It spread out before The Endurance like floating white chunks of a gigantic jigsaw. Penguins and seals watched the ship from the ice floes as they sailed by, and whales and orca popped up to spy on them. This is the tal ...Show more
My Elephant Is Blue by Melinda Szymanik
$20.00 NZD
Category: Paperback
A sweet and quirky story about a child who is stuck carrying around an elephant, wondering if they will ever feel light and free again . . . A story full of humour and heart about having the blues, in the form of a big heavy elephant. One day an elephant came and sat on my chest. I found it hard to g ...Show more
That's Not a Hippopotamus! by Juliette MacIver; Sarah Davis
$20.00 NZD
Category: Paperback
A class trip to the zoo descends into a chaotic hunt for the missing hippopotamus. Teacher, zookeeper and all the children join the search. The noise and drama reach a pitch, and no one thinks to listen to quiet Liam, who really might know where the hippo is hiding.
Encyclopedia Of Grannies by Eric Veille
$30.00 NZD
Category: Hardback | Series: Gecko Press Titles Ser.
Why do grannies always tell us to speak up? Why do they have creases on their faces? Are grannies flexible? How do you cheer up a sad granny? How old are grannies, actually? Eric Veillé explains it all in this offbeat book for the extended family to chuckle over--no matter what kind of grandma you have, ...Show more
A Summery Saturday Morning (PB) by Margaret Mahy
$20.00 NZD
Category: Paperback
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
Puffin the Architect by Kimberly Andrews
$21.00 NZD
Category: Paperback
Puffin is an architect who always exceeds her clients' expectations. That is, until she takes on the toughest clients ever - her own pufflings! Puffin takes her tricky new clients on an inspirational tour of her builds. Together they visit all kinds of cleverly designed spaces -Otter's floating home, P ...Show more
How the Kiwi Lost Its Wings by Alwyn Owen
$21.00 NZD
Category: Paperback
Have you ever wondered why the kiwi doesn't fly? This favourite Sunday morning radio story is now a picture book, with illustrations by Dave Gunson. The classic Sunday morning radio story about how the kiwi gave up its ability to fly is now available as a picture book. Long ago when the world was new ...Show more
Granny McFlitter, the Champion Knitter by Heather Haylock
$21.00 NZD
Category: Paperback | Series: Granny Mcflitter
But did Granny stop knitting? Oh no, she did not! She kept right on knitting . . . like it or not! Granny McFlitter's family have had enough of her knitting. But when a ship runs aground, spilling oil into the sea, a call goes out for small jumpers for the shivery rescued penguins. It's the moment Grann ...Show more
Birds of New Zealand: Collective Nouns by Melissa Boardman
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Flora & Fauna | Reading Level: near fine
A beautifully illustrated book featuring New Zealand Aotearoa's native birds, each with its very own collective noun. A tussock of takahē? A hoon of kākā? A whistling of whio? This beautifully illustrated book of collective noun names for our native birds reveals something unique about their cha ...Show more
Maui's Taonga Tales by Te Papa Press
$30.00 NZD
Category: Hardback | Series: Maui's Taonga Tales
Aimed at children aged seven to eleven, this book’s lively stories tell the tales of some of the taonga held at Aotearoa New Zealand’s famous national museum, Te Papa, through appealing text and fantastic illustrations. The book’s pūkōrero, or story teller, is Māui, the great Pacific hero and trickste ...Show more
What Happened to the Moa (PB) by Ned Barraud
$20.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books
This children’s book unravels the fascinating story of what happened to the moa, the legendary flightless bird of Aotearoa New Zealand. In this gloriously illustrated book, Ned Barraud describes the nine different species of moa, ranging from a small bush moa just over a metre high, to the giant moa at ...Show more
Which? What? Why?: New Zealand Garden Wildlife by Dave Gunson
$20.00 NZD
Category: Activity Books | Reading Level: near fine
Do birds have teeth? How high can a flea jump? Why don’t worms have legs? No matter how crazy or quirky your question from the WHICH? to the WHAT? to the WHY? of everything, this book has all the answers. Author, illustrator and all-round clever clogs Dave Gunson tackles every curly question under the s ...Show more