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.
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 ...Show more
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
Category: Junior Fiction 5-9-year-olds
Mabel lives with her parents in The Mermaid Hotel, by the sea. Mabel likes to keep an eye on the comings and goings of all the guests. Then one day a particularly in-ter-est-ing old lady comes to stay. There is something very suspicious about her, with her growly voice and her heavy trunks and her beady ...Show more
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
Category: Te Reo
A te reo Māori edition of the top-selling The Noisy Book. Ka aauuuuu te wūruhi [The wolf goes aaooooo] Ka ū ū ū te makimaki [The monkey goes oo oo oo] Ka kū kū te kererū [The pigeon goes coo coo] Ka kihi kihi a Māmā [Mama goes kiss kiss] With over 100 pages, this unique boardbook is full of bright, b ...Show more
Category: NZ History
The incredible story of Tupaia, Tahitian priest navigator, who sailed on board the Endeavour with Captain Cook on his first voyage to Aotearoa. Follow Tupaia as he grows up in Ra'iatea, becoming a high-ranking 'arioi and master navigator. Join him as he meets up with Cook in Tahiti and sails as part of ...Show more
Category: NZ Natural History
A spectacular illustrated picture book exploring New Zealand's unique landscapes and its incredible wildlife by the award-winning author of Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story. Long before waka touched Aotearoa's shores, the land of the long white cloud was home to an array of creatures uniquely adapted to ...Show more
Category: Junior Fiction 5-9-year-olds | Series: Dog Man
Howl with laughter with Dog Man, the internationally bestselling series from Dav Pilkey, the creator of Captain Underpants! Petey the Cat is out of jail, and he has a brand-new lease on life. While Petey's reevaluated what matters most, Li'l Petey is struggling to find the good in the world. Can Petey a ...Show more
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 ...Show more
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
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?
Category: Hardback Books | Series: The Questioneers
The newest picture book from the creators of Iggy Peck, Architect; Rosie Revere, Engineer; and Ada Twist, Scientist stars Sofia Valdez, a community leader who stands up for what she believes in Every morning, Abuelo walks Sofia to school . . . until one day, when Abuelo hurts his ankle at a local landfi ...Show more
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