Olwen Twelve Pockets by Fiona McKay
$6.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: very good
Olwen loved pockets. In each of her twelve pockets she kept something useful. But in the biggest pocket of them all she kept something really special....
The Story of a New Zealand Truck Driver (Handmade Histories) by Mary Kelleher
$10.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Series: Handmade Histories | Reading Level: very good
Travel along the button road with Bert Williams and learn more about his life as a truck driver from the people who knew him. Bert was a real person and his story is told in wool, cotton and linen, buttons, beads and pebbles, cardboard, Dinky miniature toy trucks and Meccano. Bert was known by many diff ...Show more
The Woven Flax Kete by Angie Belcher
$6.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: very good
RawiriâÃÂÃÂs class is visiting the Whirinaki Forest and his grandmother has given him a tatty old kete to collect treasures in. But what treasures does she actually meanB By the end of his trip Rawiri has learnt that not all treasures can be carried in a kete. Te Reo version also available. ...Show more
Charlie and Lola - One Thing by Lauren Child
$10.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Series: Charlie and Lola | Reading Level: very good
A classic Charlie and Lola picture book all about counting and sums, from Children's Laureate Lauren Child. Now in a brilliant board book! Perfectly funny and perfectly formed, this hilarious picture book sees top negotiator Lola take on numbers in everyday life and bend them to her endearing and uniqu ...Show more
The Story of the Little Mole Who Knew It Was None of His Business by Werner Holzwarth
$6.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: very good
Near-sighted Mole climbs out of his tunnel only to have a large poo drop on his head. Needless to say, Mole is not pleased with this in the least, and so he begins a journey to find the offending animal. Is he looking for revenge?
When Findus Was Little and Disappeared by Sven Nordqvist
$12.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Series: Pettson and Findus | Reading Level: very good
This is the third story translated and published by Gecko Press about one of Sweden's most popular characters, the quirky and forgetful Farmer Pettson and his curious talking cat, Findus. Farmer Pettson tells the story of when Findus was little and came to live with him, and how he lost him and found h ...Show more
A Lion in the Meadow by Margaret Mahy
$8.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: very good
When the little boy tells his mother he has seen a big, roaring, yellow, whiskery lion in the meadow, she decides to make up a story for him too and gives him a matchbox with a tiny dragon inside.
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat by Simms Taback
$10.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: very good
Joseph had a little overcoat, but it was full of holes – just like this book! When Joseph's coat got too old and shabby, he made it into a jacket. But what did he make it into after that? And after that? As children turn the pages of this book, they can use the die-cut holes to guess what Joseph will be ...Show more
Kiwi of the Great Forest by Dave Gunson
$12.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: very good
Deep in the forest disaster strikes and a family of kiwi must begin an epic journey to find a new home in the âÃÂÂÂÂÂÃÂÂÂÂÂgreat forestâÃÂÂÂÂÂÃÂÂÂÂÂ, known only through legend. Along the way they meet both friends and foes and encounter real danger before reaching their final destinati ...Show more
Myths and Legends of Aotearoa - 15 timeless tales of New Zealand by Annie Rae Te Ake Ake
$14.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: very good
Fifteen timeless and essential Maori myths and legends are retold by gifted storyteller Annie Rae Te Ake Ake in this stunning, one-of-a-kind treasury. Illustrated by young Kiwi artists, this classic collection is a testament to the many and vibrant cultures of Aotearoa past, present and future.
The Adventures of Charlotte and Henry by Bob Graham
$8.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: very good