The Day War Came (HB) by Nicola Davies
$27.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
A moving, poetic narrative and child-friendly illustrations follow the heartbreaking, ultimately hopeful journey of a little girl who is forced to become a refugee. The day war came there were flowers on the windowsill and my father sang my baby brother back to sleep. Imagine if, on an ordinary day, a ...Show more
The Day the Universe Exploded My Head - Poems to Take You into Space and Back Again by Allan Wolf; Anna Raff (Illustrator)
$27.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
Hang on tight for a raucous bounce through the solar system and back -- propelled by funny, fanciful, factually sound poems and exuberant illustrations. The universe poured into me. My brain was overloaded. It smoked and glowed red-hot. And then it actually exploded. Ever wonder what the sun has to say ...Show more
The Death of the Hat: A Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects by Paul B. Janeczko
$27.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
A celebrated duo reunites for a look at poems through history inspired by objects--earthly and celestial--reflecting the time in which each poet lived. A book-eating moth in the early Middle Ages. A peach blossom during the Renaissance. A haunted palace in the Victorian era. A lament for the hat in cont ...Show more
The Death of the Hat: A Brief History of Poetry in 50 Objects by Paul B. Janeczko
$18.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
A book-eating moth in the early Middle Ages. A peach blossom during the Renaissance. A haunted palace in the Victorian era. A lament for the hat in contemporary times. Poetry has been a living form of artistic expression for thousands of years, and poets have found inspiration in everything from swords ...Show more
The Further Adventures Of The Owl & The Pussycat by Julia Donaldson
$21.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
Gruffalo author, Julia Donaldson, revisits Edward Lear's favourite rhyme in this wonderful new story set in a nonsensical land full of adventure. When their beautiful golden ring is stolen, the Owl and the Pussy-cat must travel far from the safety of the Bong-tree glade as their search for the thief lea ...Show more
The Further Adventures of the Owl and the Pussy-cat CD and book by Julia Donaldson
$21.00 NZD
Category: Books with CDs
This is a paperback and CD edition of The Further Adventures of the Owl and the Pussy-cat by Julia Donaldson and Charlotte Voake The Owl and the Pussy-cat sailed away In a beautiful blue balloon...Gruffalo author, Julia Donaldson, revisits Edward Lear's favourite rhyme in this wonderful new story set in ...Show more
The Further Adventures of the Owl and the Pussycat by Julia Donaldson
$26.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
The Further Adventures of the Owl and the Pussycat - a beautiful new story by Julia Donaldson Gruffalo author, Julia Donaldson, revisits Edward Lear's favourite rhyme in this wonderful new story set in a nonsensical land full of adventure. When their beautiful golden ring is stolen, the Owl and the Puss ...Show more
The Girl Who Became a Tree by Joseph Coelho
$21.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
Shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal 2021 Daphne is unbearably sad and adrift. She feels the painful loss of her father acutely and seeks solace both in the security of her local library and the escape her phone screen provides by blocking out the world around her. As Daphne tries to make sense of w ...Show more
The Girl Who Became a Tree by Joseph Coelho
$32.99 NZD
Category: Death and Grieving
Daphne is unbearably sad and adrift. She feels the painful loss of her father acutely and seeks solace both in the security of her local library and the escape her phone screen provides by blocking out the world around her. As Daphne tries to make sense of what has happened she recalls memories of share ...Show more
The Green Mother Goose: Saving the World One Rhyme at a Time by Jan Peck & others
$29.99 NZD
Category: Poetry, Plays and Nursery Rhymes
Mother Goose has gone green. This playful picture book invites kids to join the fun. It features nursery rhymes with a 'recycled' twist and whimsical, eco-friendly collages created from ticket stubs, newspapers and other reused items. It is suitable for children aged 5 years and up.
The Hare and the Moon: A Book of Paintings by Catherine Hyde
$35.00 NZD
Category: Poetry
An exquisite, full colour country almanac by artist Catherine Hyde, following the phases of the moon and a hare's journey throughout the twelve months of the year in a lyrical tribute to the natural world. Waking from the winter solstice a hare begins her journey. Through the landscape and its changing ...Show more
The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes
$20.99 NZD
Category: Poetry
Alfred Noyes's famous poem tells the story of the highwayman and his doomed love for Bess.Alfred Noyes's famous poem still has the power to thrill us as we read the story of the highwayman and his doomed love for Bess, the landlord's black-eyed daughter. Charles Keeping's stunning illustrations won this ...Show more