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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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 ..
Inviting children to explore, discover in both English and Maori. This blend of education and amusement brims with 'I Spy with My Little Eye' challenges, promising endless hours of interactive enjoyme..
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 ..
When Leo was five, he wanted a real bike for Christmas.
Dad helped him write the letter to Santa.
Leo wanted to see Santa and say thank you,
but he only ever visits when Leo is sleeping!
Why c..
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..
There's a big surf competition coming up. Eight-year-old Lisa is determined to take part, but she's nervous. With encouragement from her coach, family and top paddler Maia, she trains hard. But disast..
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 ..
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..
Hours of fun for the kids - and the adults! The Looky Book is a puzzle book mostly for young children with 11 different puzzles all with colourful New Zealand landscapes, birds and animals. Find the n..
Age range 4+
Pip the takahe bird is lost in the forest and searches for a place to sleep, but the other animals' sleeping spots are wrong for him. In this wonderful bedtime story, children will j..
When Lucy makes friends with the Dark she discovers a new and exciting world - but the world is about to discover what it's like without the Dark! A funny and enjoyable bedtime story with a glow-in-th..
Maranga Mai! (Get up!) is the first book in our series - and still one of the favourites with younger children. They love joining in with the real animal noises on the sound track. Children also love ..
How can we celebrate Matariki? Let's look to the stars!
Maumaharatia: Remembering our past
Tiakina te taiao: Caring for our environment
Te whakawhanaungatanga: Connecting with our people
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'Tonight we have to go to bed really early,' said Mum. 'Tomorrow morning we are going to have a surprise.'
But what event would be so special to get you up in the middle of a cold New Zealand win..
A fascinating look at Matariki in New Zealand and around the world The Matariki constellation (or Pleiades) is known by many different names and is seen and celebrated by many cultures around the worl..
"A beautiful collection of artist Peter Gossage's beloved Maori myths, in one stunning volume. Peter Gossage's memorable retellings of Maori oral myths have captivated the children of New Zealand for ..
In this hip-hop style resetting of the famous story, Maui is a schoolboy who lives with this mother and four older brothers in a city where the day is never long enough to things done. Maui seizes the..
There's something about a red motorbike that catches your attention, isn't there? We created this book about vehicles and colours to help teachers and children to do more than just know that whero is ..
Mia and Leo's first overnight tramp is a great success, despite Mia's misgivings that younger brother Leo will be too slow. On the way to Whiowhio Hut, however, they meet other trampers, all of who ha..
At the bottom of one thick tree trunk, wedged in the dirt, is a large rotting log. Inside the large rotting log, in a dark hole, lies a ball of feathers. Not a ball of just any old feathers, but a bal..
A moving graphic memoir of growing up Pasifika in New Zealand, written and illustrated by our fast-talking PI Poet Laureate, Selina Tusitala Marsh.
At school, Selina is teased for her big, frizzy..
Dame Anne Salmond's most ambitious book to date which was shortlisted for the Nayef Al- Rodhan Prize for Global Cultural Understanding 2018. Six centuries ago Polynesian explorers, who inhabited a cos..
Singer-songwriter Dean O'Brien has produced yet another toe-tapping, singalong song, this time about Nee Naw's friend, Moto Mike the Motorbike. Farmer Tom and his tractor are leading the annual pumpki..
Singer-songwriter Dean O'Brien has produced yet another toe-tapping, singalong song, this time about Nee Naw's friend, Moto Mike the Motorbike. Farmer Tom and his tractor are leading the annual pumpki..
Wishy-washy! Wishy-washy! Too many baths are too much for Mrs Wishy-Washy's farm animals and they decide to hit the road. Before long they'll be wishing for one of her baths...
The best known and..
Treasured mums, queen mums, and all the in-between mums!
What kind of Mum do you have? Celebrate them all in this ridiculously fun, rhyming picture book from Sarina Dickson, with humourous ..
Leading Qs on every page to promote meaningful discussions around mindset.
Cute, illustrated characters for children to discover on every page.
GAME within: A hidden illustrated wishing stone to..
Down the footpath, along past the trees I'm out in front, moving with ease. (With my new secret weapon - cabbage and peas!) Red Pants Boy (RPB) really, really wants to win a running race. But try as ..
A special anniversary extra-large hardback celebrating 50 delightful years of a much-loved and fun rhyming story that is just right to read together.
A hardcover with foil and beautiful endpap..
A playful, warm and funny story following a boy with a wild imagination and his lively family, from brand new creative duo: Swapna Haddow and Dapo Adeola.
Shhh. Beware. My dad is a grizzly bear. ..
From the marae to the whare, from getting to know each other to sharing kai, this illustrated picture dictionary is a fabulous guide to the Maori way of life!
Stacey Morrison has created an illus..
Help your tamariki to korero Maori with this brilliant first words book by Stacey Morrison, gorgeously illustrated by Ali Teo and John O'Reilly.
My First Words in Maori equips your whanau with th..
Help your tamariki to korero Maori with these illustrated flashcards designed to partner with Stacey Morrison's My First Words in Maori.
Flashcards are a great way to have fun with tamariki on th..
*** Top 10 Bestselling Children's Title***
It's Christmas time! Let's create some Christmas cheer with Donovan Bixley's My Kiwi Christmas.
From Santa (Ko Hana Koko) to Christmas..
An attractive kete gift bag of three stories to celebrate Matariki and explore the wonders and traditions of Maori New Year. Flit the Fantail amp; the Matariki Map: Join Flit and his friends, Keri the..
Run! Hide! My mum is a lioness and she's on the prowl.
This hilarious tale about a boy with a wild imagination and his loving family comes from exciting creative duo Swapna Haddow and Dapo Adeola..