Beauty and The Beast (PB) by Sarah Lucy
12.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends
When Beauty stays at the Beast's castle, she longs to return to her family. Will Beauty grow to love the Beast and break the magic spell? Or will it be too late? Relive the magic of the classic fairy tale, originally written by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, and retold by Sarah Lucy. With a ...Show more
The Little Mermaid (PB) by Sarah Gibb
18.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends
A beautifully illustrated, magical retelling of one of the most beloved fairy tales, which no child’s library should be without! The Little Mermaid is curious to see the world above the water, but it’s forbidden. One day, when nobody is is looking, she slips above the waves and falls in love with a prin ...Show more
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum; Lesley Sims
15.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends
When Dorothy is whisked off to Oz in a tornado, she lands in a place where nothing is quite as it seems. Can she find the Wizard, defeat the Wicked Witch of the West, and be granted her wish to return to Kansas?
Stories from the Billabong by James Vance Marshall
22.00 NZD
Category: Stories from Around the World
From the author of Walkabout come ten of Australia's ancient aboriginal legends, authentically and elegantly retold. Here you can discover how Great Mother Snake created and peopled the world with plants and creatures, what makes Frogs croak, why Kangaroo has a pouch, and just what it is that makes Pla ...Show more
Maybe: A Mindfulness Tale by traditional folk tale adaptation
30.00 NZD
Category: Stories from Around the World
When a farmer's horse runs away, his neighbours call it the worst of news. 'Maybe,' says the wise farmer, in what will become the book's refrain as more unexpected events come his way. This delightful tale teaches that what seems bad might be good; what seems good might be bad; and in the end, all are ...Show more
Goddesses and Heroines: Meet More Than 80 Legendary Women From Around the World by Jean Menzies
48.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends
Discover the stories of goddesses and other powerful women shared throughout the ages in this beautifully illustrated compendium for children.With profiles of over 80 goddesses, heroines, and legendary women featured, this is a must-have introduction to the key female figures from cultures all over the ...Show more
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Marcia Williams
20.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends
This is the story of the famous king of Camelot and his 50 brave knights, told in a lively comic-strip style. It is written with the same blend of action, humour and detailed illustrations as 'Greek Myths' and the author's many other classic retellings.
We are the Rock! by David Riley
35.00 NZD
Category: Biography & Autobiography | Series: Pasifika Heroes
David Riley is Head of Performing Arts and the Specialist Classroom Teacher at Tangaroa College in Otara South Auckland. He wrote this book to encourage his students - particularly young Pacific Island students - to read and to inspire them with stories they can relate to about sport, music, business, t ...Show more
Roman Myths: Volume One by Fiona Macdonald
35.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends
A spellbinding, easy-to-read, and beautifully illustrated anthology of Roman myths. Enter the world of Ancient Rome through the magic of storytelling Follow Aeneas's journey from the fallen city of Troy to the new kingdom of Rome, see how Hercules defeated a fire-breathing cannibal, and find out abo ...Show more
Amazing Women of the Middle East by Hoda Hadadi; Wafa' Tarnowska
35.00 NZD
Category: Stories from Around the World
A fascinating collection of 25 biographies of trailblazing women from the Middle East: some will be a complete surprise to the reader, others more familiar. The illustrations of each woman in a variety of dazzling styles are a feast for the eye. A simple map and glossary assist the reader with a book th ...Show more
Illustrated Arabian Nights by Anna Milbourne
36.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends | Series: Usborne Illustrated Story Collections
Richly illustrated throughout, with bold, bright vignettes and full-page plates, this collection of tales from the "Arabian Nights" is retold for younger readers. It includes "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves", "Aladdin and the Magic Lamp", and the "Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor", as well as a short histor ...Show more
Shakespeare's Stories by Samantha Newman; William Shakespeare; Gaynor Aaltonen;
40.00 NZD
Category: Fairytales, Myths and Legends
This beautifully illustrated compendium brings the Bard's timeless tales to life for a younger generation with wit and panache. Sam Newman's cleverly reworked text retains many of Shakespeare's own inimitable turns of phrase while simplifying and clarifying the language and plots to make stories accessi ...Show more