Matilda by Roald Dahl

$7.00 NZD

Category: Fiction | Reading Level: very good

"A true genius . . . Roald Dahl is my hero" - David Walliams "So Matilda's strong young mind continued to grow, nurtured by the voices of all those authors who had sent their books out into the world like ships on the sea. These books gave Matilda a hopeful and comforting message: You are not alone." Ma tilda is the world's most famous bookworm, no thanks to her ghastly parents. Her father thinks she's a little scab. Her mother spends all afternoon playing bingo. And her headmistress, Miss Trunchbull? She's the worst of all. She's a big bully, who thinks all her pupils are rotten and locks them in the dreaded Chokey. Despite these beastly grownups trying to push her down, Matilda is an extraordinary girl with a magical mind. And she's had enough. So all the terrible adults had better watch out, because she's going to teach them a lesson they'll never forget Now you can listen to MATILDA and other Roald Dahl audiobooks read by some very famous voices, including Kate Winslet, David Walliams and Steven Fry - plus there are added squelchy soundeffects from Pinewood Studios ...Show more

Mary, Queen of Scots (Royal Diaries) by Kathryn Lasky

$8.00 NZD

Category: Fiction | Series: The Royal Diaries | Reading Level: very good

For the benefit of forging an alliance with France, young Mary Queen of Scots is betrothed to a French prince and sent to live in his parents' care until she is old enough for the marriage to take place. Now this royal diary finds her at 11 years old at the beautiful Chateau St. Germaine.

Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke

$14.00 NZD

Category: Fiction | Reading Level: very good

The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo

$12.00 NZD

Category: Fiction | Reading Level: very good

A timeless tale by the incomparable Kate DiCamillo, complete with stunning full-color plates by Bagram Ibatoulline, honors the enduring power of love. "Someone will come for you, but first you must open your heart. . . ." Once, in a house on Egypt Street, there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was very pleased with himself, and for good reason: he was owned by a girl named Abilene, who treated him with the utmost care and adored him completely. And then, one day, he was lost. Kate DiCamillo takes us on an extraordinary journey, from the depths of the ocean to the net of a fisherman, from the top of a garbage heap to the fireside of a hoboes' camp, from the bedside of an ailing child to the bustling streets of Memphis. And along the way, we are shown a true miracle -- that even a heart of the most breakable kind can learn to love, to lose, and to love again. ...Show more

Mr Rabbit and the Lovely Present by Charlotte Zolotow

$10.00 NZD

Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: near fine

A little girl discusses with Mr Rabbit the problem of what to give her mother as a birthday present. They decide to find her something in all her favourite colours and wander through the countryside assessing what can be given as a gift and what cannot - so a yellow banana is chosen rather then the yell ow sun. After a long day of hunting the little girl finally has the perfect present. This is a beautifully illustrated, lyrical tale with plenty of repetition. The text imprints itself on children's minds once they have heard it read aloud and the dialogue offers the possibility of sharing the reading by taking either the part of Mr Rabbit or the little girl. ...Show more

The Sign on Rosie's Door by Maurice Sendak

$8.00 NZD

Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: near fine

This is the humorous story of how Rosie and the neighbourhood children find fun and wonderful ways to fill their days: One day there is a sign on Rosie's door that reads, 'If you want to know a secret, knock three times.' Rosie's secret is that today she is not Rosie, today she is Alinda, the lovely lad y singer and together with her friend Kathy, alias Cha-Charoo, the Arabian dancing girl they put on a great musical show for Dolly, Pudgy and Sal. Until, that is, they are interrupted by Lenny who, today is a fireman and they all dash off to help him put out fires. Soon there is another sign on Rosie's door which leads the gang to her front steps were they all sit quietly waiting for Magic Man, who is coming to tell them what to do. When he finally arrives he tells them all to be firecrackers, so they Boom and Whizz and Fizz until it is time to go home for tea. ...Show more

