Squeakopotamus by Dawn McMillan
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Is he a hippo that looks like a mouse? Or, is he a mouse too big for this house? Just who or what is Squeakopotamus? And how will the kids, Mum and Dad keep him fed? No one yet has ever had a pet like the astonishing, demolishing Squeakopotamus! A memorable tale for younger readers, Squeakopotamus cross ...Show more
Cork and the Bottle by Mark Sommerset
$29.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Having met on tropical shores in Cork on the Ocean, cork and bottle swirl out to sea into a world of dancing jellyfish, treacherous reefs and surly sea lions. An enchanting and romantic ocean adventure about courage, friendship and togetherness. "Quirky, enchanting, luminous." NZ Herald Canvas Magazine ...Show more
Classic Rhymes for Kiwi Kids by Peter Millett; Scott Tulloch
$16.49 NZD
$21.99 (25% off)
Category: NZ Picture Books | Reading Level: near fine
Award winning author Peter Millett (The Anzac Puppy) and illustrator Scott Tulloch (I Am Not A Worm) add a classic Kiwi spin to some all-time favourite nursery rhymes.
The Day Dad Blew Up The Cowshed (Tales from the Farm) by Jennifer Somervell; Margery Fern
$22.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Like many 'rehab farmers', Grandpa had put the explosives skills he used at Gallipolli to good use on the farm, blowing out tree stumps and removing unwanted rocks. Blowing up the cowshed was the same idea - just on a bigger scale! Dad was a farmer who liked trying out new ideas. In the 1970s he read ab ...Show more
The Eel Hunt (Tales From The Farm) by Jennifer Somervell; Margery Fern (Illustrator)
$22.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
It's summer in the '70s and an idea is hatched to go eel hunting on the Manawatu River. With home-made spears, under the cloak of darkness, the intrepid eelers set off. But everything does not go according to plan. The river is darker and deeper than expected, the eels are slippery and determined not to ...Show more
Stuck in Poo, What to Do? by Samantha Laugesen
$22.50 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
A story about a cheeky Pukeko, Red Band gumboots and cow poo! Stuck in poo What to do? is a delightful kiwi tale about Red Band gumboots and cow poo - a winning combination for kiwi kids. Follow Luke the Pook, a cheeky young pukeko, in his adventure over the farm wearing his 'borrowed' Red Band gumboots ...Show more
Mister Spears and His Hairy Ears by Dawn McMillan
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
I trim and I trim and still the hair growsway past my knees, down to my toes ...Nothing that Mister Spears tries can stop his ear hair growing - not even wearing a motorcycle helmet! Then a flash of inspiration brings the answer, one that leads to a big change in life for him and his cute cat Tiger. Ano ...Show more
Doctor Grundy's Undies by Dawn McMillan
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Doctor Grundy lost his undies! His best ones, supersized! When a strong wind blows past Doctor Grundy's clothesline, away fly his undies. They land on a pirate ship, are blown on to Scotland, get a mend in China - but will they ever find their way back home? Another irreverent, fun story from McMillan a ...Show more
Huhu Koroheke (Old Hu-Hu Maori) by Kyle Mewburn (tr to Maori Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira)
$17.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Everyone loved Old Hu-Hu. But nobody loved him quite as much as little Hu-Hu-Tu. Old Hu-Hu is a thoughtful tale of young Hu-Hu-Tu's search for understanding of what has happened to his beloved Old Hu-Hu, who flew all the way to the moon (or so they said), then fell down dead. Sensitively written, this i ...Show more
Sky High: Jean Batten's Incredible Flying Adventures by David Hill; Phoebe Morris
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books | Series: David Hill's Kiwi Legends
The little plane has been flying across the sea for eight hours. Huge black clouds surround it. Rain pours in. Wind slams. The aircraft is tossed around like a leaf. The pilot stares into the darkness. How much fuel is left? Is she flying in the right direction? How long till she reaches land? In 1934, ...Show more
The Ugly Kiwi by Scott Tulloch
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books | Reading Level: very good
Whoever heard of a bird that can't fly? And what about one that grunts like a pig? Kiwi must surely be the dullest, dumpiest bird there is. "Real" birds with colourful feathers and beautiful songs look down on poor little Kiwi from their lofty tree-top perches. But when danger comes silently slinking, t ...Show more
Nga Manu Tukutuku e Whitu O Matariki / The Seven Kites of Matariki (Maori) by Ngaere Roberts
$21.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
It was deep mid-winter and all through the village preparations were being made to farewell the old year and greet the new. For the first time ever, the seventh little sister, Ururangi, was big enough to make her own celebration kite. But when the seven sisters take the finished kites to fly them, the e ...Show more