Picture Books

One day, two brothers discover a door behind a bookshelf to a magical world, where all the animals talk, dance, and sing. Look out for the regal lion, the graceful swan, and the ginormous elephants all on parade....

Scents of lemongrass, garam masala, baking and smoked meat drifted down the street as the children's grandmothers made food for their lunchboxes. Maori, Ethiopian, Samoan, NZ European, Indian and Chinese grandmothers share traditional stories and recipes with their...

Ignoring advice from the older ducks, a young female leaves the safety of her wetland sanctuary for a day of adventure. Beautifully illustrated, it is a classic story, full of action and scary adventures before a safe return...

With their unique brand of rhyme, crazy humour and zany drawings, Dawn McMillan and Ross Kinnaird have become a favourite with kids worldwide. Together with the bestselling I Need a New Bum!, this special collection returns to print...

Granny McFlitter, the champion . . . bull fighter? Granny McFlitter, our favourite champion knitter, is back! And this time, it's to save the A&P Show. Can Granny outwit - or should we say outknit - arampaging bull?...

"A thick blanket of snow covers Jack and Tom's farm - trapping the sheep on the hill.  With the help of a bulldozer, a helicopter and a few friends, the sheep are snow-raked down to the lower paddocks...

"It's that time of year again in the small town of Winding Creek - it's time for the annual A and P Show!  Follow Jack, Tom and their family and friends as they all compete in different events...

"Join the two farm dogs, Jack the huntaway and Tom the heading dog, as they both work hard to help out the farmer during a busy day shearing sheep on a high country farm in New Zealand." Size...

Always keen to help out, Jack and Tom answer the call for help from the dairy farmer up the road.  His worker is sick so he needs a hand for the day.  So join Jack and Tom as...

Hooray - big farm machines are arriving at Jack and Tom's farm!  They are going to harvest the grain, mow and bale hay and make some silage so the sheep and cattle at Winding Creek Station have enough...

There is a new arrival at Winding Creek Station!  The farmer has bought a new stag from a sale to go out with his hinds.  But a bad storm rolls in one night and a fence comes down,...

"It's raining cats and dogs at Winding Creek Station! Jack the huntaway and Tom the heading dog are helping the farmer and their neighbour Duncan during the flood to keep the stock on their farms safe. While Jack...

Nanny Mihi's grandchildren excitedly visit her every school holidays. Only this time they arrive with colds... Nanny takes the kids around her forest and garden, showing them plants that can make themfeel better. They find kawakawa and make...

NEW ZEALAND NUMBER 1 BEST-SELLER Kuwi is a young and confused kiwi who has found herself alone with her newly laid egg. She had never had an egg before... A funny and heart-warming story for the early learner....

A funny, funky book full of word play, answering all your questions about grandmas—especially the ones you never thought to ask.

Learn how humans have built dwellings to suit all kinds of habitats. Adapting themselves to all kinds of landscapes and climates, over the centuries humans have used their architectural ingeniousness to build amazing dwellings: find them here, from...

Meet one of the world's most beloved writers in this book for readers as young as 4 years. First in a brand new biography series that introduces children to history's highest achievers.   In the Little People, Big...

Felix discovers the magic of nature in Thank You, when the moon beckons him from his bed. He dances off into the night making friends with a parade of creatures (and even the elements) who help him in...

The collie dog slipped silently through the starlit night. She could smell sheep in the valley, hundreds of them. She knew what she had to do, and she had to do it quickly and quietly. This is the...

Sam and Te Rerehua love to visit their Grandma and Poua at Te Mata Hapuku. They enjoy collecting agate, eeling at the beach and listening to their Grandma's stories as they look up at the stars. One night,...

It was deep mid-winter and all through the village preparations were being made to farewell the old year and greet the new. For the first time ever, the seventh little sister, Ururangi, was big enough to make her...

Sophie Corrigan evokes everyone's inner zoologist in this charmingly illustrated and wittily worded menagerie. Each critter featured in this fun book is tagged with totally fictitious yet comically accurate anatomical labels, from a tree frog's "clingy jazz hands"...