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
Why do grandmas tell us to speak slowly? Why do grandmas wear their hair up? Are grandmas flexible? How do you cheer grandmas up? Eric Veille explains it all with wit and charm - how they wear their h
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
Joy Cowley’s favourite stories, poems and nonsense rhymes collected and reillustrated in a hardback gift volume for thefamily to treasure WHY I CHOSE THIS BOOK“This is a book that has been waiting to
A scrumptious collection for anyone who loves good healthy food—and an occasional indulgence. Here are after-school snacks, breakfast on a stick, cakes, slices and dinners. Egg and Spoon is for childr
Far up in the north is a blueberry-blue house with a grass roof, where Lisa and Nils live. One day a tourist arrives: Otto has cycled for months, maybe years, to visit his friends.Otto wants to do a s
Zanzibar is an excellent cook and a crow who wears his feathers well.At least he thought so, until a lizard in glasses knocks at his door. The lizard is a journalist, who wants to write an article abo
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
A frog jumps. Boing! A kitten jumps. Boi-ing! A dog jumps. Boiyyyyyyoiingg! . . . "And I jump too—BOING!"This joyful book gets children joining in the fun of each animal's jump—sharing the sounds and
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
The Runaways is an inter-generational adventure filled with warmth and humor from one of the world's great writers for children.Grandpa hates being in hospital. He thinks only of the place he was happ
What do you do if your best friend lives in another city and the adults can't keep their promises about when you'll see her? You have to sort it out for yourself!Dani's father is away and Dani is stay
A comical story about a very busy bath. Pig is having a lovely bath. In come Sheep, Cow, Horse....They are very noisy! What can Pig do to make them go away? Pig must think of something smart and quick
A funky, large-format first book of words and pictures, Aleph is a book to share. Its instantly appealing illustrations introduce shapes, objects, and stories. Through big graphic images and contrasti
Cycling, ice hockey, athletics, tennis . . .There are so many sports and they're all fabulous! Soccer is great, except when your team keeps shooting and missing. Horse-riding is wonderful—so long as t
An extraordinary pop-up book that reveals the secrets of the most famous fairy-tale villains--the giant, the wolf and the witch--with interactive flaps, a twist on well-known tales, and personality ca
Professor Whale is the only whale left at Whale Point. He thinks often of the old days when his friends were all around and they competed at the Whale Point Olympics. One day, he gets a letter from Wa
Now that Professor Whale has retired, he writes many letters to "You Whoever You Are Who Lives on the Other Side of the Horizon". Seal and Pelican are busy delivering the letters and Penguin is now te
Once upon a time there was a rabbit who had never seen a wolf.. and a young wolf who had never seen a rabbit. The pair meet and become firm friends. Rabbit teaches the wolf to play marbles, read, coun
It’s time to be measured and Simon is annoyed. Casper has grown three centimetres but Simon is only one centimetre taller than last time. Casper has grown more. “Has not!” says Simon. “I’m the biggest
The summer holidays were here. I had the garden, the fields, the lake and the sun—all to myself!And then Grandfather brought something home that tipped everything out of balance …
Bear has been sitting and waiting since dawn.“I’m waiting for Goliath,” he tells everyone.“Goliath is coming! He’s my best friend.”At last, the bus pulls up. But no one gets out.But Bear is sure: “He’
A wonderful book from our beloved author Jorg Muhle.Oh no, Little Rabbit has hurt his arm. And there's blood! Can you help him? Blow gently three times, try a plaster, a rhyme, but he's still crying..
A very funny and cheerfully subversive chapter book about a monster who eats children—until one day he makes a friend.The Yark loves children . . . with the love of a gourmand! This hairy monster drea
Day breaks over the town. Get up, everybody! It's time to go to school. For the old man too, it's time to wake up. The night was icy and he's hungry. His name? He doesn't know . . .This is the story o
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
Once upon a time there was a rabbit who had never seen a wolf, and a young wolf who had never seen a rabbit. The pair meet and become good friends. Tom the rabbit teaches the wolf to play marbles, rea
When Leonardo da Vinci invented the tank, car, helicopter, glider, parachute, submarine, lift and telescope, over 500 years ago, he was considered a dreamer. Or even crazy. Today he is understood to b
The goblins are on the loose so Finn and his dog race after them. Follow the chase through Follow Finn--a fantastic journey full of fairytale characters and strange creatures, with a puzzle on every p
Are you lost? Come in! You're in luck--there's no one here just now. Shhh . . . Be as quiet as you can, and very, very careful!In The House of Madame M, we explore a strange house: hallway, living roo
In this resonant story, Cam the mountain boy follows the river from its trickling source in the mountain snow all the way to the coast. The river leads him through forest, farms, and towns to the salt
Zanzibar cooks a fine mushroom omelette, and he is a crow who wears his feathers well. At least he thought so, until a spectacled lizard knocks at his door, wanting to write an article about a remarka
Papa Monkey and Little Monkey are on their way. But the street is very busy and they are moving so slowly! Little Monkey loses patience and jumps onto the fire engine. Up the ladder from there and he
Frank feels lonely when everyone walks away. Tilly, Paul and Milan are having fun. Frank cries tears into a pan and then adds sugar, and cooks and stirs for hours. Frank has made jam, his very own rec
Elise was frightened—of spiders, people, even trees. So she never went out, night or day.One day a strange thing flies in through the window and lands at her feet. And then there comes a knock at the
"Can I take Mouse for a walk?" I ask, and I'm always allowed.We set off, very slowly. Mouse walks at a snail's pace. He stops at lamp posts and fences and sniffs for a long time. Sometimes he looks up
