Everyday Words In Maori by Jo Litchfield; Howard Allman
Category: NZ Picture Books
This bright and entertaining book is a stimulating and lively word finder for all learners of Māori. Wonderfully detailed miniature model characters and objects provide interest in this picture word book. It's designed for Māori-speaking children and those studying Māori as a second language to provide ...Show more
A Summery Saturday Morning (PB) by Margaret Mahy
Category: NZ Picture Books
Let's go down to the sea this summery Saturday morning, down the wiggly track, scattering shells and leaping logs! First the dogs chase the cat, next they chase a boy on a rattly bike - then the wild geese chase them . . . Margaret Mahy's witty story, exuberantly illustrated by Selina Young, will delig ...Show more
Tawatawa 1st XV by Hannah Abrams
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
The Grizzled Grist Does Not Exist (PB) by Juliette MacIver
Category: NZ 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
The Adventures of Hutu and Kawa by Avis Acres
Category: NZ Picture Books
Follow the Pohutukawa babies as they set out on canoe adventure and make many forest friends along the way in this gem of a story from 1955. In an old pohutukawa tree between the forest and the sea live two tiny Pohutukawa Babies, Hutu and Kawa. With the help of Grandpa Kiwi, Hutu and Kawa build a canoe ...Show more
Nooo! Not the Dentist! by Stephanie Blake
Category: NZ Picture Books
A funny picture book to help ease toddler fears about visiting the dentist. From the author of the international bestselling picture book Poo Bum, as seen on Netflix. Poo Bum is children’s favourite cheeky rabbit! This time Simon returns in Nooo! Not the Dentist! with his cheeky humour and favourite cat ...Show more
Jack & Sandy by Bob Kerr
Category: NZ Picture Books
New Zealand, 2001: Jack and his best mate Eddie have finished high school, but before they make any decisions about their future, they are embarking on a week-long kayaking adventure. Unbeknown to Jack's father, this trip includes a mission to meet Jack's long-estranged Grandfather, Sandy. Scotland, 19 ...Show more
Nanas with No Manners by Justin Christopher
Category: NZ Picture Books
Three nanas, who lived in the City of Seas, never said ‘thank you’ and never said ‘please’ ... And when these nanas go away on holiday and find that the resort doesn’t serve their favourite chocolate nachos with cheese ... uh-oh! You’d better look out, as rude nanas become hangry nanas! But will they fi ...Show more
Lost in the Forest by David Rei Miller
Category: NZ Picture Books
Pip the takahē bird is lost in the forest and searches for a place to sleep, but the other animals' sleeping spots are wrong for him. In this wonderful bedtime story, children will journey through the New Zealand forest and see where the various New Zealand animal species rest, learning lots of adjecti ...Show more
Run, Rabbit: Goodnight / E Oma, Rapeti: Po Marie (Bilingual Edition) by Norah Wilson
Category: NZ Picture Books
Po marie, e Ika. Po marie, Pukeko. Po marie, e Hipi. Little Rapeti (Rabbit) wants to say goodnight to all his friends ... is he going to be late for bed?
Nadia Lim's Mischievous Milly by Nadia Lim
Category: NZ Picture Books
This is the third book in celebrity cook Nadia Lim's bestselling children's book series, set on her South Island farm, Royalburn Station. There's a new baby to care for on the farm! Milly is a mischievous goat who nibbles on clothes, gets through the fence and leaps over gates. She wants to play, escap ...Show more
Who Took the Toilet Paper? by Amy Harrop
Category: NZ Picture Books
Pa Bear is on the toilet in the woods and - oh no! - he discovers there's no toilet paper. The question is put out there ... who is responsible for this sad state of affairs? Numerous culprits and scenarios are proposed, but when Ma hands him his long shopping list to use instead ... it is plain to see ...Show more