Dear Zoo (PB) by Rod Campbell
Category: Picture Books | Series: Campbell, Rod
'I wrote to the zoo to send me a pet . . .'Rod Campbell's classic lift-the-flap book Dear Zoo has been a firm favourite with toddlers and parents alike ever since it was first published in 1982.Young children will love lifting the flaps to discover the animals the zoo has sent - a monkey, a lion and eve ...Show more
Each Peach Pear Plum by Janet Ahlberg
Category: Picture Books | Series: Picture Puffins Ser. | Reading Level: very good
Each Peach Pear Plum is a timeless, rhyming picture book classic from the bestselling illustrator/author team Janet and Allan Ahlberg, creators of Peepo!. Each beautifully illustrated page encourages young children to interact with the picture to find the next fairy tale and nursery rhyme character.
The Tiger Who Came To Tea [50th Anniversary Edition] by Judith Kerr
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: very good
The classic picture book story of Sophie and her extraordinary teatime guest has been loved by millions of children since it was first published more than fifty years ago. Now an award-winning animation!The doorbell rings just as Sophie and her mummy are sitting down to tea. Who could it possibly be? Wh ...Show more
Grey (HB) by Laura Dockrill
Category: Picture Books
An iconic picture book collaboration about feelings and acceptance from two of the most beloved voices in children's literature. Beautifully crafted compositions together with simple die-cut design, reveal the story of a child who feels as though all their colours have disappeared. Despite the joyful ...Show more
Cars and Trucks and Things that Go: 50th Anniversary Edition (PB) by Richard Scarry
Category: Picture Books
Hop aboard a whistle-stop tour of everything that moves in this very special 50th anniversary edition of the beloved children's classic CARS AND TRUCKS AND THINGS THAT GO. Welcome to the hilarious world of Richard Scarry.When the Pig family decide to visit the beach to have a picnic they see every kind ...Show more
The Very Best Words by Erin Munro
Category: Picture Books
'A dazzling and delightful introduction to the joy of language' Tessa Duder, award-winning author of Alex. Emma's new baby brother James was very nearly perfect, from his velvety head to his wiggly toes. She just wished he could talk. 'I am going to help you find your words,' she told him. But ther ...Show more
Alison Lester Mini Book Collection by Alison Lester
Category: Picture Books
Four incredible worlds by Alison Lester are presented together in this very sweet mini library format. Imagine a perfect beach where you can splash through the waves, make sandcastles, explore rock-pools, and build a bonfire under the stars. Come to Magic Beach, where adventure begins. Imagine yourself ...Show more
Imelda and the Goblin King (PB) by Briony May Smith
Category: Picture Books
Filled with inventiveness and beautiful art, this is an unmissable story from a fresh new talent. Far away behind the hills a girl called Imelda lives beside a fairy forest. Every day she ventures into the forest to play with her fairy friends. But within the deepest, darkest depths of the trees lives t ...Show more
The Book That Wouldn't Read by Tim Tipene; Nicoletta Benella (Illustrator)
Category: 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
Bubbles the Zooting, Tooting Manatee by Minky Stapleton
Category: Picture Books
Meet Bubbles, a lovable, funny, one-of-a-kind young manatee with a love for speed! Bubbles is a gassy little manatee who loves swimming fast. The more she eats, the more she toots, and the faster she zoots. Her elegant mother and aunties are horrified, but when trouble comes – in the form of a hungry al ...Show more
How to be a Cat by Juliette MacIver
Category: Picture Books
“Come,” says Mama, “Time to chat. I’ll show you how to be a cat.” The lessons continue as little Duck learns all the tricks of the trade to be a cat. From washing fur, to stalking prey, to climbing trees. Can little Duck do the same things the kittens do? Another simple story by Juliette MacIver with ...Show more
My Nature Stories / Aku Paki Taiao: After Dark by Yvonne Morrison, Julia Crouth
Category: Picture Books
A must-have collection of three best-selling and favourite New Zealand wildlife and habitat stories, from deep in the day and nighttime forests of Aotearoa to out in the wild, blue moana. With a broad range of native creatures to encounter, these playful, rhyming and beautifully illustrated stories are ...Show more