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A book for every budding astrophysicist - join curious Abigail as she discovers how the Moon came to orbit the Earth. One clear day, Abigail thinks of a question and knows that she won't be able to do anything else if she doesn't have an answer to it. " Daddy, " she asked, " where did the Moon come from?" " From the Earth, Abigail, " replied Daddy. " The Moon was once a part of the Earth." " It was?" Abigail asked. " But how did it get in the ...

A beautiful contemporary fable from the acclaimed Kyle Mewburn about gratitude, mindfulness and living in the present. " What are you looking for?" asked Wolf. " I'm looking for tomorrow, " Rabbit sighed. " But I've looked everywhere, and it's nowhere to be found." Will Rabbit's friends help him to see what is wonderful about today, before it's too late? By the award-winning author of Old Hu-Hu and with gorgeous, dreamy illustrations by the ta...

Dave Letele's incredible life has taken him from footy to failure, crime to community, fat to fit and riches to rags -- and back again. Today, he is an award-winning community leader and life coach who, as the face of Buttabean Motivation, helps literally thousands of ordinary people achieve their goals. He provides targeted health and fitness programmes, helps young people find jobs, and runs a foodshare for those in need. But it wasn't alway...

Spend the day with Crane Guy and see how many things you can spy from up high in his crane. Crane Guy, up so high, Building towers in the sky, Tell me, tell me what you spy. Something beginning with . . . Join Crane Guy for a game of I Spy up high in a crane - how many things can you see that begin with the letter B? Or S? Or P? This superb rhyming picture book by acclaimed author Sally Sutton and illustrator Sarah Wilkins makes a very fun gam...

A story full of humour and heart about having the blues, in the form of a big heavy elephant. One day an elephant came and sat on my chest. I found it hard to get up or move around, to breathe or talk. " I'm Blue, " the elephant said. " Can you please move, Blue?" I asked. " I don't want to move. This is a good spot for me to sit." " You're crushing me, " I said. " Yet I find you very comfortable, " said Blue. Mum read every book about elephan...

A vibrant modern fairytale about a lighthouse-keeper princess who rescues a boy in a storm - winner, Storylines Gavin Bishop Award 2021. "Do you need rescuing from this tower?" he asked her. "No, " she said, "I like it here." The Lighthouse Princess is almost perfectly happy. She takes care of the light that keeps ships at sea safe, catches fish off the balcony and swims with penguins and seals. But one day, a little fishing boat with green sa...

Kyle Mewburn grew up in the sunburnt, unsophisticated Brisbane suburbs of the 1960s and '70s in a household with little love and no books, with a lifelong feeling of being somehow wrong - like ' strawberry jam in a spinach can'. In this book, Kyle describes this early life and her journey to becoming her own person - a celebrated children's book author, a husband and, finally, a woman. She shares the dreams, the prejudice and the agony of grow...

In 2013, Jackie Clark launched The Aunties, a grassroots charity helping women to rebuild their lives after a period of trauma. She quit her job, turning her back on her comfortable life, to focus on The Aunties full-time, becoming Aunty in Charge and assisting hundreds of women with material needs and emotional support. Jackie has long dreamed of a publication that gives these women a voice. This powerful new book features the stories of a nu...

Mataio (Matt) Faafetai Malietoa Brown offers the men in his barbershop a haircut with a difference: a safe space to be seen and heard without judgement. As the creator of My Fathers Barbers, Matt has inspired a new generation of New Zealand men to break free from the cycle of abuse -- and those men have in turn inspired Matt and his wife, Sarah, to create the global anti-violence movement She Is Not Your Rehab. In this book, Matt shares his ow...

The point of this book is to explore my ideas for sartorial satisfaction, to tell the stories associated with my love of clothes and fashion, and to share the message of accidental sustainability.' When Peta Mathias dug through the clothes she had stored away for twenty years in her shed, she realised it was full of valuable, beautiful items that were crying out to be worn again: 'Fashion is mysterious, irresistible and alluring . . . they are...

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Belinda MacDonald loves creating super-fast modern keto dishes with clever twists to make you smile. Her passion is for fun, vibrant and flavourful food. During Covid lockdown she launched a new website called Flavourbomb to help people with kitchen confidence and clever ingredient swaps to make dishes keto, and which took off like a rocket. Her new book has a wonderful selection of main meals plus a great mix of fat bombs, sweet treats, keto ...

Jazz Thornton has achieved huge international recognition for her work in advocacy for mental health and the uses of voices of lived experience to provide hope to those who are struggling. This journal, written with Genevieve Mora, her co-founder of the organization Voices of Hope, provides a creative approach to self-help in mental health and well-being. The attractive pages will help guide the user in personal reflection, goal-setting, organ...

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In the seventh Showtym Adventure, it's a race against time for Vicki to find and train a brand new pony for the show season. Should she go for experience, or for potential? When Vicki's multi-champion pony is injured, she is devastated. It's the beginning of the show season and the 14-year-old must find a replacement quickly -- but no pony comes close to the one she has lost. Then Vicki sees beautiful and inexperienced Jackamo. She senses he h...

The Covid-19 lockdown in New Zealand caused fear, hardship and loss. Through this time of unprecedented national hardship, however, there emerged incredible stories of hope and optimism. Businesses innovated and found new ways to create value, communities came together in new ways online, and families reconnected through time spent together"--Publisher information.

Are you feeling a little bit (or a lottle bit) anxious? Meet DOT, who's here to help. In this beautiful little hand-drawn book, DOT offers a practical way to comfort and calm anyone anxious, stressed or overwhelmed. For anyone (big or small) who wants to take a moment and some nice, deep breaths. In five unique colours - orange, blue, pink, yellow or green.

A cheeky baboon, a cockatoo sending a heading dog out to round up sheep, a family of pukekos crossing the road, a dog saying 'bugger', an octopus taking a photo. Think of an ad you love, or a New Zealand-made movie, and if it has an animal in it chances are Mark Vette is behind it. He's trained almost every species you can think of. But the famous animal behaviourist and trainer who captured global attention with "Dogs who drive cars" and "Dog...

Fake Baby is a tender and funny exploration of the power of words, our perception of resilience and what it means to be real. Nine days, One City, Three Oddballs. Stephen's dead father is threatening to destroy the world. If Stephen commits the ultimate sacrifice and throws himself in to the harbour, he will save humanity. The last thing he needs is a Jehovah's Witness masquerading as a schoolboy and an admission to a mental health facility. J...

Now a feature film streaming on Netflix This is a stunning novel about tradition and change, about whanau and its struggle to survive, about the place of women in a shifting world.Makareta is the chosen one--carrying her family's hopes. Missy is the observer--the one who accepts but has her dreams. Mata is always waiting--for life to happen as it stealthily passes by. Moving from the forties to the present, from the country to the protests of ...