The Tiny Woman's Coat by Joy Cowley; Giselle Clarkson
Category: NZ Picture Books
The tiny woman makes a coat of leaves with the help of friends in this vibrant, rhyming tale. The trees, geese, porcupine, horse, and plants all share something so the tiny woman can snip, snip, snip and stitch, stitch, stitch a coat to keep herself warm. Resourcefulness and friendship are at the heart ...Show more
Why Is That Spider Dancing?: The Amazing Arachnids of Aotearoa by Dr. Simon Pollard
Category: NZ Picture Books
Most of Aotearoa's amazing arachnids - which include spiders, ticks, mites and pseudoscorpions - are as unique to New Zealand as kiwi and tuatara. Some are so weird and wonderful that they could star in sci fi movies, but despite that we know very little about them. In this companion volume to Why is Th ...Show more
The Sun Is a Star - A Voyage Through the Universe by Dick Frizzell
Category: NZ Picture Books | Reading Level: near fine
AN ENCHANTING BOOK ABOUT OUR GALAXY BY MUCH-LOVED PAINTER DICK FRIZZELL 'The universe - and everything in it - is always expanding into tomorrow . . . What a scene, eh? More magic than magic. Magic, mysterious and beautiful. And here we are. On the third rock from the sun, figuring it out.' In this ench ...Show more
Zachary Quack Minimonster by Lynley Dodd
Category: NZ Picture Books
Zachary Quack stars in his own big adventure as he chases a dragonfly through some very sticky situations. Climbing the river bank on to the track, went pittery pattery Zachary Quack . . . Zachary Quack is pestering and scruffling all over the river bank. Then he finds a flicketty-quick dragonfly and hu ...Show more
A Baa-rilliant Adventure by Jennifer Somervell; Zerika van Jaarsveld
Category: NZ Picture Books
A brilliant retelling of an ancient story. When an angel appears in a blaze of light, Rumbly, Tumbly and Woolly are terrified. But what happens to them when their excited shepherds run off to Bethlehem? An illustrated end section describes the historical setting in the ancient Middle East, the real nati ...Show more
The Smallest Turtle (PB) by Lynley Dodd
Category: NZ Picture Books
The words in his head became stronger than ever,'To the SEA - to the SEA.'The smallest turtle is the last of his family to set out on the journey to the sea. The sand is hot and the danger is great - will he make it to the safety of the ocean?From Lynley Dodd, the creator of the much-loved Hairy Maclary ...Show more
Kaiana and Teiti by Diane Percy
Category: NZ Picture Books | Reading Level: near fine
When old enough to fly alone, Kaiana is given a plane ticket by her family to visit her grandmother, Teiti, who lives on a Pacific Island. There, beside a beach full of creatures, her adventures begin, as does her close relationship with Teiti. It's a heart-warming story about and grandmother and grandd ...Show more
Where's Kiwi Celebrating? by Lynette Evans
Category: NZ Picture Books | Series: Where's Kiwi? | Reading Level: very good
Kiwis a party animal! Hes all dressed up and ready to celebrate the wild and wonderful festivals and holidays of Aotearoa. Will Kiwi dance with fiery dragons, fly a Matariki kite, join a kapa haka show or march in the Santa Parade? Can you spot Kiwi as he celebrates through the year? Dont let Sporty She ...Show more
Rock Pools: A Guide for Kiwi Kids (PB) by Ned Barraud
Category: NZ Picture Books
What New Zealand child is not delighted by a rockpool at low tide, with its colourful, fascinating array of creatures, some still, some flitting about? Rockpools is a book designed to enhance this experience, with each page presenting an intriguing glimpse into the creatures that inhabit these low-tide ...Show more
Little Hector and the Big Blue Whale by Ruth Paul
Category: NZ Picture Books | Series: Little Hector
A gorgeous new picture book for young children to find out all about the tiny and endangered Hector's dolphin.Introducing . . . Little Hector!A small but daring dolphin, Little Hector swims out into the deep blue ocean. He meets many dangers - and an unlikely friend - and proves you are never too small ...Show more
The ANZAC Violin by Jennifer Beck
Category: NZ Picture Books
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 World War. This time it's the true story of Otago's Alexander Aitken and the violin that travelled with h ...Show more
Classic Rhymes for Kiwi Kids by Peter Millett; Scott Tulloch
Category: NZ Picture Books | Reading Level: near fine
Award winning author Peter Millett (The Anzac Puppy) and illustrator Scott Tulloch (I Am Not A Worm) add a classic Kiwi spin to some all-time favourite nursery rhymes.