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The Great Piratical Rumbustification by Margaret Mahy
$17.99 NZD
Category: NZ Junior Fiction 5-9-year-olds
HUMOROUS STORIES (CHILDREN'S / TEENAGE). Yo ho ho! All across the city, the pirates are getting restless and long for a party. So when a retired pirate comes to babysit for the Terrapin family, they are in for quite a surprise... From the rumbustious author and artist team of Margaret Mahy, winner of th ...Show more
A Lion in the Meadow (50 Year Ed.) (PB) by Margaret Mahy; Jenny Williams
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
When the little boy tells his mother he has seen a big, roaring, yellow, whiskery lion in the meadow, she decides to make up a story for him too and gives him a matchbox with a tiny dragon inside.
A Summery Saturday Morning (PB) by Margaret Mahy
$20.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Let's go down to the sea this summery Saturday morning, down the wiggly track, scattering shells and leaping logs! First the dogs chase the cat, next they chase a boy on a rattly bike - then the wild geese chase them . . . Margaret Mahy's witty story, exuberantly illustrated by Selina Young, will delig ...Show more
The Boy Who Made Things Up by Margaret Mahy; Lily Emo
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
'Shall we just walk along, Dad, or shall we make some of it up?'Join Michael and his over-worked dad as they journey home one fun-filled afternoon.Overflowing with imagination, this wondrous and beautiful book is from the celebrated children's writer Margaret Mahy and award-winning illustrator Lily Emo. ...Show more
The Great White Man-Eating Shark: A Cautionary Tale by Margaret Mahy
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Norvin is a boy who looks like a shark. When he straps a homemade dorsal fin to his back, all the other swimmers rush to the beach. He loves having the water to himself - until a real man-eating shark comes along!
The Witch in the Cherry Tree (HB) by Margaret Mahy
$24.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
It's a damp and dull day, but in the kitchen it's warm and cosy. David and his mother are baking, and the delicious smells bring a greedy witch to their garden. Witches love to steal freshly-baked cakes! She is going to use every magic trick she knows to steal their scrumptious treats, but can David out ...Show more
The Man Whose Mother Was A Pirate by Margaret Mahy
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Sam has an ordinary life - but his mother used to be a pirate! One day at breakfast, they decide to go to sea and an amazing adventure begins. A brand new picture book edition of this timeless favourite.
Boom Baby Boom Boom by Margaret Mahy
$17.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
When Mama tells Baby that she's made a lovely lunch for him, she doesn't know that the animals are listening at the window. And they are much hungrier than Baby. While Mama bangs on her drums - boom-biddy-boom-biddy-boom-boom-boom - the yellow cat, the brown dog, the red rooster, the black-faced sheep a ...Show more
The Haunting by Margaret Mahy
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Teen Fiction
A brand-new edition of the Carnegie Medal-winning THE HAUNTING - written by internationally bestselling author, Margaret Mahy. 'Strong and terrifying . . . The novel winds up like a spring. A psychological thriller' - Times Literary Supplement Eight-year-old Barney has been haunted before. He thought it ...Show more
Tale of a Tail by Margaret Mahy
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Junior Fiction 5-9-year-olds
Strange and exciting things are in store when Tom and his mum move to Prodigy Street one ordinary Thursday. There's a man with a magical name, a friendly dog with a powerful, waggy tail, and some remarkable surprises when anyone makes a wish.
Aunt Nasty by Margaret Mahy
$16.99 NZD
Category: NZ Junior Fiction 5-9-year-olds
Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together. A red Early Reader is the next step on your reading journey. Aunt Nasty is coming to stay. Claire and Toby don't know what to expect. You see, Aunt Nasty isn't like ot ...Show more
The Boy Who Was Followed Home by Margaret Mahy; Steven Kellogg
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Robert is delighted when a hippopotamus follows him home from school one day. The next day he is followed by four hippos, then nine, and eventually his yard is crowded with hippos - and that is just the beginning! A captivating tale where an everyday trip becomes a magical experience. From award-winning ...Show more