Kissed by the Moon (Board Book) by Alison Lester

$14.99 NZD

Category: Baby

Part poem, part lullaby, this gentle story celebrates a baby's wonder at our beautiful world. From Australia's favourite picture-book creator Alison Lester comes a timeless book to share and to treasure. Now in a gorgeous board book edition.  

Rush! Rush! by Elena De Roo

$30.00 NZD

Category: 5 to 10 years

A wonderfully alliterative poem describing the joyous run from home to the beach, with all the sights, sounds and smells that capture the moment and award-winning illustrator Jenny Cooper's interpretation.

Ngake me Whaitaitai (Ngake me Whātaitai) by Ben Ngaia

$20.00 NZD

Category: 5 to 10 years

This is a traditional story told in te reo Māori from the perspective of the Kāhui Maunga people about Ngake and Whātaitai. These two taniwha inhabited Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Wellington Harbour, long before the ancestral migrations. The story tells how the shape and landscape of Wellington, its harbour an d the Lower Hutt area came about because of the actions of Ngake and Whātaitai. Long ago, Te Whanganui a Tara was an enclosed lake, but Ngake forced his way out into the sea by battering through the clenched teeth of the fish of Māui to allow the fish to breathe. Whātaitai was washed down the throat of the fish, causing it to cough, and Whātaitai and three morsels flew out. The morsels became islands in the harbour, but Whātaitai was stranded and grew weak and died, becoming part of the land around the harbour. ...Show more

You and Me, My Little Bear A Treasury of Bear Stories by Various Authors

$37.50 NZD

Category: Children's

Unusual Things for Lively Youngsters by T.J.S Rowland

$23.50 NZD

Category: Children's

Our Home by Olive James ( English version)

$32.00 NZD

Category: Children's

The Parade on the Cliff by Joseph Avrach

$42.00 NZD

Category: Mid Grade (10-12)

Cleo and Rob (HB) by Helen Brown

$29.99 NZD

Category: 5 to 10 years

Sometimes hope has four paws, golden eyes and soft black fur. A sweet little kitten called Cleo becomes a good friend to six year old Rob after his big brother, Sam, dies. With Cleo's help, Rob discovers that, even in the toughest times, healing can happen. Based on true events in author Helen Brown' s family, this heartwarming story first appeared as a world-wide bestselling book for adults, Cleo. Hardback Edition.  ...Show more

The Time of Your Life by Tanya Batt

$30.00 NZD

Category: 5 to 10 years

Little Ben has only two wishes. That he be a little Taller and that there be a little more Time. People are always running out of Time, are short of Time or don't have Time to spare. For his birthday he gets a strange watch that gives him all the Time in the World. 

Touch the Moon (HB) by Phil Cummings

$28.00 NZD

Category: 5 to 10 years

An atmospheric and lyrical story about the moon landing from a uniquely Australian perspective to mark the 50 year anniversary of the moon walk by Phil Cummings, the bestselling author of Anzac Biscuits, illustrated by the award-winning illustrator of One Small Island. Neil stepped out of the module. H e moved carefully down the small ladder. He reached the last step and stopped.Slowly, he placed his foot on the moon.'That's one small step for man, one giant leap for Mankind.' It's a cold day in July and on a small television screen in Australia, a man is going to walk on the moon! At the same time, outside the window, another kind of miracle is unfolding. A lyrical personal account of the first moon walk, commemorating the 50th anniversary of this momentous global event. ...Show more

Illuminatlas by Kate Davies

$40.00 NZD

Category: 5 to 10 years | Series: See 3 images in 1 | Reading Level: 8 Kids Non Fiction

Set off on a journey around the world with this follow up to the bestselling Illuminature and Illumanatomy. Use your three-colour lens to explore the continents: use your green lens to see the landscape, the red lens to see plants and animals, and the blue lens to see cultural highlights and famous buil dings. Packed with facts and stunning illustrations, this is an atlas like no other from Milan-based design duo Carnovsky. ...Show more

Illuminightmare by Lucy Brownridge

$39.99 NZD

Category: 5 to 10 years | Series: See 3 images in 1

Set off on a supernatural journey to visit the most haunted places on Earth in this follow-up to the best-selling Illuminature, Illumanatomy, and Illuminatlas. Use your three-color lens to explore each place: use the green lens to see the location, the red lens to see remnants from its history, and the blue lens to reveal the supernatural things that lurk behind the shadows. Packed with historical facts, rich folklore from around the world, and plenty of mystery, Milan-based design duo Carnovsky have created a haunted compendium like no other.   For thousands of years, people from every corner of the globe have told stories, folk tales, and legends about unnerving encounters with the supernatural. Often, a haunted place has a rich history we can see in our earthly world. And sometimes this history echoes on in the form of ghosts or supernatural spirits. Here, incredible interactive illustrations reveal the history and haunted secrets of the 10 most haunted places in the world:   ·         Hermitage, Russia ·         St. Therese Shipwreck, Greece ·         Bran Castle, Romania ·         Salem, Massachusetts, USA ·         Tower of London, UK ·         Bhangarh Fort, India ·         Black Forest, Germany ·         San Juan Chamula Cemetery, Mexico ·         Picton, Australia ·         The Giza Pyramids, Egypt   Look through the green lens to see the place and its surroundings by day. See which plants and animals, buildings, and cultural artefacts you can spot on the map. Use thered lens to learn about the history and real-life inhabitants of this place. Then turn the page to learn more about the cultural highlights and natural wonders in the field guide. If you dare, look through the blue lens to reveal the hidden horrors, supernatural goings on, and ghosts who haunt this place.   There’s so much more to the world around us than meets the eye. ...Show more