Jabberwocky (HB) by Lewis Carroll

$30.00 NZD

Category: Hardback Picture Books

Get lost in this magical world full of beasts -- both familiar and fantastical -- with your children while reading and re-reading Jabberwocky year after year. 'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe; All mimsy were the borogoves, and the mom raths outgrabe. Lewis Carroll's mo st iconic seemingly nonsensical poem is brought to life like never before with award-winning illustrator Charles Santore's stunning renditions of a brave warrior who is on a mission to slay the dastardly Jabberwock. Get lost in this magical world full of beasts (both familiar and fantastical) with your children while reading and re-reading Jabberwocky year after year. ...Show more

Pippi Longstocking (World of Astrid Lindgren) by Astrid Lindgren

$21.00 NZD

Category: Classics | Series: Pippi Longstocking

Loved by millions of children around the world Pippi Longstocking is one of the most popular children's characters of all time. This new edition of the classic story by Astrid Lindgren contains brand new black and white artwork by award-winning illustrator Mini Grey, introducing Pippi's adventurous spir it to a whole new generation of readers. ...Show more

The Famous Five Collection 1 (#1-3 Bindup) by Enid Blyton

$18.00 NZD

Category: Classics | Series: Famous Five: Gift Books and Collections | Reading Level: 6-12

Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog find excitement and adventure wherever they go in Enid Blyton's most popular series. Five On A Hike Together Dick is woken by a light flashing through his window. Is someone trying to send him a coded message? When the Famous Five hear of an escaped convict in the area, they are on red alert. Five Have A Wonderful Time The Famous Five are on an adventurous holiday in horse-drawn caravans. They discover a ruined castle that looks deserted. But is that a face at the window? Or is it a trick of the light? Just who is hiding in the castle? Five Go To Mystery Moor The Five find out about something dangerous out in Mystery Moor. They'll have to risk the treacherous mists and follow the trail if they want to find what's lurking in the shadows. Do they know what they've let themselves in for? This 70th anniversary edition features the Classic editions of three Famous Five adventures (books 10-12) in one volume and contains the original cover art and inside drawings by Eileen Soper. ...Show more

Heidi (The Sisterhood) by Johanna Spyri

$23.00 NZD

Category: Classics | Series: The Sisterhood

Celebrating International Women's Day with the original sisterhood Little Heidi goes to live with her grandfather in his lonely hut high in the Alps and she quickly learns to love her new life. But her strict aunt decides to send her away again to live in the town. Heidi cannot bear being away from the mountains and is determined to return to the happiness of life with her grandfather. Heidi is one of six unforgettable Puffin Classics, brought together for International Women's Day in a stunning set in celebration of some of the most iconic female writers of the 19th and early 20th centuries. ...Show more

The Secret Seven Collection 1 (#1-3 Bindup) by Enid Blyton

$18.00 NZD

Category: Classics | Series: The Secret Seven | Reading Level: 6-12

The Secret Seven are ready to solve any mystery, any time! This 3-in-1 collection contains books 1-3 in Enid Blyton's classic series of 15 novels, perfect for young fans of mystery, adventure or detective series. Book 1: The Secret Seven (first published in 1949) It's their first adventure and the Secr et Seven super-sleuths are already on the trail of a mystery! The gang are dressed in disguise, following a lead to a spooky old house in the snow... Book 2: Secret Seven Adventure (first published in 1950) When a priceless pearl necklace goes missing the Secret Seven are first off the mark to catch the thief! Why? Because they saw him making his escape! Now all they have to do is find the necklace ... Book 3: Well Done, Secret Seven (first published in 1951) The Secret Seven have a new meeting place - a treehouse! But someone else is using it too. The gang are furious, but then they learn the intruder is in big trouble and needs their help. Can the Seven come to the rescue ...? ...Show more

