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Ruby by Colin Thompson
22.99 NZD
Category: Picture Books
Ruby was made in 1934 by Austin Motor Company in Longbridge, England. She's shiny, she's beautiful and this is her story.
Short & Incredibly Happy Life of Riley (Out of Print) by Colin Thompson & Amy Lissiet (illus)
29.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
Human beings live for quite a long time and for a lot of that time we are not happy. We want to be taller, shorter, fatter, thinner, older and younger. We want our straight hair to be curly, our curly hair to be straight, and our brown eyes to be blue. We want to be somewhere else with someone else, eat ...Show more
Sometimes Love is Under Your Foot by Colin Thompson
29.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
Kevin the dog likes his owners, and they like him. The children take him for walks and play with him, and at night he lies in his basket while the family watches television. But it is their father, George, whom Kevin loves. This is the story of how Geoge comes to appreciate Kevin.
Sometimes Love is Under Your Foot by Colin Thompson
18.99 NZD
21.00 (9% off)
Category: Children Fiction
Kevin the dog loves his owner Brian so much he thinks that Brian is God. But Brian usually ignores Kevin, except when he nearly treads on him in his big shoes. When Brian becomes ill, he learns to appreciate the love that has been there all along.
Stanley (PB) by Colin Thompson
19.99 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 1-2, Age 6-7
From the creator of FEARLESS comes a new canine tale. 'It was very quiet in Stanley's house. there were no brothers or sisters, no dads or grannies, not even a cat, a budgie or a goldfish.' Stanley lives with his human, Gerald, and Gerald's mum. Life is peaceful, but sometimes Stanley feels quite lonely ...Show more
The Corner of My Eye (HB) by Colin Thompson
28.99 NZD
Category: Picture Books
A book about a special relationship between a grandfather and his granddaughter who tries to see life through his eyes. When you are very, very young or very, very old, you can see things out of the corner of your eye. In between, all you can see is all you can see. Unless you are very, very lucky. Th ...Show more
The Corner of My Eye (PB) by Colin Thompson
20.99 NZD
Category: Picture Books
A book about a special relationship between a grandfather and his granddaughter who tries to see life through his eyesWhen you are very, very young or very, very old, you can see things out of the corner of your eye. In between, all you can see is all you can see. Unless you are very, very lucky. Then t ...Show more
The Dog's Just Been Sick in the Honda & Other Poems by Colin Thompson
19.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Reading Level: From 6 To 11
A collection of 65 hilarious poems about budgies, dogs, squished cats, gerbils and other assorted animals that will make you laugh, cry and groan, all at the same time. This collection will change the way you think about animals forever! Ages 8+.
The Floods 1: Neighbours by Colin Thompson
5.99 NZD
Category: Young Adult Fiction | Series: Floods
Nerlin and Mordonna Flood have seven children, most of whom were not created in the traditional way like you or me, but were made in the cellar, using incredible mystical powers, some very shiny Jamie Oliver saucepans and a small chemistry set. The youngest child, Betty, is a normal, pretty little girl ...Show more
The Last Alchemist by Colin Thompson
22.99 NZD
Category: Picture Books
Spinifex, the nineteenth alchemist, must discover the secret of turning base metals into gold before the . dawn of the new Millennium or he is finished. His schemes, growing stranger and wilder each day, finally result in a monstrous machine, driven by the power of the Sun. Will Spinifex succeed or will ...Show more
The Naughty Corner by Colin Thompson
32.99 NZD
Category: Picture Books
Sometimes it gets pretty crowded in the naughty corner... Babies George and Cleopatra, 14-year-old Peter, 38-year old Brian, Nigel the cat, Credence the dog and Monique, the yellow bird - all of them have spent time in the naughty corner. It's meant to make them think about their behaviour, but they've ...Show more
The Paperbag Prince by Colin Thompson
21.99 NZD
Category: Picture Books
The story of an old man living in a railway carriage on a rubbish dump who knows that even rubbish can sometimes contain treasure; and that, if he stays long enough, gentle nature will heal the countryside and make it green again. First published 1992.