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2019 - 2020 Best Books for Summer
These are the books that feature in our 2019 Best Books for summer catalogue - read the catalogue here or pick up a printed copy at the shop.
Prince of Ponies by Stacy Gregg
$25.00 NZD
Category: NZ Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds
War destroyed their worlds, now two young girls and their remarkable horses are fighting once more - this time to win. When twelve-year-old Mira stumbles across a white stallion in a forest in Berlin, she doesn't realise that this horse will take her on an incredible journey. Together, they're going to ...Show more
Mophead by Selina Tusitala Marsh
$24.99 NZD
Category: NZ Biography
An inspirational graphic memoir of growing up Pasifika in New Zealand, written and illustrated by our fast-talking PI Poet Laureate, Selina Tusitala Marsh. At school, Selina is teased for her big, frizzy hair. Kids call her ‘mophead’. She ties her hair up this way and that way and tries to fit in. Unti ...Show more
Wrecking Ball (#14 Diary of a Wimpy Kid) by Jeff Kinney
$17.99 NZD
Category: Humour | Series: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
An unexpected inheritance gives the Heffley family a chance to make major improvements to their home. But they soon find that construction isn't all it's cracked up to be. When things get rough, will the Heffleys be able to stay ... or will they be forced to move?
Edmonds My First Cookbook by Goodman Fielder
$24.99 NZD
Category: Cooking and Gardening
Become the champion-pikelet-maker, an expert-afghan-baker or an award-winning-pizza-creator. With the iconic illustrated step-by-step layout of the original Edmonds Junior Cookbook, you'll find it super easy to learn to cook these classic New Zealand recipes. From breakfast through to dessert and all t ...Show more
The Beast of Buckingham Palace (Trade Pb) by David Walliams
$25.00 NZD
Category: Humour
Fly into a fiery and fantastical future with No. 1 bestselling author David Walliams, in an epic adventure of myth and legend, good and evil, and one small boy who must save the world… Illustrated by the artistic genius Tony Ross! It is 2120 and London is in ruins. The young Prince Alfred has never know ...Show more
The Dinky Donkey by Craig Smith
$21.99 NZD
Category: NZ Picture Books
Wonky Donkey has a daughter with the same rambunctious spirit as her dad. Kids, parents and their loved ones will enjoy the hilarity and cumulative read-aloud fun. This cute little pint-sized donkey has beautiful long eyelashes, loves to listen to music, paints her hooves bright pink, sometimes has to g ...Show more
The Top Secret Interdimensional Notes of Buttons McGinty (#2) by Rhys Darby
$17.99 NZD
Category: Middle Fiction 8-12-year-olds | Series: Buttons McGinty
Comedian Rhys Darby delivers more words AND more pictures in his second hilarious book for kids! Buttons McGinty is back and this time he's travelling through space and time...in search of his parents (missing, presumed missing). Join Buttons and his friends as they enter a universe unlike any youve s ...Show more
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Illustrated Edition HB #4) by J.K. Rowling
$74.99 NZD
Category: Fantasy, Magic and Science Fiction | Series: Harry Potter
An extraordinary creative achievement by two extraordinary talents, Jim Kay's inspired reimagining of J.K. Rowling's classic series has captured a devoted following worldwide. This stunning new fully illustrated edition of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire brings more breathtaking scenes and unforgett ...Show more
The House of Madame M by Clotilde Perrin
$37.99 NZD
Category: Pop Up, Novelty & Touch and Feel
A large-format lift-the-flaps visit to the haunted house of Madame M - enjoy the thrill of uncovering what lurks in the wardrobe, behind the door, tucked under the furniture… Are you lost? Come in. You're in luck--there's no one here just now. Shhh... Be as quiet as you can, and very, very careful... ...Show more
Guts (#3 Smile) by Raina Telgemeier
$19.99 NZD
Category: Graphic Books | Series: Smile
Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just a bug. Raina eventually returns to school, where she's dealing with the usual highs and lows: friends, not-friends, and classmates who think the school year is just one long gross-out session. It soon bec ...Show more
Three Kiwi Tales - More fabulous fix-it stories from Wildbase Hospital by Janet Hunt
$24.99 NZD
Category: NZ Natural History
Wildbase Hospital in Palmerston North is a very special hospital for very special animals, and in this follow-up to the hugely successful How to Mend a Kea, author Janet Hunt focuses on the tales of three kiwi who have been treated there. The stories are fascinating and touching accounts of their differ ...Show more
The Runaways by Ulf Stark
$19.99 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction 5-9-year-olds
Grandpa’s in the hospital and hating it. He swears at the nurses and makes trouble for everyone. Dad finds it too stressful to visit, but Gottfried Junior visits Grandpa as often as he’s allowed, and when he’s not allowed, he goes anyway. Grandpa thinks only of the place he was happiest—the island wher ...Show more
