PICTURE BOOKS Collins, Paul†
Out of This World
Illus Steven Woolman* Koala Books 1999 864612265 Pb $11.95 If you could have anything in the world, what would it be? Truckloads of lollies? A computer? Your own kid-sized Ferrari? All “Skid” Marx wanted was a dad. No one was more surprised than Skid when his dream came true. Or did it? Order from Ford Street.
Collins, Paul† and Willis, Danny* The World of Grrym: Allira’s Gift
Illus Danny Willis* The Five Mile Press 2007 9781741783308 Hb $19.95 Allira’s family trip to the country spirals into a magical journey where fantasy and reality clash. While searching for her missing grandfather, Allira discovers her visions are windows into The World of Grrym and discovers the ‘gift’ that may help her find her grandfather. Order from Ford Street.
Snake and Lizard
Ford, Vince
Stories of the Wild West Gang
Scholastic 2013 9781775430803 Pb $15 Scrap is a pup who was abandoned because farmers don’t like blond dogs, they look too much like sheep. Lucky he is rescued and grows up on a farm, learning how to work the sheep. 7-10.
Illus Gavin Bishop Gecko Press 2007 9780958278737 Pb $19.99 Snake and Lizard are good friends, despite being very different creatures. A series of warm and funny stories set in the desert. 2008 NZ Post Book of the Year, White Raven and LIANZA Merit Award. 6+. Illus Trevor Pye Gecko Press 2011 9781877467851 Pb w flaps $29.99 A bumper collection of stories about the hilarious, incorrigible West family.
The Dog King
Lothian Books from Ford St 1999 734400381 Pb $12.95 Keiren is a loner who longs for a dog - one that can win the annual dog show hurdle race and show Keiren’s arch-enemy a thing or two. Jack Ellis befriends the boy and tells some ripping yarns about dogs and it looks as though Keiren’s dream will come true.
The Great Ferret Race
Lothian Books from Ford St 2001 734402724 Pb $14.95 Kazuo didn’t mean to cheat on the day of the Great Ferret Race. It just happened..!
The Slightly Skewed Life of Toby Chrysler
Addie Accident
Mona Minim and the Smell of the Sun
Cox, Michele
Illus Scott Tulloch
Frater, Adrienne
Sammy Joins the Shooting Stars
Illus Cat Chapman Walker Books Australia 2012 9781921529108 Pb $13.99 Sam’s gran loves to knit jumpers. Sam loves his Gran – but not her jumpers! Especially her latest one with a gigantic turtle on it. How can he accidentally lose the turtle jumper? 5+
HarperCollins 2010 9781869508791 Pb $19.99 Sammy plays soccer with the Shooting Stars and practices har (there’s detailed info about training and playing) and helps deal with a bullying problem. She also finds out what it’s like to go to the World Cup as a team escort. 7-11.
Walker Stories - Losing Turtle
HarperCollins 2008 9781869507411 Pb $19.99 When Sammy Banks used her new Comet boots to kick her football into a bowl of custard, she thought she was doomed. Instead, she is given the chance of a lifetime - to try out for the best football club in town. But is she good enough? 9+
Gowan, Anna
Way to Play Sammy
HarperCollins 2008 9781869507428 Pb $16.99 Sammy has made the team - but can she make the grade? There’s more to football than scoring goals and doing fancy tricks, but will Sammy be smart enough to realise that in time? 9+.
de Roo, Elena
Illus Gavin Bishop Gecko Press 2009 9781877467257 Pb $19.99 Gecko Press 2009 9781877467264 Hb $29.99 The daily adventures of Snake and Lizard who are great friends in spite of being very different. NZ Post Children’s Choice & Storylines Notable Book 2010. 6+.
The Tooth Fairy’s Mistake
Oceanbooks ePub/Kindle $7.95 Anything can happen when a curious child and a worn out fairy are forced to team up.
Illus Chris Grosz Random House 2008 9781869790097 Pb $18.99 It’s a dark and stormy night and no-one has turned up for Miss May’s parent/teacher evening. The only one who is there is Sandy the cat so they spend the night together telling scary stories, some made up and some based on well-known books. 6-9.
Gregg, Stacy
The Princess and the Foal
HarperCollins September 2013 9780007469024 Hb $35.99 Inspired by a real-life princess, the unforgettable story of how a truly special horse can heal a broken heart. Princess Haya is just three years old when tragedy strikes. The princess is heartbroken so her father, the King of Jordan, gives her an orphaned foal to care for. Gradually an incredible bond grows between the two and Haya begins to dream of an extraordinary future.
