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A poetry book and CD from internationally acclaimed educationalist and author Jill Eggleton.

by Jill Eggleton is a vibrant picture book for use in the classroom or at home. Jill is a New Zealand educationalist and author of over 850 books, who knows just what will engage young readers. Her books are themed with a life lesson, and contain detailed pictures that help children to recognize, li...

A poetry book and CD from internationally acclaimed educationalist and author Jill Eggleton.

Big Bubba is a picture book text about a young hippo who lives in the Ringting River with his papa and mama. Big Bubba loves to do things his way and doesnt listen to his parents warnings. This, of course, leads Big Bubba into trouble on more than one occasion. Can Big Bubba learn to listen to his p...

a picture book text sumptuously illustrated by Trish Donald. Jill Eggleton explores fear and what happens when you base that fear on appearance. lived deep down under the sea, where it is dark as night and scary creatures drift about. The scariest creature of all was the ugly orange octopus. Can sta...

a picture book text with fun illustrations by Rob Kiely. Jill Eggleton explores strong feelings through two quirky characters, Mr Grizzle and Beatrix B. Mr Grizzle is grumpy with everything and everyone. He scowls and growls and he huffs and puffs in a grouchy grump. But Beatrix has an idea. She kno...

a picture book text with superb quirky illustrations by Ronja Schipper. Jill Eggleton takes us on a nonsensical ride in which beekeepers must persevere and devise the best way to capture a swarm of bees. An enormous, yellow cloud of bees came swarming over Mickey McFees house. The Bee Catchers came ...

by Jill Eggleton is a vibrant picture book for use in the home or classroom. Jill is a educationalist and author of over 850 books, who knows just what will engage young readers. Her books are themed with a life lesson, and contain detailed pictures that help children recognize, link and describe wh...

a picture book text wonderfully illustrated by Warren Mahy. Jill Eggleton takes us on an adventure with a silly cow who decides to go for a walk when the paddock gate is left open. One day, saw a gate open and she thought to herself, I need to have an adventure." So out the gate, she went. When the ...

a picture book text with gorgeously fun illustrations by Scott Pearson. Jill Eggleton delivers yet another hilarious story exploring what happens when two stubborn characters encounter each other. One day, Boris was driving along the road with his bus full of people when all of a sudden there was a ...

Oh Me, Oh My is a picture book text in which a quirky parrot and an elephant go on a mission to find the sun after days of rain. It had been raining for days and days. Owl, who knew everything, said, The sun has fallen from the sky." Oh me, oh my, oh me, oh my. The sun has fallen from the sky said P...

a picture book text beautifully illustrated by Grant Snow. Jill Eggleton explores what happens when a character with ill intentions gets to know its intended victim. Fat Cat had been watching Mama Bird sitting on her eggs. He knew bird babies would be here soon, so he sharpened his claws. Mice are n...

Peggy Loo and Poppy Woppy is a picture book text superbly illustrated by Gabriella Klepatski. Jill Eggleton takes a comical look at the differences between youth and old age with these two endearing characters. Peggy Loo asked Poppy Woppy if he could bounce on her trampoline, if he could do flips, c...

Rita Angus: An Artist's Life by Jill Trevelyan A magnificent biography of one of New Zealands leading 20th century artists this revised edition brings the book up to date with new assessments of Angus and in the context of the Rita Angus exhibition held at Te Papa late in 2021. Winner of the Non Fic...

a picture book text with beautifully fun illustrations by Scott Pearson. Jill Eggleton writes a comical narrative of an eccentric character's love affair with popcorn. Granny McQueen loved popcorn. She loved it so much, she bought a popcorn machine. Now she could make more popcorn when she wanted. B...

a picture book text wonderfully illustrated by Cat Chapman. Jill Eggleton takes us on a comical rescue when a boy named Baxter loses his beloved Beebee bear on a bus. Beebee was a bear with fuzzy-wuzzy, curly-wurly orange hair. Baxter took Beebee with him everywhere in a grasshopper green backpack. ...

a picture book text in which a joey (baby kangaroo) loses his mother and finds himself confronted by a stranger with not so good intentions. Bubba Kanga loves jumping along in his mothers pouch. But one day she jumps so high, Bubba Kanga bumps right out Look out, Bubba Kanga Here comes sneaky Snake....

Booms-a-daisy is a picture book text with bright quirky illustrations by Alistair Hughes. Jill Eggleton delivers a fun quirky story in which an easy going woman named Maisy tries to get on with her day but is followed everywhere by a bumblebee Maisy came skipping and tripping out of her house. She w...

a picture book text gorgeously illustrated by Richard Hoit in which an enormous but kind dinosaur wants to join in the dinosaur dance and protect the small mouse lizards at the same time. This inevitably brings him into conflict with the other dinosaurs. When the moon was hanging in the sky like a g...

a picture book text delightfully illustrated by John Bennett. Jill Eggleton delivers another fun quirky story in which an eccentric woman has a fondness for an old out of date car. Will she bow to social pressure and buy something more modern Ziggy bought a new car. It was a jungle green jalopy. Car...

a picture book text splendidly illustrated by Grant Snow. Jill Eggleton explores what happens when a fastidious character in the form of Uncle Wunkle encounters a situation he initially doesn't like will he be open to change Uncle Wunkle was coming to stay. Miggle Mouse will have to stay in her cage...

a picture book text in which a large mouse tries to encourage a smaller, timid mouse to be brave and go hunting for food with him. Mice are not scared," said Big Mouse. Mice are big and brave like me." And Big Mouse puffed himself up so much, he nearly popped out of his skin. But when Big Mouse peep...

Native New Zealand Birds by Janet Martin. Beautifully illustrated by Ivar Treskon. Joe the Kakapo Joe the Kakapo lives all on his own on an island way down south. One night he went exploring and fell down a slippery track. Poor stranded Joe had broken his toe Who will come and rescue him A story about helping. Made in New Zealand