The Dream Factory by Steph Matuku
Category: Picture Books
An amazing building rises on the edge of town - it's the dream factory. Every night, it sends out magical mist. Flying cars, flower cakes and talking tigers fill people's dreams. And the next day, the people make those dreams come true. But when a kereru flies into the dream factory, and a feather flo ...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
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
Richard Scarry's The Great Steamboat Mystery by Richard Scarry
Category: Picture Books
There's always something fun to see or learn in Richard Scarry's Busytown! A jewel thief is aboard a steamboat. Thankfully, Sam Cat and Dudley Pig, two of Busytown's best detectives, are on the case! Detectives Sam Cat and Dudley Pig have been invited to a fancy wedding party aboard a steamboat. But whe ...Show more
Peck Peck Peck by Lucy Cousins
Category: Picture Books
A "hole" lot of fun! Today my daddy said to me, "It's time you learnt to peck a tree." Little Woodpecker has just learnt how to peck and - ooh! yippee! - what fun it is! Off he goes, on his first big pecking adventure, and he peck, peck, pecks his little heart out. He pecks the hat and then the mat, the ...Show more
Where The Wild Things Are (PB) by Maurice Sendak
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: very good
One night Max puts on his wolf suit and makes mischief of one kind and another, so his mother calls him 'Wild Thing' and sends him to bed without his supper. That night a forest begins to grow in Max's room and an ocean rushes by with a boat to take Max to the place where the wild things are. Max tames ...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
Bowerbird Blues (HB) by Aura Parker
Category: Picture Books
I am a collector. Always looking, finding ... and keeping! Bowerbird loves BLUE. Magnificent colbalt. Brilliant, vibrant blue! But something is missing. What could it be? This picture book from Aura Parker stars a beautiful bowerbird on the search for blue! It’s a moving story of longing and connection, ...Show more
Roarsome by Joel Slack-Smith
Category: Picture Books
Half lion. Half werewolf. All pillow. Totally roarsome! All Walter wanted for his birthday was a limited edition, nitro-powered drone. Instead, he gets a tattered old lion-shaped pillow (that smells suspiciously like werewolf wee). Roar-kward! Now the full moon is out and Roars the lion-pillow has come ...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
Grandmas Are the Greatest by Ben Faulks
Category: Picture Books
Every grandma is different - but they're ALL special! Is your grandma an actor or an acrobat? Is she an ambulance driver, an expert chef, or secret spy? Whatever your grandma does, you can be sure she loves you! A heartwarming celebration of grandmas everywhere, and the love and friendship they share wi ...Show more