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Barry by Colin Thompson
20.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books
"Barry may be no larger than a can of beans, but his powers are awesome. The trouble is he has been trapped down the back of the sofa for over fifty years unable to do the job he was built for. His creators have gone back to their own planet and without his control the Earth is gradually falling apart. ...Show more
Camelot (The Dragons #1) by Colin Thompson
21.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Dragons | Reading Level: 9-12
What do you get when you cross the legendary heroes of Camelot with the legendary humour of Colin Thompson? The Dragons. This is the true story of King Arthur, who was not a superhero. He was a nasty little spoilt brat... or was he? From the author of The Floods series.
Fearless by Colin Thompson
18.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Series: Fearless | Reading Level: Children's - Grade 2-3, Age 7-8
CBC shortlisted picture book -- now in paperback When a new baby is born it's difficult to tell if it will grow up to be big or small or brave or scared of the dark and spiders. So sometimes babies get the wrong name. It's the same with dogs. So when the Claybourne-Willments, who should have been called ...Show more
Fearless Sons and Daughter by Colin Thompson
18.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Series: Fearless
Everyone's favourite scaredy-cat bulldog is back - with puppies! Everyone's favourite scaredy-cat bulldog returns in a brand-new adventure! When we last saw Fearless, he had fallen head over paws for the beautiful Primrose. Now, they've got puppies to care for, and Fearless must figure out what it mea ...Show more
Free to a Good Home by Colin Thompson
20.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: 5-8
The Smith family has always been a little bit different. Their food is usually burnt, homework is a foreign country that they prefer not to visit, and their house is full of strange and unusual things. Other children might collect stray animals, but Peter and Sally Smith bring home an old lady from the ...Show more
Free to a Good Home by Colin Thompson
31.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books | Reading Level: very good
Most people don't like being different. They want exactly the same things as their neighbours, only bigger and more of them. Yet no matter how much they have, they always feel there is something missing. The Smiths are not like other people. They might not be any good at cooking, or housework, or homewo ...Show more
Mordred (The Dragons #3) by Colin Thompson
20.00 NZD
Category: Junior Fiction | Series: Dragons
Arthur has been crowned King and peace and happiness have broken out all over Avalon. Life has never been more peaceful and everyone is living happily ever after. So why are so many people planning rebellion? On the one hand, the Dragons are planning an uprising. On the other hand, King Arthur's revolti ...Show more
Sometimes Love is Under Your Foot by Colin Thompson
21.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books
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
20.00 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 Bicycle by Colin Thompson
35.00 NZD
Category: Picture Books
Illuminates the gifts and strategies of the tenacious woman at the Liebling-Wood Agency who melded playwrights with producers, directors, and leading actors and shaped the American theatre and film industry during the mid-twentieth century.From Tennessee Williams and Carson McCullers to Arthur Kopit and ...Show more
The Corner of My Eye (HB) by Colin Thompson
29.00 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
21.00 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