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..
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...
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 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..
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..
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..
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..
I was walking down the road, and I saw a donkey ... hee-haw! And he only had three legs. He was a wonky donkey ... In this very funny, cumulative song, each page tells us something new about the donke..
Peek through the holes in the pages to see what the odd farmer swallows in this favourite nursery rhyme with a pitch-perfect Kiwi twist!
Kiwi kids will love this favourite nursery rhyme with witt..
Theres a bear in the window of the house across the street. Its tall and round, with great big feet! I wonder what I would see; if I were that bear, and that bear were me?
From singer-songwriter ..
A family had once moved into a different house.
It was just a small family - a mum, a dad, and a little girl called Sarah.
Well, this house was not exactly new - in fact it was one of those..
There's a tui in our teapot. He's looking out at me.
A tui in the teapot?
Yes ... he wants a cup of tea!
A tui and his various friends including takahe, kea, korimako (bellbird), pukeko and h..
Irresistible rhymes and drawings * Bilingual English and Maori, in classy hardback * Companion volume to There's a Tui in our Teapot! Weta and friends, including beetle, centipede, stick insect and hu..
'Look in the water, Ma! Golly, oh gee! Some THING in the sea is TOUCHING ME!' Youll squawk, screech, yelp... and laugh out loud at the surprises for all on this funny-sunny family day at the bea..
All aboard the ship that Jack built for a rollicking picture book adventure.
Jack's ship has set sail with a precious cargo of gold in the hold, but a whole host of thieves are out to snatch it f..
New Zealand's landscape depicted in stunning photography and described in a lyrical poem to encourage and develop language, in both English and te reo Maori...
In this favourite story in a bestselling series, it's time for Little Kiwi to go to bed - but where is he?
It's time for Little Kiwi to go to bed but where is he?
Join his mum on a search ..
A small and cosy book leaving preschoolers snug as a bug, from award-winning author, Joy Cowley.
The Times Children's Book of the Week.
The tiny woman makes a coat of leaves with the help ..
I spy a cloud go floating by
Where do you go, Cloud, so high?
To the sea
She sings
Where the wild gulls fly
Then catch me if you can
I cry
We race each other to the sea
Can''t catch me..
Once, the mighty tohora, or southern right whale, was a common sight in winter off the coast of Aotearoa. But it proved to be an easy target for the 19th-century whalers, and was soon driven to the e..
From bestselling author, Craig Smith AKA The Wonky Donkey Man, this fun book and song teaches children the importance of cleaning their teeth regularly. With hilarious illustrations by Scott Tulloch t..
Small children who like big machines that go - and things that grow - will love this ode to farm equipment from the team behind the Roadworks series. Now in paperback!
Down on the farm, let's pla..
Head to the farm to see the tractors ploughing, spraying, moving and harvesting in this new addition to the best-selling ROADWORKS series that makes the perfect interactive read-aloud for vehicle-obse..
A deceptively simple book about the nature of inclusiveness.
The concepts of mine, yours and ours get depicted and repeated throughout in this quirky, comic tale of an imaginary trip.
The NEW ..
Tahi the Tuatara is down in the dumps and no matter what his friend, Roger the Ruru tries, nothing seems to change his mood. It's not until they answer a cry for help that their journey takes an unexp..
Tere the Tui and Taitu the Takahe are two very different sorts of birds: one loves to flit and twirl about in the sky, while the other prefers to rustle around in the undergrowth.
Tu Meke Tui! is..
Meet Tuatara, ancient wonder, wildlife treasure ... and survivor! Blinking, she pulls her scaly body into the light. She's as long as a finger, and with the row of spines on her back she looks like a ..
Tui is guarding her home in the tree.
Fiercely she squawks, telling all to flee,
Birds, big or small, are not welcome here
Tui's a bird who does not like to share.
Then comes a shadow right ov..
Tulip was famous in her neighbourhood for two reasons: 1. She was a fearless adventurer. 2. She went everywhere with a seriously strange sidekick-a potato, called Doug! Tulip and Doug are insepar..
Tulip and Max were famous at their school, for two reasons: 1. They were fearless adventurers. 2. They went everywhere with a curiously quirky companion - a rock called Susan! Tulip, Max and Susan lov..
Who delivers mail to the birds of New Zealand? Join Ruru, the New Zealand native owl, while she delivers the mail to her avian friends like Tui and Piwakawaka at night . Discover which birds are noctu..
AN INCREDIBLE TRUE STORY
This book is about a small girl, World War 1, and a hand-knitted scarf.
Violet Cloughley lived in Riverton at the bottom of the South Island, New Zealand. When WWI started..
What special gifts does the magical tuna bring to the children of Champion Street?
An unusual tuna (eel) with a magic throat leaps out of his stream and visits a number of children in Champion St..
We're going on a moa hunt. We're not scared. We're going to catch a BIG one. We're NOT scared! Uh-oh ...a tangly forest! CRACK, CREAK, SNAP! Join in the search! But you'll need to keep your eyes open ..
Written in Maori by a leading advocate of children's literature, this poignant story is set in a school and then rest home environment, following the life lessons passed from a teacher to her pupils, ..
From the time of her birth, Kahu is destined to become the leader of her tribe in the East Coast village of Whangara. But her grandfather, Koro Apirana, is caught up with the problems facing the trib..
It might not be how you imagined . . . at first.
Find a you-shaped space.
Let yourself!
Another warm and whimsical guide to negotiating life's little and big moments, What to Do W..
"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..
That time when Grandpa and his mates performed Swan Lake at the village concert ... "Grandpa wore a tutu in the days of old, when his legs were hairy and his muscles bold." Back in the day, Grandpa wa..
Manu Pango (Blackbird) is in a panic. His friend and protector, This Dog (Ko Tenei Kuri), is missing and his nemesis, Tera Ngeru (That Cat), is on the prowl.
Using a simple bilingual English/Maor..
Who sank the boat? Was it the cow or the donkey or the sheep with her knitting? Surely it wasn't the tiny little mouse?
Winner of the 1983 Australian Picture Book of the Year Award, this wonderfu..
Age range 3+
An informative picture book where readers guess the animal the illustrated toes belong to.
Featuring twelve animals and their toes, this picture book invites readers to guess w..
A spectacular illustrated picture book exploring New Zealand's unique landscapes and its incredible wildlife by the award-winning author of Aotearoa- The New Zealand Story.
Long before waka to..