When Frankie’s Mama’s vase breaks, so it seems does her family. Dad left with his belongings and Nan came to .....
Mrs McGinty and the Bizarre Plant – A grumpy lady in a New Zealand town was a terrible grump. She .....
Tawaki is a Fiordland Crested Penguin making his way down to the ocean. His distinctive yellow feathers across both sides .....
It’s time for bed. A young child gets ready for bed, with his parents help. This begins with a look .....
A gift of a special seed begins a journey of both a family and a young sapling through generations. Standing .....
Kea are cheeky birds, but Wānanga is cheekier than most. Only he would be brave enough among his feathered friends .....
An invitation is given on the very first page… ‘Come! Let’s slip down the end of the garden, we’ll .....
It began with a knock on the classroom door. The children looked up to see a small shadow waiting outside. .....
Mabel loves Fridays. This is the day each week she and her mum go for a treat at Miss Plum’s .....
Books know their own stories quite well. But there is one book on the shelf that has the same words .....
There’s a baby on the way! A small child knows that there is a baby in mummy’s tummy, but isn’t .....
Open this beautifully illustrated book to meet the cast of the story. You will see a plethora of creatures that .....
The Witch of Maketu is cranky. She has a pen of lambs outside which she intends to eat. But whether .....
Lisa loves Sundays! These are the days of Surf Club and time spent on the waves at the beach on .....
Pani and Waima aren’t happy with Dad’s new idea. He has taken an axe to the tree behind their house, .....
Monday isn’t happy. Getting out of bed is even a struggle, but she knows she has a job to do. .....
Max and Spike can’t figure it out. They were once pampered pooches – loved by their owners, Sugar and Hey .....
Sal’s dad is an accomplished horseman, effortlessly rounding up cows on the farm. Sal has her own horse, and she .....
Isla loves looking through her mum’s treasures. There are shoes and hats and scarves. Letters, bags and beads. But the .....
What an absolutely delightful book! We are made up of a plethora of feelings and states of mind, and What .....
Bea’s birthday isn’t far away. She’s been crossing off the days on the kitchen calendar, counting down. There is so .....
Axel has an Axolotl. Never heard of an Axolotl? These are creatures that look half fish, half frog, with some .....
Deep inside a forest of towering trees and ferns, something is sleeping. Small ferns and leaf litter are scattered around .....
Toes! We can all look down and see our own, wherever we are in the world, but Island Toes is .....
The sun has nearly set and people, animals and birds begin to settle down to sleep. Not all birds sleep .....
Pig is very happy living on her farm with mud puddles to roll in and apples to crunch on. One .....
A weka and his whānau are running through a field. There are ten in all before one decides to check .....
Nanny Mihi’s mokopuna (grandchildren) stay with her every school holidays. She lives near the sea and has a large vegetable .....
Spotty is a zebra. Everyone knows zebras have stripes not spots! Spotty really doesn’t like her spots, especially when other .....
Mama Duck is busy counting her eggs when she realises she has an extra. It doesn’t look like her eggs .....