CHRISTMAS GIFT GUIDE Picture Books
The Christmas Looky Book
Dear Zoo Rod Campbell’s classic lift-the-flap book Dear Zoo has been a firm favourite with toddlers and parents alike ever since it was first published in 1982. Dear Zoo Book and Puzzle Blocks includes a board book of the preschool classic and nine easy-to-use jigsaw cubes that make six different picture puzzles.
27.99
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19
NZ
$ .99
Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth
Bim Bam Boom A pot and two wooden spoons-BIM BAM-little owl made music! Other birds join her. What a joy to create sound and rhythm with pots and pans. Two saucepan lids-TISH TISH, a ladle-BOOM BOOM. But then... ”What ARE you doing?” asks Big Owl. This kind of music isn’t for everybody...
19
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The Wolf the Duck and the Mouse
27
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When a woeful mouse is swallowed up by a wolf, he quickly learns he is not alone: a duck has already set up digs and, boy, has that duck got it figured out! There’s delicious food, elegant table settings and, best of all, dancing. And…no more fear of being eaten by a wolf! But then a hunter shows up... Very funny!
NZ
25.00
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The Christmas Looky Book is a gorgeous and enthralling book for children, featuring 11 puzzles all with colourful New Zealand landscapes, birds and animals - and a Christmas theme! From bestselling NZ children’s illustrator Donovan Bixley.
29.99
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This exquisite and thought-provoking new book from the multi awardwinning Oliver Jeffers was written with his baby son in mind. “Well, hello and welcome to this Planet. We call it Earth… Some things about our planet are pretty complicated, but things can be simple, too: you’ve just got to be kind.”
Say Zoop!
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24.99
Let’s make some noise! Shout OH! Whisper AH! Say ZOOP! Simply turn the page to embark on a magical journey of sound, colour, motion and imagination. Another irresistible, interactive book from the creator of Press Here.
Oi Cat!
Scarface Claw, Hold Tight! Scarface Claw is happily snoozing in a spot in the sun. Suddenly, there is a shudder and sway, the whirr of an engine, then off and away. The truck goes down the drive - with Scarface ON TOP! But Tom the driver doesn’t notice...who will come to poor Scarface Claw’s rescue?
29.99
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According to Frog ...Cats sit on gnats, Dogs sit on logs, Raccoons sit on macaroons and Armadillos sit on pillows. But wait! Cat doesn’t like sitting on gnats, they keep biting his bottom! Will Frog and Dog help him change the rules? Just as hilarious as Oi Dog! and Oi Frog!
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