NZ Picture Books
We created this book because so many teachers wanted an easy and inspirational book to use with children during their annual Waitangi focus. This book does that and more! Many teachers have been amaze..
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Te Wehenga is the separation of Ranginui, sky-father, and Papatuanuku, earth-mother. Award-winning illustrator Mat Tait has written and illustrated this stunning retelling of the Maori creation sto..
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Learn basic words and numbers in the Moriori and Maori languages in this gorgeous book about ten nosy weka. Watch the cheeky weka as they peck at ngarara (ngarara - insects), squeeze under a farm..
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Best Picture Book winner, New Zealand Children's Book Awards 2018 An irresistible read aloud story about a class trip to the zoo with rhyming word play and madcap energy. A school trip to th..
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The Adventures of Hutu and Kawa, a bestselling classic children's book from the 1950s by New Zealand artist Avis Acres, is reissued by popular demand in a gorgeous hardback gift edition. Follow t..
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More than 20 years after publication of the classic NZ story, The Bantam and the Soldier, Jennifer Beck and Robyn Belton have joined forces again to produce another heartwarming story from the First W..
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A lively story with stunning illustrations that reveals the tradition of Matariki. The Astromancer is looking for four new apprentices to learn about Matariki and the Maramataka calendar. She cho..
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The boy at the centre of Tim Tipene's striking new story doesn't like reading, until one day in the school library he picks up The Book that Wouldn't Read. Suddenly the book takes on a life of its o..
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'Shall we just walk along, Dad, or shall we make some of it up?' Join Michael and his over-worked dad as they journey home one fun-filled afternoon. Overflowing with imagination,..
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There once was a little boy who took great care of his shadow... One day a witch notices the care he has for his shadow and asks him to look after her shadow while she goes away on holiday...
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Amy has been sent to live with her aunt at Meadow Hill Manor in Belper, Derbyshire, to help her 'recover'. Rumours abound that the house is haunted, but Amy doesn't care. It's just another place to li..
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Dwayne is a rumble-tumble tabby cat who knows where he belongs - up on the farm at Muzzle Station. So, when he's taken to live far away in the town of Kaikoura, what's a cat to do? Shake the dust..
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Every single day of every single year,a precious child is born to cherish and to cheer. With hope-filled hearts we marvel at them all - the brave, the quiet, the loud and the small. In thi..
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The second in the Dragon Brothers Trilogy of children's books, the story follows brothers Flynn and Paddy as they inadvertently end up with a pet dragon...
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The General is ready to go to war but a duck in the gun causes a sudden ceasefire. One duck can't stop an entire army ... can it? The General and his men are about to fire on a town they are at ..
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Knock-knock! Who's at the door? Join Cat and Dog as they await the arrival of one special Easter visitor in this hilarious illustrated picture book. Easter is here! But where are the eggs? Join Cat..
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Tamati and his little sister, Aria, are playing on the beach when Aria hurts herself and can't stop crying. Te Wheke, an octopus, hears her and says he can help. But he tricks Tamati by throwing him a..
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Joy Cowley's wordplay and humour shine in this landmark collection of stories, rhymes, nonsense and poems. The Gobbledegook Book collects favourites like 'Faster Faster' and less-known treasures along..
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Scents of lemongrass, garam masala, baking and smoked meat drifted down the street as the children's grandmothers made food for their lunchboxes. Maori, Ethiopian, Samoan, NZ European, Indian and Ch..
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Starting school is a big step up. The Great Kiwi School Day familiarises children and their parents with the structure of the kiwi school day and puts them at ease with elements of the N..
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An exuberant read aloud story about a school trip outdoors with rhyming word play and madcap energy, starring the quiet observant Liam. From the awardwinning creators of That's Not a Hippopotamus. ..
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An exuberant read aloud story about a school trip outdoors with rhyming word play and madcap energy, starring the quiet observant Liam. From the awardwinning creators of That's Not a Hippopotamus. ..
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Imagine the beginning of time, when a lifeless, watery blue Earth is stirred to life by a loving angel. Imagine the birth of Earth's many lands and the very rocks that inhabit these newly created spac..
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The detailed contemporary illustrations tell the story from a Maori perspective - beginning with the myth of reation: Papatuanuku the earth mother, Ranginui the sky father and their children as guardi..
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Factology: The Human Body is a fact-packed introduction to anatomy presented in maps, timelines, diagrams and statistics. Did you know that there are more nerve cells in your body than there are star..
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When Coach's whistle goes missing and the football team can't practise, Ollie and his new friend, Aria, lead the search. There are clues about where the whistle might be and who took it - missing shoe..
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The 2021 Storylines Gavin Bishop Award-winning picture book is a delightful contemporary fairytale about an independent princess, who looks after a very special lighthouse lamp, fishes off the balcony..
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Always a hit, these Little Kiwi stories are fun to share with little kiwis everywhere! A classic collection of five favourite New Zealand stories featuring Little Kiwi. Bursting with humour,..
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When little yellow digger gets stuck in the mud, a range of bigger diggers are sent to finish the job...
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The littlest lifeguard wants to help, but it only ends in chaos! Just when it seems they will never be part of the team, they discover being the littlest one means you can help in a different way...
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An amazing true animal story about a brave little penguin. Hoppy the emperor penguin loves swimming in the sea with his friends. But one day Hoppy swims too far, and loses his way . . . ending up..
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What happens when a puteketeke egg turns up in a duck's nest? Find out in this entertaining picture book about Aotearoa New Zealand's Bird of the Century! This funny and fabulously New Zealand-fl..
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Fergus dares Victor to walk the Pigroot from Dunedin to Naseby. So after school, Victor tries to do it. ALL 143 KILOMETRES! Based on a true story, this is a book about courage, perseverance and believ..
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Five minutes ... Two minutes ... Young soldier Jim McLeod waits in the trenches of World War I for the order to attack the enemy. With him are his friends and Nipper, the messenger dog. When they char..
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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 enoug..
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The whiffy Wonky Donkey is back, and this time he is playing an outrageous bad Dad joke on Dinky. As Wonky listened, his face was deadpan, but he was devising an outrageous plan! Dinky Donkey loves ho..
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Mrs Gimble's cat would love to prowl, but has only three legs. Mrs Gimble's brother, who prowls the world, comes to visit and mistakes the cat for his hat. . . . A gloriously funny picture book...
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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, ..
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'A dazzling and delightful introduction to the joy of language' Tessa Duder, award-winning author of Alex. Emma's new baby brother James was very nearly perfect, from his velvety head to hi..
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The Water Bottle not only celebrates that friendship but was born from it - with Kiwi children's author Philippa Werry working across the globe with Turkish illustrator Burak Akbay to tell a tale that..
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The wheels on the bus go round and round Everyone knows the song. But now the bus is going around beautiful New Zealand and its passengers you just might know: kiwi, penguin, tuatara, fantail and ma..
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It's a damp and dull day, but in the kitchen, it's warm and cosy. David and his mother are baking, and the delicious smells bring a greedy witch to their garden. Witches love to steal freshly baked ca..
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