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Busy Books activity kit comes complete with a brightly illustrated book, well-crafted figurines, and a giant durable playmat.Children ages 36 months and up will enjoy spending time with all their favorite characters. Their imaginations are sure to be ignited as they learn about the characters, and t...

A cute board book of quintessentially New Zealand items from A to Z.Size: 14cm x 14cmFrom the Moana Rd range

Meet five of Eric Carle's favourite characters in this lovely book with five 12pc puzzles.Use the image beneath each puzzle as your guide while you assemble the puzzle pieces alongside your book. Then, read the stories to bring each scene to life.Size 25.5cm x 25.5cm

Meet five of Eric Carle's favourite characters in this lovely book with four figurines.Tattle Tales offer full-page illustrations, a story, and 4 figurines that bring the characters to life and ignite your child's imagination.Book Size 12.5cm x 10cm

From the #1 bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator of the Kuwi the Kiwi series, Kat Merewether, comes a large scale, stunningly illustrated visual dictionary. Full of over 1000 basic words in te reo Māori and English, perfect for every New Zealander.

AUTHORS & ILLUSTRATORS: Hannah Davison, Flicka Williams and Marco PalmieriA children's book to help kids start school with confidence.Working with a team of experts in child development, neuroscience, play therapy and psychology, My Big Moments children's picture book, Ready for School, is designed ...

Follow along the mother and son on their journey around the zoo to discover the animals. This illustrated board book is part of the Learn Through Play series, promoting the use of Te Reo Māori in everyday life. Simple sentences in Māori and English teach location words like run and walk, jump and ...

Follow along the cat as he explores his new home filled with boxes. This illustrated board book is part of the Learn Through Play series, promoting the use of Te Reo Māori in everyday life. Simple sentences in Māori and English teach location words like in and out, in front and behind. Repetitive ...

With thick and sturdy mat laminated board pages, this is the board book version of the #1 bestselling ‘Kuwi's Huhu Hunt'. Kuwi the Kiwi decides to take Chick on his first huhu hunt. They could make huhu hangi, huhu hummus and huhu BBQ. Kuwi is an endangered brown kiwi and a new mum with a very fus...

Join the teacher in her classroom as she speaks to her students about how they are feeling. This illustrated board book is part of the Learn Through Play series, promoting the use of Te Reo Māori in everyday life. Simple sentences in Māori and English teach feeling words like excited, sad and hung...

Kuwi’s chick, Huwi, has a slight sniffle. Kuwi embarks on a mission to track down a cure for her cheeky sick chick. Kuwi tests. Glittering goo made from glow worm poo, but Huwi’s sniffles stubbornly stay. A raw claw concoction made by a tatty tuatara, but Huwi’s chill still stays. Flutter ther...

There's a Happy Moon in My Side is a fun way for children to learn emotional awareness and resilience skills."One morning, when Lucy woke up, there was a Happy Moon in her side."The book follows the journey of a young girl, Lucy, who wakes up one morning to discover a Happy Moon in her side. Lucy di...

What happens if you let a giant fluffy unicorn take you on an adventure with its animal friends to tell you about the power of being your authentic self? The only way to answer that question is by reading the debut children's book from award-winning New Zealand musician Jeremy Redmore and illustrato...

In Finding Joy Lulu embarks on a treasure hunt to find things that bring her joy, suggesting initially that it could be physical items like a traditional treasure hunt. Instead, she finds the things that really bring her joy aren't things at all rather quality time spent, small and seemingly ordinar...

Learn alongside your tamariki with this fun first words board book. The book has both te reo Māori and English to help extend your vocabularySize: 14cm x 14cmFrom the Moana Rd range

This third instalment takes readers through the changing seasons at Tangleby, beginning with winter’s magical snowfall. The animals are delighted by the frosty transformation, enjoying snowman building, snowball fights, and even a thrilling hot air balloon ride. Beneath the playful adventures lies...

Children understand hundreds of words and concepts before they can communicate verbally, and teaching basic signs to children benefits both them and their parents by providing a means of communication before and during speech development. “First Signs – Everyday Words 2 builds upon the foundatio...

Seasonal Story Telling is a colourful, illustrated handbook for storytellers and teachers that follows seasonal rhythms. Acclaimed and experienced storyteller, Tanya Batt, provides a guide for interactive storytelling; notes for organising process dramas; instructions for group games; as well as son...

Discover the stars of Matariki in this enchanting short story, perfect for reading together and celebrating the magic of the Māori New Year. Simply expose each page to a bright light for 2–3 minutes, then switch off the lights and watch as the book comes to life with a captivating glow!- 17 pages- Size 15.5 x 15.5cm- Hard Cover

A beautifully illustrated board book of first words for little ones. Each spread includes the name of one of the nine stars of Matariki, its placement in the night sky and a colorful and detailed illustration highlighting the meaning behind each of the stars. A wonderful book to introduce and celebr...

An adorable series soft-touch first words book, with colourful felt spacers between the pages, plus die-cuts to touch-and feel on every page. By renowned pattern designer Wendy Kendall.DIMENSIONS: 17 x 14 x 3cm

An adorable series soft-touch first words book, with colourful felt spacers between the pages, plus die-cuts to touch-and feel on every page. By renowned pattern designer Wendy Kendall.DIMENSIONS: 17 x 14 x 3cm

Tide’s Out is about exploring the sea shore and encourages counting up to ten with the various common items found there. Bilingual English and Māori.Written by Frances Plumpton and Illustrated by Stephanie Thatcher.

Children will be surprised with Mudpuppy’s I Love You, Baby Colour Magic Bath Book as bright and bold colours will magically appear with water! Wildlife animals will come to life at bath time in this entertaining bath book.15cm x 15cm