Familiar Favourites in Te Reo Māori

Join the delightful world of Spot with Kei Hea a Spot?, the te reo Māori edition of Eric Hill's beloved lift-the-flap book, Where's Spot?. This timeless classic introduces Spot, an innocent and playful puppy, whose adventures have captivated young readers for decades. In Spot's first adventure, it's time for dinner, but Spot is nowhere to be found. Readers are invited...

Discover the vibrant world of colours with Hairy Maclary and Friends: Colours in Maori and English by Lynley Dodd. This delightful bilingual board book invites young readers to explore the colourful adventures of the mischievous Hairy Maclary and his rambunctious gang of friends. Through engaging illustrations and simple, clear text, children will be introduced to a variety of colours in...

Immerse your young reader in the delightful world of counting with Hairy Maclary and Friends: 123 in Māori and English by Lynley Dodd. This charming board book combines the playful antics of the beloved Hairy Maclary and his friends with an educational journey through numbers, introducing children to counting from 1 to 10 in both Māori and English. Join the...

Kua whakamiharo ngā kiriata Disney i ngā tamariki, reanga mai, reanga atu. Nā runga i tēnei rarangi pukapuka motuhake o ngā kiriata Disney, ka āhei ngā apataki ki te kohikohi i tētahi kohinga whakahirahira hei taonga mā rātou a haere ake nei. Kua riro mā Moana ngā tapuwae o tōna pāpā e whai, ā, ka noho ia hei rangatira i...

Te Pi Mahaki (Maori Edition) introduces us to Humble Bumble. "Ko Humble Bumble ahau. I am the Humble Bumble. No one is as humble as me," so announces the not-so-humble bumblebee. This bee proceeds to take credit for all her friends' hard work in collecting pollen. However, when she takes it a step too far, attempting to claim a whole...

A shy kiss, a bold kiss. He kihi konekone, he kihi whakapiri. A warm kiss, He kihi whakaahuru, and a cold kiss, me te kihi makariri. The cuddliest, cosiest, most heart-warming book of kisses. A kiss from Mum, Dad, Grandma, a shy kiss between friends, a slimy kiss between frogs, and even the snuffly little kiss of a baby piglet....

The Clouds think Sun and Rain would get along well, but Rain thinks Sun doesn’t want to know her as Sun always vanishes when she turns up. Likewise, Sun feels that Rain stays away when Sun is around. The Clouds think they’d be a good match, however, and scheme a meeting, resulting in the most beautiful union ... a rainbow!...

Join Rapeti and friends as they embark on a hunt in the outdoors to find their treasure ... which may come as a surprise to readers!

Tahi, Rua, Toru, Wha, let's race, e hoa ma! Little Rapeti (Rabbit) races with his friends, but he keeps hurting himself ... can he be brave and reach the finish line?

Rapeti's friends are having fun at the swimming hole, but Rapeti is too afraid to get in the water. Can Mum help? Can little rabbit be brave enough?

Nga waka? Cars? Yes! Nga pukapuka? Books? Yes! Te wharepaku? Toilet? NO! Little Rapeti (Rabbit) is busy playing. He is far too busy to go to the toilet ... Uh-Oh!

Little Rapeti mixes all the ingredients together to bake a cake ... then impatiently waits and waits and waits for it to be cooked.

“Look in the water, Ma! Golly, oh gee! Something in the sea is touching me!” You’ll squawk, screech, yelp ... and laugh out loud at the surprises for all on this funny-sunny family day at the beach. When a small child goes to the seaside with her Mum and Ma, she is unprepared for 'things' floating in the water. Ma...

Tama is down at the lake with his sisters and grandparents. When his sisters tease him about a taniwha being in the river, he takes a deep breath and dives in anyway. What is that wonderful, swirling, sparkling apparition? Is it a taniwha ... or is it something else altogether?

Whenever there is trouble in the forest, big-hearted Kiwi wants to help. He longs to be fast enough to come to the aid of his friends when they are in need. There is just one problem, Kiwi is pretty fast... but his sturdy legs are just not fast enough... and they can’t carry him up trees! Then one night, he...

It’s a beautiful night, let’s have some fun! The two little kiwi bounce and leap, but all the other animals are fast asleep. “Let’s wake them up!” says Kiwi One. “Playing with us will be much more fun!” Kiwi One and Kiwi Two have been asleep in their burrows all day, and now that it’s night time, it’s time to...

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...

"I a Koro Meketanara tetahi pamu - TI-HAI-TI-HAI-HAU . . ." E mohio whanuitia ana tenei waiata. Engari, inaianei to Koro Meketanara he pamu ataahua kei Aotearoa tonu - a, kei taua pamu etahi kararehe whakaharahara - kei te aha ano ratou inaianei? He parekareka tenei pukapuka pikitia ma te kohungahunga na Donovan Bixley, koia nei tetahi o nga kaita...

From the author and illustrator of the popular children's picture book The Gruffalo, Kei Hea Taku Mama? (originally titled Monkey Puzzle) is now translated into te reo Māori. Featuring the same stunning illustrations as the original book, the te reo Māori translation retains the unique humour of the original story as butterfly eagerly tries to help little monkey find his...

With the same beautiful illustrations as the original book, the te reo Māori translation retains the humour, rhyme, and rhythm of the original story and the clever character of the little mouse whose antics trick all the animals and Te Tanguruhau - the Gruffalo. An audio file of the book being read in te reo Māori is also available.

The popular children's picture book Who Sank the Boat? is now translated into te reo Māori. With the same beautiful illustrations as the original book, the te reo Māori translation retains the humour, simplicity, and fun of the original story, encouraging readers to decide which animal really did sink the boat.

With the same lively, creative illustrations as the original book, the te reo Maori version retains the simplicity and imagination of Maurice Sendak's story, capturing Max's feisty character, the magic of the adventure and 'wild rumpus', and the pleasure of things returning to normal.

The Wonky Donkey, a long-time Kiwi favourite, has been published in more than 40 countries around the world. Now, for the first time, this global bestseller has been retold in tongue-twisting te reo Maori by award winning translator Pania Papa, who has translated classics, such as The Lion King into Maori.

A boisterous picture book full of noisy fun for machine-mad kids. Roadworks is made with machine-mad pre-school boys in mind, though girls will also love the exciting noise-words, rhythms and rhymes. Roadworks aims to differ from other machine books in that it shows an actual project being completed from start to finish, in this case, the building of a road....

In this Māori-language edition of Bob Darroch's bestselling lift-the-flap bedtime story, it's time for Little Kiwi to go to bed - but where is he? Māori-language champion Stacey Morrison has translated Little Kiwi's bestselling lift-the-flap pukapuka! Kua tae ki te wā e moe ai a Kiwi Pākupaku, engari kei hea ia? Whāia tana Kōkā, ka kimi haere i a ia...

This is the much-loved children's picture book Where is the Green Sheep? translated into the Māori language. The blue sheep, red sheep, bath sheep and bed sheep are here, along with a cast of sheep involved in zany antics, but the green sheep is only found on the last page.