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A Lion in the Meadow by Margaret Mahy
$19.99 NZD
Category: Children's | Reading Level: very good
When the little boy tells his mother he has seen a big, roaring, yellow, whiskery lion in the meadow, she decides to make up a story for him too and gives him a matchbox with a tiny dragon inside.
A Lion in the Meadow (50th Anniversary Edition HB) by Margaret Mahy
$30.00 NZD
Category: Children's
An imaginative tale from New Zealand's most celebrated children's writer, Margaret Mahy. T here's a big, roaring, yellow, whiskery lion in the meadow. Go and see for yourself. What would you do if you knew there was a lion in the meadow, but your mother doesn't believe you? And when she gives you a matc ...Show more
A Summery Saturday Morning (Board) by Margaret Mahy
$15.99 NZD
Category: Children's
Let's go down to the sea this summery Saturday morning, down the wiggly track, scattering shells and leaping logs! First the dogs chase the cat, next they chase a boy on a rattly bike - then the wild geese chase them...Margaret Mahy's witty story, exuberantly illustrated by Selina Young, will delight re ...Show more
Boom Baby Boom Boom by Margaret Mahy
$14.99 NZD
Category: Children's
When Mama tells Baby that she's made a lovely lunch for him, she doesn't know that the animals are listening at the window. And they are much hungrier than Baby. While Mama bangs on her drums - boom-biddy-boom-biddy-boom-boom-boom - the yellow cat, the brown dog, the red rooster, the black-faced sheep a ...Show more
Bubble Trouble by Margaret Mahy
$14.99 NZD
Category: Children's
Little Mabel blew a bubble and it caused a lot of trouble...Such a lot of bubble trouble in a bibble-bobble way.For it broke away from Mabel as it bobbed across the table,Where it bobbled over Baby, and it wafted him away.When little Mabel's bubble gets away from her, it's her baby brother who gets into ...Show more
Down The Back of the Chair by Margaret Mahy
$14.99 NZD
Category: Children's
When Dad loses his car keys, toddler Mary suspects that they have ended up down the back of the chair so Dad begins to search. But what an odd assortments of objects are living down the back of the chair! This lively, eccentric poem is a visual explosion of fun and imagination, featuring dragons, pira ...Show more
Jam by Margaret Mahy
$19.99 NZD
Category: Children's | Series: A\Margaret Mahy Classic Ser.
A delightful tale by Margaret Mahy about an industrious stay-at-home dad who is on a mission to ensure his family gets the most out of their plum harvest!Margaret Mahy's classic story about a father's passion for making plum jam for his long-suffering family, illustrated by Helen Craig.'The whole house ...Show more
Kaitangata Twitch by Margaret Mahy
$17.99 NZD
$19.99 (10% off)
Category: Children's
The brooding island of Kaitangata lies just across the water from Meredith's home. It seems to have a supernatural presence, a will and a voice of its own, although only Meredith can hear it. Can Meredith save the island from an unscrupulous developer? How could the dreamer of the family succeed where ...Show more
Memory by Margaret Mahy
$19.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult
On the fifth anniversary of his sister Janine's death, nineteen-year-old Jonny Dart is still troubled by guilt and an imperfect memory of the accident that took her life. He goes searching for the only other witness to the fatal event, his sister's best friend. But instead of finding the answers he's lo ...Show more
Mister Whistler by Margaret Mahy
$19.99 NZD
Category: Children's
Absentminded Mister Whistler always has a song in his head and a dance in his feet. In a rush to catch the train, he is so distracted he loses his ticket. Is it in the bottom pockets of his big coat or the top pockets of his jacket? Perhaps he slipped it into his waistcoat...Where is Mister Whistler's t ...Show more
Nonstop Nonsense by Margaret Mahy
$19.99 NZD
Category: Children's
Wonderfully witty and delightfully silly collection of stories and rhyming nonsense from all-star author and artist team, Margaret Mahy and Quentin Blake. Readers meet the man from Fandango who pays a visit once every five hundred years, the word wizard who casts his spell over the Delmonico family, and ...Show more
Tale of a Tail by Margaret Mahy
$19.99 NZD
Category: Children's
Strange and exciting things are in store when Tom and his mum move to Prodigy Street one ordinary Thursday. There's a man with a magical name, a friendly dog with a powerful, waggy tail, and some remarkable surprises when anyone makes a wish.