Browse by category
Matariki by Gavin Bishop
$15.99 NZD
Category: Children's books
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
Mihi by Gavin Bishop
$17.99 NZD
Category: Children's books
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
$35.00 NZD
$40.00 (12% off)
Category: Children's books | 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
Rats! by Gavin Bishop
$24.99 NZD
Category: Children's books
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
Snake and Lizard (#1) by Joy Cowley & Gavin Bishop
$19.99 NZD
Category: Children's books | Series: Snake and Lizard | Reading Level: very good
Snake and Lizard are a lovable, foolish pair, always arguing, embarking on unlikely enterprises and telling one another hotly contested tales - none of which behaviour lessens their affection for one another.
Taming the Sun: Four Maori Myths by Gavin Bishop
$19.99 NZD
Category: Maori
Written and illustrated by well-known children's writer and illustrator Gavin Bishop, Taming the Sun contains four stories - two well-known legends (Maui and the Sun and, Maui and the Big Fish) and two less well-known legends (Rona and the Moon and, Kahu the Taniwha). Aimed at children with reading ages ...Show more
Teddy One-Eye by Gavin Bishop
$34.99 NZD
Category: Children's books
The heart-warming, scary and funny story of a boy's life, told through a teddy bear's eyes. A teddy bear comes into a little boy's life in 1950 when his mother is about to have a new baby. The teddy tells the story of his life - being dragged around, inside and out, on bikes, in wheelbarrows, on all sor ...Show more
The House That Jack Built by Gavin Bishop
$19.99 NZD
Category: Children's books
The House that Jack Built is a Gecko Press revival of an award-winning, modern New Zealand classic, which uses a familiar nursery rhyme to tell the story of Aotearoa New Zealand in the early 19th century.
The Road to Ratenburg by Joy Cowley & Gavin Bishop
$19.99 NZD
Category: Early Teen | Reading Level: very good
A charming ratty fable about family, by a much-loved writer and illustrator pair. A family of rats is forced to leave their home, so sets out to find the fabled city of Ratenburg. Along the way they outwit vicious dogs, tricky rat traps and sharp-beaked hawks, and make some very dangerous crossings. The ...Show more
Wildlife of Aotearoa by Gavin Bishop
$40.00 NZD
Category: Children's books | Reading Level: near fine
A spectacular illustrated picture book exploring New Zealand's unique landscapes and its incredible wildlife by the award-winning author of Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story. Long before waka touched Aotearoa's shores, the land of the long white cloud was home to an array of creatures uniquely adapted to ...Show more
Wildlife of Aotearoa Colouring Book by Gavin Bishop
$12.99 NZD
Category: Children's books
Colour the wildlife and scenes of Aotearoa with this stunning 64-page colouring book from artist and children's book author Gavin Bishop.Encounter New Zealand's incredible wildlife in 64 pages of spectacular colouring. Children's book author Gavin Bishop is renowned for his beautiful watercolour and ink ...Show more