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A Finder's Magic by Philippa Pearce
14.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
A mysterious stranger called Mr Finder offers to help Till find his dog, and they interview various witnesses including a heron, a mole, a riddling cat - and Miss Mousey, whose sketch of a peaceful riverbank offers a vital clue. The quest to find Bess is full of magic but Till begins to mistrust his sup ...Show more
Amy's Three Best Things by Philippa Pearce
16.95 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
A wonderfully reassuring bedtime book about staying away from home for the very first time. This magical tale, written by author Philippa Pearce, is perfectly captured by Robin Bell Corfield's beautiful, classic illustrations.
"Lion at School" and Other Stories Lion at School / Runaway / Brainbox / The Executioner / Hello, Polly! / The Manatee / The Crooked Little Finger / The Great Sharp Scissors / Secrets by Philippa Pearce
10.95 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
A collection of classic stories.
Minnow on the Say by Philippa Pearce
20.95 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Reading Level: 9-11
David can't believe his eyes when he discovers the canoe at the bottom of the garden - The Minnow. He traces the owner and together they begin a summer of adventure, looking for treasure along the river.
Minnow on the Say by Philippa Pearce
17.99 NZD
18.99 (5% off)
Category: Young Adult Fiction
It's a great discovery. Right there, at the bottom of the garden, bobbing on the river, is a canoe. The Minnow. David can't help wishing he could keep her ...The Minnow leads him to Adam, and an extraordinary summer begins. Armed with a mysterious, ancient clue, the two boys set out along the river b ...Show more
The Battle of Bubble and Squeak by Philippa Pearce
12.95 NZD
14.95 (13% off)
Category: Children Fiction
Sid, Peggy and Amy adore the two gerbils, Bubble and Squeak, but their mother detests them. A major family battle results, and it's clear life is never going to be quite the same again. But after a near fatal encounter between Bubble and Ginger the cat, Mrs Sparrow begins to see that life with 2 gerbils ...Show more
The Little Gentleman by Philippa Pearce
29.95 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
When Bet is first asked to go into the meadow and read a passage aloud from a book - apparently to no-one - she wonders why. But then she realises that her audience is a little mole, who listens attentively. This isn't just any mole. This mole can speak, he is more than 300 years old and he has an amazi ...Show more
The Little Gentleman by Philippa Pearce
12.95 NZD
16.95 (23% off)
Category: Children Fiction
When Bet is first asked to go into the meadow and read a passage aloud from a book - apparently to no-one - she wonders why. But then she realises that her audience is a little mole, who listens attentively. This isn't just any mole. This mole can speak, he is more than 300 years old and he has an amazi ...Show more
The Squirrel Wife by Philippa Pearce
29.99 NZD
Category: Children Fiction
When Jack helps one of the green people who live in the forest, the fairy king rewards him with a mysterious "squirrel wife". The couple are happy until Jack's jealous older brother turns the villagers against him and, one day, they lock him up. The king of the green people tells Jack his squirrel wife ...Show more
Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce
14.95 NZD
Category: Children Fiction | Series: Puffin Books | Reading Level: 2-12
Hurry!, whispered the house, and the grandfather clock at the heart of it beat an anxious tick. Tom opened the door wide and let in the moonlight. He was staring at what he saw outside. They had said, "Really, there's nothing to see". This book won a Carnegie Medal.