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A treasure trove of children’s books in the heart of Ōtautahi Christchurch.

  • Slinky Malinki’s Christmas Eve: A Lift the Flap Book

    $19.99
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  • Bluey: Christmas Craft

    $12.99
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  • Where’s Father Christmas? (Ten Minutes to Bed)

    $21.00
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  • Very Hungry Caterpillar’s Christmas Tree (A Lift-the-Flap Book)

    $21.00
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  • Christmas Star (Peter Rabbit Tales)

    $17.99
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  • Where’s Bluey at Christmas: A search-and-find book (Bluey)

    $21.00
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  • Giraffe Island

    $19.99
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  • Eyes and the Impossible

    $24.99
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  • Turtle Moon

    $19.99
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  • Wolf Road

    $19.99
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  • Lockett & Wilde’s Dreadfully Haunting Mysteries: The Ghosts of the Manor

    $18.99
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  • Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody

    $18.99
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  • D is for Dog

    $24.99
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  • When Grandpa Wore a Tutu

    $21.99
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  • Kindest Red: A Story of Hijab and Friendship (v2 The Proudest Blue)

    $18.99
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  • Have You Seen Dinosaur?

    $29.99
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  • Madame Badobedah and the Old Bones

    $29.99
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  • Dr. Seuss: A Terrific Treasury

    $39.99
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  • Maps Book

    $29.99
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  • Ultrawild

    $37.99
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  • Bonkers About Beetles

    $24.99
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  • Observologist: A handbook for mounting very small scientific expeditions

    $39.99
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  • Mango: Sharks and Rays of Aotearoa

    $35.00
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  • Wilson Sisters’ Horse and Pony Guide: The essential handbook for riders of all ages

    $59.99
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  • Code Name Kingfisher

    $19.99
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  • Out of My Dreams

    $19.99
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  • Stitched Up

    $19.99
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  • Prisoner of Bhopal

    $19.99
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  • Being Mary Bennet

    $24.99
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  • Skandar and the Chaos Trials

    $20.99
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About Telling Tales:

Our dedicated children’s bookshop in the heart of Ōtautahi Christchurch’s CBD is directly across the courtyard from Scorpio Books. All the books at Telling Tales are available to buy online here, through the Scorpio Books website.

This sunny, spacious shop is a treasure trove for the children of Ōtautahi, and the child within us all. The thoughtful selection of books aims to ignite imaginations and a thirst for knowledge in a new generation of readers. Our team at Telling Tales believe that books, and the stories they hold, have a unique capacity to inspire and connect us to a better future.

What’s our age range?

Telling Tales is a book shop predominantly for children 14 and under – but that’s just the simple answer. Like their readers, books don’t always fit into neat categories. There’s plenty of books in the Young Adult genre that might suit younger readers, and plenty of books pitched at 10-year-olds that teens still love as comfort reads. So, while YA lives at Scorpio Books (15+), we’ve got a section at Telling Tales called ‘Young Teen’ that caters to advanced middle grade readers and those up to about 14. If you’re unsure which shop or section you’ll find a particular title in, please ask. We’re always happy to point you in the right direction.

What’s our age range?

Telling Tales is a book shop predominantly for children 14 and under – but that’s just the simple answer. Like their readers, books don’t always fit into neat categories. There’s plenty of books in the Young Adult genre that might suit younger readers, and plenty of books pitched at 10-year-olds that teens still love as comfort reads. So, while YA lives at Scorpio Books (15+), we’ve got a section at Telling Tales called ‘Young Teen’ that caters to advanced middle grade readers and those up to about 14. If you’re unsure which shop or section you’ll find a particular title in, please ask. We’re always happy to point you in the right direction.

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