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Spooky Poems by James Carter
$17.99 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds
Spooky Poems is a collection of scary poems about ghosts, ghouls, bats, witches, vampires and all things creepy - by bestselling children's poets Brian Moses and James Carter. A Good Scary Poem Needs...A haunted house, a pattering mouse. A spooky feeling, a spider-webbed ceiling. A squeaking door, a cre ...Show more
The Art of Winning: 10 Lessons in Leadership, Purpose and Potential by Dan Carter
$39.99 NZD
Category: NZ Biography
A unique and inspiring deep dive into leadership, strength and resilience from one of sport's true masters: All Black legend Dan Carter. Ten timeless truths on leadership, purpose and potential - from the unique culture of the All Blacks, and the mind of a living legend. You might think success at t ...Show more
The Big Beyond: The Story of Space Travel by James Carter
$27.99 NZD
Category: Space
Once upon a rocket a countdown has begun, from 10, 9, 8 to 7 and 6 to 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 Get ready for blast-off with this fast-paced poem that's all about space travel. From the early humans who dreamt of wings to the Moon landing, and from spacecraft exploring Mars to the future beyond... Climb on board fo ...Show more
The Lonely Lighthouse of Elston-Fright (An Elston-Fright Tale) by Reece Carter
$19.99 NZD
Category: Fantasy, Magic and Science Fiction | Series: An\Elston-Fright Tale Ser.
Danger, darkness and a mysterious legacy unveiled in this magical seaside adventure by the bestselling author of A Girl Called Corpse. Being a Lightkeeper is Very Serious Business. Nobody in Elston-Fright believes in magic anymore. Well, nobody except for Flip Little, his nan and his friends: a girl c ...Show more
There Is No Big Bad Wolf In This Story by Lou Carter
$21.99 NZD
Category: Paperback Picture Books
Now available in 23 languages!The Big Bad Wolf is late AGAIN and is ruining stories as he rushes through the forest to Grandma's house. When the Three Little Pigs get seriously grumpy AGAIN, Wolf tells them he's had ENOUGH. There will be no more HUFFING and PUFFING from this Big Bad Wolf. The fairytale ...Show more
There is No Dragon in this Story by Lou Carter
$21.99 NZD
Category: Paperback Picture Books
Poor old dragon. Nobody wants him in their story. Not Goldilocks, not Hansel and Gretel - no one. But Dragon will not give up! He shall continue on his course of finding someone who wants him in their story. ANYONE. His boundless enthusiasm surely won't get him into any trouble. Surely ...A glorious sto ...Show more
These Great Athenians: Retold Passages for Seldom Heard Voices by Valentine Carter
$37.99 NZD
Category: Teen Fiction
Carter's fierce debut gives voice to the mostly forgotten and maligned female characters of Homer's epic The Odyssey. It is a celebratory ode to those who survive within and outside of gender norms. Faithful Penelope waits for her husband's return as she weaves a shroud that foretells her doom, Scyl ...Show more
This Is Us - New Zealanders in our own words by Pete Carter
$39.99 NZD
Category: NZ Biography
This is Us is a collection of over 200 brief interviews with New Zealanders, spanning the length and breadth of the country; from Cape Reinga to Stewart Island. It was written in response to the Christchurch terrorist attack but is not about it; it is instead a representation of the New Zealand people i ...Show more
Time Makers by Charlie Carter
$14.99 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds | Series: Omega Squad #3
Thirteen-year-old Napoleon Augustus Smythe (Battle Boy 005) is now Battle Agent 005. Along with BA004 (a super smart boy but a real smarty pants too), BA009 (a girl with attitude and no time for a smarty pants) and super soldier TEX, he is a member of the Omega Squad, an elite team of Time Troopers sent ...Show more
Time Thieves ; Omega Squad #1 by Charlie Carter
$14.99 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds | Series: Omega Squad
Thirteen-year-old Napoleon Augustus Smythe (Battle Boy 005) is now Battle Agent 005. Along with BA004 (a super smart boy but a real smarty pants too), BA009 (a girl with attitude and no time for a smarty pants) and super soldier TEX, he is a member of the Omega Squad, an elite team of Time Troopers sent ...Show more
Up & Down: A Bugs Pop-Up Concept Book by David A Carter
$14.99 NZD
Category: Pop Up, Novelty & Touch and Feel
Fans of David A. Carter's bestselling Bugs series are sure to love this pop-up title focused on the first concept of direction! This book's imaginative directional-themed pops feature "Bugs going right, and Bugs going left." These funny Bugs will have readers opening and closing the pages of this bright ...Show more
Winterborne Home for Mayhem and Mystery (#2 Winterborne) by Ally Carter
$19.99 NZD
Category: Mystery and Detective Stories | Series: Winterborne
April is one of five foster kids living at Winterborne Home, a sprawling mansion full of secrets. The biggest secret is that Gabriel Winterborne, their reclusive millionaire guardian, is actually The Sentinel, a masked vigilante tasked with protecting the city.When Gabriel goes missing, it's up to the k ...Show more