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

  • Story Orchestra: The Nutcracker Musical Puzzle – Press the note to hear Tchaikovsky’s music

    $37.99
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  • Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Picture Book Edition): A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids

    $49.99
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  • Greg the Sausage Roll: The Perfect Present – Discover Greg’s brand new festive adventure

    $21.00
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  • That’s not my angel…

    $15.99
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  • Hidden Pictures: My First Lift-the-Flap Christmas Jokes

    $17.99
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  • Mr Badger’s Christmas Wish

    $17.99
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  • Time Travelling with a Tortoise

    $19.99
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  • Impossible Creatures

    $22.99
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  • Secret of the Blood-Red Key

    $24.99
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  • Things in the Basement

    $34.99
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  • Look on the Bright Side

    $27.99
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  • Scales and Stardust (v2 Bear House)

    $26.00
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  • Witch in the Cherry Tree

    $24.99
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  • Not So Little Red Riding Hood

    $22.99
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  • Lonely Bird

    $37.99
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  • Duck Goes Meow

    $21.99
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  • Have You Seen Dinosaur?

    $29.99
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  • Little Kiwi Collection: 5 Favourite Stories

    $29.99
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  • How We Came to Be: Creatures of Camouflage and Mimicry

    $24.99
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  • Matt Formston: Surfing in the Dark

    $28.99
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  • Mango: Sharks and Rays of Aotearoa

    $35.00
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  • Maps Book

    $29.99
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  • Family Book: Amazing Things to Do Together

    $14.99
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  • Cosmic Wonder: Halley’s Comet and Humankind

    $37.99
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  • Girl With No Soul

    $21.99
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  • Kind of Spark

    $21.99
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  • Smoke and Mirrors

    $22.99
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  • Tales to Keep You Up at Night

    $21.00
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  • I Will Find You

    $19.99
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    Grimmelings

    $24.99
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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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