"Lulu the Pukeko found some old shoes, Jacko Pukeko discovered them too. Four pukeko feet, only one pair of shoes - what will the pukekos do?"--Back cover. Includes sheet music showing guitar and ukulele chords inside covers. Suggested level: junior, primary.

Celebrate Christmas Canadian-style with this hilarious adaptation of "Twelve days of Christmas". You'll find squirrels curling, puffins piping, hockey players a-leaping and more.

'Wow - if you asked me to choose ten fabulous and favourite New Zealand children's picture books, I would present you with this anthology' --Magpies In The Puffin New Zealand Children's Treasury are ten favourite stories from some of New Zealand's best-loved authors and illustrators. These enduring tales have stood the test of time, enchanting readers large and small with their colourful characters and memorable lines. They belong on every Kiwi kid's bookshelf. Between these covers you will find: My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes - Eve Sutton and Lynley Dodd Who Sank the Boat? - Pamela Allen The Kuia and the Spider - Patricia Grace and Robyn Kahukiwa A Summery Saturday Morning - Margaret Mahy and Selena Young The Tree Witches - Gwenda Turner A Booming in the Night - Ben Brown and Helen Taylor My Brown Bear Barney - Dorothy Butler and Elizabeth Fuller A Dragon in a Wagon - Lynley Dodd Mrs Wishy Washy''s Farm - Joy Cowley and Elizabeth Fuller A Pukeko in a Ponga Tree - Kingi M. Ihaka and Dick Frizzell

The Christmas tree is decorated and looking beautiful until Slinky Malinki gets involved. And what has happened to the fairy on top of the tree?

Reproduction of the original: The King Country by J.H Kerry-Nicholls

The history and use of New Zealand's native plants A guide and gift book in equal measure, this treasure of a book pays homage to New Zealand's native plant species. The Meaning of Trees tells the story of plants and people in Aotearoa New Zealand. Beautifully illustrated with botanical drawings, paintings and photographs, it shows us how a globally unique flora has been used for food, medicine, shelter, spirituality and science. From Jurassic giants to botanical oddballs - these are our wonderful native and endemic plants, in an exquisite hardback edition.

Lots of cats all around the world do exciting things like fly aeroplanes or play the violin - but my cat, an ordinary round-the-house cat, likes to hide in boxes. Children will love joining in with this fun rhyming story that is just right for beginner readers.