Picture Puffin

Lots of cats all around the world do exciting things like fly aeroplanes or play the violin - but my cat, an ordinary round-the-house cat, likes to hide in boxes. Children will love joining in with this fun rhyming story that is just right for beginner readers. LIANZA Esther Glen Award Winner, 19...

Mr McGee does not live in a house, but under a tree. One day, he finds an apple under his tree and when he eats it, strange things happen to him. I wonder if you want to fly, to float about up in the sky? There's magic here for everyone - a picture book that's just for fun. Winner of the Aust...

Slinky Malinki steals anything from a clothes peg, to a slipper, to a string of sausages, to a clock! Our hero is a BAD cat! The story is told in wonderful rhyme and through pictures full of life and movement.

In this book With your little eye Take a look And play "I spy" This interactive book invites young children to play the classic "I spy" game. The rhymed verses give youngsters clues about who to look for in the detailed illustrations. Little ones will be delighted when the...

A much-loved classic, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" has won over millions of readers with its vivid and colourful collage illustrations and its deceptively simply, hopeful story. With its die-cut pages and finger-sized holes to explore, this is a richly satisfying book for children. Au...

Animalia features beautifully detailed illustration of animals in incredible situations, each an interpretation of the alphabet. Picture Horrible Hairy Hogs Hurrying Homewards on Heavily Harnessed Horses! Will be enjoyed by all ages from 4 up. A picture book where familiar animals appear in unfam...

Wilfred Gordon McDonald Partridge lives next door to a nursing home in which several of his good friends reside. Of course, his favorite is Miss Nancy Alison Delacourt Cooper, because she has four names just as he does. The only problem is Miss Nancy, who is 96, has "lost" her memory. Unda...

"Sniffles and snuffles and doses of flu - itches and stitches and tummyache too ..." Hairy Maclary is waiting to see the vet with lots of other pets. Then something happens to turn the waiting room into a kerfuffling scramble of paws, a tangle of bodies and a jumble of jaws ...what can be ...

Deep under the ground, in the dark tunnels of bogeydom, live the bogeys, a vile collection of slimy, smelly creatures who revel in everything revolting. Fungus is a bogeyman - a particulary foul and fetid specimen. As he goes about his bogey business, the full horrors of bogeydom are revealed. &q...

Hairy Maclary goes off for a walk in town, followed by a few friends. All is uneventful until they meet Scarface Claw, the toughest tom cat in town, and run for home. Accolades NZ Govt Award Winner, Picture Book of the Year 1984. Review "The alliteration in this book is fabulous. Yo...

What kind of pet would you like from the zoo? An elephant, a lion, a snake - or something a bit smaller, and cuddlier and playful? Lift the flaps and see what has been sent - it's bound to be a surprise! And just when you think they'll never get it right, they send the very best, most perfect pet of...

Scarface Claw, Hairy Maclary's arch-enemy is at the centre of this story. Like most bullies however, he turns out to be not quite so tough as he and the other animals think when he is scared by his own reflection. Author Biography Lynley Dodd is an award-winning author/illustrator who lives in...

What would you do if you knew there was a lion in the meadow, but your mother wouldn't believe you, and gave you a matchbox with a dragon in it to scare away the lion, and the dragon was there too?. This 1989 edition has a different ending from the original 1969 edition, which won the 1970 LIANZ...

The sloth moves very slowly and takes life very gently; all the other animals in the rainforest want to know why he is so slow, so quiet, so boring and so lazy. The sloth's reply is a good and surprising one - quite a philosophical statement in favour of slowness! Review "With a preface b...

Each page in this book features a different animal, carefully camouflaged in its natural habitat. A rhyme tells readers what to look for, with animals such as a lion, seal, frog and chick to spot. Slinky Malinki, the black cat, also makes an appearance in the book. Review "Play hide-and-s...

Open this wordless book and zoom from a farm to a ship to a city street to a desert island. But if you think you know where you are, guess again. For nothing is ever as it seems in Istvan Banyai's sleek, mysterious landscapes of pictures within pictures, which will tease and delight readers of all a...

This is a board book version of this bestselling picture book. When Slinky Malinki and Stickybeak Sid are left in the house on their own, they cause absolute mayhem by opening all the carefully shut doors in the house - a leave a trail of destruction from bathroom to bedroom to kitchen. But then Sli...

When Horace the elephant turns eleven, he celebrates in style by inviting his exotic friends to a splendid costume party. But a mystery is afoot, for in the midst of the games, music, and revelry, someone has eaten the birthday feast.  Reviews "Little and big sleuths alike will delig...

