Code Name Bananas by David Walliams

$25.00 NZD

Category: Children

1940. Britain is at war with Nazi Germany. Eleven-year-old Eric spends his days at the place that makes him most happy: London Zoo. And there’s one animal in particular he loves: Gertrude the gorilla. With bombs falling all over London, Eric must rescue Gertrude. Together with his Uncle Sid, a keeper at the zoo, the three go on the run. But while hiding out at the seaside they uncover a top-secret Nazi plot… Join David Walliams on this action-packed, laugh-out-loud adventure for all the family! ...Show more

The 130-Storey Treehouse (PB) by Andy Griffiths; Terry Denton

$18.00 NZD

Category: Children | Series: The Treehouse

Andy and Terry have added 13 new levels to their treehouse and now it's even more out of this world than before! There's a soap bubble blaster, a GRABINATOR (it can grab anything from anywhere at any time), a time-wasting level, a toilet paper factory (because you can never have too much toilet paper), a room full of mechanical grandparents, a super long legs level, an extraterrestrial observation centre and the best bookshop-in-a-treehouse-in-a-tree-in-a-forest-in-a-book in the whole world! Well, what are you waiting for? Come on up! ...Show more

The Legend of Te Mata O Rongokako: The Sleeping Giant

$25.00 NZD

Category: Children

Rongokako is a giant who regularly terrorises the pā of the Heretaunga tribe, stealing their food and setting fire to the houses, until he falls in love with the chiefteness Hinerakau. The chief of the tribe asks Rongokako to bite a path through the hills to Waimarama before he'll consent to the marria ge, but the giant chokes on a piece of earth and dies, falling in such a way that the shape of the giant can still be seen today in the hills east of Havelock North. Suggested level: junior. ...Show more

Belly Flop (#8 Funny Kid) by Matt Stanton

$17.00 NZD

Category: Children | Series: Funny Kid

Laugh your head off with the Funny Kid series, from million-copy bestseller Matt Stanton! Every kid wants to laugh, but Max is the boy who can make it happen. Max and Abby hardly ever agree on anything ... until now! They are both desperate to get out of this Friday's swimming carnival. Max is the funn y kid, and there's a swimming carnival that needs cancelling! A sea-monster, the maths olympiad, spotty rashes, good twin vs bad twin and a swimming instructor named Chad are just some of the things in store for Max and his friends in this brand-new Funny Kid adventure. FUNNY KID is the mega-bestselling series from author-illustrator Matt Stanton that's got everyone laughing! MORE PRAISE FOR FUNNY KID 'my favourite thing in the book was everything' - Elliott 'better than Wimpy Kid, Big Nate and Tom Gates combined' - Ally 'humour is injected into every page' - Children's Book Council of Australia's Reading Time 'absolutely hilarious' - Tim Harris, author of the Exploding Endings series ...Show more

Amazing Aotearoa Activity Book by Gavin Bishop

$25.00 NZD

Category: Children

5 -12 Years Old. You'll have lots of creative fun with this book full of puzzles, quizzes and activities that explore Aotearoa New Zealand and its people. Based on Gavin Bishop's bestselling Aotearoa- The New Zealand Story and Wildlife of Aotearoa, this activity book is a place for you to tell your own story in words and pictures.You'll- learn to introduce yourself in Maori- solve puzzles and crack codes- play games- invent a superhero- draw your future home- make maps- curate your heroes in a wall of fame- design a flag- create a menuand much more!Packed with quizzes, mazes, colouring pages and activities designed to stimulate bright minds, this is the ideal activity book for creative children aged 5-12. ...Show more