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

$30.00 NZD

Category: Classics

Bedtime Classics introduce classic works of fiction to little literary scholars through character driven narratives and colorful illustration. Designed to be the perfect one minute bedtime story (or five minutes-if you're begged to read it over and over) parents can feel good about exposing their childr en to some of the most iconic pieces of literature while building their child's bookshelf with these trendy editions! Alice tumbles down the rabbit hole and enters a magical place called Wonderland, where she meets some curious characters before awaking to find it was all a dream. ...Show more

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (The Chronicles of Narnia #2 Colour Plate ed) by C. S. Lewis

$19.00 NZD

Category: Classics | Series: The Chronicles of Narnia | Reading Level: very good

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe has enchanted readers for generations and now will delight younger children as a picture book. This is a magical winter story for all the family. When Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy are sent to stay with a kind professor who lives in the country, they can hardly imagi ne the extraordinary adventure that awaits them. It all begins when the children explore the professor's rambling old house. When they come across a room with an old wardrobe in the corner, Lucy opens the door and gets inside. To her amazement, she suddenly finds herself standing in a wood, with snowflakes falling through the air. Lucy has found Narnia, a magical land of fauns and centaurs, nymphs and talking animals and the magnificent lion, Aslan. They are joined by the beautiful but evil White Witch, who has held the country in eternal winter for a hundred years. Christian Birmingham's exquisite illustrations bring the world of Narnia alive and provide the perfect setting for the carefully abridged story. It is a classic in its own right and a magical doorway to all the stories within the Narnia Chronicles. ...Show more

First Term at Malory Towers by Enid Blyton

$25.00 NZD

Category: Classics

Prince Caspian (Chronicles of Narnia #4: Colour Plate Edition) by C. S. Lewis

$19.00 NZD

Category: Classics | Series: The Chronicles of Narnia | Reading Level: 9-11

A full-colour paperback edition of Prince Caspian, book four in the classic fantasy series, The Chronicles of Narnia. This edition is complete with full-cover cover and interior art by the original illustrator, Pauline Baynes. The Pevensie siblings are back to help a prince denied his rightful throne a s he gathers an army in a desperate attempt to rid his land of a false king. But in the end, it is a battle of honour between two men alone that will decide the fate of an entire world. A battle is about to begin in Prince Caspian, the fourth book in C. S. Lewis's classic fantasy series, which has been enchanting readers of all ages for over sixty years. This is a stand-alone novel, but if you would like to see more of Prince Caspian's adventures, read The Voyage of the Dawn Treader, the fifth book in The Chronicles of Narnia. ...Show more

The Magic Faraway Tree Collection (3-Book Box Set) by Enid Blyton

$33.00 NZD

Category: Box Sets | Series: Magic Faraway Tree

A beautiful new slip-case of the three original Magic Faraway Tree stories: The Enchanted Wood, The Magic Faraway Tree and The Folk of the Faraway Tree.

The Folk of the Faraway Tree (#3 The Magic Faraway Tree Vintage) by Enid Blyton

$30.00 NZD

Category: Classics | Series: The Magic Faraway Tree

Joe, Beth and Frannie find the Enchanted Wood on the doorstep of their new home, and when they discover the Faraway Tree it is the start of a wonderful series of magical adventures. Join them and their friends Moonface, Saucepan Man and Silky the fairy as they discover which new land is at the top of t he Faraway Tree. Will it be the Land of Spells, the Land of Treats, or the Land of Do-As-You-Please? This is the perfect story for bedtime and shared reading for young children. Discover the magic! ...Show more

The Enchanted Wood (#1 The Magic Faraway Tree Vintage) by Enid Blyton

$30.00 NZD

Category: Classics | Series: The Magic Faraway Tree

The first story in the Magic Faraway Tree series by one of the world's most popular children's authors, Enid Blyton. Joe, Beth and Frannie find the Enchanted Wood on the doorstep of their new home, and when they discover the Faraway Tree it is the start of a wonderful series of magical adventures.Join them and their friends Moonface, Saucepan Man and Silky the fairy as they discover which new land is at the top of the Faraway Tree. Will it be the Land of Spells, the Land of Treats, or the Land of Do-As-You-Please? This is the perfect story for bedtime and shared reading for young children. Discover the magic! ...Show more