| Author: | Anna Claybourne |
| Category: |
Childrens Picture |
Evolution is a difficult idea; it deals with random, unlikely events, combined with vast lengths of time too enormous to comprehend. But the evidence of evolution is all around us - in the fossils of long-dead creatures that stumbled and fell along the j... read more
| Author: | Ann Ingram |
| Category: |
Childrens 9-14 |
Lucy and her mother are in France for the summer to visit family. As they arrive they pass refugees, who are not welcome in this little village. Then valuables are stolen and the young refugees are accused. Lucy sides with the refugees - this could be dangerous.
| Author: | Jonathan Stutzman; Jay Fleck (Illustrator) |
| Category: |
Childrens Picture |
Tiny T. Rex has a HUGE problem. His friend Pointy needs cheering up and only a hug will do. But with his short stature and teeny T. Rex arms, is a hug impossible? Not if Tiny has anything to say about it! Join this plucky little dinosaur in his very first... read more
| Author: | Rebecca Larsen |
| Category: |
Childrens Picture |
Pukeko, Kiwi and Hoiho go for a walk through the forest. Join them as they explore, perform actions, and sing.
| Author: | Nicky Sievert |
| Category: |
Childrens Picture |
Who loves tomato sauce? This whole family does but they all like different sorts, from the upside down bottles and the little tubs at the local fish and chip shop to their own very secret reci... read more
| Author: | Katie Kool; Ngaere Roberts |
| Category: |
Childrens Pre-school |
It's a big wide world out there, full of curiosities and wonderments that catch the eyes of Kiwi kids.
This latest book from the dynamic duo of Katie Kool and Cindy Tan showcases delightful illustrations of familiar items with their En... read more
| Author: | Mark Brake |
| Category: |
Childrens Reference |
| Series: | Lonely Planet Kids |
Planet Earth. Four elements. One incredible story. Lonely Planet Kids' The Big Earth Book takes children on a rollercoaster ride through history, geography, science and more to show how four elements - earth, fire, air and water - created the world and... read more
| Author: | Tanya Batt |
| Category: |
Childrens Picture |
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.
| Author: | Christine Dale |
| Category: |
Childrens Pre-school |
What is BIG?
What is LITTLE?
This board book shows a variety of NZ animals including the Maui Dolphin, Kea, Emperor Penguin, and more.
We see the difference between the grown-up creatures (BIG) and their little babies (LITTLE).
| Author: | Andrew Norriss |
| Category: |
Childrens 9-14 |
MEET FLOYD. He's a tennis star. Possibly good enough to win Wimbledon one day. MEET MIKE. He's... different. Apart from anything else, Floyd seems to be the only one who can see him. But Mike must have appeared for a reason. And finding out why is perhaps the most important thing Floyd will ever do...
| Author: | Mark Sommerset; Rowan Sommerset |
| Category: |
Childrens Picture |
| Awards: | Winner of New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards: Children's Choice 2011. Shortlisted for New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards: Picture Book 2011. |
Kids who love wicked humor will gobble up this tale of a trickster sheep and a comically gullible turkey. Ewww
Little Baa Baa is bored. So when Quirky Turkey comes along, the opportunity to make mischief is too good to resist. "What's that?" asks Tu... read more
| Author: | Mark Sommerset |
| Category: |
Childrens Picture |
After riding a sea horse, evading a shark and befriending an exhausted butterfly, a little cork meets a wise old whale who shares the secret of staying afloat.
