Dear Dad

Includes 5 pages with letters in attached envelopes and 2 lift the flap pages. Cover has cutout for personal photo
Summary: Read the letters to share in all the funny and touching moments as animals from all over the world let their dads know how great they really are! Join in the fun and write your own letter to your dad inside too

Swim : the story of Hinemoa and Tutanekai

New Zealand author
Summary: Michael is keeping a list of all the reasons why he hates school. When he has to do a project on families, he finally comes to realise that the real reason he hates school is nothing to do with school, but with a family tragedy in the past

Lava Beast

First published in 2011 as Volcan
Summary: Kai Masters is a Border Guard. He must battle beasts to keep Earth safe. Things have changed in  Beastium. There are new beasts. Combo beasts. Will Kai and his Jet-Drill be able to stop the lava beast
Volcan

Woodpecker Wham!

First edition
Includes 7 pages of factual information about woodpeckers
Summary: Enter woodpecker world and get a bird's eye view of everyday life: hiding from hawks, feeding hungry chicks, and drilling holes to build homes. Woodpeckers are nature's home builders, creating holes that many other animals live in when the woodpeckers move on. A variety of woodpecker species fly through these pages - perhaps some that live near you

Keys

New Zealand author; New Zealand illustrator
Summary: Dad tells his daughter imaginative stories about the keys on his key ring and what they unlock, from a zippenburger that takes him to work, to a rocket to collect space noodles for lunch, and a paddock with a woolly mammoth that eats only yellow food. (Publisher)

Daniel's Matariki Feast

New Zealand authors; New Zealand illustrator
Summary: Daniel is nervous on his first day at school but through the class activities that mark the Matariki Festival he learns that it is a time of remembering, of sharing and beginning new friendships. He learns the true importance of Maori New Year

Mrs. Mo's Monster

Summary: A monster with a one-track mind meets his match in an elderly lady called Mrs. Mo. With Mrs. Mos help, the monster is surprised to discover that he can do more than he ever thought but thats not the only surprise Mrs. Mo has in store

Muddle & Mo

Muddle is a loveable, slightly confused yet enthusiastic little duckling who
asks lots and lots of questions.
Mo is a long-suffering not very adventurous white goat who has lots of patience.
They are best of friends, but Muddle is rather confused about what type of animals they both are. Fortunately, during the course of their walk together Mo helps muddle get his duck identity sorted out.

Hugo and the tortoise

Summary: Hugo finds a tortoise on his way home from school but when Boris the tortoise escapes from his cage, Hugo discovers that the tortoise has another home

Little Red Riding Hood, not quite

New Zealand author; New Zealand illustrator
Based on a traditional English folk tale collected by Robert Southey
Summary: A humorous adaptation of the traditional fairy tale, Little Red Riding Hood. The story is narrated but includes interjections by a child listener, questioning the validity of events. Companion title to The Three Bears. (Publisher)