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Lockdown Sketch Mind by Fifi Colston
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
An illustrated diary of the Covid-19 lockdown thoughts and observations of award-winning Wellington author and illustrator Fifi Colston. Drawing and writing have always been Fifi Colston’s go-to places in good times and bad. With New Zealand in strict lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic, her work as a ...Show more
Amazing Aotearoa Activity Book by Gavin Bishop
$25.00 NZD
Category: Activity & Puzzle Books
You'll have lots of creative fun with this book full of puzzles, quizzes and activities that explore Aotearoa New Zealand and its people. Based on Gavin Bishop's bestselling Aotearoa- The New Zealand Story and Wildlife of Aotearoa, this activity book is a place for you to tell your own story in words an ...Show more
Charlie Tangaroa and the Creature from the Sea by T K Roxborogh
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction
On a beach clean-up, thirteen-year-old one-legged Charlie and his half-brother, Robbie, find a ponaturi - a mermaid - washed up on a beach. An ancient grudge between the Maori gods Tane and Tangaroa has flared up because a port being built in the bay is degrading the ocean and creatures are fleeing the ...Show more
Hound the Detective by Kimberly Andrews
$20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Search for clues hidden in the pictures and help Hound to solve the riddle in this delightful return to the world of Puffin the Architect.I'm Hound! And I'm a sleuth.I solve all types of cases.I sniff and snuff until my nosedetects the clues and traces.Missing jewels, stolen cars -I always solve the cri ...Show more
Champion Ed. Showtym Adventures 1: Dandy, the Mountain by Kelly Wilson
$8.00 NZD
Category: NZ Junior Fiction
In the first Showtym Adventure, Vicki must train her own wild pony in order to continue her dream of riding. When nine-year-old Vicki Wilson's beloved lease pony is sold, she is heartbroken. Her family doesn't have much money, and she is desperate to have a pony of her own so she can keep riding. Then ...Show more
Little Hector Meets Mini Maui by Ruth Paul
$19.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
In the sparkling third adventure of Little Hector, our daring hero meets his special Maui cousins and learns about friendship. Little Hector is off on a holiday to meet his rare and special cousin, Mini Maui. For the first time in his life, Hector is the BIGGER dolphin. But Mini thinks he's BOSSY. Will ...Show more
I Am the Universe by Vasanti Unka
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
From glittering galaxies to busy city streets, this stunning picture book takes you on a tour around the Universe. I am the Universe, an infinite space of glittering galaxies. It's a starlit journey through space that will lead you to a wonderful planet brimming with all kinds of life - including your ...Show more
Lizard's Tale by Weng Wai Chan
$21.00 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction
It's Singapore in 1940, war is just around the corner-but twelve-year-old Lizard doesn't know that. He lives in Chinatown above a tailor's shop, surviving on his wits and hustling for odd jobs. When he steals a small teak box containing a Japanese code book from a Raffles Hotel suite, he finds himself ...Show more
Maui and the Secret of Fire (#3 Tales of Aotearoa) by Donovan Bixley
$20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
In the third of his Maui books, Donovan Bixley re-tells the story of how Maui captured the secret of fire. The traditional tale but with Donovan’s unique twist and trademark humour. The pictures are bright and bring their own level of humour to the book.
Across the Risen Sea by Bren MacDibble
$19.00 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction
'It's one of them days when everything is off. A hot sweaty night in Rusty Bus means we kids is all grouchy-tired. Me and my best friend, Jaguar, is trying to cool down by taking turns at dipping in the sea pool. Him standing on the sea wall made from car frames and rocks on lookout for crocs, me swimmi ...Show more
The Inkberg Enigma by Jonathan King
$30.00 NZD
Category: General Graphic Books
A graphic-novel mystery adventure for eight- to twelve-year-olds in which a girl and boy uncover the secret that has corrupted their seaside town. "Haven't you always thought there's something WEIRD about this town, Miro?" Miro and Zia live in Aurora, a fishing town nestled in the shadow of an ancient c ...Show more
Brasswitch and Bot (#1 Rise of the Remarkables) by Gareth Ward
$23.00 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction | Series: The Rise of the Remarkables
Drawn into a world of prejudice, deceit and danger, Wrench must master her powers, knowing they offer her only hope for survival . . . if they don't destroy the world first. Screams surge along York's narrow Victorian streets as a run-away crackle-tram races toward disaster. Fearing an accident like the ...Show more