Stories in Verse

Celebrate life's ups and downs in this gorgeous paperback edition of the bestselling Dr. Seuss classic! Congratulations! Today is your day. You're...

In this delightful classic from the one and only Dr. Seuss, Morris McGurk dreams about staging the world's greatest show! Join Morris McGurk for the world's greatest show, packed with the most tremendous, stupendous acts ever seen, from the...

Who Do You Think You Are? meets You Choose! in this inclusive picture book that opens up discussions about what makes us who we are. Perfect for ages 3+, this is a joyful celebration of all the pieces, places and...

Celebrate 25 years of this much-loved bedtime adventure from Ian Whybrow and Axel Scheffler - with a fun rhyming story and a flap to lift on every page!Bedtime isn't bedtime without your favourite bear, and Tom's bear is on his way! In The Bedtime Bear:...

A hilariously silly Christmas rhyming picture book, featuring 101 magical festive bums of all shapes and sizes! From the creators of 101 Spooky Bums and 101 Bums - winner of the Best Laugh Out Loud Picture Book at the Lollies 2022Find sparkly bums,...

Little ones can join in the fun On the Farm by pulling out the sliders, moving the animals and making all the different noises! Quack along with the ducks, moo with the cows and neigh with the horses.Young children will love playing with this bright and...

A classic picture book by Eric Carle and Bill Martin, Jr - Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?Exuberantly coloured artwork and favourite animals make this rhythmic story the perfect introduction to looking and learning about colours. Each spread...

Celebrate life's ups and downs in this perfectly pocket-sized edition of the bestselling Dr. Seuss classic, just right for gifting. Congratulations!Today is your day.You're off to Great Places!You're off and away! For more than...

Look out - there's a Ticklemonster about! And he's off to tickle all his animal friends, from the pigs on the farm to penguins at the zoo. Join Tom and Bear as they follow him on his adventures, but watch out - you might get tickled too!This fun board...

Board book edition of this bestselling story about confidence, self-esteem, and a shy little mouse who sets out on a journey to find his roar.In a dry dusty place where the sand sparkled gold, stood a mighty flat rock, all craggy and old. And under...

A feel-good rhyming story with a positive message about confidence and self-esteem, from the creators of international bestseller, Giraffes Can't Dance.Little Penguin Pip-Pip would love to join in with all his friends swimming in the sea, but there's...

Lift the flaps and join in the fun with Cat's Cookbook, a story in the bestselling Tales from Acorn Wood preschool series by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. Cat wants to learn to cook. Will she find a book to help her in...

Push, pull and slide the moving mechanisms to meet all your favourite characters from the deep dark wood in this brilliant board book based on the bestselling classic picture book, The Gruffalo - and bring the story to life!Discover what happens when a...

Award-winning author, Jeanne Willis, revamps all the favourite Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes.Think you know your favourite classic nursery rhymes? Read this picture book and think again! In this witty reworking of popular nursery rhymes, Georgie Porgie...

The day has arrived for the Dogs' Summer Ball. It's so high class, that each dog must remove their bottom before they are allowed inside the hall. But in the middle of all the frivolity something unexpected happens and the dogs have to make a hasty exit...

This crisp and contemporary picture book offers a unique baby's eye view of the first year, from birth to first steps. A mother is a nest, a vehicle, a mirror... The baby sees their mother in every aspect of their day. As the pages go by, the child...

Have you ever wondered what happens in the zoo at night? Well, the answer, in this zoo anyway, is that all the animals create a hullabaloo - playing music, dancing, singing and generally having a noisy good time. Zanna Davidson's rompingly rhythmic...

OVER 175 MILLION ERIC CARLE BOOKS SOLD WORLDWIDEA much-loved classic, illustrated by the creator of The Very Hungry CaterpillarVibrant artwork and favourite animals make this rhythmic story the perfect introduction to learning about colours. Each spread...

Little Goose's Autumn is a second stunning story from an exciting picture book pairing and the uplifting tale of a lively young goose finding her place in the world. As summer fades to autumn, a lively young goose feels a change in the air and senses she...

"I've lost my mum!"Where is Monkey's mummy? It's not too much fun being lost in the jungle, and little monkey wants his mum. Kindly butterfly is keen to help, but they don't seem to be having much luck and keep finding the wrong animals! But eventually,...

