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Bjorn lives in a cave. The walls are soft, the ground is comfortable, and just in front there is new grass and a rough tree, perfect for back-scratching.A Bear Named Bjorn takes us into the forest wit

A very funny and philosophical illustrated chapter book by a bestselling author/illustrator pair about courage, true friendship and our most secret wishes, in which a lame duck takes a blind hen on a goose chase as they search for adventure and answers to some big questions.A duck spends her days limping around her backyard with the help of a crutch until one day a blind hen stumbles in, lost, and persuades the duck to embark on an adventurous journey. The duck will guide the hen; the hen will steady the duck’s wobbly leg. They leave together for a place where their most secret wishes will come true. The pair come upon astonishing obstacles along the way—a wild forest, a cavernous gorge and many differences of opinion. The hen starts to wish she’d taken a guide dog rather than a duck! When the two finally arrive at their destination after all the hardships, they realize that their own backyard plus a little imagination offers as much adventure as a whole world.From the author/illustrat

This breathtaking journey along the most important rivers in the world takes us from the Nile to the Amazon, the Mekong Delta to the Mississippi, the Murray to the Waikato.Our seas and rivers tell a c

In this monstrously funny and original lift-the-flaps adventure, a child finds hiding places in the most famous fairytale houses before turning on their hide-and-seek pursuers.Quick, hide! Chased by monsters, each hairier and stinkier than the one before, a child finds shelter in the three little pigs' brick home, Sleeping Beauty's palace and Hansel and Gretel's gingerbread mansion. Each house is full of hiding places for the reader to explore, with flaps big and small and curious places to discover on the search for the child's hiding place. And when the hero of our story finally stands up to the monsters, they may be the ones to flee, because this child has read the tales before and knows how to vanquish a villain!A devilishly funny hide-and-seek game in a fairytale world, this large-format lift the flaps adventure is from the mischievous mind of Clotilde Perrin, whose Inside the Villains was an international sensation. The most, and best, (pop-up) haunted house in decades--starred,

A warm and funny detective story for early readers set in a friendly forest.

In Bicycling to the Moon, Purdy the cat and Barker the dog live together in a sky-blue house on top of a hill.Barker likes the garden. He wants only to dig, to scratch up the earth and turn it over. B

A classic picture book from Sweden with a very happy ending about feeling lonely and finding friends. It is possible, after all, to have more than one friend!There was once a tiny man. One day, at the first sign of Spring, he decided to pin a note to a tree that said FRIEND WANTED. Then he sat down on the step to wait.After ten days, he woke to find a cold nose in his hand. Beside him was a big dog with a beautiful curve in its tail. The tiny man had made a friend at last.They play and walk and laugh every day. But then the girl in the polka dot dress comes to the step. The little man watches as the dog put his soft muzzle into the girl’s hand and worries that he has lost his only friend.A touching picture book that explores learning how to make and share friends, feelings of being left out and discovering group dynamics. Packed full of emotion, this hardback picture book also teaches young children about self-esteem and empathy. A perfect story to read aloud with preschoolers or for y

In How Do You Make a Baby? Anna Fiske answers the questions all children are curious about: How does a baby get into the mother's stomach? Who can make a baby, and how is it actually done? With comic

Cornelia and her parents move in to a new house. Bored, she is sent to play "outside." She discovers a hidden treehouse and a boy her own age."Do you really live here all alone?" she asks."No I live h

How much sex education do children need? As much as they ask for, say the experts. And exactly what do children want to know? Ask them!This book collects real questions asked by children in classes ab

Something is going on in the forest. The animals are troubled. But no one dares make a statement to the police. Detective Gordon and his assistant Buffy must investigate!It is a complicated case. The

What do you do if your best friend lives in another city and the adults can’t keep their promises about w

Ten-year-old Siri and her little sister Miki live with their elderly father in an Arctic archipelago. One day, while they are out gathering snowberries, Miki is abducted by Captain Whitehead, a notori

Soda Pop is an anarchic story full of playful nonsense in which theusual rules and prejudices do not exist.Soda Pop loves bright orange clothes and wears a tea cozy onhis head. He has brought up his s

A big-hearted novel about the aftermath of tragedy, with a fresh and funny take on ubiquitous boyhood obsessions of Greek myth, astronomy and computer gaming“When Sabrina began this book in a writing

More funny stories and wry observations with the bestselling Snake and Lizard.Helper and Helper is a finalist in the New Zealand Book Awards for children and Young Adults.More funny stories and wry ob

It's Dani's first summer breakher best one ever! Dani is staying on an island with Ella, her best friend in the world. They play all day long. They build huts, fish, and spy on wild animals. They go s

When Wolf finds a fact-filled book in the library, he thinks he will at last outsmart his clever friend, Dog.The two friends spar as they learn all about mummies and skeletons; robots, knights, and pi

Twelve stunningly illustrated, poetic, and funny stories about grumpy animals from an internationally acclaimed Dutch writer and a hugely popular French illustrator. In 12 short chapters, we see diffe

Annie enjoys spending time in the hedge at the end of the garden where she can keep cool and talk to the creatures that live there.

Dunger is a highly readable novel from New Zealand’s beloved Joy Cowley. William and Melissa have been roped into helping their old hippie grandparents fix up their holiday home in the middle of