Poor young Bertie is fed up with being asked which brother he is - the sporty one, the arty one or the clever one. "No", says Bertie, "I'm the other brother". But when Bertie finds out how good he is ..
A fun, interactive te reo Maori edition of bestselling Who's Hiding? - a looking searching puzzle book with many layers, as 18 colourful animals do something new on every page.
..
Children all through English medium schools in New Zealand are encouraged to learn their own mihi and pepeha - a way of introducing themselves in a traditional Maori way. This book helps to give one e..
A young boy learns about the customs around celebrating Matariki from his grandfather. They watch the stars from the top of a mountain, prepare their offering of food for the gods, and the boy learns ..
Maranga Mai! (Get up!) is the first book in our series - and still one of the favourites with younger children. They love joining in with the real animal noises on the sound track. Children also love ..
How can we celebrate Matariki? Let's look to the stars!
Maumaharatia: Remembering our past
Tiakina te taiao: Caring for our environment
Te whakawhanaungatanga: Connecting with our people
..
'Tonight we have to go to bed really early,' said Mum. 'Tomorrow morning we are going to have a surprise.'
But what event would be so special to get you up in the middle of a cold New Zealand win..
This book is an introduction to the star group Matariki. Known in other cultures by names including the Pleiades and the Seven Sisters, Matariki featured strongly in pre-European New Zealand. It marke..
"A beautiful collection of artist Peter Gossage's beloved Maori myths, in one stunning volume. Peter Gossage's memorable retellings of Maori oral myths have captivated the children of New Zealand for ..
In this hip-hop style resetting of the famous story, Maui is a schoolboy who lives with this mother and four older brothers in a city where the day is never long enough to things done. Maui seizes the..
There's something about a red motorbike that catches your attention, isn't there? We created this book about vehicles and colours to help teachers and children to do more than just know that whero is ..
It's national kapa haka competition time again, and this Maori performing arts festival is a big event! It needs planning, tactics and dedication - and that's just for the people watching! Nan's a har..
Morena Morena (Good morning, Good morning) is about morning routines as children get ready for school and kindergarten. It is the first book in our series that brings a previously written song, compos..
Help your tamariki to korero Maori with this brilliant first words book by Stacey Morrison, gorgeously illustrated by Ali Teo and John O'Reilly.
My First Words in Maori equips your whanau with th..
Help your tamariki to korero Maori with these illustrated flashcards designed to partner with Stacey Morrison's My First Words in Maori.
Flashcards are a great way to have fun with tamariki on th..
It's Christmas time! Let's create some Christmas cheer with Donovan Bixley's My Kiwi Christmas.
From Santa (Ko Hana Koko) to Christmas Tree (Rakau Kirihimete), decorations (He Whakarakei) ..
Why are Tangaroa and his tamariki feeling angry and upset? The ocean is filling up with rubbish - but who can help? Na wai enei? (Who do these belong to?) is about caring for Tangaroa and his tamariki..
Join in the fun and make up your own actions to this book about shapes and body parts. A boy makes a triangle with his arms. A girl makes a diamond with her legs. At the end, all the friends make a ci..
It was deep mid-winter and all through the village preparations were being made to farewell the old year and greet the new. For the first time ever, the seventh little sister, Ururangi, was big enough..
Nga Waka Aitua (Emergency Vehicles) teaches the Maori words for emergency vehicles - and includes some sirens! The illustrations reflect how those emergency vehicles look in a New Zealand setting, and..
Behind dusty orange hills, where the sky stretches down to the sea, there's a magical, wild, windy place called Te Mata Hapuku. Sam and Te Rerehua love to visit their Grandma and Poua at Te Mata Hapuk..
"Ko nga wira o te pahi ka taka-huri-huri ..." E mohio whanuitia ana tenei waiata. Engari, inaianei kei te haere te pahi huri noa i to tatou whenua ataahua o Aotearoa nei, a, ka mohio pea koe ki etahi ..
"Ngati Fruit Salad" is a bilingual English and Te Reo Maori sing-a-long book for preschoolers. This song is written by Loopy Tunes, who are a sister duo based in Christchurch that run live, interactiv..
'Me mihi ka tika, te toa o te ra! Turou, Hawaiki! To pai! Wehi na!'
Topa mai, taka mai, ko nga piki me nga heke o te ao o te tangata te aronga nui o tenei korero reka na te matanga, na Dr. Seuss...
Puanga me Matariki (Puanga and Matariki) is about the star Puanga and the star cluster Matariki, which each herald the Maori new year for different iwi.
Learn about the star Puanga and its connectio..
'Lovely bilingual books. Great to see. I'm enjoying practising my reo!' Kate De Goldi
'These charming and robust bilingual board books are totally compelling. they are sure to engage our tiny ci..
Continuing this successful series that connects kids with local heritage, Tui, cousin Jennifer and whanau go on a voyage of discovery into the history and nature of Auckland's Te Atatu peninsula and t..
'Everything looks so small from up here,' said Rona.
'I know,' Whaea beamed. 'Even the reasons we felt angry seem
so little.'
The beloved myth of Rona and the Moon comes to 21st-century ..
Ta te Kiwi 123 Puka Tatau is the te reo Maori version of The Great Kiwi 123 Book.
It features
Donovan Bixley's most popular characters from his uniquely Kiwi 'Wheels on the
Bus' and 'Ol..
Ta te Kiwi 123 Puka Whakakarakara is the te reo Maori version of The Great Kiwi 123 Colouring Book.
It features
Donovan Bixley's most popular characters from his uniquely Kiwi 'Wheels on ..
NZ birds galore in this new counting book!
Young children will love spotting familiar birds in this fun text from Dave Gunson. From `One noisy seagull, asking to be fed' to `Thirteen sleepy morepork..
Just because we don't need something any more, doesn't mean it's rubbish! Find out how easy it is to reduce our landfill rubbish by reusing, repurposing and recycling what we think of as "rubbish". Ta..
Children and pets go well together - even when you are photographing them - and this book proves it! The photographs of five children with their pets appeal to other children who love looking after th..
Donovan Bixley re-tells the story of how Maui captured the secret of fire. The traditional tale but with Donovan's unique twist and trademark humour. The pictures are bright and bring their own level ..