Kiwi Authors/picture book titles
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Topic: Kiwi Authors/picture book titles
Posted By: myfullhouse
Subject: Kiwi Authors/picture book titles
Date Posted: 13 October 2009 at 9:36am
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A friend in the UK sent me a great parcel the other week with some great clothes for the boys. I would love to send something to her girls and was thinking of sending some picture books as they are light to post!
Can anyone recommend any great kiwi authors of picture books other then Linley Dodd? I am browsing TM as you can get some great new books at good prices. ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: MrsH23
Date Posted: 13 October 2009 at 9:41am
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My mum has bought some by a lady called Janet Martin, great stories like "Janet the Gannet" and "Louie the Tui" They are rhyming (sp?) stories similar to Lynley Dodd I think and all featuring native NZ birds. ------------- Lisa mummy to Ryan http://www.alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: weegee
Date Posted: 13 October 2009 at 9:48am
How old are her girls? I saw some great cloth alphabet books in CraftWorld yesterday - P for pohutukawa and pukeko, that sort of thing  ------------- 
Mum to JJ, 4 July 2008 & Addie, 28 July 2010 |
Posted By: Mrs_B
Date Posted: 13 October 2009 at 10:11am
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My UK cousins love Kaipai the Kiwi -------------  
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Posted By: lisa85
Date Posted: 13 October 2009 at 10:42am
Haha I was so going to say Lynley Dodd  -------------  
TTC #3 since Jan 2010 - PCOS MC April 2010 |
Posted By: kakapo
Date Posted: 13 October 2009 at 8:03pm
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We love "Down in the forest" written by Yvonne Morrison with gorgeous illustrations by Jenny Cooper. Each page is about a different NZ animal and their babies - Jimmy's favourite is the "mother huhu beetle and her little grubs eight" |
.Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 13 October 2009 at 9:01pm
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Thanks ladies, will have a look out for those authors on TM.
Love the idea of the book at CraftWorld too Weegee, will try and get there this weekend. Do you know how much it is? ------------- Lindsey
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 13 October 2009 at 9:38pm
| margeret mahy - down the back of the chair. favourite book ever. |
Posted By: fattykat
Date Posted: 14 October 2009 at 3:43pm
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I've got a couple by Jahri Jah Jah. One Kooky Kereru another called Pukeko Power....Lovely bright illustrations and they are self published in NZ
http://www.jjj.co.nz/ - Link |
Posted By: oscarboo
Date Posted: 14 October 2009 at 9:25pm
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Yvonne Morrison does some more like down in the garden. Also does great Christmas ones.
Don't know the authors but the Mrs Parata books are great and also the Perky the Pukeko ones. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: BeLoved
Date Posted: 15 October 2009 at 7:41am
| Dorothy Butler has some beautiful stories and there is always Margaret Mahy too. |