PictureBook Publishing Sleep Little Kiwi, Sleep

Sleep Little Kiwi, Sleep Tūī farewells the day with a song, As the sleepy sun tiptoes away.

Darkness falls, and little kiwi venture out in search of kai. Stars shimmer and insects scuttle, but little kiwi must be careful – he isn’t the only one awake in the night forest. Toriura (the stoat) is also awake and looking for something to eat. Can little kiwi escape his hungry jaws? And what other predators are out hunting in the night forest? Written in gentle language, full of musicality and soft internal rhyme, Sleep Little Kiwi, Sleep is destined to become a favourite. Illustrated in Deborah Hinde’s trademark gorgeous colour palette, the pictures are crammed full of native New Zealand animals, some familiar and some less well known. Sleep Little Kiwi, Sleep is the perfect introduction, and a lullaby of love, to the wonders of the New Zealand bush. Both Māori and English names and words are used in the glossary and story, providing a useful introduction to te reo Māori.

Deborah Hinde is an award-winning illustrator and has worked on over 40 picture books. Best selling titles include A Kiwi Night Before Christmas (Scholastic NZ, 2003) winner of the Gaelyn Gordon Award 2023 and Moo and Moo and the Little Calf too (Allen and Unwin, 2017.

ISBN: 978-0-473-51520-1 Dimension: 230mm x 230mm Binding: Soft cover, sections stitched and glued. Pages: 32 pages full colour Age: 2 – 6 year old