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Kiwi Moon by Gavin Bishop
$17.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
Created by well-known children's writer and illustrator Gavin Bishop, this is the story of a little white kiwi. When he is born his mother doesn't recognise him because he's not brown. Little Kiwi looks to the moon as his mother instead because it is white and bright and round. In the background of thi ...Show more
Kiwi Moon by Gavin Bishop
$30.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
Gavin Bishop?s poignant picturebook can be explored on many levels. A small white kiwi draws us in, the heavy tread of humans keeps us reading and then we gain a moon?s eye view of the sweep of history. Spanning the personal and the political, and appealing strongly to children and adults, Kiwi Moon is ...Show more
Koinei te Whare na Haki i Hanga by Gavin Bishop
$20.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ | Reading Level: very good
The Classic childrens tale " The House that Jack Built" entirely in Te Reo Maori with a unique interpretation relevant to New Zealand's history. Koinei te kuri, Nana i whaiwhai te ngeru, Nana te kiore i whakamate, Nana i kai te mata, I haupu ra i t whare, Te whare na Haki i hanga.
Koro by Gavin Bishop
$18.00 NZD
Category: Children and Young Adult
Koro is a warm and universal board book in te reo Māori about a day with grandad. Koro is a warm and universal board book in te reo Maori about a day with grandad. The bond between grandfather and child is shown through big, beautiful images and simple Maori text. The child and their koro explore the d ...Show more
Look: A Tummy Time Book by Gavin Bishop
$25.00 NZD
Category: Board books
A wordless concertina board book of big, bright faces to place around the baby on the floor at tummy time--family faces on one side and toys on the other--by award-winning author/illustrator Gavin Bishop. This safe and sturdy fold-out book is a perfect gift, with compelling illustrations of the things b ...Show more
Matariki by Gavin Bishop
$16.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
This bilingual board book for young children shares the meaning behind each star in the Matariki cluster, created by award-winning author Gavin Bishop. An essential bilingual board book explaining the meaning of each Matariki star, with beautiful artwork by award-winning author Gavin Bishop. When the Ma ...Show more
Maui and the Goddess of Fire by Gavin Bishop
$19.00 NZD
$19.99 (4% off)
Category: Childrens picture NZ
Maori folktale illustrated and written for children. Māui was always playing tricks on people. One night he played a particularly mischievous trick when he was sent to the house of the feared goddess of fire.
Mihi by Gavin Bishop
$17.99 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
Board book. This beautiful baby book introduces ideas of me and my place in the world in the shape of a simple mihi or pepeha. Mihi / mihimihi / pepeha: introducing yourself and making connections to other people and places. Mihi is a simple book to share with babies and talk about their whānau and pl ...Show more
Patu: The New Zealand Wars by Gavin Bishop
$40.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ | Series: 1st
A large-format, stunning visual history of the New Zealand Wars of the 1800s, suitable for children and adults, by the multiple-award-winning Gavin BishopDiscover the key people, perspectives and battles of the New Zealand Wars in this powerfully told and richly illustrated visual history by Gavin Bisho ...Show more
Piano Rock: A 1950s Childhood (HB) by Gavin Bishop
$35.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
This is a memoir of Gavin Bishop's idyllic childhood days, growing up in Kingston beside gorgeous Lake Wakatipu. It's a gentle tale of a boyhood spent haring around outside, building huts, eating griddle scones, catching eels, watching the train, eating roast mutton, going to school on a horse, arguing ...Show more
Pops by Gavin Bishop
$17.99 NZD
Category: Children and Young Adult
A day with grandad showing in simple, beautiful images the bond between grandfather and child: a small hand in a big one, big gumboots and little, some food, stories and a snooze to finish Pops is a warm and universal board book about a day with grandad. The bond between grandfather and child is shown t ...Show more
Rats! by Gavin Bishop
$25.00 NZD
Category: Childrens picture NZ
Rats! is a quirky, lively fun story with stunning illustrations. Polly Piper's house is infested with rats - they are everywhere. She calls in an exterminator (closely resembling the Pied Piper) who leads them all away. When they go, Polly finds her life is empty and boring. Miserable, they plead to com ...Show more