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ISBN / ISSN:
9780099439509
Rose Blanche order quantity
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NZ$ 20.00 each
Paperback
Author: Ian McEwan
Published by: Random House Children's Books (A Division of Random House Group)
In Stock: 1
Rose Blanche was the name of a group of young German citizens who, at their peril, protested against the war. Like them, Rose observes all the changes going on around her which others choose to ignore. She watches as the streets of her small German town fill with soldiers. One day she sees a little boy escaping from the back of a truck, only to be captured by the mayor and shoved back into it. Rose follows the truck to a desolate place out of town, where she discovers many other children, staring hungrily from behind an electric barbed wire fence. She starts bringing the children food, instinctively sensing the need for secrecy, even with her mother. Until the tide of the war turns and soldiers in different uniforms stream in from the East, and Rose and the imprisoned children disappear...
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9780810906327
Spot It!: Find the Hidden Creatures order quantity
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NZ$ 37.00 each
Board Book
Author: Delphine Chedru
Published by: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
In Stock: 1
This stylish, innovative search-and-find picture book features 15 animals and one farmer hidden in 16 abstract designs. Following clues in the brief text, readers must search out the hidden creature in each spread, often disguised in clever and unexpected ways. The unique designs and concealed animals turn this book into a treasure hunt for clever young readers. Once parents and children begin the hunt, they won't be able to resist finding all of the creatures!

About the author:
Delphine Chedru is a designer, illustrator and author. She studied at the Ecole Superieure des Arts Decoratifs de Strasbourg (in the East of France) and specialised in Decorative, Fine Arts and Design. She has published 15 books in France. This is her first book to be published in the United States. She lives in Paris, France.
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ISBN / ISSN:
9780140548969
Stinky Cheeseman and other Fairly Stupid Tales order quantity
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NZ$ 20.00 each
Paperback
Author: Jon Scieszka & Lane Smith
Published by: Penguin Books Ltd
In Stock: 1
Looks at some really stupid tales including The Princess and the Bowling Ball, Little Red Running Shorts, Cinderumpelstiltskin and The Tortoise and the Hair.
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ISBN / ISSN:
9781741149173
Tales from Outer Suburbia order quantity
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NZ$ 40.00 each
Hardback
Author: Shaun Tan
Published by: Allen & Unwin(Australia) Pty Ltd
In Stock: 1
From the much-acclaimed creator of The Arrival, The Red Tree and The Lost Thing, Shaun Tan presents fifteen intriguing illustrated stories about the mysteries that lurk below the surface of suburban life. For older children.

Do you remember the water buffalo at the end of our street?

Or the deep-sea diver we found near the underpass?

Do you know why dogs bark in the middle of the night?

Shaun Tan reveals the quiet mysteries of everyday life: homemade pets, dangerous weddings, stranded sea mammals, tiny exchange students and secret rooms filled with darkness and delight.
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ISBN / ISSN:
9780734406941
The Arrival order quantity
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NZ$ 41.00 each
Hardback
Author: Shaun Tan
Published by: Lothian Books
In Stock: 1
What drives so many to leave everything behind and journey to a mysterious country; a place without family or friends, where everything is nameless and the future is unknown?
This silent graphic novel is the story of every migrant, every refugee, every displaced person, and a truly stunning tribute to all those who have made the journey.