Hollowpox: The Hunt for Morrigan Crow (#3 Nevermoor) by Jessica Townsend

$20.00 NZD

Category: Children | Series: Morrigan Crow

Morrigan Crow and her friends have survived their first year as proud scholars of the elite Wundrous Society, helped bring down the nefarious Ghastly Market, and proven themselves loyal to Unit 919. Now Morrigan faces a new, exciting challenge: to master the mysterious Wretched Arts of the Accomplished Wundersmith, and control the power that threatens to consume her. Meanwhile, a strange and frightening illness has taken hold of Nevermoor, turning infected Wunimals into mindless, vicious Unnimals on the hunt. As victims of the Hollowpox multiply, panic spreads. There are whispers - growing louder every day - that this catastrophe can only be the work of the Wundersmith, Ezra Squall. But inside the walls of Wunsoc, everyone knows there is a new Wundersmith - one who's much closer to home. With Nevermoor in a state of fear and the truth about Morrigan threatening to get out, the city she loves becomes the most perilous place in the world. Morrigan must try to find a cure for the Hollowpox, but it will put her - and everyone in Nevermoor - in more danger than she could have imagined. ...Show more

Allis Helps on the Farm (Allis #2) by Sophie Siers

$20.00 NZD

Category: Children | Series: Allis the Little Tractor

The second book in the award winning Allis the Little Tractor series. This story has Allis back at work on the farm. Can she pull a heavy load of hay to feed the cows? It’s a very hot day and the load is very heavy . . . Stunning New Zealand farm scenes and a great story that follows the first book. I ncludes a download link to the song, ‘Allis the little tractor’. ...Show more

Secret Garden Colouring Book by Johanna Basford

$26.00 NZD

Category: Children | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 3-4, Age 8-9

Good news for all SECRET GARDEN fans All editions of SECRET GARDEN now feature thicker and heavier paper stock, fighting bleed-through from ink pens.   Experience the phenomenon that has sold 11 million copies worldwide and launched the coloring craze for adults.   This beautiful and interactive col oring book features delicate and highly detailed pen-and-ink illustrations--all waiting to be brought to life with color. As added entertainment, tiny garden creatures are hidden on the pages, waiting to be found, and a key and index are included in the back. The book's cover and jacket are also colorable.   Appealing to all ages, SECRET GARDEN is the original and first book by Johanna Basford. ...Show more

Mophead Tu: The Queen's Poem by Selina Tusitala Marsh

$25.00 NZD

Category: Children

In her bestselling Mophead, poet laureate and fast talking PI Selina Tusitala Marsh recounted her experience growing up Pasifika in Aotearoa and realising how her (and your) difference can make a difference. In Mophead Tu, Selina is crowned Commonwealth Poet and invited to perform for the Queen in Westm inster Abbey. But when someone at work calls her a 'sellout', Selina starts doubting herself. Can she stand with her people who struggled against the Queen . . . and serve the Queen? From the sinking islands in the south seas to the smoggy streets of London, Mophead Tu: The Queen's Poem is a hilariously thought-provoking take on colonial histories and one poet's journey to bridge the divide. Selina has to work out where she stands and how to be true to herself. She has to build a bridge from her sinking islands in the south seas to the smoggy streets of London. And she has to write a poem. None of it is easy. All of it is hilarious and moving. Featuring Megan and Harry, piglets and climate change, Mophead Tu: The Queen's Poem is colonialism 101 for kids. It will make you laugh and make you think. ...Show more

Pigs in Sheds by Peter Millett

$20.00 NZD

Category: Children

123 with New Zealand Rugby by Justin Laing

$20.00 NZD

Category: Children

Learn to count in English and te reo Maori with your favourite All Blacks and Silver Ferns players! Includes an autograph section for your favourite players' signatures, and count the sneaky kiwi hiding in every picture.

The Deep End (#15 Diary of a Wimpy Kid) by Jeff Kinney

$18.00 NZD

Category: Children

In The Deep End, book 15 of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series from #1 international bestselling author Jeff Kinney, Greg Heffley and his family hit the road for a cross-country camping trip, ready for the adventure of a lifetime. But things take an unexpected turn, and they find themselves stranded at an RV park that's not exactly a summertime paradise. When the skies open up and the water starts to rise, the Heffleys wonder if they can save their vacation-or if they're already in too deep. And don't miss Rowley Jefferson's Awesome Friendly Adventure, an all-new fantasy from Greg's best friend-the follow-up to the instant #1 bestseller Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid- Rowley Jefferson's Journal.   ...Show more