Ko Tama Me Te Taniwha (Tama and the Taniwha - Maori Edition) by Melanie Koster
Category: NZ Picture Books
Tama is down at the lake with his sisters and grandparents. When his sisters tease him about a taniwha being in the river, he takes a deep breath and dives in anyway. What is that wonderful, swirling, sparkling apparition? Is it a taniwha ... or is it something else altogether?
Blue, Blue Christmas by Anna Coddington
Category: NZ Picture Books
Forget the woolly jumpers, yule logs and snow, this kid is going to show Santa Claus how we do Christmas in the Southern Hemisphere – with sunglasses, beach cricket, surfing and barbecues! Does Santa realise it's actually very hot here at Christmas time? What if he overheats in his red suit while delive ...Show more
Mangō: Sharks and Rays of Aotearoa by Ned Barraud; Andrew Stewart
Category: NZ Picture Books
The oceans surrounding Aotearoa New Zealand are home to over a hundred astonishing and strange species of sharks and rays. This fact-filled book takes you down into the fascinating underwater lives of these expert hunters, illustrates their evolution and explores their place in our culture. And it expla ...Show more
Ta te Kiwi 123 Puka Tatau
Category: NZ Picture Books
Ta te Kiwi 123 Puka Tatau is the te reo Maori version of The Great Kiwi 123 Book. It features Donovan Bixley's most popular characters from his uniquely Kiwi 'Wheels on the Bus' and 'Old MacDonald's Farm'. Look out for the milkshake-making cow, the All Black lambs, the cute pink ski-bunny, and the colos ...Show more
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy (HB) by Lynley Dodd
Category: NZ Picture Books
Hairy Maclary is 40! To celebrate the raggedy rascal's birthday, this is a very special upsized hardback edition of Lynley Dodd's iconic first Hairy Maclary story. A very special upsized hardback 40th birthday edition of Lynley Dodd's iconic first Hairy Maclary book, which introduces the famous Hairy Ma ...Show more
Para Pukeko and the Stupid Time Thingy (#1 Para Pūkeko) by Sam (Book) Ruffell
Category: NZ Picture Books
Just how much trouble can come about when a time machine falls into the claws of a scavenging swamp hen? Find out in the first book of this brilliant comic series rampaging all over New Zealand's timeline...A pūkeko and a tuatara cause time-travelling chaos in this hilarious graphic novel for readers si ...Show more
Playtime/ Te Wa Takaro (Run, Rabbit/E Oma, Rapeti: Bilingual Edition) by Norah Wilson
Category: NZ Picture Books
Nga waka? Cars? Yes! Nga pukapuka? Books? Yes! Te wharepaku? Toilet? NO! Little Rapeti (Rabbit) is busy playing. He is far too busy to go to the toilet ... Uh-Oh!
Nadia Lim's Mischievous Milly by Nadia Lim
Category: NZ Picture Books
This is the third book in celebrity cook Nadia Lim's bestselling children's book series, set on her South Island farm, Royalburn Station. There's a new baby to care for on the farm! Milly is a mischievous goat who nibbles on clothes, gets through the fence and leaps over gates. She wants to play, escap ...Show more
Who Took the Toilet Paper? by Amy Harrop
Category: NZ Picture Books
Pa Bear is on the toilet in the woods and - oh no! - he discovers there's no toilet paper. The question is put out there ... who is responsible for this sad state of affairs? Numerous culprits and scenarios are proposed, but when Ma hands him his long shopping list to use instead ... it is plain to see ...Show more
Elvie the Sheep by Colleen Brown
Category: NZ Picture Books
Elvie the sheep lived at the back of the Pollock’s home in Kilbirnie, in Wellington, New Zealand.She really did go for walks to the local park with Mrs Pollock and she really did hang out with the hens in the backyard.This story is about her first adventure.
My Mum is Queen of the Road by Jennifer Beck
Category: NZ Picture Books | Reading Level: near fine
Ari and Isabella play with trucks and diggers, making roads in a sandpit. Ari tells Isabella that his mother is a roadworker who works the Stop/Go sign and is called Queen of the Road. Isabella tries to work out why she is a queen – does she wear diamonds? Does she sit on a throne? Does she have a corgi ...Show more