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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
Prince of Ponies by Stacy Gregg
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction
War destroyed their worlds, now two young girls and their remarkable horses are fighting once more - this time to win. When twelve-year-old Mira stumbles across a white stallion in a forest in Berlin, she doesn't realise that this horse will take her on an incredible journey. Together, they're going to ...Show more
Goody Four-Shoes (#2 Mini Whinny) by Stacy Gregg
$18.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books | Series: Mini Whinny
Mini Whinny, the mischievous little horse, plans to escape her annoyingly perfect stable neighbour! Goody Four-Shoes is the best...at everything. She's graceful. She can jump really, really high. And her mane is too perfect. Mini Whinny does not like her. Not one little bit. So naughty little Mini Whinn ...Show more
Dozer the Fire Cat by Robyn Prokop
$19.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
In February 2019, a tiny spark in a Pigeon Valley paddock became the largest fire in New Zealand since 1955. Up to 150 volunteer firefighters fought the blaze. Around 3,500 people were evacuated, including the whole town of Wakefield. Dozer the cat was evacuated from Wakefield too, but went missing the ...Show more
Kuwi & Friends Māori Picture Dictionary by Kat Quin; translation by Pānia Papa
$35.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language
Beginners Māori Language Picture Dictionary, for the Whole Family. From the #1 bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator of the Kuwi the Kiwi series, Kat Merewether, comes a large scale, stunningly illustrated visual dictionary. Full of over 1000 basic words in te reo Māori and English, perfe ...Show more
The Adventures of Tupaia by Courtney Sina Meredith & Mat Tait
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
The incredible story of Tupaia, Tahitian priest navigator, who sailed on board the Endeavour with Captain Cook on his first voyage to Aotearoa. Follow Tupaia as he grows up in Ra'iatea, becoming a high-ranking 'arioi and master navigator. Join him as he meets up with Cook in Tahiti and sails as part of ...Show more
How Maui Slowed the Sun (Tales of Aotearoa #2) by Donovan Bixley; Darryn Joseph; Keri Opai
$20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books | Series: Tales of Aotearoa
Donovan Bixley re-tells the story of HOW Maui slowed the journey of the sun through the sky each day! 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. Darryn Joseph ensures that the story is accurate and c ...Show more
Ko Flit, Te Tīrairaka me Ngā Hēki Muna (Flit the Fantail and the Mystery Eggs Maori Edition) by Kat Merewether; Ngaere Roberts
$19.00 NZD
Category: Te Reo Maori Language | Series: Flit the Fantail
Flit has found some eggs ... but whose could they be? It is a misty morning in the forest. Flit the fantail chick is practising his landings. Flap, flop, slip, FLIP. Flit slips on something slippery and round. He has stumbled upon eight rubbery white eggs. Join Flit and his friends, Kiki the kaka, rasca ...Show more
The Gobbledegook Book: A Joy Cowley Anthology by Joy Cowley
$40.00 NZD
Category: Treasury Collections & Special Editions
Joy Cowley's favourite stories, poems and nonsense rhymes collected in a hardback gift volume for the family to treasure. It selects the best of Cowley's poems and stories to read aloud, including much-loved classics such as Greedy Cat and Nicketty-Nacketty Noo Noo Noo. Fully re-illustrated with humour ...Show more
Abigail and the Birth of the Sun by Matthew Cunningham
$20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
A bright and beautiful exploration of the big bang theory and the birth of our solar system for young children, all wrapped up in a bedtime story. Abigail is a curious little girl. She likes to discover the answers to really BIG questions. One night, she thinks of a question that's SO BIG she can't slee ...Show more
#Tumeke! by Michael Petherick
$30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction
Plans for the Newtoun community’s Waitangi Day celebrations are well under way. The Tape Orchestra’s practising like mad. Monty and Mr Steve Vibrant are designing a poster. Rishi’s trying to land Lil Yacht Shifty … and Ms Ropata’s juggling it all because everyone wants in. There’ll be curry and cake, ka ...Show more
Moonlight the Unicorn's High Tea Hiccup (Miniwings #6) by Sally Sutton
$15.00 NZD
Category: NZ Junior Fiction | Series: Miniwings
Sshh... NOT for parents! You can keep a SECRET, right? Clara and I have a herd of tiny, talking, oopsie-whoopsie, flying horses-and they're REAL! It's true. Those naughty Miniwings get us into so much TROUBLE, especially that RAZZLY-DAZZLY UNICORN, Moonlight!