The Dream Factory by Steph Matuku
$22.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
An amazing building rises on the edge of town - it's the dream factory. Every night, it sends out magical mist. Flying cars, flower cakes and talking tigers fill people's dreams. And the next day, the people make those dreams come true. But when a kereru flies into the dream factory, and a feather flo ...Show more
Tawatawa 1st XV by Hannah Abrams
$21.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
The dogs of the Tawatawa 1st XV rugby team are ready to play! The sprightly crew make their way down to the field with plenty of barking and wagging of tails. Into position, the whistle is blown, and they're off! After tackles and dodges, roly-polies and lineouts, and a cheeky dip in the creek at half- ...Show more
Tulip and Doug: Friends for (almost) ever by Emma Wood
$21.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
"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 inseparable, until catastrophe strikes and Tulip loses her best spuddy buddy. She is inconsolable, until she makes ...Show more
Spring Lamb (On the Farm) by Jaime and Lee Lamb
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
"Spring is a magical time of year with all of the colourful flowers, fresh green grass and cute baby animals, but it is also a really busy time for farmers! They have to work their paddocks, plant their crops and manage their stock. Often there are patches of bad weather which can cause trouble for th ...Show more
Nana's Baking Day/TeRa Tunu Keke a Kui by Marie Munro, Rachel Doragh, Piripi Walker
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Bella, Jacob and Lucas are hands-on in the kitchen as they follow three recipes in English and Māori, all the while looking forward to the satisfaction of eating the sweet treats that they have baked for themselves. These three recipes are included at the back of the book in English and te reo Māori. Na ...Show more
Daisy McCray and the Wave of the Day by Miller, Nicole
$14.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Daisy's eyes are glued to her phone when the tide steals her surfboard. Join the exciting adventure of Daisy McCray’s vibrant surfboard as it scoops up everyday beachgoers and pulls into an epic set of waves! But, will Daisy McCray look up from her phone before it’s too late? An hilarious rhyming story ...Show more
The Book That Wouldn't Read by Tim Tipene; Nicoletta Benella (Illustrator)
$25.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
The boy at the centre of Tim Tipene's striking new story doesn't like reading, until one day in the school library he picks up The Book that Wouldn't Read. Suddenly the book takes on a life of its own - with sentences moving up and down, words changing colour and disappearing, and strange fonts and char ...Show more
Harry the Hermit Crab by Danni Rae
$20.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Harry the Hermit Crab has outgrown his shell. But, on his quest to the beach to find a new one, he discovers an unexpected challenge! Will Harry find his perfect new home? This delightful picture book is the second book in a series from Wellington zookeeper Danni Rae, the first being “Kara the Kakapo” p ...Show more
The Flight of my Life (Tales from the Farm) by Jennifer Somervell
$22.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
It's the 1970s and Margery's brother, a topdressing pilot, lands on the farm. Eight-year-old -out Margery is desperate to fly, but her older sisters scorn the idea. Join Margery as she contends for the flight of her life ... Bonus non-fiction section: How the first, topdressing pilots took to the skies ...Show more
At the Bach by Joy Cowley
$29.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
An evocative and beautiful bedtime book that distils the essence of summer at the bach; creaky old bed, sandy feet, waves hush-hushing and a shell under the pillow.This simple poem by internationally renowned Joy Cowley transports the reader instantly to a childhood summer.Summer holidays by the sea hav ...Show more
Stranded by Linda Jane Keegan
$21.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
As the tide drifts out, magnificent creatures are left on the beach . . . stranded. As the whales settle helplessly on the sand, humans start to arrive. They carry buckets and spades, wetsuits and white sheets. Can the stranded upokohue be saved? A heartfelt story of loss and coming together, written by ...Show more
Ringakoreko [Ringakōreko Dazzlehands Te Reo Māori edition] by Sacha Cotter
$27.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
This is the Māori edition of Dazzlehands. The cow says ‘moo’ the chicken says ‘cluck’ and the pig says … ‘Dazzlehands!’ As hard as the farmer tries, pig won’t go ‘oink’. Instead, pig gets all the animals moving to: ‘Train hands, rain hands, fly-it-like-a-plane hands. Bursting with the razzle, gotta lib ...Show more