New Children's Books

Inviting children to explore and discover in both English and Māori, Kuwi & Friends: Rapua! I Spy blends education and amusement. This book brims with 'I Spy with My Little Eye' challenges, promising endless hours of interactive enjoyment. Through captivating Kiwiana seek-and-find tasks, this collection not only captivates young minds but also nurtures language skills. A portion of each purchase...

Sunflowers Don't Grow in Winter is a delightful tale of hope, determination, and a young boy's love of sunflowers. Ziggy decides to plant sunflowers in autumn, despite everyone knowing that sunflowers don't grow in winter. Or do they? This true story offers an engaging narrative for children, inviting them to discover whether the impossible is possible. Accompanying the story is...

This board book is a simplified version from the best-selling book, How Do I Feel? A Dictionary of Emotions for Children. It helps to introduce our little wildlings to emotions and how they might look, using other toddlers so they can recognise themselves in the illustrations, which is very important. When we help young children label their emotions, it helps...

Learn the Māori words for 50 items of clothing, modelled by the cutest native critters. This beautifully presented te reo Māori and English bilingual board book is drawn from the multi-award-winning Kuwi & Friends Māori Picture Dictionary, and collated into bite-sized pukapuka. This stunning book features matte laminated pages and is robust with rounded corners for durability and longevity. It...

Learn the Māori words for 40 different feelings and states. This is a beautifully presented te reo Māori and English bilingual board book. Drawn from the multi-award-winning Kuwi & Friends Māori Picture Dictionary, and collated into bite-sized pukapuka, this book is a stunning matte laminated robust book with rounded corners, designed for durability and longevity. It is perfect to learn...

Learn the Māori words and assist with understanding differences visually, for a number of commonly used opposite words. Illustrated with the cutest native birds and critters, this is a beautifully presented te reo Māori and English bilingual board book. Drawn from the multi-award-winning Kuwi & Friends Māori Picture Dictionary, this book is collated into bite-sized pukapuka. It is a stunning,...

Teaching children mindfulness through the senses at a young age can help them build confidence, learn to cope with stress, and realise they can overcome challenging moments in their life. Using the fun 'Five, Four, Three, Two, One' rhyme is an easy way for children to remember to use their senses to find their way back to calm. From the...

Let It Go encourages children to explore what emotions feel like in their body and find a unique way to release them. Join Aroha and her friends as they navigate their way through four emotions: sadness, anger, shame, and fear. The Latin derivative for the word emotion, 'emotere,' literally means energy in motion. Following on from the huge success of...

With 60+ definitions to help improve emotional literacy, this huge hardcover book with over 140 pages is all about our children learning to recognise and label emotions and feelings. Join Aroha and her friends as they share how different emotions might feel in the body and how each emotion might be helpful. This emotions dictionary is all about helping children...

This is the story of Hare, who struggles with an unnamed mental malady self-described as 'noise'. Noise could be runaway thoughts, voices in Hare's head, or loud feelings and general anxiety. Hare goes on a journey to try and find a solution. Just when Hare thinks there's no hope, a friend, Ruru, flies calmly down and gives a suggestion. Hare...

Nau mai, hoake tātou ko Aroha Te Whai Ora, i a ia e kaupare ana i te taiatea, i te mataku, i te māharahara, me te anipā, ki ana tukanga māmā ka taea e te katoa. Nā te ringatuhi rongonui nō Aotearoa, nā Craig Phillips, nāna ngā pukapuka o The Adventures of Jack Scratch me Giants, Trolls, Witches, Beasts (te...

Kuwi's Kitchen - Kiwi Kids Cookbook is a creative way to get kids into making their own fun, well balanced, healthy lunches, and cooking easy meals. This cookbook is filled with yummy, authentic, easy-to-make recipes. Gorgeous classic Kuwi the Kiwi style illustrations will entice kids to create their own wholesome, seasonal and fun recipes.

Kiwicorn is a ridiculously cute and funny story about being unique. With gorgeous illustrations and writing, it helps children to understand their emotions and opens a light-hearted dialogue about diversity. The lack of a pronoun for Kiwicorn introduces children to the idea of gender diversity and fosters an awareness of the fluidity of gender. The Kiwicorn story aids parents and...

Te Toro Huhu a Kuwi is a superb book from a well-known author and illustrator. It offers a simple celebration of the parent/child bond, crafted for young children, with a story that parents can enjoy and relate to. The book features amazing, detailed, and vibrant illustrations, with delightful native gems hidden throughout its pages. The Kuwi the Kiwi™ series proudly...

From the #1 Bestselling Author and Illustrator of the Kuwi the Kiwi™ series, Kat Merewether. Following on from the hugely popular Kuwi's First Egg and Kuwi's Huhu Hunt books. With the soft jingle of bells, a mysterious gift falls from the sky. It is a shimmering red ball. Kuwi knows exactly what it is. A very shiny bum. She decides...

He kiwi ihupuku, he kiwi rangirua hoki a Kuwi. Kua whanau mai tana hua hou hei tiaki mana, i tana kotahi. Kaore ano ia kia tiaki hua... Kuwi is a young and confused kiwi who has found herself alone with her newly laid egg. She has never had an egg before... He paki ngahau, he paki whakaaroha tenei ma te...

Kuwi's Huhu Hunt follows the endearing journey of Kuwi the Kiwi as she takes her Chick on his first huhu hunt. With dreams of making huhu hangi, huhu hummus, and huhu BBQ, this story takes young readers on an adventure through the eyes of an endangered brown kiwi navigating the challenges of motherhood. This delightful tale, crafted by a well-known...

The classic story of "I Got You Some Kisses", this time abridged in board format for even littler ones. This book is the perfect introduction to our characters and its thick board pages makes it a wonderful gift for a very little person. I Got You Some Kisses - When a busy day draws you apart, these kisses will bring...

As Aroha says, 'Thoughts are not facts, they are just words in my head.' Our brains are like supercomputers that help us make sense of the world we live in. They help us think, learn, and do all sorts of amazing things. In this story, Aroha learns that she can create pathways in her brain to lead her to different...

Learn the Māori words for basic numbers, shapes and colours with this bright, and beautifully illustrated book. A delightfully presented te reo Māori and English bilingual board book. Drawn from the multi-award-winning Kuwi & Friends Māori Picture Dictionary, and collated into bite-sized pukapuka. A stunning matte laminated robust book with rounded corners, for durability and longevity. Perfect to learn and...

We all experience emotions. Big ones, small ones, joyous ones, and uncomfortable ones. Each emotion is simply energy that travels through us. When they do, they are trying to give us a message to help us. Never feel bad about experiencing an emotion. All emotions are healthy and normal. It is what you do with the emotions that is important....

Sleepy Kiwi by Katherine Q. Merewether takes readers on a serene journey through the nightly routine of a sleepy kiwi bird. As the sun sets and the world gradually quietens, the tiny nocturnal bird begins his exploration under the star-lit New Zealand sky. Designed to captivate the attention of newborns and infants, this beautifully illustrated black and white book uses...