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.
Wharewhare - Te Reo Māori +English Bingo (Kuwi & Friends) by Kat Quin; Pānia Papa
Category: NZ Picture Books
Kuwi & Friends WHAREWHARE (BINGO) is a whānau-friendly game packed with basic te reo Māori and English words, for hours of learning and fun. With glorious illustrations and kupu (words) from the award-winning Kuwi & Friends Māori Picture Dictionary - He Papakupu Whakaahua. Cover each item on you ...Show more
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
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
Marvin Makes a Friend by Nadia Lim
Category: NZ Picture Books
A sequel to celebrity cook Nadia Lim’s bestselling debut children’s book, Marvellous Marvin. No longer a newly hatched chick, teenage Marvin is trying to find his flock. He meets many animals on the farm, but will any of them be Marvin’s friend?
Curly Cat by Jennifer Somervell; Zerika van Jaasveld
Category: NZ Picture Books
Curly Cat's tail is different. He just wants to look ordinary like all the other cats. He tries everything - then he has a brilliant idea... " Lovable cat characters delight young readers " Quirky cat facts and tips for dealing with bullying. "A first class picture book about more than a cat with a long ...Show more
The Maori Picture Dictionary: Te Papakupu Whakaahua by Margaret Sinclair, Ross Calman, Josh Morgan, Isobel Joy Te Aho-White
Category: NZ Picture Books
This comprehensive picture dictionary contains illustrations for over 1400 of the most common words used in daily life. Wonderfully illustrated by two up-and-coming Māori artists, The Māori Picture Dictionary / Te Papakupu Whakaahua has a sense of fun that makes it easy to use. Many words are clarified ...Show more
Kia Kaha: A Storybook of Maori Who Changed the World by Stacey Morrison, Jeremy Sherlock
Category: NZ Picture Books
A powerful illustrated storybook for the tamariki and rangatahi of Aotearoa New Zealand celebrating Maoritanga! KIA KAHA is a collection of true stories about amazing Maori who have achieved incredible things. Each of them blazed a trail in their own way, and this pukapuka was written to show that with ...Show more