One night as a storm rages outside, a great grandchild called Honey snuggles into her great grandmother’s lap. A story .....
A young boy is dropped off at his grandparents home for the summer holidays. It’s not the first time, and .....
A brother and sister take the reader on a wonderful tour through their Poppa’s workshop. On the 2nd page in, .....
It’s the day of Christmas Eve and a family is preparing for the coming big day. There’s lights to hang, .....
When WWI was over in 1919, there were thousands of soldiers waiting for a ship home. In England, New Zealand .....
Lily is excited about seeing her cousins Tama and Olivia arrive from Australia. Watching a plane arrive, she hopes that .....
When Frankie’s Mama’s vase breaks, so it seems does her family. Dad left with his belongings and Nan came to .....
Isla loves looking through her mum’s treasures. There are shoes and hats and scarves. Letters, bags and beads. But the .....
Nanny Mihi’s mokopuna (grandchildren) stay with her every school holidays. She lives near the sea and has a large vegetable .....
Haeta te Kapua is watching her Nanny Rina make a net. She has a special room where she likes to .....
Families are made up in many different ways. There are mums, dads and children. There are children with just a .....
A teacher stands with her students under a vast skyscape, clouds skudding across it. She urges them to look up .....
Rangi enjoys practising haka with the other boys in his class at school. They are preparing for their end of .....
Grandma tells great stories. Like when she set fire to her bra! It wasn’t because it didn’t fit anymore, but .....
Grandpa loves to cook. In fact he’s amazing in the kitchen. But he’s also a bit of a klutz and .....
The day is hot and Tama longs to wade into the cool waters of the lake along with his big .....
Annie and her cat Moon are the very best of friends. They have been through a lot together. Before they .....
There once were three friends who were also all Nanas. They hung out together all the time and didn’t follow .....
Mum and Dad have a secret to share! A baby brother or sister is on the way. Big Sis is .....
Sitting on the couch next to his Nan, Tom gives a giant yawn. “Well, you were up at sparrow .....
It’s the end of the day in Pikitea Street. Night has fallen and dinner is done, and now many children .....
When Grandma sees Grandpa’s slippers on his feet one morning, she realises how old they are. There are holes in .....
Grandpa might look like a quiet, settled gentleman as he sits with his cuppa in his favourite armchair. Don’t let .....
Siblings go to stay with their much loved grandmother, but as grandmother’s often do, she can see something isn’t quite .....
A young boy loves hanging out with his koro (grandfather). One Pipiri (June) morning, just before sunrise, Koro and his .....
A young girl knows that others have different shaped eyes to hers. Her friends at school have wide round eyes .....
Nan is a haka freak. No, not the haka the All Blacks perform before a game of rugby. Nan is .....
Manu is in awe when his Poppa shows him a medal. He wants to know what it is, and why .....
Koro loves to laugh and joke with his grandchildren. He pushes their swing or swings them round on his clothes .....