Begin Again: How We Got Here and Where We Might Go - Our human story. So far by Oliver Jeffers
$33.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
A powerful, thoughtful and bold comment on humanity and its future from one of today's most thought-provoking artists. In his first picture book created specifically with a wider audience in mind, Oliver Jeffers shares a history of humanity and his dreams for its future. Where are we going? With his bol ...Show more
A Way to the Stars (HB) by David Almond
$30.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
Hans Christian Andersen Award winner David Almond conjures the imaginative bond between a father and son as they pool their resources to defeat gravity and realize a dream. Joe is starstruck, determined to find his way up, up, up to the magical lights in the night sky. "In your dreams!" his pals say ...Show more
Tama and the Taniwha by Melanie Koster
$22.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
Tama is down at the lake with his sisters and grandparents. When his sisters tease him about a taniwha being in the river, he takes a deep breath and dives in anyway. What is that wonderful, swirling, sparkling apparition? Is it a taniwha ... or is it something else altogether?
The Grizzled Grist Does Not Exist (PB) by Juliette MacIver
$20.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
An exuberant read aloud story about a school trip outdoors with rhyming word play and madcap energy, set against the quiet observant Liam. From the awardwinning creators of That’s Not a Hippopotamus.It’s the class trip to Dismal Hills wilderness. The children aren’t worried about the legendary Grizzled ...Show more
Annie and Moon / Ko Annie raua ko Marama by Miriam Smith
$21.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
A beautiful and award-winning bilingual English and Maori story about a young girl and the little black cat that keeps her company as her mother tries to find them all a home. A new bilingual English and Maori edition of the classic and award-winning story about Annie and her black cat Moon and their lo ...Show more
Night Lunch (HB) by Eric Fan
$28.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
A delectable picture book about midnight snacks, nocturnal creatures and unexpected generosity, inspired by lunch carts that were the predecessors of today's food trucks and diners. For fans of It Fell from the Sky and Lizzy and the Cloud. Noses sniff the air as mouthwatering smells waft down city stre ...Show more
Dolly Parton's Billy the Kid Makes it Big (HB) by Dolly Parton, Erica S Perl
$24.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
From the legendary Dolly Parton comes a story about her god-dog and Instagram personality, Billy the Kid, who is hoping to make it big as a country music star in Nashville, Tennessee.French bulldog Billy the Kid was born with an ear for music. And not just any music. He loves barking to the beat of coun ...Show more
Look! Said the Little Girl by Tania Norfolk and Aleksandra Szmidt
$22.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
A man and a little girl share their unique way of seeing and hearing the world around them. "Look," said the little girl, "a ladybird!" "A ladybird!" said the old man. "What does she look like?" "Like a tiny turtle in fancy dress - a red polka-dot coat that's hiding a secret." "Wings?" whispered the ol ...Show more
A Bird Day by Eva Lindström
$30.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
A funny and whimsical picture book about an ordinary family day, told through a bird family, from 2022 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award recipient Eva Lindström. "Wash your beaks, it's time for lunch--flies again today," says Dad. After lunch the young birds get sent off to play--they sing, hunt mosquitos ...Show more
Dadapalooza - A Celebration of Dads by Sarina Dickson
$20.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
A gizmo dad, a sweet dad, a moves to this own beat dad. An honest dad, a doggy dad, a 'why is that so soggy?' dad. What kind of Dad do you have? Celebrate them all in this colourful rhyming picture book from bestselling author Sarina Dickson, with humourous search-and-find style illustrations from awa ...Show more
The Gargoyle by Zana Fraillon
$30.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
He's old, this gargoyle. Very old. Older than me. Older than anyone. He looks tired. I think, if I had a seat, I would give it to him. He shuffles past me and stands near the door and watches the city smushing past. I think I hear him sigh. An echoey, achy, hollow sort of sound, like the wind when it gu ...Show more
The Oddsocktopus by Christian Foley
$23.00 NZD
Category: Picture books
Christian Foley's rhymes swirl and whirl, they twirl and curl through this underwater world. Dancing words twist and turn to the rhythm of the sea. This is storytelling with a Hip-Hop spin. Dive in deep. Journey with an octopus who has eight new socks and a very odd tale to tell - Michael Rosen