Best of 2020: Children's Picture Books - Christchurch City LibrariesLike this list

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• The Lighthouse Keeper's Mystery

  Armitage, Ronda, 1943-

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  Mr Grinling has a puzzling mystery on his hands: someone is dumping rubbish into the sea! His nephew George thinks it could be pirates ... or could the culprit be someone closer to home? A new story in this popular series, with an…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Polar Bear in the Snow

  Barnett, Mac, 1982-

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  Follow a magnificent polar bear through a fantastic world of snow and shockingly blue sea. Over the ice, through the water, past Arctic animals and even a human ... where is he going? What does he want?

• The Tree

  Base, Graeme, 1958-

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  This is the story of a cow, a duck and a very big tree. At first the cow and the duck are happy with their mooberries and mushquacks, living side-by-side without even noticing. But then a big storm came... Cow and Duck set out to protect…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Favorite Color

  Becker, Aaron, 1974-

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  People always ask for your favourite colour. But who said you can only have one? Open this gorgeous board book to find an ode to ever-changing colours, offering a spectrum of hues evoking the sun, the sea, clouds, and fruit.

• Wolfred

  Bland, Nick, 1973-

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  Fancy Pants Tower is the biggest, shiniest building in the city. And Wolfred operates the lift. Each day he silently observes the extraordinary things he sees as he passes between the floors of the tower. To his boss, Wolfred isn't…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dog Gone

  Biddulph, Rob, 1972-

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  Every dog has his Dave (or otherwise-named human)... but on a walk in the park, the adorable Teddy the pug, loses his! And when Teddy finds himself at the shed of the TERRIBLE TROLL in the woods, he might find more than he bargained for...…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Weed

  Blake, Quentin, 1932-

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  An inspiring fable about the power of nature, encouraging children and adults alike to care for the environment and each other. The Meadowsweet family suddenly and expectedly find themselves at the bottom of a giant crack in the earth.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Our Girl

  Browne, Anthony, 1946-

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  She's lovely, our girl! A joyful and empowering celebration of daughters, granddaughters, sisters and girl-children everywhere - showing all the many things that girls can be. A brand-new picture book from award-winning and best-loved…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Miffy's Treasury

  Bruna, Dick, 1927-2017

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  Miffy celebrates her 65th birthday, with this lovely anniversary treasury containing five classic Miffy stories.

• The Goody

  Child, Lauren

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  Chirton Krauss is a good child. He does everything he is told, when he is told. He even does good things without being told. He eats his broccoli, he goes to bed on time and he never, ever sticks his finger up his nose. Meanwhile,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• There's a Mouse in My House

  Collins, Ross, 1972-

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  Bear has an unwelcome guest and this cheeky mouse just won't leave! He's making a real commotion in Bear's house - eating all the food, listening to loud music and even spilling bathwater all over the floor! But when there's an unexpected…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Snowflake

  Davies, Benji

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  High, high up in the clouds a tiny snowflake is made. Perfectly small, fluffy, crystal and white, it tumbles and bounces inside the cloud. But then she begins to fall...

• Last

  the Story of a White Rhino

  Davies, Nicola, 1958-

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  A rhino is put in a zoo in the middle of a grey city, where all he can do is pace back and forth. He misses his home, his mother, the smell of earth and rain. He fears he may be the last of his kind. Then one day, he is rescued and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard and Her Dog

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  In this reissue of Tomie dePaola's classic 1981 picture book, an unlucky old woman cares for her dog despite the hilarious mishaps along the way.

• The Teeny Weeny Genie

  Donaldson, Julia, 1948-

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  Old Macdonald is cleaning out his farmhouse kitchen when he comes across a dusty old teapot. And no one could be more surprised when a wish-granting genie pops out of the spout. Old Macdonald wishes for a wife, who wishes for a baby. A…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Where Happiness Begins

  Eland, Eva

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  This follow-up to When Sadness Is at Your Door suggests that happiness can always be found by looking within.

• There's a Witch in Your Book

  Fletcher, Tom, 1985-

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  HOCUS POCUS! There's a witch in your book and she's making a terrible mess. Can you use your own magic to show Messy Witch who's boss and help her keep your book tidy?

• Ellie's Dragon

  Graham, Bob, 1942-

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  When Ellie is very little, she finds a newborn dragon fresh from the egg on a supermarket shelf, and calls him Scratch. He is quite the sweetest thing she has ever seen! From that day on, Ellie and Scratch do everything together. Ellie's…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Too Much Stuff!

  Gravett, Emily

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  Meg and Ash are a pair of magpies who are building a nest for their perfect eggs. Although they begin their nest construction using the usual mud, sticks and grass, Meg and Ash are soon convinced that their nest doesn't have enough stuff…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Diddle That Dummed

  Gray, Kes

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  Flinty Bo Diddle is writing a tune for his fiddle. All his diddles have lined up nicely - except for one who keeps going DUM, right in the middle! No matter what he tries he just can't get this diddle to diddle like it's supposed to!