Henry Fanshaw is no ordinary teddy bear. In fact, he travelled the world with the Royal New Zealand Air Force's No. 75 Squadron - one of New Zealand's most famous air force squadrons - which served ar..
A must-have collection of three best-selling and favourite New Zealand wildlife and habitat stories, from deep in the day and nighttime forests of Aotearoa to out in the wild, blue moana. With a broad..
Learn colours - from red to rainbow! - with amazing art and objects from Te Papa, and fun rhyming text in this gorgeous board book. Collect all three in this inspiring new series - My New Zealand ABC ..
Why are Tangaroa and his tamariki feeling angry and upset? The ocean is filling up with rubbish - but who can help? Na wai enei? (Who do these belong to?) is about caring for Tangaroa and his tamariki..
The wild mokopuna loved their Nanny Jo. She took them to the park, to the river, to the bush. But when Nanny Jo became sick, the wild mokopuna gathered around her to hear the story of the great fisher..
Every school holidays the kids go and stay with their nanny in her house by the sea. One morning (for some reason) Nanny Mihi gets the kids up early and they sit on the porch whistling a song until th..
Nanny Mihi's mokopuna come to stay during the school holidays. Each day, she sends them out to collect objects of a different colour. They scour the local beach collecting shells, flowers, seaweed and..
A heartwarming story about aroha, whanau, passing down traditional knowledge and welcoming in the new year - an English translation of the original Nga Kupenga a Nanny Rina
Nanny Rina is an amazi..
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..
Although the Warriors have lost most of their matches, their spirit remains strong, urged on by their supporters. At last they win their game at Mt Smart and celebrate by giving a signed T-shirt to a ..
"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 ..
"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..
'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...
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!..
At one time, not so very long ago, there remained only five black robins in the entire world. The story of Old Blue is a remarkable account of survival and conservation that never fails to inspire...
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..
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..
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..
Penguins Don't Send Postcards is the story of a tawaki, a Fiordland crested penguin who was injured at sea and drifted north on ocean currents until he washed ashore on Ninety Mile Beach. His road to ..
For the first time ever, Peppa is available in Maori in a bi-lingual book designed to help parents and children learn together.
Lift-the-flaps and spot the objects on every page with Peppa and h..
Shuffle to the left, then shuffle to the right. Twist your hips from side to side, with all your might. Wriggle and shuffle along with Mumma and Bubs as they do a happy pipi dance to gather kai from t..
Ahea RAWA pao ai te hua? This Maori-language story is for all children eagerly awaiting a new sibling.
'Kia oho a Pipi,
ka pekepeke ia?'
'E kao, Kiwi Iti,
taria te wa.'
He korero at..
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 ..
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me a pukeko in a ponga tree. A wonderful New Zealand adaption of the popular song The Twelve Days of Christmas. Includes an audio CD of the song so ..
This very special large-format hardback edition celebrates the 40th anniversary of Aotearoa's most beloved and iconic Christmas story.
This beautiful hardback gift edition celebrates 40 years of ..
Beatrice Hill Tinsley lived every day as if she was on borrowed time. Over her short time on Earth, she was determined to further the world's knowledge of the stars and galaxies. But it was not easy b..
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..
This is a story about a man and his dog. It's a story of friendship and love, of heartbreak and loss, of hope and healing. This is true and remarkable story of Andy and his dog Meg.
From the auth..
Featuring native birds, sea creatures, insects and plants, this is a must-have for every Kiwi child.
It also teaches te reo and introduces key learning concepts such as opposites and feelings...