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Dashing Dog by Margaret Mahy; Donovan Bixley
$18.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Follow the chaotic antics of the dashing dog and his family in a mad, dizzy and joyful walk along the beach. Margaret Mahy's beloved children's story has been beautifully reillustrated by the talented Donovan Bixley who also illustrated The Wheels on the Bus, The Looky Book, Old MacDonald's Farm and man ...Show more
Margaret Mahy: A Writer's Life by Tessa Duder
$39.99 NZD
Category: NZ Non-Fiction
A literary portrait of New Zealand's best-loved children's author Margaret Mahy's death on 23 July 2012 brought forth an unprecedented outpouring of grief and heartfelt tributes from around New Zealand and the world. Her passing at 76 was breaking news in the media, unstoppable through the social networ ...Show more
The Boy Who Was Followed Home by Margaret Mahy
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
When a hippo follows him home, Robert is pleased - but his parents are not! As more and more hippos crowd into the garden they turn to a witch for help. Detailed line and pastel drawings and a deliciously understated text combine in a very funny picture book.
Gargling Gorilla by Margaret Mahy
$16.99 NZD
Category: NZ Junior Fiction 5-9-year-olds
Three short zany stories, all featuring weird and wonderful animals with illustrations by Tony Ross.The Gargling Gorilla, The Runaway Reptiles and The Dog Magician
The Green Bath (HB) by Margaret Mahy
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Bath-time turns into a fantastical adventure in the hands of two of children's literature's best. Margaret Mahy and Steven Kellog, two the world's most beloved picture book creators, are reunited for this galloping, free-spirited romp. It begins with Sammy, whose obnoxious neighbors get to go to the bea ...Show more
The Tricksters by Margaret Mahy
$19.99 NZD
Category: NZ Teen Fiction
Three strange men stood behind her. 'You're not alone on Teddy Carnival's Beach,' said one, not asking a question but sounding as if he were giving her a warning. The Hamiltons look forward to their annual Christmas holiday on the New Zealand coast. Jack and Naomi, their five children and their guests a ...Show more
The Haunting by Richard Mitchley (Read by); Margaret Mahy
$34.99 NZD
Category: Audio Books
Eight-year-old Barney is willing to accept that the ghost of his Great-Uncle Cole might wish to be friends with him, but his family are sceptical. However, some of his older relations admit that there does seem to be something special about the boy. Barney's sister, practical Tabitha, determines to solv ...Show more
The Boy Who Made Things Up by Margaret Mahy
$24.99 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 ...Show more
Down The Back of the Chair by Margaret Mahy
$18.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
When Dad loses his car keys, toddler Mary suspects that they have ended up down the back of the chair so Dad begins to search. But what an odd assortments of objects are living down the back of the chair! This lively, eccentric poem is a visual explosion of fun and imagination, featuring dragons, pira ...Show more
He Raiona i Roto i nga Otaota (A Lion in the Meadow - Maori edition) by Margaret Mahy (translated by Piripi Walker)
$21.99 NZD
Category: Te Reo Māori
Maori language edition of this much-loved classic, translated by Piripi Walker. 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.