My Dad's Runaway BUM! by Dawn Mcmillan
Category: NZ Picture Books
Dad's bum has blown off! With a hiss and a roar, it's gone out our front door After a meal of cabbage and peas, Dad's bum not only lets off a smell, but blows off entirely and sets off on its own around the town! 'Let's chase it, Dad, before it's too late,' says the red-panted hero in this latest New Bu ...Show more
Dinner With Grandpa by Gillian Torckler
Category: NZ Picture Books
Every Friday night the family has dinner with Grandma and Grandpa. They all join in making pizza, and over dinner Grandpa often talks about the stars, especially around the time of Matariki. This is a heart-warming family story about togetherness, celebration, and coping with loss and change.
Patu: The New Zealand Wars by Gavin Bishop
Category: NZ Picture Books | 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
The Observologist: A Handbook for Mounting Very Small Scientific Expeditions by Giselle Clarkson
Category: NZ Picture Books
A highly illustrated and creative scientific guide to the small creatures and natural wonders we find when we take time to open our eyes to the world around us—and ode to the power of quiet observation.An observologist is someone who makes scientific expeditions, albeit very small ones, every day. They ...Show more
Pearl in a Whirl: How one fluffy cat braved the floods by Catherine Robertson
Category: NZ Picture Books
A tale of chaos and courage, ruin and rescue, as Pearl’s home – like so many others – was ravaged by Cyclone Gabrielle. Pearl loved doing all her favourite things: swatting the dog, slurping tap water, hiding in bags, and curling up to sleep. But one Monday night, with a whoosh and a whirl, her comfort ...Show more
My Bum's on THE RUN! by Dawn Mcmillan
Category: NZ Picture Books
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 hemight, his bum is slowing him down. What can he do? Find something to move his bum along, of course! Maybe a kite, or a rocket blast, or a b ...Show more
Te Wehenga: The separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku by Mat Tait
Category: NZ Picture Books
Stunning retelling of the Māori creation story about the separation of Ranginui, sky-father, and Papatūānuku, earth-mother. Te Wehenga is the separation of Ranginui, sky-father, and Papatūānuku, earth-mother.Award-winning illustrator Mat Tait has written and illustrated this stunning retelling of the ...Show more
Old Truck and the Flood (Tales from the Farm) by Jennifer Somervell; Margery Fern
Category: NZ Picture Books
Old Truck is home alone when the Tongariro River bursts its banks. "What will happen to me?" he thinks. "I'm not a duck! I'm a truck. And I'm stuck!"
Wildlife of Aotearoa by Gavin Bishop
Category: NZ Picture Books | Reading Level: near fine
A spectacular illustrated picture book exploring New Zealand's unique landscapes and its incredible wildlife by the award-winning author of Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story. Long before waka touched Aotearoa's shores, the land of the long white cloud was home to an array of creatures uniquely adapted to ...Show more
Matariki The Maori New Year by Libby Hakaraia
Category: NZ Picture Books
This book is an introduction to the star group Matariki. Known in other cultures by names including the Pleiades and the Seven Sisters, Matariki featured strongly in pre-European New Zealand. It marked the beginning of the Māori calendar, and its rising before the sun in late May or early June was gree ...Show more
Mum for Sale by Zanni Louise
Category: NZ Picture Books
Errol’s mum won’t get off the phone. So there’s only one thing for Errol to do ... Find out what happens when cheeky Errol puts his mum up for sale!
Ruby Loud Mouse and the Ruru by Alice Pearce
Category: NZ Picture Books
The saying 'as quiet as a mouse' does NOT apply to Ruby Loud Mouse. Ruby finds it super tricky to stay SILENT in movies, to WHISPER in the library, or to keep QUIET on the school trip to the marae. In fact, Ruby is SO LOUD everyone is always telling her to 'sssshhhh!'. But when her village is under AT ...Show more