Yvonne Morrison

'Twas the night before Christmas and all round the bach, not a possum was stirring; not one could we catch. Take one Santa dressed in singlet and shorts, and put him on a miniature tractor pulled by eight flying sheep, and you have a Kiwi version of the well-loved Clement C. Moore poem. Children will delight in Yvonne Morrison's humorous...

A must-have collection of three best-selling and favourite New Zealand wildlife and habitat stories, from deep in the day and nighttime forests of Aotearoa to out in the wild, blue moana. With a broad range of native creatures to encounter, these playful, rhyming and beautifully illustrated stories are told in both English and te reo Maori. The six books are...

This favourite Kiwi book is now available in a slightly shortened board book version ideal for little hands.

I Roto Te Ngahere is a retelling of Olive Wadsworth's traditional counting rhyme 'Over in the Meadow', featuring New Zealand flora and fauna.

I Waho, I Te Moana unfolds out in the moana, underneath the sparkling sun, where a mother sea lion and her little pup one reside. By the author of the children's classics A Kiwi Night Before Christmas and Down in the Forest, comes a catchy and playful version of the much-loved traditional story, Over in the Meadow. This ocean adventure...

Out in the Moana, underneath the sparkling sun, lived a mother sea lion and her little pup one... By the author of the children's classics A Kiwi Night Before Christmas and Down in the Forest comes a catchy and playful version of the much-loved traditional story, Over in the Meadow. This ocean adventure is brought to life by the beautiful...

The traditional tale Over in the Meadow is a classic. In Down in the Forest, the author takes this structure and retells it featuring native forest flora and fauna. Down in the forest, seeking shelter from the sun, lived a brown mother kiwi and her little kiwi one. “Sleep!” said the mother. “I sleep!” said the one. So they slept...

'Twas the night before Christmas; there wasn't a sound. Not a possum was stirring; no one was around. We'd left on the table some tucker and beer, hoping that Santa Claus soon would be here. Christmas in the middle of an Australian summer means Santa has to find new ways to deliver his presents. The obvious solutions are to don...

Once upon a time, there was a girl called Little Red Riding Hood... Why was she called that? Huh? Was she named after her clothes? Um... yes. Anyway, Little Red set off through the woods to visit her Granny. But on the way, she met a wolf and the wolf said... Wait... this wolf can talk? You'll howl with laughter...

We ran to the screen door, peeked cautiously out, Snuck onto the deck, then let out a shout. Guess what had woken us up from our snooze—But a rusty old ute pulled by eight mighty roos. Christmas in the middle of the Australian summer means Santa has to find creative ways to deliver his presents. Yvonne Morrison’s rollicking rewrite of...

My Aussie Dad likes thinking that his barbie skills are tops... Even if the snags have burst, or if he's burnt the chops! A playful and humorous story of the jovial, the kind, the slightly embarrassing and the wholly lovable Aussie Dad.

We ran to the screen door, peeked cautiously out, snuck onto the deck, then let out a shout. Guess what had woken us up from our snooze—but a rusty old ute pulled by eight mighty roos. Christmas in the middle of the Australian summer means Santa has to find creative ways to deliver his presents. An Aussie Night Before Christmas:...

Just when you thought you had nothing to do, along comes this sticker book made just for you! Get the house and garden ready and decorate your very own Christmas tree in time for Santa’s arrival. Featuring Kilmeny Niland’s fantastic festive illustrations from Australia’s best-selling Christmas book, An Aussie Night Before Christmas: Sticker Book brings a unique and creative holiday...