Slinky Malinki, Early Bird by Lynley Dodd
17.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books | Series: Hairy Maclary PB
Rapscallion Slinky Malinki likes to get up before everyone else in the morning so he can get them out of bed. He tries every trick in the book: sitting on their heads, biting their toes, leaping on their limbs, yowling. Once he has succeeded in getting the family up...what do you think he does?
Jim's Letters by Glyn Harper
27.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
"Dear Jim, Your postcard arrived today. I showed it to the family. Mum misses you..." Between December 1914 and August 1915 Tom and Jim write to each other whenever they get a chance. Tom talks about life at home on the farm while Jim writes from Egypt and then from the trenches of the Gallipoli peninsu ...Show more
Rona and the Moon by Peter Gossage
19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Rona is charged with the important task of making food ready for her family when they return from a fishing trip. As night falls, she uses the moon to light her way. But when the moon slides behind a cloud she becomes angry and a curse sprays from her mouth. The moon does not take her curse lightly ... ...Show more
The Giant of Lake Wakatipu by Peter Gossage
19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
When Manata goes missing from her village, her people discover that she has been kidnapped by a giant. Her lover, Matakauri, sets off to rescue her, knowing that his people will never be safe until the giant is killed. While the giant sleeps, Matakauri builds a fire around him. But what will happen whe ...Show more
Footsteps Through the Fog by Margaret Mahy
19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Unlike her brothers and sisters, Anthea cannot see, so when they all go to the beach one day, their mother tells them to take care of her. While they are all playing on the sand, a thick fog rolls in from the ocean. Suddenly it's up to Anthea to get everyone home safely. Written by the legendary Margare ...Show more
Little Kiwi and the Noisy Morning: Lift the Flap by Bob Darroch
15.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books | Series: Little Kiwi | Reading Level: very good
Early in the morning, just before dawn, the first sweet sounds of singing birds floated through the quiet forest - Join Little Kiwi and Little Sister as they take a walk through the bush. Lift the flaps to help them find all the birds that make the dawn chorus. Morning time in the bush can be very noisy ...Show more
How Maui Found His Mother by Peter Gossage
19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Peter Gossage's vibrantly illustrated retelling of the tale of Maui's search for his mother. After being cast into the sea as a baby, Maui grows up being educated by Tama, his uncle, about the Maori gods, nature and the ways of mastering magic. As he gets older he begins to wonder who is mother is and o ...Show more
How Maui Found His Father and the Magic Jawbone by Peter Gossage
19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Maui wants to know two things- who is his father and where does his mother go during the day? One day he follows her and finds himself in the underworld.
The Fish of Maui by Peter Gossage
19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Maui's jealous brothers don't want him to come fishing with them. Maui is cleverer than they are, however, and not only does he trick them, but he catches the best fish of all.
Slinky Malinki's Christmas Crackers by Lynley Dodd
15.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books | Series: Slinky Malinki
The Christmas tree is decorated and looking beautiful until Slinky Malinki gets involved. And what has happened to the fairy on top of the tree? www.hairymaclary.com
Ria the Reckless Wrybill by Jane Buxton
19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
According to Ria's parents, the most important thing a young wrybill must learn is how to stay still and silent whenever a predator is near. But Ria is a reckless wrybill, and she doesn't want to stay hidden in the river stones. The wrybill or ngatuparore is an endangered native bird that breeds on riv ...Show more
Le Quesnoy by Glyn Harper
21.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Le Quesnoy (pronounced Leck con wah) is a town in northern France. It is surrounded by high walls and deep trenches. In World War I it was occupied by the German army for four long years. In November 1918 the town was liberated by soldiers from far-away New Zealand. Because these men used a bit of kiwi ...Show more