Greedy Cat by Joy Cowley
Category: NZ Picture Books
THE VERY FIRST GREEDY CAT ADVENTURE! Mum went shopping to buy some food. Along came Greedy Cat, in a hungry mood…
The Adventures of Hutu and Kawa by Avis Acres
Category: NZ Picture Books
Follow the Pohutukawa babies as they set out on canoe adventure and make many forest friends along the way in this gem of a story from 1955. In an old pohutukawa tree between the forest and the sea live two tiny Pohutukawa Babies, Hutu and Kawa. With the help of Grandpa Kiwi, Hutu and Kawa build a canoe ...Show more
Annie and Moon / Ko Annie raua ko Marama by Miriam Smith
Category: NZ Picture Books
A beautiful and award-winning bilingual English and Maori story about a young girl and the little black cat that keeps her company as her mother tries to find them all a home. A new bilingual English and Maori edition of the classic and award-winning story about Annie and her black cat Moon and their lo ...Show more
Rustle!: Donovan Bixley's Plants of Aotearoa by Donovan Bixley
Category: NZ Picture Books | Series: Donvoan Bixley's Aotearoa
Spiky plants, spicy plants, iconic plants, indestructible plants, useful plants, and New Zealand's giants of the forest!Find out what makes the flora and fauna of Aotearoa so unique in this charming series by award-winning author and illustrator Donovan Bixley.
The Grandmothers of Pikitea Street / Ngā Kuia o te Tiriti o Pikitea by Renisa Viraj Maki; Kanapu Rangitauira
Category: NZ Picture Books
Scents of lemongrass, garam masala, baking and smoked meat drifted down the street as the children's grandmothers made food for their lunchboxes. Maori, Ethiopian, Samoan, NZ European, Indian and Chinese grandmothers share traditional stories and recipes with their grandkids as they get ready for bed - ...Show more
Wildlife of Aotearoa Colouring Book by Gavin Bishop
Category: NZ Picture Books
Colour the wildlife and scenes of Aotearoa with this stunning 64-page colouring book from artist and children's book author Gavin Bishop.Encounter New Zealand's incredible wildlife in 64 pages of spectacular colouring. Children's book author Gavin Bishop is renowned for his beautiful watercolour and ink ...Show more
Where Is It In Town? A wildlife hunt for Kiwi kids by Ned Barraud
Category: NZ Picture Books
This is a ‘look and find’ book for all children who want to learn about New Zealand’s wildlife, focusing on wildlife that Kiwi kids will encounter in town. Stunningly illustrated by Ned Barraud, each page illustrates a different urban environment, including a garden both in the daytime and at night, th ...Show more
Squawk!: Donovan Bixley's Forest Birds of Aotearoa by Donovan Bixley
Category: NZ Picture Books | Series: Donvoan Bixley's Aotearoa
Bright birds, cheeky birds, masked birds, clever birds, warrior birds, shy birds, big birds, tiny birds and the world's most gigantic birds!Join award-winning author and illustrator Donovan Bixley to discover and learn about the fascinating and fabulous forest birds of Aotearoa - including moa, tui, kak ...Show more
My Bum Is SO CHEEKY! by Dawn Mcmillan
Category: NZ Picture Books
My bum is ridiculous! My bum acts like a fool. It causes trouble when I go to school. In this latest instalment, our boy's super-active bum can't sit still it's jiving and dancing and swinging and bumping. And of course there's a fart scene! There's slouching, and puddle jumping, then some shape-shiftin ...Show more
Roo and Vladimir (An Unlikely Friendship) by Minky Stapleton
Category: NZ Picture Books
The heart-warming tale of a small Pekingese and a very large dog called Roo. Roo is big. He is goofy. He is clumsy. And all he wants is a friend. But the other dogs are afraid of him, which makes Roo sad. Then he is befriended by Vladimir the Pekingese–the best friend in the whole world. It takes a big ...Show more
The Lighthouse Princess by Susan Wardell
Category: NZ Picture Books
The 2021 Storylines Gavin Bishop Award-winning picture book is a delightful contemporary fairytale about an independent princess, who looks after a very special lighthouse lamp, fishes off the balcony and goes swimming with seals. A vibrant modern fairytale about a lighthouse-keeper princess who rescue ...Show more