It’s Dani’s first summer vacation—and the best ever! She is staying on an island with Ella, her best friend in the world. Dad is still in hospital but…

Kids love Dr Suess, and it’s been that way for a long time. New stories have been found and published in Horton & the Kwuggerbug and more lost…

This is a wordless picture book, about a girl who finds a pencil line which becomes all sorts of things.

Hello World is a sequel to Mrs Mo’s Monster. Monster is bored because Mr and Mrs Mo are busy, so he takes off for an adventure which turns…

The Bakehouse is powerful novel about war – not set in a warzone, but instead in suburban New Zealand. Bert wants nothing more than be old enough to…

The Boy at the Top of the Mountain is a new novel from the author of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. “Pierrot knows nothing about the Nazis…

The best New Zealand poems for children, collected by star New Zealand poet Paula Green and illustrated inventively by Jenny Cooper. This exciting collection is truly a must-have…

From the book’s blurb: One rainy afternoon, Hadleigh spies a rainbow. He heads off outside to see if he can catch it. No matter how hard he tries,…

It’s the second-to-last day of school and Dani’s so happy she could write a book about it! In fact, that’s exactly what she’s done, although it’s not quite…

A follow up to “Rosie to the Rescue”, Rosie’s Radical Rescue Ride is another DairyNZ book to educate children on the workings of dairy farms. Filled with familiar…

When Great-Uncle Horace brings back lost and homeless animals from his travels around the globe, it falls to Zoe, and her mum, the zoo vet, to settle them…

Clementine Mitch is a secret witcherina – a witch who desperately wants to become a ballerina. When her wish unexpectedly comes true, she finds herself whisked away to…

Alligator in an Anorak is a classic alphabet book with a twist – each letter features an animal in something wacky!

Popular children’s author Michael Morpurgo brings an original take on the Pinocchio tale by telling it in the first person. It’s a chunky little book at 266 pages,…

Lego’s 2015 annual is a mix of a broad range of puzzles along with short comic stories. Each of the 59 pages is glossy, with high quality images…

Teddy One-eye has a rough and tumble life. He is dragged around, chewed on, loses an eye and is often left outside at night. But his many patches…

Best Mates is a story about three school friends who go to war together. One is killed and buried at Gallipoli, the other two survive and remain friends,…

In The Year my Life Broke, Josh and his family are forced to move to a small town because of a change in their financial situation. Josh goes…

The newest title in Diana Noonan’s Best-Loved Bear series is The Best-Behaved Bear. It is a gorgeous, original story illustrated by Elizabeth Fuller. Kiwi children have been reading…

“It’s true – there are very few Maui’s dolphins left – and every one matters.” The Last of Maui’s Dolphins written by Maria Gill and illustrated by Bruce…

Chosen with 6 and 7 year olds in mind, these are energetic collections of wonderful children’s stories. They are written by some of New Zealand’s leading writers for…

Dani’s been trying her best to stay happy ever since her best friend Ella moved away. But when some girls in Dani’s class start being cruel to her,…

Lighthouse Family by Wellington author Phillipa Werry is one of the young adult NZ story series. This story offers a snap shot into the life of a fourteen…

From the author who wrote The Boy in Striped Pyjamas, Stay Where You Are and Then Leave is the story of five year old Alfie Summerfield and how the…

Wolf and Dog are cousins. Wolf is wild and Dog is tame. Wolf lives in a forest on top of a hill. Dog doesn’t. Dog has a basket.…

There are faces in the hedge at the end of the garden, and a nest of tiny fantails, and that’s where 9-year-old Annie goes to play one hot…

Fifteen-year-old Morag Narmo really doesn’t want to go to school any more. She and her siblings would rather feed their heads into the waste-disposal unit than “do the…

The tights run wild and free in this hilarious new novel from the Queen of Comedy! In The Taming of the Tights, Tallulah Casey is putting all thoughts…

Diamond wasn’t always a star. Born to penniless parents who longed for a strong, healthy son, she was a dainty, delicate daughter – and a bitter disappointment. Discovering…

The Teddy Bear’s Promise is a new book from legendary Kiwi author Diana Noonan. It is so, so delicious and a must for anyone who has ever loved…

Gavin Bishop follows the popularity of his book Bruiser, with this new title – Bruiser & The Big Snow. Bruiser is a large, heroic digger ready to save…

Popular Wellington-based children’s author Ruth Paul is back with Bad Dog Flash, a lovely new picture book with simple words to delight your toddler or preschooler. Cute watercolour…

I have always admired people who read at a rapid rate when they were young. Reading Felix and the Red Rats helped me understand why they found it…

‘What was life like so many years ago? Find out through the eyes of a girl who’s just like you’. This is a tagline of a brilliant new…

How would you feel if you woke up and found another head growing out of your neck? What’s more it’s a living, breathing, Talking head, with a rude,…

When Hannah wakes suddenly in the night, she discovers a whole new world of adventure. With nobody awake to tell her off, she can do just as she…

1,2,3 Little Donkey is a simple, early counting book. Mother Donkey has been shopping and bought 1, 2, 3… different items. Little Donkey and and Bobby investigate!

Like most of de Goldi’s characters, 9 year old Perry in The ABC with Honora Lee is a quirky girl with an odd way of looking at the…

There’s nothing unusual about the Brockets. Normal, respectable, and proud of it, they turn up their noses at anyone strange or different. But from the moment Barnaby Brocket…

A collection of stories and poems written by a stunning line up of New Zealand authors, for children of all ages. Margaret Mahy, Joy Cowley, Michael King, Tessa…

Oliver Jeffers has put out yet another gorgeously illustrated and rather whimsical picture book. If you haven’t discovered his books already, go check out “Stuck” and “How to…

The Templeton Twins Have an Idea, Book One is about twins, aged 12, whose dad’s an inventor. However, when the D.Dean twins want all the credit for his…

Ivy and Bean want cheese. Wax covered cheese.  They need $10 to get it. They could wash the car, write a newspaper, mow the lawn, or vacuum the…

The Queen and the Nobody Boy is the second Fontanian journey. What do you do in a war with Um’ Binnia? Magic versus machines, run away with Sibilla…

The fourth book in Morris Gleitzmann’s series about Felix, After focuses on Felix’s experiences in 1945 during the final months of World War II.

My Happy Life is a sweet, funny illustrated chapter book about a young girl with a lot of optimism—even if sometimes life makes it hard to be happy.

Paddington Races Ahead is Michael Bond’s latest edition of classic adventures of the bear from Darkest Peru.