Young Readers

Join in the bear hunt with this fabulous interactive sound book! We’re going on a bear hunt. We’re going to catch a big one. Will you come too? For thirty-five years, readers have been swishy swashing and splash sploshing...

Play hide-and-seek with every toddler's favourite teacher and rock star to the under 4's Ms Rachel, in this fun-filled, lift-the-flap book. Join the fun and help Ms Rachel search for her friend Herbie as they play a wonderful...

Dragons are well known for being sulky and difficult. However, by following these simple but important guidelines, you might just create a lovable and (almost) friendly pet.The Dangerous Pet Lover's Guide to Dragons is the essential dragon-care manual you...

There's a place where all the wildest stories began ... From Katherine Rundell, winner of the Costa Children's Book Award, the Blue Peter Book Award and the Waterstones Children's Book Prize comes the first novel in a landmark...

It's time to go on a MEGA adventure! The PAW Patrol are coming to the rescue in this book of colouring and activity fun. With 64 PAWsome pages, little ones can colour in their favourite pups and roll...

These boardbooks are full of cheeky animals and characters showcasing their unique-smelling bottom burps! Each spread has a large flap to lift, then you scratch the surface to reveal the smell. Features a die-cut window, matt lamination and...

This is a gorgeous large hardback picture book. Journey through the life of the humble little rabbit, Jacominus Gainsborough. In twelve beautifully illustrated scenes that capture the changing seasons, this touching story celebrates life's simple joys and big...

Mallory Pike has always wanted to be a member of the Baby-Sitters Club. The Baby-Sitters are so much fun to be around, and so grown-up. Now the club members have invited Mallory to a meeting. This might be...

Logan Bruno likes Mary Anne! He has a dreamy southern accent, he's awfully cute and he wants to join the Baby-sitters Club. The Baby-sitters aren't sure Logan will make a good club member. And Mary Anne thinks she's...

Meet Sir Edmund Hillary, a shy but determined beekeeper from New Zealand who dreamed of being the first person to climb to the summit of Mt Everest, the world's tallest mountain. David Hill and Phoebe Morris's award-winning picture...

If you liked The Grandest Bookshop in the World or The Book of Wondrous Possibilities, you'll love this fantasy adventure story where books have power, cats are more than they seem, and the library is the most dangerous...

Fast-paced middle grade thriller with magic and environmentalism at its heart. It's almost a year since Nissa Marshall was found alive after miraculously surviving a month lost in the vast, dense, isolated bush of Fiordland.Strange, magical things happened...

Set off with Wolf Girl and her pack on the thirteenth exhilarating adventure in this million-copy selling series! When Gwen and her pack fall from Castle Winter into the churning sea, she wonders if this might be the...

For generations, Lynley Dodd's Hairy Maclary stories have introduced young children to the joy of reading. With this Little Learning Library, the mischievous dog and his friends instigate a lifetime love of learning with the ABC, 123, Colours and Opposites!...

The fourth book in the popular 'Lessons of a LAC' series, Grey-glasses-itis helps children to understand the link between how they see things and how they feel. Loppy notices that he feels differently when he looks at the world around...

Brave, the second book in the Lessons of a LAC series, provides kids with a strategy for how to face things that worry them. While kids are blessed with imagination, that can be a source of anxiety. However, it can also be tapped...

Loppy is an LAC, or 'Little Anxiety Creature'. He always focuses his attention on what could go wrong and can't seem to stop worrying. Curly the Calmster is just the opposite, and gently encourages Loppy to think differently...

Read all about today's greatest basketball players in this exciting book full of action-packed photos. This second edition of the best-selling Stars of the NBA has been revised and updated from cover to cover. It profiles twenty-eight of...

Learn your alphabet with Paddington Bear! Toddlers will love learning their first letters with the bear from Peru. With simple words, bright colourful images from the animated preschool TV series, The Adventures of Paddington, and sturdy board pages this...

Say 'Hello!' to Paddington and the Browns in this fun tabbed board book based on the award-winning animated series, The Adventures of Paddington!   This book is a wonderful introduction to the loveable bear from Peru, his friends and...

Share your beloved childhood stories with the next generation!       This timeless tale has never been out of print and is one of the best-loved children's titles in English literature. Kenneth Grahame's wonderful imagination and quiet...

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are soccer superstars! Between the two, Ronaldo has more career goals, but Messi leads in career assists. So which one is the all-time best? Young readers can decide for themselves by comparing the...

LeBron James and Michael Jordan are basketball superstars! Between the two, James has more playoff appearances, but Jordan leads in NBA championships. So which one is the all-time best? Young readers can decide for themselves by comparing the...

An epic adventure-fantasy - ancient secrets and a treacherous journey in a vast wilderness. Winner of the Best First Book Award in the 2022 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young AdultsThe judges said: 'Perfectly pitched for...