When out and about one day, Jo is faced with something in their way. After trying to figure out what .....
The farm animals have a problem! Their tractor has a wobbly wheel! They need to fix it fast! But wait! .....
A child asks for a pet and can’t believe all the amazing animals around her in the pet store. A .....
There is a mouse in a house, who isn’t quite like her many siblings. They follow their mother’s guidance into .....
The title of this book is read aloud by the narrator of this hardback picture book, before they go on .....
One evening, friends Bat and Kiwi are cruising through the NZ bush when they come across something very strange. It .....
Jack is setting sail in the ship that he built! On board is a pirate sack of gold that Jack .....
A plain pine tree wishes to be just like the decorated and much-loved Christmas trees they’ve heard about from their .....
Hilda Snibbs is excited about staying with her Uncle for Christmas. She has brought along her three monkeys Tim, Sam .....
Ollie is a good football player, but his team mates often won’t pass him the ball when he is in .....
A young boy lives near a beach where Pōhutukawa trees blossom late December, in New Zealand. Christmas is only 5 .....
One summer evening as the dark approaches, Flit flies higher than ever before. He’s flipping and fluttering before tumbling from .....
Oh no! Santa is in a spot of bother. But his trusty reindeer or elves can’t help him, because they .....
This is a question that has been asked by millions of children around the world through multiple decades of Christmas. .....
Lily is excited about seeing her cousins Tama and Olivia arrive from Australia. Watching a plane arrive, she hopes that .....
Priyanka and her classmates are in their final year before they attend a new school. A special end of year .....
A boy stops to look up at an old elephant in the park. This elephant has a slide over her .....
A grand sandcastle stands upon the beach. A crab sits upon a sand throne inside, looking out across his beach .....
When Frankie’s Mama’s vase breaks, so it seems does her family. Dad left with his belongings and Nan came to .....
Mrs McGinty and the Bizarre Plant – A grumpy lady in a New Zealand town was a terrible grump. She .....
Tawaki is a Fiordland Crested Penguin making his way down to the ocean. His distinctive yellow feathers across both sides .....
It’s time for bed. A young child gets ready for bed, with his parents help. This begins with a look .....
A gift of a special seed begins a journey of both a family and a young sapling through generations. Standing .....
Kea are cheeky birds, but Wānanga is cheekier than most. Only he would be brave enough among his feathered friends .....
An invitation is given on the very first page… ‘Come! Let’s slip down the end of the garden, we’ll .....
It began with a knock on the classroom door. The children looked up to see a small shadow waiting outside. .....
Mabel loves Fridays. This is the day each week she and her mum go for a treat at Miss Plum’s .....
Books know their own stories quite well. But there is one book on the shelf that has the same words .....
There’s a baby on the way! A small child knows that there is a baby in mummy’s tummy, but isn’t .....