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The Adventures of Jack Scratch (2) The Curse of the Kraken

When a stranger arrives in the Crafty Trout Tavern, looking for Captain Catnip, no-one suspects any trouble. But trouble arrives .....

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Dinosaur Hunter

Not many kiwis know about our very own dinosaur hunter, Joan Wiffen. As a wife and mother, and with no .....

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The Adventures of Beekle

Beekle lives in a fantastical land with all the other magical imaginary friends, all waiting for their special someone to .....

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Grandma Forgets

Grandma’s memory isn’t so good anymore and she now lives in a rest home where they can remember things for her. .....

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Michael Rosen’s Sad Book

Sometimes you are sad. Michael is very sad after losing his son. He pretends to be happy around other people .....

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Polly and Buster (2) The Mystery of the Magic Stones

Hiding at Polly’s teacher’s house, Polly and Buster are frightened and confused. They have fled from the witches in town .....

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Polly and Buster (3) The Search for the Silver Witch

Now at home again, Polly believes everything in her town of Blackmoon Coven has been sorted. But it’s actually even .....

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The Girls in the Kapa Haka

Not only is this picture book fun to read in the style of ‘This is the house that Jack Built’, .....

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Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid – Rowley Jefferson’s Journal

Rowley’s best friend is Greg Heffley. Rowley looks up to Greg and has decided to write his own journal, just .....

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Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Adventure

Rowley is back, this time sharing a story he is writing. It is just for fun, to also share with .....

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Flying Furballs (6) Double Cross

Acclaimed Cat airman Claude D’Bonair is still fighting the fight against the DOGZ army. He’s taking a break in London .....

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When Dad Came Home

The war is over! Bands march down the streets. People cheer from the footpaths. Others wave flags in celebration. Rita, .....

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Bess the Brave War Horse

Bess grew up in Martinborough, happy and healthy and surrounded by other horses in grassy paddocks. Things changed for Bess .....

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The Wind in the Willows

Mole is fed up with housework one day, and he sets off up his tunnel and outside into the sunshine.  .....

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Fish Kid (1) and the Lizard Ninja

Bodhi’s mum and dad might be crazy about the ocean and what lives there, but he’s not. He doesn’t like .....

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Whetū Toa and the Magician

Whetū and her mum have arrived at a farm belonging to a famous magician. Mum’s new job is to be .....

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Rabbit & Bear (3) – Attack of the Snack

Rabbit & Bear are swimming in a lake, enjoying the summer, when a THING whizzes past their heads. It screams, .....

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The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Edward Tulane is part china, part wire, part rabbit fur. He was crafted especially for a little girl called Abilene .....

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Rabbit & Bear (4) A Bite in the Night

Rabbit asks his best friend Bear, ‘Where do trees go for the winter?’ ‘Trees stay exactly where they are,’ answers .....

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Rabbit & Bear (5) A Bad King is a Sad King

Rabbit is having a bad dream, but when he wakes it has come true – Wolf has nearly swallowed him! .....

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Rabbit and Bear (6) This Lake is Fake!

Rabbit and Bear have woken in their cave. It’s smelly and messy and Rabbit isn’t happy. Bear points out they’ve .....

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The Pug who wanted to be a Unicorn

Peggy the pug’s owner can’t cope with her puppy ways anymore and she is abandoned at a dog shelter. Luckily .....

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The Truth Pixie

The Truth Pixie is feeling very glum. No matter how hard she has tried to make friends, it always goes .....

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I Killed Father Christmas

When Jo-jo’s parents have the biggest argument on Christmas Eve, he hears the words – “You’ve killed Christmas.” Instantly believing .....

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Real Pigeons Fight Crime

Rock Pigeon loves to dress up. Is it a rabbit? Is it a chicken? Or is it a pile of .....

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Fart Monster and Me

Ben Dugan is excited when something green crash lands in his back yard the day before they are moving house. .....

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Aotearoa – The New Zealand Story

From before the age of dinosaurs to present day, this large scale sumptuous book tells the story of our country: .....

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Mission Unpluckable – The Bad Guys (2)

The pictures and antics of these characters had me laughing out loud. Mission Unpluckable – I enjoyed this episode of .....

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Captain Jimmy Cook Discovers (2) X marks the Spot

Jimmy is at it again. Doing stuff he shouldn’t, causing chaos and mayhem and not understanding what the fuss is .....

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Flying Furballs (7) Breakout

Just when Claude and Syd are planning to celebrate their latest mission, news arrives that their comrades in the White .....

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