Pipi Dance by Angie Belcher
Category: NZ Picture Books
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 the moana for their picnic dinner with the whanau. Lily Uivel's illustrations perfectly capture the sto ...Show more
A First Book of Unique New Zealand Bird Songs by Fred van Gessel
Category: NZ Picture Books
Whether you're 5 years old or 65, it's never too late to get to know New Zealand's birds, and learning their songs will open your eyes to a whole new world. This beautifully illustrated sound guide is the perfect way to introduce both children and adults to the wonders of bird song.Each of the 12 specie ...Show more
Those Magnificent Voyagers of the Pacific by Andrew Crowe
Category: NZ Picture Books
This epic story begins 5000 years ago, when the ancestors of Polynesians discovered ways to ‘see’ over the horizon to find and settle new islands. As their landfinding skills grew, these people took ever bigger strides across the vast Pacific until they reached South America. It was not until almost eve ...Show more
Little Ruby and Friends by Ruby Tui
Category: NZ Picture Books
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- to 7-year-olds. It covers all the key Ruby topics: friendship, teamwork, feelings, and the belief that everyone is different and special. All ...Show more
My First Words about Tikanga Māori by Stacey Morrison
Category: NZ Picture Books
Stacey Morrison has created an illustrated guide to Maori customs and practices for children (and adults), as a companion to her #1 bestselling My First Words in Maori. My First Words about Tikanga Maori is a guide to Maori customs, practices and ways of doing things, and to the special words we use whe ...Show more
My Aunt Honor by Gillian Torckler
Category: NZ Picture Books
My Aunt Honor was far from ordinary. She was extraordinary. She was inspirational. She was brave. During the Second World War Honor Hassett joined the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force, defying the expectations of her family and friends to become one of the first female aircraft engineers. Follow Honor’s cour ...Show more
My Kiwi Kete by June Pitman-Hayes
Category: NZ Picture Books
Kia ora: You can be a Kiwi too - A celebration of all things Kiwi, as tamariki holiday at the beach, splash in water fountains, climb trees and toast marshmallows around a campfire - things Kiwi kids love to do, and share with newcomers ... because you can be a Kiwi too! A wide-open welcome to Aotearoa, ...Show more
Violet's Scarf (PB) by Colleen Brown
Category: NZ Picture Books
Violet’s Scarf Colleen Brown Illustrated by Emma Lay An incredible true story of a small girl during 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 in 1914, Violet, aged eight, wanted to help the soldiers fighti ...Show more
Ready to Play (Hairy Maclary and Friends Sticker Activity Book) by Lynley Dodd
Category: NZ Picture Books
Explore the world of Hairy Maclary and the gang with this rollicking, frolicking sticker activity book.Get ready to play with Hairy Maclary and his friends in this fun-filled sticker activity book!Packed with sticker scenes, puzzles and jigsaws, plus over 100 stickers, Ready to Play is hours of sticker ...Show more
Hairy Maclary and Friends How Do I Feel? A Lift the Flap Book by Lynley Dodd
Category: NZ Picture Books
How are Hairy Maclary, Scarface Claw, Zachary Quack and all their friends feeling? This delightful board book is designed to help little ones identify and express their emotions. Lift the flaps and learn about feelings with the help of rascally Hairy Maclary and all his rollicking friends! Happy or sad? ...Show more
Atua: Maori Gods and Heroes by Gavin Bishop
Category: NZ Picture Books
Gavin Bishop's stunning, once-in-a-generation compendium introduces readers to the pantheon of Māori gods, demigods and heroes, and explores Aotearoa's most exciting legends from the Creation to the Migration. Meet the gods, demigods and heroes of the Māori people of Aotearoa in this breathtaking, large ...Show more
The Dinky Donkey by Craig Smith
Category: NZ Picture Books
Wonky Donkey has a daughter with the same rambunctious spirit as her dad. Kids, parents and their loved ones will enjoy the hilarity and cumulative read-aloud fun. This cute little pint-sized donkey has beautiful long eyelashes, loves to listen to music, paints her hooves bright pink, sometimes has to g ...Show more