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17 Kings and 42 Elephants by Margaret Mahy
Category: Picture Books
Where those kings are headed is a mystery, but no travelers ever had such a jolly time. Here is a royal romp through a tongue-twisting paradise. 32 full-color illustrations.
A Lion in the Meadow by Margaret Mahy
Category: Picture Books
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 by Margaret Mahy
Category: Children's Fiction
The little boy said, "Mother, there is a lion in the meadow." The mother said, "Nonsense, little boy." Do you think there is a lion in the meadow? Award-winning author Margaret Mahy tells a delightful story of truth and imagination. A classic tale for every child, illustrated charmingly by Jenny Willia ...Show more
A Lion in the Meadow (50th Anniversary Edition HB) by Margaret Mahy
Category: Picture Books
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 (PB) by Margaret Mahy
Category: Picture Books
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 delig ...Show more
Boom Baby Boom Boom by Margaret Mahy
Category: Picture Books
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
Boom Baby Boom Boom by Margaret Mahy
Category: Accessories
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
Category: Children's Books
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
Dashing Dog by Margaret Mahy; Donovan Bixley
Category: Picture Books
Follow the chaotic antics of the dashing dog and his family in a mad, dizzy and joyful walk along the beach. Margaret Mahy's beloved children's story has been beautifully reillustrated by the talented Donovan Bixley who also illustrated The Wheels on the Bus, The Looky Book, Old MacDonald's Farm and man ...Show more
Dashing Dog (HB & CD) by Margaret Mahy; Donovan Bixley
Category: Picture Books
A beautifully illustrated new edition of Margaret Mahy's classic verse, including CD of story read by Margaret Mahy. Follow the chaotic antics of the dashing dog and his family in a mad, dizzy and joyful walk along the beach. Margaret Mahy's beloved children's story has been beautifully reillustrated by ...Show more
Down The Back of the Chair by Margaret Mahy
Category: Picture Books
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