Philippa Werry

Iris and Me

This is Where I Stand. All day. Every day. All night. Every night. A beautiful story centred around the statue of a WWI soldier – which could be any soldier. The statue gives readers an insight into the soldier’s memories of the war, as well as what he has seen from his pedestal as the years have passed.

Auckland in the 1950s: a time of rock'n'roll, milk bars, bodgies and widgies, and teenage rebellion. The Auckland Harbour Bridge is under construction. Simon likes watching the bridge being built and talking to his uncle and his mates about what's happening on site. Meanwhile, Simon's best friend, Marty, is obsessed with the Space Race, and younger sister Jo can't stop...

The New Zealand Wars are a part of New Zealand's history that many people wish they knew more about. This book describes how the wars came about, where and when they were fought, and who was involved. It looks at how they are being remembered today, including new ways of working towards understanding and reconciliation, and the Rā Maumahara National...

“Being in quarantine sounds like being in prison,” I said, shivering. Lily nodded. “A bit like that. Except that the prison is your own home.” It might sound familiar in 2021, but this is New Zealand in 1936–37. The disease is infantile paralysis, or polio, and nobody knows where it will strike next. When even the adults are afraid, Tom...

Tess's parents have dropped a bombshell. The family's moving back to the place everyone wants to leave, the place Tess calls Toytown. She doesn't want to go and not just because it's small and nothing ever happens there—moving means leaving Chloe behind, her sister who died. What she doesn't expect is how much happens in Toytown, especially with a half-brother...

Award-winning author Philippa Werry brilliantly tells the New Zealand story from the viewpoint of the animals, birds and insects that live here or once did. How and when did they get here? How did they survive and thrive (or not)? In what ways did they adapt to or change the environment? And what is their future in the time of...