First published October 2006.
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ISBN / ISSN:
9781742371429
The City order quantity
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NZ$ 35.00 each
Hardback
Author: Armin Greder
Published by: Allen & Unwin(Australia) Pty Ltd
In Stock: 1
A sophisticated picture book for adults too. Following on from the success of The Island, Armin Greder offers young readers and adults, a contemporary mother-and-son fable. Powerful and compelling.
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9780061236273
The Composer Is Dead Book & CD order quantity
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NZ$ 30.00 each
Hardback
Author: Lemony Snicket Illustrated by Carson Ellis
Published by: HarperCollins
In Stock: 1
There's dreadful news from the symphony hall - the composer is dead!
If you have ever heard an orchestra play, then you know that musicians are most certainly guilty of something. Where exactly were the violins on the night in question? Did anyone see the harp? Is the trumpet protesting a bit too boisterously?
In this perplexing murder mystery, everyone seems to have a motive, everyone has an alibi, and nearly everyone is a musical instrument. But the composer is still dead. Perhaps you can solve the crime yourself. Join the Inspector as he interrogates all the unusual suspects. Then listen to the accompanying CD narrated by Lemony Snicket, with the music of Nathaniel Stookey performed by the San Francisco Symphony. Hear for yourself exactly what took place on that fateful, well-orchestrated evening.
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ISBN / ISSN:
9780747578406
The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish Book & CD order quantity
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NZ$ 20.00 each
Paperback
Author: Neil Gaiman Illustrated by Dave McKean
Published by: Bloomsbury
In Stock: 1
Never swap your dad with friends, because you might not get him back.
When a boy swaps his dad for two goldfish he does not really think through the consequences! After all, he is not the only person who can swap stuff. When the boy is told by his mother that he has to get his father back it is not so easily done. It seems that the father has a pretty high value and he has been traded by one child to the next leaving a trail that the son has to follow.
Where will it all end? Read on CD by Neil Gaiman.

Notes:
Another wryly amusing story from Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Dave McKean. We recommend this with enthusiasm.
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ISBN / ISSN:
9781741752663
The Island order quantity
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NZ$ 35.00 each
Hardback
Author: Armin Greder
Published by: Allen & Unwin
In Stock: 1
Absolutely the story of our time - an amazing and powerful picture book, winner of several international awards and available for the first time in English.;;'One of my ten favourite picture books of all time.' - John Marsden

In the morning the people of the island found a man sitting on the shore, there where fate and the ocean currents had set him and his frail raft in the night. When he saw them coming towards him, he rose to his feet.

He was not like them.

This internationally acclaimed, award-winning picture book is astonishing, powerful and timely.

Suitable for older children.
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ISBN / ISSN:
9780734411389
The Lost Thing order quantity
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NZ$ 20.00 each
Paperback
Author: Shaun Tan
Published by: Orchard Books
In Stock: 1
The main humour and intrigue of this remarkable book by Australian artist and author Shaun Tan lies in the contrast between the casual 'What I did on my holidays' narrative and the bizarre, surreal and funny scenes.
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ISBN / ISSN:
9781599152653
The Pied Piper of Hamelin, Illustrated by Hope Dunlap (Yesterday's Classics) order quantity
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NZ$ 34.00 each
Paperback
Author: Robert Browning
Published by: Yesterday's Classics
In Stock: 1
Robert Browning's well-known poem of the piper who piped a tune to rid the town of Hamelin of its rats, but when the townspeople refused the promised payment for his service, he played another tune altogether, prompting later generations to remember that they must not forget to pay the piper. Unusually attractive edition, elaborately illustrated with richly colored full page illustrations, along with numerous drawings and marginal decorations. Suitable for ages 9 and up.
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ISBN / ISSN:
9781741695199
The Poo Pop-Up Book order quantity
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NZ$ 32.00 each
Other Book
Author: Gaby Goldsack & Ian Dicks (ill.)
Published by: Scholastic Education Australia
In Stock: 1
What goes in...must come out!

What is poo? Why do we do it? What is it made of? How do different animals do it, where does it go, and what uses does it have?

From meat-eater vs plant-eater to big vs small, kids (and others) will learn about the wonders of poo in this awesome book that contains amazing facts and is great fun too!

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9780811867931
There Was an Old Lady order quantity
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NZ$ 40.00 each
Other Book
Author: Jeremy Holmes
Published by: Chronicle Books
In Stock: 1
The old children's song gets a fresh twist with striking illustrations and a special format - when the last page is turned and the old lady dies, her eyes close!
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ISBN / ISSN:
9780340945322
The Story of Things: From the Stone Age to the Modern Age In 10 Pop-up Spreads order quantity
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NZ$ 35.00 each
Hardback
Author: Neal Layton
Published by: Hodder Childrens Books
In Stock: 1
Starting with early humans who had no things, Neal Layton explores the ideas, inventions and discoveries of history through to the present day of small electronic things. With pop-ups, flaps, and tabs, this innovative novelty book, with paper engineering by Corina Fletcher, is quirky, informative, and fun.
 