Ophelia Wild, Secret Spy
Illus Tracy Duncan Walker Books Australia 2012 9781921529672 Pb $16.99 Ophelia Wild, Secret Spy, is open for business! From her headquarters in the tree house, Ophelia and her assistant, Albert, solve all the toughest cases. Told in verse. 8+.
Drewery, Melanie Fishing Fame
Illus John Bennett Scholastic 2012 9781775430391 Pb $16.5 Max and Dan are desperate to get their names on the Fishing Fame Board. When they take a paddle boat out fishing, they catch much more than what they bargained for. A humorous story with illustrations. 7-10.
Harris, Trevor
Illus Jenny Cooper Scholastic 2010 9781869439491 Pb $13.50 Sequel to The Mad Tadpole Adventure. Maddie, little sister Molly and best friend Buzz create havoc for the babysitter after a stranger danger lesson at school. Plentiful black and white illustrations. 7-10.
Hegarty, Elizabeth
Stranger Madness
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Scholastic 2010 9781869439316 Pb $18.50 Hollie and her mother’s neighbours are miserable and unfriendly. Hollie overhears plans to build a dog-food factory nearly and decides to bring the neighbourhood together to fight. Lots off laughs and trickery. Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award 2009. NZ Post Best First Book & Junior Fiction Children’s Choice Awards 2011. 8-11.
The Terrible Night
Chicken Feathers
Friends: Snake and Lizard
Hollie Chips
Green, Paula
Dawley, Linda
Illus David Elliot Philomel Books 2008 97803992479210 Hb $33.50 Feel-good humorous story with an American tone. Josh’s pregnant mum is in hospital with ‘complications’, Grandma has come to run the household while Dad is busy running the chicken farm. Noone believes that Josh’s pet hen Semolina can talk even when she has important information about trouble on the farm. 8-12.
Illus David Elliot Random House 2005 9781869417246 Flexi $29.99 An unusual fantasy about an adventurous house ant and her first journey to the outside world. Beautiful new illustrations. 8-11
Sammy Goes to the World Cup
Scholastic 2010 9781869439712 Pb $18.50 No matter how hard she tries mishaps just keep happening to Addie. She’s bullied at school and struggles to fit in so escapes to Imagination land with her imaginary friend Hubert the hapless. 8-12.
Cowley, Joy
Scholastic 2013 9781775430810 Pb $15 Scrap goes to work on a real sheep station and learns to use his eye dog skills on real sheep, and gets in trouble when he tries to visit his mother on the neighbouring farm. 7-10.
Frame, Janet
The Wizard’s Torment
Corlett, Shirley
Book 2 - Oh My Dog!
Scholastic 2013 9781775430827 Pb $15 Scrap goes to a dog trial and meets his father. 7-10.
Celapene Press 2009 9780975074244 Pb $14.95 Toby’s mum has been missing for more than a month. His new friend, Ginger, has lost her dad. So how can an abandoned red shoe, an unusual plan and map coordinates help them in their search for their parents? www.celapenepress.com.au HarperCollins from Ford Street 1995 732251206 Pb $12.95 Winston, the wizard’s apprentice, tries a new spell and finds himself in a dark place having incurred the wrath of the Magic Guild and the Wizard. Only the dragon can help him find the missing dish he needs on his quest for the lost spell of Yoal.
Scrap Book 1 - Tale of a Blond Puppy
Book 3 - Dog on Trial
Home Run
Illus Connah Brecon* Lothian Books from Ford St 2003 073440526X Hb $12.95 Based on a true story. Robbie is lonely and longs for the day when the other kids will play with him. At last he proves that, if you wish hard enough, your dreams will come true.
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Breezemere Ben’s Great Journey
J & M Squire 2010 9780473161958 Pb $25+p&p The incredible journey the author’s grandson Nathan’s toy truck Ben made to find his owner after the family moved 200km away. Ben has many adventures and discovers new inner strengths. Coloured illustrations throughout.
Salt River
Scholastic 2009 9781869439088 Pb $18.50 Based on the true story of Tom Pook and his family who lived on the Kaipara Harbour in the 1920s. A tough life with a brutal fisherman father, numerous children, and a loving mother. A tough life beautifully portrayed. Storylines Tom Fitzgibbon Award 2008.
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