Mrs Gimble's cat would love to prowl, but has only three legs. Mrs Gimble's brother, who prowls the world, comes to visit and mistakes the cat for his hat. . . .
A gloriously funny picture book...
A deceptively simple book about the nature of inclusiveness.
The concepts of mine, yours and ours get depicted and repeated throughout in this quirky, comic tale of an imaginary trip.
The NEW ..
'A dazzling and delightful introduction to the joy of language' Tessa Duder, award-winning author of Alex.
Emma's new baby brother James was very nearly perfect, from his velvety head to hi..
The wheels on the bus go round and round Everyone knows the song. But now the bus is going around beautiful New Zealand and its passengers you just might know: kiwi, penguin, tuatara, fantail and ma..
It's a damp and dull day, but in the kitchen, it's warm and cosy. David and his mother are baking, and the delicious smells bring a greedy witch to their garden. Witches love to steal freshly baked ca..
Aotearoa New Zealand's favourite witch is having trouble with her kai. How can she stop the juicy morsels from bleating all day and all night? A hilarious picture book from the wildly creative singer ..
I was walking down the road, and I saw a donkey ... hee-haw! And he only had three legs. He was a wonky donkey ... In this very funny, cumulative song, each page tells us something new about the donke..
Peek through the holes in the pages to see what the odd farmer swallows in this favourite nursery rhyme with a pitch-perfect Kiwi twist!
Kiwi kids will love this favourite nursery rhyme with witt..
There's a cool crab in my castle!
He'd like to be the king.
He sits there on his throne, watching everything.
The newest addition to Dawn McMillan's Nature Stories series takes readers ..
A family had once moved into a different house.
It was just a small family - a mum, a dad, and a little girl called Sarah.
Well, this house was not exactly new - in fact it was one of those..
There's a tui in our teapot. He's looking out at me.
A tui in the teapot?
Yes ... he wants a cup of tea!
A tui and his various friends including takahe, kea, korimako (bellbird), pukeko and h..
Irresistible rhymes and drawings * Bilingual English and Maori, in classy hardback * Companion volume to There's a Tui in our Teapot! Weta and friends, including beetle, centipede, stick insect and hu..
All aboard the ship that Jack built for a rollicking picture book adventure.
Jack's ship has set sail with a precious cargo of gold in the hold, but a whole host of thieves are out to snatch it f..
New Zealand's landscape depicted in stunning photography and described in a lyrical poem to encourage and develop language, in both English and te reo Maori...
"This old ram, he played ONE, he set out to have some fun..." And he does - chasing sheep, chewing on cabbage trees and scaring pukeko chicks. Laugh out loud at the crazy antics of the wily old ram as..
A small and cosy book leaving preschoolers snug as a bug, from award-winning author, Joy Cowley.
The Times Children's Book of the Week.
The tiny woman makes a coat of leaves with the help ..
Once, the mighty tohora, or southern right whale, was a common sight in winter off the coast of Aotearoa. But it proved to be an easy target for the 19th-century whalers, and was soon driven to the e..
Head to the farm to see the tractors ploughing, spraying, moving and harvesting in this new addition to the best-selling ROADWORKS series that makes the perfect interactive read-aloud for vehicle-obse..
Tahi the Tuatara is down in the dumps and no matter what his friend, Roger the Ruru tries, nothing seems to change his mood. It's not until they answer a cry for help that their journey takes an unexp..
Meet Tuatara, ancient wonder, wildlife treasure ... and survivor! Blinking, she pulls her scaly body into the light. She's as long as a finger, and with the row of spines on her back she looks like a ..
Tui is guarding her home in the tree.
Fiercely she squawks, telling all to flee,
Birds, big or small, are not welcome here
Tui's a bird who does not like to share.
Then comes a shadow right ov..
Tulip was famous in her neighbourhood for two reasons: 1. She was a fearless adventurer. 2. She went everywhere with a seriously strange sidekick-a potato, called Doug! Tulip and Doug are insepar..
Tulip was famous in her neighbourhood for two reasons: 1. She was a fearless adventurer. 2. She went everywhere with a seriously strange sidekick - a potato, called Doug! Tulip and Doug are inseparabl..
Tulip and Max were famous at their school, for two reasons: 1. They were fearless adventurers. 2. They went everywhere with a curiously quirky companion - a rock called Susan! Tulip, Max and Susan lov..
Who delivers mail to the birds of New Zealand? Join Ruru, the New Zealand native owl, while she delivers the mail to her avian friends like Tui and Piwakawaka at night . Discover which birds are noctu..
Little Bug Blue has a wish. Little Bug Red has an appetite. Together they discover that getting what you always wanted is sometimes just the beginning...
AN INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY
This book is about a small girl, World War 1, and a hand-knitted scarf.
Violet Cloughley lived in Riverton at the bottom of the South Island, New Zealand. When WWI started..
What special gifts does the magical tuna bring to the children of Champion Street?
An unusual tuna (eel) with a magic throat leaps out of his stream and visits a number of children in Champion St..
Sniff, sniff, sniff went the brown puppy. Back and forth, back and forth. Watson is training to be a conservation dog, and there is a special species in danger. Some itty-bitty fish-Inanga, or whiteba..
We're going on a moa hunt. We're not scared. We're going to catch a BIG one. We're NOT scared! Uh-oh ...a tangly forest! CRACK, CREAK, SNAP! Join in the search! But you'll need to keep your eyes open ..
Written in Maori by a leading advocate of children's literature, this poignant story is set in a school and then rest home environment, following the life lessons passed from a teacher to her pupils, ..
From the time of her birth, Kahu is destined to become the leader of her tribe in the East Coast village of Whangara. But her grandfather, Koro Apirana, is caught up with the problems facing the trib..
"The wheels on the bus go round and round..." Everyone knows the song. But now the bus is going around beautiful New Zealand and its passengers you just might know: kiwi, penguin, tuatara, fantail and..
The war was over and Dad was coming home at last!
But the days and weeks go by, and when he does return Dad is not the
happy man that young Rita once knew and Thomas thinks he remembers.
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Age range 3+
An informative picture book where readers guess the animal the illustrated toes belong to.
Featuring twelve animals and their toes, this picture book invites readers to guess w..
A spectacular illustrated picture book exploring New Zealand's unique landscapes and its incredible wildlife by the award-winning author of Aotearoa- The New Zealand Story.
Long before waka to..
Whisky is loved family pet who has a passion for taking himself off on walks on his own.
No matter what the time of the day or night, he will find a way to escape from his home. No door or window..
In this very funny, cumulative song, each page tells us something new about the donkey until we end up with a spunky, hanky-panky cranky stinky dinky lanky honky-tonky winky wonky donkey, which will h..
Luella is determined to do things HER way, including wearing her WOOLLIES and UGGS to the beach on a hot summer's day. Mum thinks she knows best - if only Luella would LISTEN. But maybe Mum isn't alwa..
A twist on the classic cry wolf story in the best-selling series about Simon, the cheeky rabbit, who always gets what he wants.
Once there was a little rabbit who did only what he wanted.
Wh..
'What do you do if nothing is right - not at home, at school, anywhere?'
'What if people don't like me?'
'What if your own ideas stink?'
'How do I hug my dad?'
One morning, Selina wakes up ..
When young Izzy moans about unloading the dishwasher, Great-uncle Arthur says, 'You don't know how lucky you are!"
He's always done something worse - like hand-washing stacks of dishes, or dodging a..