The Farmyard Idol

A collaboration between children’s writer Angie Belcher, artist Debbie Tipuna and award-winning book designer Sarah Elworthy, The Farmyard Idol follows farmer Fred, wife Betty and Farmhand Joe as they try to decide which farm animal sings the best.

The Girls in the Kapa haka

The Boys in the Waka ama

Mixed: Creative Writing By Newcomers to Our Shores

Mixed: Creative Writing by Newcomers to Our Shores is a collection of creative writing by second-language speakers. The diversity of ethnicity, age and English speaking ability as well as the range of writing genres makes this a book to be dipped into again and again. From war-torn Bosnia and Israel and the frenetic pace of life in Japan, to the sounds of evening in an Indian village and the ticking of time in a new land, the writers found the courage and strength to meet the challenge of reaching into their hearts, dislodging suppressed memories and finding the right words in a foreign tongue to share their hopes, dreams and journeys.