New Zealand titles - children
Apart from the New Zealand Post Children's Book Festival titles, we have some really great new New Zealand books that are must haves for home, or your school library.
Biddy Alone by Wanda Cowley
$15.95 NZD
Category: New Zealand titles - children
Tessa Duder praises Biddy Alone as 'a completely satisfying book... With an economy of words and sharp dialogue notable in a first book..."'
Sensational Survivors: An Illustrated Guide to New Zealand's Remarkable Wildlife by Sandra Morris
$30.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand titles - children | Reading Level: Very Good
An ancient land isolated by vast oceans, New Zealand is home to many fascinating creatures. From a prehistoric reptile to one of the world's largest insects, you'll discover some of the most unusual and impressive species on our planet. Featuring stunning illustrations and text by award-winning wildlife ...Show more
Hideout: A Novel by Lorraine Orman
$19.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand titles - children
In Hideout Lorraine Orman tells the contemporary story of an older sister's attempt to rescue her younger sister from their abusive home life. The older sister, Roz, organises for the two of them to run away and hide at a friend's bach at the beach. The eldest of the two takes on a self-elected maternal ...Show more
The Changeover by Margaret Mahy
$17.00 NZD
$17.99 (5% off)
Category: New Zealand titles - children | Reading Level: very good
This work is a Carnegie medal-winning supernatural romance from Margaret Mahy. From the moment she saw the face in the mirror, Laura Chant knew that something dreadful was going to happen. It wasn't the first time she'd been forewarned. But never before had anything so terrible happened. The horrifyingl ...Show more
The Dark Blue 100 Ride Bus Ticket by Margaret Mahy
$19.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand titles - children | Reading Level: very good
When Carlo and his mother, Jessica, accept a free bus ticket from a strange old woman in the supermarket they are really only being polite. Secretly they think she must be slightly batty, with her talk about hundred free bus rides to the supermarket at the end of the world. And yet, right outside their ...Show more
Willy's Dad by Scott Tulloch
$19.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand titles - children
Willy is a fairly average small boy, who lives at home with his Mum and Dad. While Mum is very sensible and holds a very responsible job, Willy's Dad is not quite normal. His boundless enthusiasm is a pain in Willy's butt, and poor Willy is getting used to being embarrassed in front of all the other chi ...Show more
Kiwi Night Before Christmas Sticker Book by Yvonne Morrison
$9.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand titles - children
Following the huge success of Yvonne Morrison's A Kiwi Night Before Christmas children can now decorate their own Christmas scene at the famous house by the beach. Lines from the original book are repeated in each of the 4 views to set the scene for the decorating to follow.
Hiwi the Kiwi and Other Songs Book and Cassette by The Minstrel
$29.95 NZD
Category: New Zealand titles - children
Slinky Malinki Open the Door by Lynley Dodd
$25.00 NZD
$28.00 (10% off)
Category: New Zealand titles - children | Reading Level: good-very good
Will Slinky Malinki and Syd the lorikeet open the door to more trouble than they can handle?Shortlisted for the 1994 NZLIA Russell Clark Medal.
The Fizzy Orange Soft Drink by Janet Bottin
$17.00 NZD
$18.99 (10% off)
Category: New Zealand titles - children
She turned the cap. At least she tried. Thirsty Jenny almost cried For though she tried with all her might The cap stayed fixed and firm at tight. A fizzy orange soft drink is just the thing to quench a thirst on a hot and sunny day. But no one manages to get the cap off until... With its simple rhyming ...Show more