Arlo The Lion Who Couldn't Sleep by Catherine Rayner
18.00 NZD
Category: General Picture Books
A dreamy, wondrous bedtime story about a wakeful lion who is desperate to get some sleep from Kate Greenaway Medal-winner Catherine Rayner.Arlo the lion is exhausted. He just can't drop off, no matter what he tries. It's either too hot, or too cold; too loud or too quiet. But then he meets Owl. She can ...Show more
Song of the River by Joy Cowley
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
In this resonant story, Cam the mountain boy follows the river from its trickling source in the mountain snow all the way to the coast. The river leads him through forest, farms, and towns to the salty wind of the sea. Dramatic landscape illustrations evoke a North American landscape and are packed wit ...Show more
The Day the Plants Fought Back by Belinda O'Keefe; Richard Hoit
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Two boisterous boys who made lots of noise, found it dreadfully hard to be good;always charging and barging, fighting and biting, and not acting quite as they should.Patrick and Wayne drove their parents insane, but they could be good if they tried.Still, they’d roar and they’d claw, they’d scoot and th ...Show more
Things in the Sea are Touching Me by Linda Jane Keegan; Minky Stapleton
22.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
'Some THING in the sea is TOUCHING ME!' You'll squawk, screech, yelp... and laugh out loud at the surprises for all on this funny-sunny family day at the beach. When a small child goes to the seaside with her Mum and Ma, she is unprepared for 'things' floating in the water. Ma explains what each one ...Show more
That's Not a Hippopotamus! by Juliette MacIver; Sarah Davis
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
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.
The Great White Man-Eating Shark: A Cautionary Tale by Margaret Mahy
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Norvin is a boy who looks like a shark. When he straps a homemade dorsal fin to his back, all the other swimmers rush to the beach. He loves having the water to himself - until a real man-eating shark comes along!
The Dragon Riders (Dragon Brothers #3 picture book) by James Russell
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books | Series: The Dragon Brothers
Thanks to an unexpected adventure, brothers Flynn and Paddy have recently acquired a pet dragon. In the third book of this series, their dragon, Elton John, takes them on an impromptu ride through the sky, right into the heart of a dragon gathering. Full color.
Hope the Whale by Laura Chamberlain
20.00 NZD
Category: General Picture Books
Follow Hope the blue whale on her epic journey across the oceans, in this uplifting tale, inspired by the story of the real Hope the whale - one of the Natural History Museum's most loved exhibits. Told through the eyes of one little boy, this enchanting story reimagines Hope's life. As every year he l ...Show more