What Can You Do with a Shoe? by Beatrice Schenk de Regniers

$10.00 NZD

Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: very good

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll

$16.00 NZD

Category: Fiction | Reading Level: very good

Lewis Carroll's whimsically timeless tale, beautifully illustrated by world-renowned pop artist Yayoi Kusama. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Since childhood, Kusama has been afflicted with a condition that makes her see spots, which means she sees the w orld in a surreal, almost hallucinogenic way that sits very well with the Wonderland of Alice. She is fascinated by childhood and the way adults have the ability, at their most creative, to see things the way children do, a central concern of the Alice books. The classic book is colour illustrated with a clothbound jacket, and produced to very high specification. Kusama's images are interspersed throughout the text. Produced in collaboration with the Kusama Studio, Tokyo and Gagosian Gallery. ...Show more

I'll Be You and You Be Me by Ruth Krauss

$16.00 NZD

Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: near fine

A collection of odd rhymes and short stories on the theme of love and friendship. Sendak's small, delicate pen and ink drawings are delightful. Ages 4-8.

Outside Over There by Maurice Sendak

$10.00 NZD

Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: very good

While Ida is busy playing her wonder horn faceless goblins come in through the bedroom window and kidnap her baby sister. So Ida puts on her mother's yellow rain cloak and sets off on a mystical journey into outside over there, to rescue her sister and save her from having to become a nasty goblin's bri de. But once she finds the goblin's hiding place she has to employ a very special, clever trick before she can carry her sister home to safety. ...Show more

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Gryffindor Edition #1 PB) by J. K. Rowling

$8.00 NZD

Category: Fiction | Series: Harry Potter House Gift Editions | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 4-6, Age 9-11

Celebrate 20 years of Harry Potter magic with four special editions of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw - Twenty years ago these magical words and many more flowed from a young writer's pen, an orphan called Harry Potter was freed from the cupboard u nder the stairs and a global phenomenon started. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone has been read and loved by every new generation since. To mark the 20th anniversary of first publication, Bloomsbury is publishing four House Editions of J.K. Rowling's modern classic. These stunning editions will each feature the individual house crest on the jacket and line illustrations exclusive to that house, by Kate Greenaway Medal winner Levi Pinfold. Exciting new extra content will include fact files and profiles of favourite characters, and each book will have sprayed edges in the house colours. Available for a limited period only, these highly collectable editions will be a must-have for all Harry Potter fans in 2017. ...Show more

I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore

$7.00 NZD

Category: Fiction | Series: The Lorien Legacies | Reading Level: Teen - Grade 10-12, Age 15-18

The first book of the #1 New York Times bestselling series and the inspiration for the hit movie from Dreamworks This enhanced edition contains: exclusive videos of maps that will guide readers to clues about The Power of Six, the second volume in the Lorien Legacies series a sneak peek at The Pow er of Six character bios a guide to the Lorien horoscope Sarah Hart's Journal an extended scene from the book The Power of Six book trailer trailers and stills for the I Am Number Four film from Dreamworks John Smith seems like an ordinary teenager, living a normal life with his guardian Henri in Paradise, Ohio. But for John, keeping a low profile is essential, because he is not an ordinary teenager. He's an alien from the planet Lorien, and he's on the run. A group of evil aliens from the planet Mogadore, who destroyed his world, are hunting anyone who escaped. Nine Loric children were sent to Earth to live in hiding until they grew up and developed their Legacies, powers that would help them fight back--and help them save us. Three of them are now dead. John is Number Four, and he knows he's next.... Michael Bay, director of Transformers, raved: "Number Four is a hero for this generation." This epic story is perfect for fans of action-packed science fiction like The 5th Wave series by Rick Yancey, The Maze Runner series by James Dashner, and Orson Scott Card's Ender's Game. The battle for Earth's survival wages on. Read all of the books: #2: The Power of Six, #3: The Rise of Nine, #4: The Fall of Five, #5: The Revenge of Seven, #6: The Fate of Ten, and #7: United as One. Don't miss the first book in the brand-new I Am Number Four spin-off series: Generation One. ...Show more