Ben and Bella are having such a lovely, splashy time in the big red bath that soon everyone wants to join in the fun! But will there be room for all the animals . . . even Hippopotamus? A riotous story - brought to life by young, bright, friendly...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781869714871Author Jessica UrlichsFormat HardbackPage Count 64Imprint Little MoaPublisher Hachette Aotearoa New ZealandWeight(grams) 249gDimensions(mm)...

Embark on a dreamy, night-time jaunt with a young boy and the moon. Overcoming a fear of the dark and discovering the world at night lives at the heart of this poetic tale. Includes notes about the moon and plants and animals that thrive in the wee hours...

A FIN-TASTIC festive story in this bestselling series!Timothy Pope, Timothy Pope looks again through his telescope. As snowflakes fall without a sound, he looks left, he looks right, he looks all around. Wait, is that a SHARK?Turn the page to find out,...

Come into the jungle for a noisy, rhyming animal adventure in this colourful read-aloud board book! There's a rumble in the jungle, There's a whisper in the trees, The animals are waking up, And rustling the leaves ...Little ones will love looking at the...

Come down to the farmyard for a noisy, rhyming animal adventure in this colourful read-aloud picture book!The rooster wakes the farm up with a cock-a-doodle-doo! The sheepdog won't stop barking, and the cows begin to moo.Little ones will love looking at...

Little ones can join in the fun with Freddy the Frog by pulling out the sliders, pushing up the tabs and making lots of noise down at the pond. Follow Freddy as he squelches in slime, races his friends and croaks all the day long!Young children will love...

Poo poo, bum bum, wee wee -I sing my toilet song.Poo poo, bum bum, wee wee -I sing it all day long!Encourage toddlers and young children to use the toilet confidently with this hilarious rhyming picture book! Featuring bright, friendly illustrations and...

A delightfully fun, fact-filled planetary tale from the creator of the Baby University series!Travel around the solar system and celebrate what makes each planet unique! From Neptune to Mercury and all the planets in between, each one is different and...

A hilariously silly rhyming picture book, featuring 101 super spooky Halloween bums! From the creators of 101 Christmas Bums and 101 Bums - winner of the Best Laugh Out Loud Picture Book at the Lollies 2022.Spooky bumHooty bumHairy bumScary bum!Find...

VOTED BEST LAUGH OUT LOUD PICTURE BOOK AWARD IN THE LOLLIES 2022 AND OVER 101,000 COPIES SOLD!The hilariously silly bestselling picture book, featuring 101 different animal bums! Bums in the jungle, bums in the town. Bums in the treetops, hanging upside...

From the bestselling author and illustrator duo of The Gruffalo! Now available in an early reader format. Who's that singing on the savannah? It's the top-five ugly animals in Africa! The...

A special edition of this much-loved classic to celebrate 20 FIN-TASTIC years! Timothy Pope, Timothy Pope, what can you see through your telescope?Is there really a shark in the park? Go on, be brave, open the book and see! Timothy Pope has a brand new...

Packed full of everyone's favourite farm animals, and with a large flap to lift on every page, Who's on the Farm? is perfect for fans of the What the Ladybird Heard series.Who can you find down on the farm? Lanky Len and Hefty Hugh have fallen into a...

A sing-along slider book of this classic nursery rhyme that is perfect for babies and toddlers.An adorable sing-along board book story, with five robust board sliders - easy for little hands to use! With bright illustrations this book makes the perfect...

Katie Crocodile is having a tea party, when in storm three naughty tigers. "They gurgled and they guzzled and chortled till they spat! They drank straight from the milk jug... Then used it as a hat." It's time the tigers visited Miss Molly's School of...

Little ones can join in the fun In the Jungle by pulling out the sliders, pushing up the tabs and counting all the animals! How many lazy lions are yawning? How many zebras are skipping?Young children will love playing with this bright and colourful...

Dive into the ocean for a noisy, rhyming animal adventure in this colourful read-aloud board book.Little ones will love looking at the colourful pictures and joining in with all the great sound words, as they discover lots of amazing sea creatures...

Packed full of fun, What the Ladybird Heard at Christmas is a perfect gift for the festive season from the bestselling picture book partnership of Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks.In a big old house, the ladybird is visiting her friend the spider for the...

Chug along with a farmer and his tractor on this multi-season animal adventure! A busy farmer picks up fifteen animals along his route, but when his trailer hits a stone, chaos ensues. This colorful book, now in board book format, combines simple...