The Puppet Box
Written by Moira Wairama
Illustrated by Bruce Potter
Published by Scholastic
Out of print
Winner of the Joy Cowley Award
The story of this book
Written by storyteller and writer Moira Wairama and beautifully illustrated by Bruce Potter it tells the story of Rua, a shy young boy who is helped by several puppet friends to settle into his kindergarten.
Originally published by Scholastic and now out of print, Baggage Books are investigating options for re-printing both versions. We would be grateful for any public feedback supporting this proposal.
Te Pouaka Karetao
ISBN 978-1-869-43815-9
Written by Moira Wairama
Illustrated by Bruce Potter
Published by Scholastic
Limited copies available
The story of this book
Te Pouaka Karetao is the Māori language version of the children’s picture book The Puppet Box which won the 2006 Joy Cowley Award. Written by storyteller and writer Moira Wairama and beautifully illustrated by Bruce Potter it tells the story of Rua, a shy young boy who is helped by several puppet friends to settle into his kindergarten.
Originally published by Scholastic and now out of print, Baggage Books are investigating options for re-printing both versions. We would be grateful for any public feedback supporting this proposal.
Kei te Māra / In the Garden
ISBN 978-0-473-45018-2
Written by Moira Wairama
Illustrated by Grace Finnigan
Published by Wider Horizons
Limited copies available
The story of this book
Kei te Māra / In the Garden is a bilingual picture book and card set based on primary numbers 1-10 and features artwork by Tauranga high school student Grace Finnigan and poems in English and te Reo Māori by Wellington writer and storyteller Moira Wairama.
This number resource for young children was published by Wider Horizons, a group of Year 12 students from Otumoetai College, as their entry for the Young Enterprise Scheme 2017 where it was shortlisted as a finalist.
The book and cards are presented in a small box and labelled Tau Mōhio Number Knowledge years 2 +.
