When Lillibutt The Kunekune Pig Decides To Walk From Cape Reinga To Auckland She Meets Others Along The Way And Overcomes Some Scary Challenges During Her Long Adventure.

This is part of the series A Child’s Day, which focuses on the daily lives and experiences of children in countries around the world.

Sammy has been warned never to go near the terrible mountain king. But Sammy’s curiosity to see the giant for himself leads him into an unforgettable adventure.

The Little Kiwi Is Fast Asleep In Her Burrow. A Beam Of Moonlight Shines Right Down Into Her Burrow. She Wakes, And Realises It Is Time. Hurrying Out Into The Night, She Wakes Each Of Her Friends From Their Midwinter Slumber.’kia Tere! Hurry!’ She Urges Them. The Little Kiwi Leads Her Friends Through The Pingao And Onto The Beach. It Is Pre-dawn. They Wait, And Watch. As The Moon Slips Away Behind The Hills, The Constellation Of Matariki Rises For The First Time, In The Northeastern Sky. This Gentle Tale About Celebrating Matariki, The Maori New Year, Finishes With An Explanation Of Matariki – It’s Origins, Traditions And How It Is Celebrated Today. The Constellation Is Also Shown, With The Maori Names For Each Star. The Text Contains Some Simple Words In Te Reo Maori Alongside The English Equivalent.

Rona Is Mischievous, Curious, Adventurous And Inventive – Just An Everyday Tomboy Nine-year-old! Living In The Country With Her Grandparents, She Pretends To Be A Werewolf (and Breaks Her Most Precious Possession In The Process), Jumps Off The Wharf Like A Daredevil, And Is Alternately Cross And Friends With Her Cousin Jessie – In Between Finding Ways To Ambush Stewart Simpson, Her Sworn Enemy.

Moomintroll wakes up bursting with happiness on his birthday but his friends seem to have forgotten all about it!On his birthday, Moomintroll wakes up full of excitement. It will surely be the most wonderful day. But when his friends all seem to be too busy to help him celebrate, it doesn’t feel wonderful at all until a happy surprise comes knocking.

Toffle too shy to speak to anyone and too fearful of the world he is watching from afar. Lonely and sad, Toffle runs away from home and watches the magical cast of Moomin Valley-Mymble, My, Snufkin, the merry whompses and the Fillyjonk celebrate and enjoy life. His insecurity continues to only serve his isolation until he has the courage to overcome his fears by reaching out to another frightened introvert, the mesmerizing Miffle. Who Will Comfort Toffle?

In this beautifully illustrated retelling of a key Polynesian myth, Māui is a schoolboy who lives with his mother and four older brothers in a city where the day is never long enough to get things done.Māui grasps the mantle:Mum, I’m gonna catch that Sun for you.That Sun who’s always on the run.With their woven flax net, the brothers drive to the pit where the Sun lives, and make their play to slow the day.This bilingual book―in English and Māori―brings Māui into the 21st century in a fun and colourful retelling, combining some of the outstanding Māori talent in books today―author Tim Tipene, illustrator Zak Waipara and translator Rob Ruha.

With the help of a scholar and a young gardener, the wise king of Korea introduces an alphabet that will enable his people to read and write in their own language.