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My Grandma Lived in Gooligulch by Graeme Base
$21.00 NZD
Category: Childrens Books | Series: Picture Puffin Ser.
`Grandma lived in Gooligulch, Near Bandywallop East. A fair way north of Murrumbum, (Five hundred miles at least).' Here is a rollicking tale with a distinctly Australian flavour. 32 pages Paperback Visit graemebase.com
Once Upon a Golden Apple by Jean Little
$16.95 NZD
Category: NZ Children & Young Adult | Series: Picture Puffin S. | Reading Level: 4+
Dad tells his children a story and gets it all wrong, even the opening line. Goldilocks lives with the seven dwarfs and a princess kisses a reluctant dragon, but in the end, with the children's help, he gets the story right and "they all lived happily ever after".
One Morning in Maine by Robert McCloskey
$16.00 NZD
Category: Not a Book | Series: Picture Puffin S.
It's a big day for a little girl when she discovers her first loose tooth and makes a trip to the grocery store on the mainland.
Pinocchio the Boy by Smith Lane
$14.95 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: Picture Puffin S. | Reading Level: 5+
This is the story of "Pinocchio" as it's never been told before. The Blue Fairy turns him from a wooden puppet into a real boy while he's asleep but forgets to tell him. A little girl befriends him and together they take a walk to find soup for his sick father and find the boy that he's become.
Playmates by J. Tanner
$14.95 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: Picture Puffin S.
Ben and Teddy were best friends. One day something happened... The arrival of a new puppy called Rosie upsets the close relationship between Ben and Teddy in this perfect picture storybook for the very young. Ages 2-5.
Rabbit Pie by Penny Ives
$16.95 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: Picture Puffin S.
No rabbits were harmed in the making of this story! This is a charming picture book, packed full of adorable rabbits. It reads like a recipe, starting with an ingredients list: 'Find six small rabbits, cover with warm soapy water and gently scrub,' and ending with heating instructions: Leave in a warm p ...Show more
Rascally Cake (out of print) by Jeanne Willis
$13.95 NZD
Category: Childrens Books | Series: Picture Puffin Story Books | Reading Level: 5+
Rufus O'Parsley wouldn't eat supper unless it was ghastly. Wormcast butties, tubes of glue, pans of slugs in slimy stew. He decides to bake an extra specially revolting cake, but then the cake starts trying to eat him. This book won the 1995 FCBG Children's book award for Best Picture Book.
Teeny-tiny and the Witch-woman by Barbara K. Walker
$9.95 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: Picture Puffin S. | Reading Level: 2-12
Three brothers go to play in the forest, near the house of the old witch-woman who eats children. But Teeny-Tiny, the little one, keeps his eyes open and his legs ready to run away.
The Frog Prince Continued by Jon Scieszka
$12.95 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: Picture Puffin Ser. | Reading Level: From 3 to 99
After the Princess kissed the frog, he turned into a handsome prince and they lived happily ever after... or "did they?" The Princess can't stand the Prince's froggy habits - the way he hops around on the furniture, or sneaks off to the lily pond. The Prince is unhappy, too, and decides that it would b ...Show more
The Sign of the Seahorse by Graeme Base
$26.00 NZD
Category: Children & Young Adult | Series: Picture Puffin Ser. | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 3-4, Age 8-9
Romance, mystery and intrigue revolve around the Seahorse Cafe, where the beautiful Pearl Trout falls in love with Corporal Bert the Soldiercrab. But Reeftown is in danger, and soon Pearl, Bert, and Pearl's brother Finneus must journey through the ocean depths to find the source of the deadly poison tha ...Show more
The Story of Ferdinand (PB) by Munro Leaf
$15.99 NZD
Category: No Category | Series: Picture Puffin Ser.
A true classic with a timeless message! All the other bulls run, jump, and butt their heads together in fights. Ferdinand, on the other hand, would rather sit and smell the flowers. So what will happen when Ferdinand is picked for the bullfights in Madrid? The Story of Ferdinand has inspired, enchante ...Show more
The Three-legged Cat by Margaret Mahy
$14.95 NZD
Category: NZ Children & Young Adult | Series: Picture Puffin S. | Reading Level: 4+
Mrs Gimble's cat would love to prowl, but has only three legs. Mrs Gimble's brother, who prowls the world, comes to visit and mistakes the cat for his hat...A gloriously funny picture book.Children's Picture Book