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9781877467264
Friends (Snake and Lizard #2 HB)
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NZ$ 20.00 each
Hardback
Author:
Joy Cowley (illus Gavin Bishop)
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Finalist in the Junior Fiction category of the New Zealand Post Book Awards 2010.
Two very different creatures learn about the give-and-take of friendship in this warm and funny story set in the desert. Snake is elegant and calm, and a little self-centred; Lizard is exuberant and irrepressible. With its wisdom, acceptance and good humour, Friends: Snake and Lizard captures the essence of friendship. The stories are beautifully illustrated by Gavin Bishop in warm and clear colours of the desert.
First published October 2009.
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9780958272087
Selma
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NZ$ 15.00 each
Hardback
Author:
Jutta Bauer
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Gecko Press
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Selma is asked: What is happiness? She says: Happiness is eating a little grass at sunrise, playing with the children until lunchtime, a little exercise after lunch, a little more grass, a chat with her neighbour Mrs Miller in the evening and then a lovely long sleep.
And if she had more time? She would eat a little grass, play with her children until lunchtime, do a little exercise after lunch, eat a little more grass, have a chat with her neighbour Mrs Miller in the evening and then have a lovely long sleep.
And if she won a million dollars? She would eat a little grass, play with her children, do a little exercise...
First published in German 1997; this translation 2006.
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9781877467196
The Big Yawn
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NZ$ 19.00 each
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Author:
Monika Spang Illustrated by Sonja Bougaeva
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It's night-time in the zoo and all the animals are getting sleepy. First to yawn is the tiger. Then the swans start, then the crocs, the giraffes and so on. Soon the whole zoo is ready for sleep. We all know how contagious yawning can be and that's why this is the perfect book forbedtime-kids won't be able to resist the joyful illustrations of these yawning animals.
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9781877467172
Duck, Death and the Tulip
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NZ$ 19.00 each
Paperback
Author:
Wolf Erlbruch Translated from German by Catherine Chidgey
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In a strangely heart-warming story, a duck strikes up an unlikely friendship with Death.
Death, Duck and the Tulip
is a translation of Wolf Erlbruch’s masterpiece that will intrigue, haunt and enchant, children, teenagers and adults.
Simple, unusual, warm and witty — a picture book version of
The Book Thief
. This book deals with a difficult subject in a way that is elegant, straightforward, and thought-provoking.
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9781877467455
Reflections of a Solitary Hamster
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NZ$ 25.00 each
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Author:
Astrid Desbordes (Illustrated by Pauline Martin; tr from French by Linda Burgess)
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A philosophical, ironic and terribly funny series of comic strips to appeal to all thoughtful readers - young and old.
Hamster is the selfish and narcissistic main character surrounded by affectionate friends who love him, warts and all.
First published in France in 2008, this is another delightful book translated into English and published by Gecko Press October 2009.
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ISBN / ISSN:
9781877467622
Seasons
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NZ$ 35.00 each
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Author:
Blexbolex
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A stunning book by Blexbolex, a French comics artist and illustrator.
Through bold, colourful illustrations of the cycle of seasons, the passage of time, the way people live, play, forget and remember, the world is revealed as both permanent and ever-changing.
With art work that is reminiscent of children’s book illustration of the 1960s, this is a book to read again and again.
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