Other Title: Mister Mingin
Summary: Mr Mingin minged. He monged tae. And if it is guid Scots tae say he mingit, then he mingit as weel. He wis the mingiest mingin minger that ever lived. Mingin is the warst kin o smell. Mingin is warse than honkin. Honkin is warse than bowfin. Bowfin is warse than guff. And a guff can be eneuch tae make yer neb runkle. It wisnae Mr Mingin's faut that he wis mingin. He wis a gaberlunzie, after aw. He didnae hae a hame and sae he never had the chaunce tae hae a richt guid was like ye and me. Efter a while the mingin-ness just got warse and warse. Chloe is the loneliest girl in the world. But then she meets Mr Stink (Mr Mingin), the local tramp. Yes, he smells a bit--but he's the only person who's ever been nice to her. So when Mr Stink needs somewhere to live, Chloe decides to hide him in the garden shed! But Chloe's about to learn that some secrets have a way of leading to disaster. And speaking of secrets, there might by more to Mr Stink than meets the nose
Mr Stink
Other Title: Sixty five-storey treehouse
Other Title: 65-story treehouse
Other Title: Sixty five-story treehouse
Summary: Who wouldn't want to live in a treehouse? Especially a 13-story treehouse that has a bowling alley, a see-through swimming pool, a tank full of sharks, a library full of comics, a secret underground laboratory, a games room, self-making beds, vines you can swing on, a vegetable vaporiser and a marshmallow machine that follows you around and automatically shoots your favourite flavoured marshmallows into your mouth whenever it discerns you're hungry. Life would be perfect for Andy and Terry if it wasn't for the fact that they have to write their next book, which is almost impossible because there are just so many distractions, including thirteen flying cats, giant bananas, mermaids, a sea monsters pretending to be mermaids, enormous gorillas, and dangerous burp gas-bubblegum bubbles
Summary: Jack's Grandpa wears his slippers to the supermarket, serves up Spam a la Custard for dinner and often doesn't remember Jack's name. But he can still take to the skies in a speeding Spitfire and save the day. A portrait of the bond between a small boy and his beloved Grandpa this book takes readers on an incredible journey with Spitfires over London and Great Escapes through the city
First edition
Summary: In a world dazzled by the latest gadgets and mesmerized by Internet videos, the humble book seems like the most ordinary thing that could be. And perhaps it is - until you learn to look closer... and closer... and closer... and you're suddenly in a world that only you can imagine
With soft, warm storytelling and stunning, whimsical illustrations, Book embarks the reader on an imaginative journey through the literary lands of fact and fiction, a world where passwords, viruses, and broken screens can't stop a young boy's earnest quest for truth. Join in this celebration of literature, scrape the skies of opportunity, traverse the forests of what-could-be, free the powers of knowledge, and discover once again why the humble book is anything but ordinary.
First edition
Summary: While Little Girl is away on winter vacation, her toys, Lumphy, StingRay, and Plastic, decide to go outside and learn more about snow
Other Title: Treasury of New Zealand poems for children
Other Title: NZ poems for children
Other Title: New Zealand poems for children
This dazzling collection includes heritage poets such as Margaret Mahy, Hone Tuwhare, James K Baxter and Janet Frame, beloved children’s authors such as Joy Cowley, Gavin Bishop, Tessa Duder and Kyle Mewburn, national treasures such as Bill Manhire, Elizabeth Smither and Peter Bland, and an exciting bunch of new poets.
New Zealand poet Paula Green went hunting for poems and Jenny Cooper’s magical illustrations bring them to life.
Summary: The three billy goats Gruff are headed up the mountain, but they must first cross a bridge. The trouble is, a troll lives underneath it and he is very keen to gobble up those goats, one after the other. Luckily, the billy goats are smart. Luckier still, the troll is stupid
Based on the folktale by Joseph Jacobs
Summary: When three little pigs build themselves houses - one of straw, one of sticks, and one of bricks - they don't expect the big bad wolf to come and blow them all down. But that's what happens... until the wolf comes to the house made of bricks. Then it's the wolf who runs into trouble
1st ed
Summary: Gerald the elephant has a big decision to make, but will he make it in time
First edition
Buzz has a nightmare that his best friend Fly Guy has created a gigantic Frankenfly monster.