This classic Kiwi treasure is the story of a tuna (or eel, in English) who leaves his creek and visits the children of Champion Street. As he visits each one, they pull something out of his mouth: Kelehia gets a kie, Karen gets some shoes, Hirini gets a piu piu, Tuaine gets a pate, Roimata gets a po...

Absorbing New Zealand tale of the Kuia (a grandmother) and the spider. Ideal for reading aloud. Age 5 to 8. Accurately illustrates Maori cultural practices such as weaving, gathering food, making music - and clearly portrays the close-knit family connection between a kuia and her grandchildren. ...

A little old man and little old woman, their cat and their bird set off on a journey with all their belongings on their donkeys. But the donkeys decide that they are not going anywhere, so little old man and little old woman each find different ways of persuading the donkeys to move.

In this sequel to "Mr McGee", Mr McGee's adventures take him underwater. Simple text and pictures make this story ideal for sharing with the very young.

A picture book by an award-winning author/illustrator, full of lively, zany characters, wild chases and improbable adventures. Children will love to follow the action and join in with the sounds.

Written by the author of "Who Sank the Boat", "Bertie and Bear" and "Herbert and Harry and Fancy That", this is a picture book full of lively characters, wild chases and improbable adventures.

Madeline is one of the best-loved characters in children's literature. Set in picturesque Paris, this tale of a brave little girl's trip to the hospital was a Caldecott Honor Book in 1940 and has as much appeal today as it did then. The combination of a spirited heroine, timelessly appealing art, ch...

When Wendy and Oliver decide to have a picnic in the woods they are disturbed, surprised and frightened by a huge, hungry bear. The bear eats their food and drinks their drinks and then looks hungrily at the children.

"Mr McGee went out to play, down to the beach one windy day," the story begins. His happy mood is spoilt when he is bitten by a flea, a flea that he can't get rid of. The only solution is to take off all his clothes and jump into the sea because of course, fleas don't like the sea. Mr McGe...

Flinn is at school looking in the art cupboard for some colored pens to finish off his dinosaur drawing when he stumbles upon Captain Stubble, a real live Pirate Captain! He tells Flinn that his ship, the Acorn, has been stolen and that he needs Flinn to help him rescue it back. Stubble makes Flinn ...

Using colourful collage illustrations and a simple text, this book takes young readers on a trip with the rooster. As he travels, the rooster is joined by two cats, three frogs, four turtles and five fish, offering the reader a graphic introduction to the meaning of numbers.

"Hairy Maclary felt bumptious and bustly, bossy and bouncy and frisky and hustly". Hairy Maclary, everyone's favourite dog, is busy chasing and hustling all the neighbourhood cats from Slinky Malinki to Pimpernel Pugh. But when he comes face to face with Scarface Claw, the toughest tomcat ...

The third in the Mr McGee series. One morning Mr McGee wakes up feeling grumpy. He decides he hates marmalade and wants blackberry jam instead. His quest to find the blackberries leads him into all sorts of funny situations.

An animal counting book with flaps to lift on every double page.

A small chameleon is living an ordinary small chameleon's life - changing colour and catching flies on his sticky tongue - when he comes across a zoo full of fantastic animals like white polar bears, and big strong elephants. But when he wishes he could be just like them, all sorts of strange things...

An interactive introduction to the basic body parts and body movements. Gorillas, elephants, camels and other animals invite all young readers to clap, stomp, wriggle and bend like they do!

Come one, come all, come to the zoo! One elephant, two hippos, three giraffes, four lions ...Join Eric Carle's delightful animal train on its way to the zoo as you count the animals one by one, all the way up to ten brightly coloured birds! This title provides a richly satisfying introduction to num...

Spot stays overnight with his friend, Steve. He forgets to pack one very important item, but luckily his mum saves the day ...and night!

"Do you want to be my friend?" asks a little mouse of a horse, a peacock, an alligator and others in this classic and charming story. Only when he meets another little mouse, is the answer unequivocally, "Yes!" 'Each page of this ingenious, all but wordless picture book affords s...

When the tiny seed is blown away from its parent plant, it travels a very long way. When it lands on fertile earth, the tiny seed grows and grows and grows - becoming the tallest, biggest flower for miles around. Then one day the wind blows and thousands of new tiny seeds begin their own journey.

A true classic with a timeless message, The Story of Ferdinand has enchanted readers since it was first published in 1936. All the other bulls would run and jump and butt their heads together. But Ferdinand would rather sit and smell the flowers. So what will happen when our pacifist hero is picked ...

Grandpa, Grandma and Jonathan live together in a little blue house, near a tall green tree. Sitting in the tree is a magpie who shouts "waddle giggle gargle paddle poodle". She is determined to protect her nest, and the family must protect themselves from this swooping bird.