Dawn McMillan's Nature Stories – serie

There's a tui in our teapot. He's looking out at me. A tui in the teapot? Yes ... he wants a cup of tea! A tui and his various friends including takahe, kea, korimako (bellbird), pukeko and hoiho (yellow eyed penguin) invade the family kitchen, getting up to all kinds of high jinks and making a tremendous mess! What will Nan say when she sees what the hilarious gang of mischievous birds have done to her kitchen?

Weta, cricket, beetle and their friends want to come along to school with the kids. But is it such a good idea? A class of excited children and a terrified teacher might be too much to handle. Bestselling author Dawn McMillan collaborates with illustrator Stephanie Thatcher to put insects and reptiles into a fun context, in English and Māori.

There’s a Moa in the Moonlight.He’s in our garden plot.He’s munching all our melons.He likes the seeds a lot.Moa and friends are invading the garden — Huia is hanging out in the hibiscus, Wren is darting around and Adzebill is hunting lizards!What will Mum say when she sees all these animals in her garden?An effortless combination of rhyming text and funky illustrations extends Dawn McMillan’s nature-story series to bring our extinct animals back to life. Featuring a spread of animal facts at the back.