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..
A heartwarming story originated in te reo Maori by an award-winning Maori-Pasifika author about aroha, whanau, passing down traditional knowledge and welcoming in the new year.
He kairaranga puha..
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..
"A brilliant and fun counting book from the creator of the bestselling Hairy Maclary, now back in print after many years! In the Manglemunching Forest there's a Nickle Nackle tree, Growing Nickle Nac..
Inspired by real events!
No. 30 is a young calf, with a taste for fingers and antique jewellery. When Nana's sapphire ring goes missing, there's only one place it could have gone...
Will Nana ever..
'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...
When Mister Possum and his greedy family refuse to change their diet of luscious New Zealand trees a plan is hatched to return these hungry visitors to their native Australia...
The cuddliest, cosiest, most heart-warming book of kisses. A kiss from Mum, Dad, Grandma, a shy kiss between friends, a slimy kiss between frogs, and even the snuffly little kiss of a baby piglet. Acc..
Pig has been looking forward to a lovely peaceful bath
all day ...
In come Sheep, then Cow and Horse. They are very noisy!
Pig finds a way to make them go away.
Oink!..
Old Macdonald had a farm - e-i-e-i-o ..." Everyone knows the song. But now the farm and animals are in New Zealand and old Macdonald has a Swanndri and gumboots. Donovan Bixley's illustrations depict..
Old Macdonald had a farm e-i-e-i-o Everyone knows the song. But now the farm and animals are in New Zealand and old Macdonald has a Swanndri and gumboots. Donovan Bixley s illustrations depict the bea..
Jack the huntaway and Tom the heading dog are busy again! Autumn is here, so it's time to muster the sheep down off the high New Zealand mountains and bring them home before the snow...
A delightful and eccentric story about one bird's readiness to share with others.
The concept of 'selfless gifting' is told with a simple, quirky humour that makes the simple message fresh and easy ..
A curious weka explores the Chatham Islands, meeting some of New Zealand's most endangered birds - from the tiny black robin
to one of the world's rarest seabirds.
A stunningly illustrated childr..
Joe is keen to make his pop a surprise cake for his birthday party. What could possibly go wrong? Another delightfully disastrous children's story from the authors of Ooey Gooey Gone. Kiwi kids just l..
Paku Manu Ariki talks directly to the reader, drawing on the stories that spin around him-his father's matauranga, his mother's politics, his many pet birds, and his best friend who is taller, even th..
The true story of one fluffy cat's wild, windy week.
A tale of chaos and courage, ruin and rescue, as Pearl's home - like so many others - was ravaged by Cyclone Gabrielle.
Pearl loved doing..
This is the heart-warming tale of Pelorus Jack, a rare white Risso's dolphin who delighted passengers over 100 years ago as he guided steamships through the rough waters of French Pass into the calm w..
The little rabbit is loved by his family, even though whenever they ask him a question, he answers very rudely. Every morning when his mother said, "Time to get up, my little rabbit," he would reply, ..
There is a bright new star in the winter sky-Puanga, cousin to the Matariki sisters. Each year, she appears to the people of Aotearoa, a special sign for those unable to see Matariki, that winter and ..
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..
Puffin is an architect who always exceeds her clients' expectations, that is, until she takes on the toughest clients ever - her own pufflings!
Puffin takes her tricky new clients on an inspirati..
We all have lots of feelings,
it's OK to let them show.
They all live in our heart
as our very own rainbow.
What does your body do when you're sad or angry? How do you show s..
Rat, hat, bat, mat, cat. BigThymeRhyme is a fun series by writer and illustrator Martin Bailey. Martin's clever single-word rhymes and humorous illustrations describing each story are a winning combin..
'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..
On the way to school, Amorangi realises he forgot to bring an old object to school to talk about. Quickly, he and his sister, Millie, decide to travel back in time and find something. They've travelle..
A melodious counting picture book bursting with troublesome tui, perfect to read aloud!
The familiar antics of one of New Zealand's favourite native birds have been captured by award-winning pict..
This is the Maori edition of Dazzlehands. The cow says ‘moo’ the chicken says ‘cluck’ and the pig says … ‘Dazzlehands!’ As hard as the farmer tries, pig won’t go ‘oink’. Instead, pig gets all the anim..
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 ..
The saying 'as quiet as a mouse' does NOT apply to Ruby Loud Mouse. Ruby finds it super tricky to stay SILENT in movies, to WHISPER in the library, or to keep QUIET on the school trip to the marae. In..