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Amazing Aotearoa Activity Book by Gavin Bishop
$25.00 NZD
Category: Children's books
5 -12 Years Old. You'll have lots of creative fun with this book full of puzzles, quizzes and activities that explore Aotearoa New Zealand and its people. Based on Gavin Bishop's bestselling Aotearoa- The New Zealand Story and Wildlife of Aotearoa, this activity book is a place for you to tell your own ...Show more
Aotearoa: The New Zealand Story by Gavin Bishop
$40.00 NZD
Category: Children's books
Over a thousand years ago, the wind, sea currents and stars brought people to the islands that became known as Aotearoa, the land of the long white cloud. Navigate your way through this sumptuously illustrated story of New Zealand. Explore the defining moments of our history, captured by celebrated chi ...Show more
Atua: Maori Gods and Heroes by Gavin Bishop
$40.00 NZD
Category: New Zealand Non Fiction
Gavin Bishop's stunning, once-in-a-generation compendium introduces readers to the pantheon of Māori gods, demigods and heroes, and explores Aotearoa's most exciting legends from the Creation to the Migration. Meet the gods, demigods and heroes of the Māori people of Aotearoa in this breathtaking, large ...Show more
Bruiser by Gavin Bishop
$22.00 NZD
Category: Children's books | Series: Bruiser
Wonderful story for young children about a bold and brassy digger Bruiser is a machine on a mission - a digger who's ploughing up hillsides, trampling down paddocks and crushing rocks in his plan to build a motorway. His motor roared like a dinosaur. His wheels squealed like an elephant. His sides rumbl ...Show more
Bruiser & the Big Snow by Gavin Bishop
$21.00 NZD
Category: Children's books | Series: Bruiser
A delightful children's story about a digger; full of vehicles and noises and activity, with a heartwarming ending. Bruiser and the big snow features the big noisy digger Bruiser dealing with a major snow fall in a city. He works hard, clearing roads and paths and motorways, making the town safe for all ...Show more
Counting the Stars: Four Maori Myths by Gavin Bishop
$19.99 NZD
$36.50 (45% off)
Category: Children's books
Gavin Bishop's latest stunning book contains four Maori myths, cleverly retold and beautifully illustrated. The stories are: Mother Earth and Father Sky The Battle of the Birds Kae and the Whale Hinemoa and Tutanekai These stories are simply written, allowing the essence of the original myths to remain. ...Show more
Counting the Stars: Four Maori Myths by Gavin Bishop
$19.99 NZD
Category: Children's books
A sequel to Taming the Sun and Riding the Waves, Gavin Bishop's latest stunning book contains four more Maori myths, including two well-known legends (Ranginui and Papatuanuku and Hinemoa and Tutanekai) and two less well-known legends (The battle of the birds and Kae and the whale). Aimed at children 3- ...Show more
Cowshed Springtime: A Kiwi Counting Book by Gavin Bishop
$24.99 NZD
Category: Children's books
The gorgeous animals from Cowshed Christmas gather again to celebrate the birth of their babies. There is one foal, two calves, three puppies ...and so on. A delightful counting book from writer and artist Gavin Bishop - this will be a firm favourite for very small children everywhere.
Friends (Snake and Lizard #2) by Joy Cowley & Gavin Bishop
$19.99 NZD
Category: Children's books | Series: Snake and Lizard | Reading Level: very good
From the award-winning duo of Joy Cowley and Gavin Bishop, this is a new book of stories about the daily adventures of the lovable pair - Snake & Lizard. Snake is elegant and calm, and a little self-centred; Lizard is exuberant and irrepressible. With its wisdom, acceptance and good humour, Friends: ...Show more
Helper and Helper (Snake and Lizard #3) by Joy Cowley & Gavin Bishop
$22.99 NZD
Category: Children's books | Series: Snake and Lizard | Reading Level: near fine
Another powerful addition to the popular Snake and Lizard stories. These two characters continue to entertain as they tackle serious life issues such as ‘What is help?’ ‘Where do you draw the line?’ and ‘What does being a good friend mean?’ The wisdom contained in the stories is nicely balanced with wry ...Show more
Katarina (Maori) by Gavin Bishop
$14.99 NZD
$24.99 (40% off)
Category: Children's books
Based on the true story of Gavin Bishop's great aunt, Katarina is the fascinating story in Maori of a young Maori woman's life in the early 1860s. It tells of her long and treacherous journey from the Waikato to Otago to join her Scottish husband. This poignant story gives us a very clear insight into K ...Show more
Look: A Tummy Time Book by Gavin Bishop
$24.99 NZD
Category: Children's 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