Maui and the Secret of Fire (#3 Tales of Aotearoa) by Donovan Bixley; Darryn Joseph; Keri Opai
$20.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Series: Tales of Aotearoa
In the third of his Maui books, 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 of humour to the book.
Moon & Sun by Melinda Szymanik
$20.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
Moon is sad. She feels dull next to her bright happy sister, Sun. She hides away at night until Sun tells Moon how special she is and how she would love to share the sky with her. This beautifully illustrated children’s book explains how our differences are our strengths and how together we can make th ...Show more
Moonlight Mission by Laura Shallcrass
$30.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
PREORDER It's been a dry summer in the valley when food starts going missing. Hare wants to mount a defence to protect the precious food that remains, but is that the right approach? Moonlight Mission is a story of community, ingenuity and coming together to solve a problem.
Mophead Tu: The Queen's Poem by Selina Tusitala Marsh
$25.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Series: Mophead
In her bestselling Mophead, poet laureate and fast talking PI Selina Tusitala Marsh recounted her experience growing up Pasifika in Aotearoa and realising how her (and your) difference can make a difference. In Mophead Tu, Selina is crowned Commonwealth Poet and invited to perform for the Queen in Westm ...Show more
Mr Kiwi Has An Important Job (HB) by Heather Hunt
$30.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
A humorous and insightful picture book, the story shows kids how kiwi parents job-share the hatching of their chicks. Relative to their size, female kiwi produce one of the largest eggs in the world, and, after hatching, they are so exhausted they need to leave and rebuild their strength. This is when t ...Show more
One Weka Went Walking by Kate Preece
$25.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
A stunningly illustrated children's book led by a weka's curiosity. Did you know that a third of New Zealand's rare and endangered bird species are on the Chatham Islands? Books based on the Chatham Islands are few and far between. Here is one that will endear children to an ever-present island native, ...Show more
Patu: The New Zealand Wars by Gavin Bishop
$40.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand | Series: 1st
A large-format, stunning visual history of the New Zealand Wars of the 1800s, suitable for children and adults, by the multiple-award-winning Gavin BishopDiscover the key people, perspectives and battles of the New Zealand Wars in this powerfully told and richly illustrated visual history by Gavin Bisho ...Show more
Pelorus Jack the Dolphin Guide by Susan Brocker
$20.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
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 waters of the Marlborough Sounds. Passengers from around the world, even royalty, came to see him and it ...Show more
Putangitangi Walks by Stephanie Thatcher
$20.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
Cheeky Pūtangitangi (little duck) is looking for her friend. What will she do when she finds him? A fun rhyming story about two playful little ducks. A companion title to the much-loved Little Hoiho.
Ring Ting Tūī by Elena de Roo; Paul Beavis (Illustrator)
$21.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
The familiar antics of one of New Zealand's favourite native birds have been captured by award-winning picture book creators Elena de Roo and Paul Beavis. SQUAWK! Things are getting loud! The kowhai branch is bending ... what a sticky tūī crowd! Have the tūī slurped too much kowhai nectar to make an es ...Show more
Roar Squeak Purr: A New Zealand Treasury of Animal Poems by Paula Green
$45.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
A marvellous menagerie of animal poems for children by New Zealand's best writers - some of them children - selected by star New Zealand poet Paula Green and adorably illustrated by Jenny Cooper.A marvellous menagerie of more than 200 animal poems by Aotearoa's best writers, ROAR SQUEAK PURR shows just ...Show more
Ruru's Hangi (HB) by Nikki Slade Robinson
$30.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand
In this delightful sequel to the award-winning The Little Kiwi's Matariki, the loveable little Kiwi and friends welcome Ruru's babies with a very special surprise celebration. Includes instructions on preparing a hangi.