Eric Hill's iconic first lift-the-flap book about Spot is available in te reo Maori!
Kei Hea a Spot? is a Maori-language edition of Eric Hill's bestselling lift-the-flap story, Where's Spot?
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With the same lively, creative illustrations as the original book, the te reo Maori version retains the simplicity and imagination of Maurice Sendak's story, capturing Max's feisty character, the magi..
The book is reproduced as the original with its comic-strip-like illustrations by Maurice Sendak and the rhythmical, chanting te reo Maori telling the story of Mickey's dream of falling into cake mix ..
If you are looking for a book that gets people moving, you've found it. Children and teachers can't help but join in: jumping like a rabbit, running like a pukeko, dancing like a butterfly etc. And yo..
High in a tree in a suburban backyard, a kereru hatches. At rest in its nest, it waits for its food . . . But another stomach is rumbling, too. Will the baby kereru survive? This unflinching tale pain..
A laugh-out-loud picture book perfect for children who love Pig the Pug and Macca the Alpaca.
Why can't Kevin be more like the flock?!
Kevin the Sheep is unusual,
he does things his own wa..
Donovan Bixley gives parents the perfect off-to-sleep book for their little ones, with an engaging story of bedtime for all the animals around New Zealand being put to bed by their parents. His bright..
A charming introduction to New Zealand's wildlife of the night, starting with the kiwi. Each page describes the creature to be found on the next page, encouraging the reader to predict what the creatu..
Bilingual Maori and Englsh edition that marks ten years since first publication of I Need a New Bum! All of the colourful main text is in Maori, following our hero as he searches for a tou hou/new bum..
A powerful illustrated storybook for the tamariki and rangatahi of Aotearoa New Zealand celebrating Maoritanga!
KIA KAHA is a collection of true stories about amazing Maori who have achieved incr..
The boy in this story goes around asking his family members how they are, and gets a wide variety of responses. Of course, each person is wrapped up in their own activities, so the boy moves on to the..
Created by award-winning children's writer and illustrator Gavin Bishop, this is the story of a little white kiwi who longs to shine proudly like the moon.
This is the story of a young kiwi who d..
It's a beautiful night, let's have some fun!
The two little kiwi bounce and leap,
but all the other animals are fast asleep.
"Let's wake them up!" says Kiwi One.
"Playing with us will be mu..
Guided by the twinkling Matariki stars, Flit and his friends try to find their way home. With native NZ flora and fauna, some insight into Matariki, counting in te reo, and featuring the cutest of lea..
There's a new bird in the bush. Flit is bored. And hungry. A tasty mozzie lures him out of his nest. "I CAN fly," he calls, before he hits the ground with a THUD. How will he get back to his nest? Joi..
Flit has found some eggs ... but whose could they be? It is a misty morning in the forest. Flit the fantail chick is practising his landings. Flap, flop, slip, FLIP. Flit slips on something slipper..
Te Rerehua and Sam know that nothing in nature is identical; not the eels, not the stones on the beach ... not even the twin stars of Matariki, Waiti and Waita: one looks after fresh water and lakes, ..
A moving story of friendshipMoving with his dad to live on Grandma's farm turns out to be great fun for Danny. He makes friends with a wee goat - also motherless, just like Danny - and they have many ..
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.
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The simple question-and-answer format introduces new words and sentences in an engaging and interactive way. The photographs by renowned New Zealand photographer Jane Ussher provide opportunities for ..
Join Koree – the smart, quick, creative, fearless, scar-ridden mouse – the mouse with an enormous heart, as he takes on the ever-increasing numbers of rats in his beech forest home. Just as the situa..
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..
'Kowhai first appeared from the golden glow of a beautiful flower . . . and her voice was the rain and the sea and the cry of a bird.' Follow Kowhai as she discovers a tiny seed's hope to build a gre..
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 ..
Kuwi the Kiwi decides to take Chick on his first huhu hunt. They could make huhu hangi, huhu hummus and huhu BBQ...Kuwi is an endangered brown kiwi and a new mum with a very fussy chick. Will she ever..
Originally published by Mahia Publishers in 1988 and then by Scholastic NZ Ltd in 1990, this is the legend of how the islands east of Wairoa came to be. Mere made the commitment to her father Te Hore ..
Following on from the huge success of 'Aroha's Way', Aroha and her friends are again showing children they are not alone in feeling uncomfortable emotions and empowering them with strategies to manage..
There are so many toys,
and games we can play.
Whatever we choose,
let's do it our way.
Join Frank and Quinn on their playdate - there are no limits to which toys they can p..
Created for babies 6+ months, this lift-the-flap book teaches cause and effect while engaging your baby's brain with rhythm and rhyme. Sharing a book with your baby is a perfect opportunity for bondin..
The house is quiet, no one is awake, and Lion guards the cake. Little by little the cake disappears ... but where does it go? Lion is full of pride when it comes to guarding his home and when the birt..
Funny, charming, disarming and full of surprising adventure, featuring the one of our most unusually endearing creatures, from award-winning author, Juliette MacIver.
This is Axel's axolotl. Hi ..
From award-winning picture book creator Ruth Paul comes a new series about a plucky dolphin called Little Hector and his BIG adventures.
A gorgeous new picture book for young children to find out..
In his second adventure, Little Hector takes on a huge challenge - fishing nets and plastic rubbish are endangering his beautiful bay. The situation seems impossible when, suddenly, the tiny dolphin h..
In Little Hector's third adventure, the Hector's dolphin goes on a holiday to visit his Maui relatives - the rarest dolphins in the world.
In the sparkling third adventure of Little Hector, our d..
The little Kiwi is fast asleep in her burrow. A beam of moonlight shines right down into her burrow. She wakes, and realises it is time. Hurrying out into the night, she wakes each of her friends from..
After publishing her brilliant memoir, Ruby is adored by everyone, including a huge number of very young fans.
So now Ruby has written a picture book?aimed at 4-7 year olds.
It covers..
When digging out a drain, the little yellow digger gets stuck in the mud. So they bring in a bigger digger ...The story of The Little Yellow Digger was created from a real event, when one of Betty and..
Lulu the Lemon is worried that she won't fit in at school. She doesn't believe she has any talents and can't imagine making friends. In order to find her tribe, Lulu will need to step outside her comf..