Bobby, the Littlest War Hero by Glyn Harper
21.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
This is the story of Bobby - the littlest hero in a very big war. Bobby is a tiny canary. His best friend is Jack, a soldier in one of the tunnelling companies of the Royal Engineers. Together they go deep into the tunnels under no-man's-land. Jack's job is to dig, while Bobby's job is to warn the men t ...Show more
The Death-Hunters (#1 Royal Orchid) by Denika Mead
23.00 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction
A vengeful dragon. A magician lurking in the shadows. A ragtag team fighting to stop the planet from plunging into turmoil. When fourteen-year-old Ivy falls through a portal into Ghost Orchid, she is scared and alone. Then, she meets a group of teen rebels fighting to save the icy wasteland. But ...Show more
The Smelly Giant (Tio Tiamu te Tipua English Edition) by Kurahau; Laya Mutton-Rogers
25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
In this picture book, gentle, clever Toe Jam grows to be huge, and this causes a problem in his community because his feet smell. The bigger he gets the worse the smell. While Toe Jam helps others and wants to be part of his village, everybody teases him and avoids him, and Toe Jam becomes very lonely. ...Show more
Farmer John's Tractor by Sally Sutton
19.00 NZD
Category: NZ Board & Cloth Books
Celebrate the tenth anniversary of Farmer John's Tractor with this gorgeous board book edition! Farmer John’s rusty old tractor lies locked in the shed. Rusty yet trusty and orangey-red. When the rain comes and the river rises, will Farmer John’s tractor be able to save the day?
The Last Fallen Star (#1 Gifted Clans HB) by Graci Kim
48.00 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction | Series: Gifted Clans
Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents Graci Kim's thrilling debut, now in paperback, about an adopted Korean-American girl who discovers her heritage and her magic on a perilous journey to save her witch clan family.Riley Oh can't wait to see her sister get initiated into the Gom clan, a powerful li ...Show more
The Commercial Hotel by John Summers
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
When John Summers moved to a small town in the Wairarapa and began to look closely at the less-celebrated aspects of local life - our club rooms, freezing works, night trains, hotel pubs, landfills - he saw something deeper. It was a story about his own life, but mostly about a place and its people. The ...Show more
The Joy of Gardening by Lynda Hallinan
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
Gardens teach us to live in the moment. They nourish us, provide solace in grief and offer sanctuary from the stresses of modern life. In a celebration of the healing power of nature, New Zealand gardening guru Lynda Hallinan focuses on the gentle delights that bring joy to our backyards, from birdsong ...Show more
New Zealand's Wild Weather by Gerard Hutching; MetService
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction
The drama of New Zealand's changeable weather. Are the events we are seeing a sign of permanent change? A compelling, informative and highly illustrated series of investigations into the different types of weather events that occur in New Zealand. It covers the likes of cyclones, heat waves, snow and dr ...Show more
Ephemera by Tina Shaw
30.00 NZD
Category: NZ Adult Fiction
"We were probably doomed from the moment the virus hit the airports..." - from the opening chapter of an insanely prescient new novel by Tina Shaw, written before the Covid-19 crisis. After an international meltdown, New Zealand, along with the rest of the world, has shut down. No electricity, no broad ...Show more
Harbouring by Jenny Pattrick
36.00 NZD
Category: NZ Adult Fiction
It is 1839 and Huw Pengellin is desperate to find a better life for his family than the one he ekes out in Wales. His wife, Martha, is fully aware just how foolhardy Huw's schemes can be, but she is keen to escape the foundry slums, as well as Huw's brother Gareth, with his hot eyes and roving hands. Mi ...Show more
Echo by Arlo Kelly
20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction
Eric loves his quiet life living on a remote beach with its ever-changing weather. However he is visually impaired and gets frustrated by how his parents worry about him and restrict what he does on his own. But one summer Eric has a chance encounter with a minke whale which leads to a special connectio ...Show more
Rebuilding the Kainga - Lessons from Te Ao Hurihuri (BWB Texts) by Jade Kake
15.00 NZD
Category: NZ Non Fiction | Series: BWB texts
Home can and should be a source of wellbeing, a place that connects us to our whanau, community, land, culture and history. Pre-nineteenth-century Maori society was complex: rich tribal economies were built and flourished, and there was a focus on valuing the whenua and resources that supported all. The ...Show more