Children's Books New Zealand

In the Garden introduces young children to common creatures they can find in a New Zealand garden. It is the only guide available for young childre...

I need a new bum! Mine's got a crack. I can see in the mirror a crack in the back. What to do when you need a new bum? Should you get one that's bl...

Golden Eyes is a yellow-eyed penguin/hoiho who lives at the bottom of the South Island of New Zealand. He makes his nest in the bushes at the base ...

A Hippo Lives in Havelock is a quintessential Kiwi story. Havelock could be any town in New Zealand and the sense of wonder at a hippo coming to re...

Summary Specs Gumboots are the favourite footwear of the hero of this picture book ...

Summary Author Description Specs This is the inspiring true story of one big, fie...

Summary Author Description Specs From Nicola Toki, CE of Forest & Bird, comes...

Summary Author Description Specs The familiar antics of one of New Zealand's fav...

Summary Author Description Specs A beautiful and award-winning bilingual English ...

Summary Author Description Specs Fully written in te reo Māori and aimed at child...

Summary Specs 'When velvety dark descends, the whole colony wakes and the hollow com...

Summary Specs My family tree grows over the sand. Its droopy tendrils tickle my han...

Summary Author Description Specs Kaha the Kea is possibly the cheekiest kea in Ne...

Summary Author Description Specs Scents of lemongrass, garam masala, baking and ...

Summary Author Description Specs This is the Māori edition of Dazzlehands. The co...

Summary Author Description Specs An adventurous young man called Mitai lives with...

Summary Specs It's national kapa haka competition time again, and this Maori perfor...

Summary Specs This book is the te reo Māori edition of My Mum is the Queen of the Ro...

Summary Specs Tamati and his little sister, Aria, are playing on the beach when Ari...

Summary Author Description Specs At the bottom of one thick tree trunk, wedged i...

Summary Specs Join Ruru, the New Zealand native owl, while she delivers the mail to ...

In Nature's Alphabet, writer Andrew Crowe and artist Dave Gunson take a tour around New Zealand's wild places to seek out the curious and fascinati...

Summary Specs Pakupaku Piwakawaka is told through th...

This is a beautiful, comforting and uplifting story for anyone who has lost someone that they love. From far away, HawaIki called to her. Turning ...