ISBN / ISSN:
9780810989412
The Three Little Pigs: An architectural tale order quantity
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NZ$ 45.00 each
Hardback
Author: Steven Guarnaccia
Published by: Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
In Stock: 1
In this quirky re-telling, the homes of the three pigs are signature homes of three famous architects (made out of scraps, glass and stone & concrete) and the interiors are furnished by the architects and their contemporaries. Of course, not all the houses are going to protect the pigs from the wolf's huffing and puffing. But when one of the houses holds up, it's the wolf who's in for a surprise ending.
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ISBN / ISSN:
9780714848778
The Three Robbers order quantity
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NZ$ 29.00 each
Hardback
Author: Tomi Ungerer
Published by: Phaidon Press Ltd
In Stock: 1
Brilliant illustrator Tomi Ungerer's classic story is by turns scary, charming and surprising.
The book tells the story of three fierce black-clad robbers who terrorize the countryside, scaring everyone they meet. One robber stops carriage horses with his pepper spray, the second destroys the wheels of the carriage with his axe, and the third robs the passengers by holding them up with his blunderbuss. One day the robbers stop a carriage only to find a small orphan girl called Tiffany inside. On her way to live with a strange aunt, Tiffany is delighted to meet the robbers, who take her back to their cave instead of their usual haul of money, gold and jewels. The next day, Tiffany sees the treasures the robbers have amassed and asks what they plan to do with their riches.
The men are baffled, as they had never thought about spending their money.
 
ISBN / ISSN:
9780764955082
The Utter Zoo: An alphabet by Edward Gorey order quantity
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NZ$ 39.00 each
Hardback
Author: Edward Gorey
Published by: Pomegranate Communications
In Stock: 1
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ISBN / ISSN:
9780230739017
Time Pirates: Kraken Attack! order quantity
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NZ$ 50.00 each
Other Book
Author: Mike Brownlow
Published by: Picador
In Stock: 1
The Time Pirates are getting bored. No-one has tried to take over the world for weeks, and things are getting pretty dull. But all that's about to change when water levels start rising fast ...very fast!
A journey through history to the underwater city of Atlantis holds the key to the rising water. Can the Time Pirates battle the crazed kraken and break Poseidon's curse in time to save the world?
With a nail-bitingly exciting story, press-out pieces, two stand-alone pop-up vehicles and an amazing pop-up underwater world - this is the perfect book for young adventure fans.
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ISBN / ISSN:
9780500514962
Timmy the Tug order quantity
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NZ$ 45.00 each
Hardback
Author: Jim Downer & Ted Hughes
Published by: Thames & Hudson Ltd
In Stock: 1
Ted Hughes was one of the greatest poets of the 20th century. Now, over ten years after his death, Thames & Hudson is publishing a children's poem by him that had been lost for over fifty years. Written in the mid-1950s to accompany his friend Jim Downer's story about Timmy the Tug, the poem recounts Timmy's escape from his moorings and subsequent adventures on the high seas. Downer's illustrations are a charming focus to this enchanting tale that, besides appealing to children everywhere, is set to be one of the biggest literary events of the year.
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ISBN / ISSN:
9781405214773
Tintin in the Land of the Soviets HB order quantity
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NZ$ 48.00 each
Hardback
Author: Herge
Published by: Egmont Children's Books
In Stock: 1
In his debut adventure, Tintin is pursued by Bolshevik agents trying to prevent him from exposing the new Soviet regime. Punctuated by slapstick and political revelations, this story is based on the writings of an anticommunist Belgian ex-consul to the Ukraine. Herge's early style revealed strong graphics, influenced by photo-reporting from the period, marking the historic debut of a major artist.

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In his debut adventure, originally published in 1929, Tintin is pursued by Bolshevik agents trying to prevent him from exposing the new Soviet regime. Punctuated by slapstick and political revelations, this story is based on the writings of an anticommunist Belgian ex-consul to the Ukraine. Herges early style revealed strong graphics, influenced by photo-reporting from the period, marking the historic debut of a major artist.
 
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