Arapū Toi

Illustrator: Austin Whincup Published Baggage Books 2020

Ko te kaupapa o tēnei pukapuka ko ngā rotarota me ngā pikitia mo te arapū Māori

Finalist 2020 NZ Children’s Book Awards.

An English translation of the poems in this book is available on the Baggage Books website. 

The Mothers Child

Illustrator Linda Tilyard Published Baggage Books 2015

A picture book for mothers about the importance of nuturing their own creative child, suitable to share with children.

Ngā Taniwha i te Whanga-nui ā- Tara

Illustrator Bruce Potter Published Puffin/ Penguin, 2011

He kōrero pūrakau tēnei mo ngā taniwha ko Whātaitai rāua ko Ngake me te hangatanga o te Whanga-nui- ā -Tara.  Winner 2012 LIANZA Te Kura Pounamu

The Taniwha of Wellington Harbour

Illustrator Bruce Potter Published Puffin/ Penguin, 2011

The legend of the taniwha Whātaitai and Ngake and the creation of the Wellington Harbour.

Te Pouaka Karetao

Illustrator Bruce Potter Published Scholastic, 2007

I te wā ka tĪmata a Rua ki tana kura pūhou he  tino whakamā a ia engari ko ngā karetao he hoa manā

The Puppet Box

Rua is shy and unhappy when he starts kindergarten but he is helped by the puppets.

Winner   2006 Joy Cowley Award.  This title in both English and Maori , originally published by Scholastic  is to be re released as a Baggage Books publication in 2026.

Alphabet Art

Illustrator: Austin Whincup. Published Cycoda Ltd  2001

Poems and art work based on the alphabet published as book and cards set.

Still available from Baggage Books.

Nanny Jo and the Wild Mokopuna/ Nani Jo me Ngā Mokopuna Porohīanga

Story by Moira Wairama    Illustrations by Margaret Tolland    Published by Baggage Books 

Maori version  won 2024 Wright Family Foundation Te Kura Pounamu award at NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.i 

The wild mokopuna loved their Nanny Jo. She took them to the park, to the river, to the bush. But when Nanny Jo became sick, the wild mokopuna gathered around her to hear the story of the great fisherman Taramainuku and Te Waka o Rangi.  

A touching story that celebrates grandmothers, while also highlighting the significance of Matariki as a time to farewell the spirits and celebrate the Māori New Year. 

Nani Jo me Ngā Mokopuna Porohīanga

He kōrero aroha tēnei e whakanui ana i ngā kuia, he pūrākau hoki mō te wā whakahirahira o Matariki.

Ko te  pukapuka toa i te  2024 Wright Family Foundation Te Kura Pounamu award at NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.i