Author: Lynnette Moon. Publisher: White Cloud Books.

New Zealand Bird Calls is an essential guide for any beginner or bird enthusiast to enjoy in the field or at home, and it will open up new ways to get to know birds by their calls. Readers can click on the relevant QR Code within the book using a smart phone and hear a 30 second clip of that bird's song.

14 September 2023

Author: Fred van Gessel. Publisher: White Cloud Books.

A First Book of New Zealand Backyard Bird Songs is a beautifully illustrated sound guide. It is the perfect way to introduce both children and adults to the wonders of bird song.

13 July 2023

Author: Glenda Kane. Illustrator: Lisa Allen. Publisher: David Bateman Ltd.

Kererū is an unflinching tale that paints a complete picture of life in the wild for these beloved native birds and offers solutions, too.

30 June 2023

Authors: Darryl and Gillian. Publisher: David Bateman Ltd.

A book about NZ birds for New Zealand children by award-winning natural history author/photographer duo Darryl and Gillian Torckler.

30 June 2023

Author: Michael Szabo. Illustrator: Pippa Keel. Publisher: Te Papa Press.

Native Birds of Aotearoa is a handy introduction to the unique birdlife of Aotearoa New Zealand, for the backyard, bach, and backpack.

20 October 2022

Author: Kate Preece. Illustrator: Pippa Ensor. Publisher: David Bateman Ltd.

A curious weka explores the Chatham Islands, meeting some of New Zealand's most endangered birds - from the tiny black robin to one of the world's rarest seabirds - in Kate Preece’s One Weka Went Walking.

10 October 2022

Author: Johanna Emeney and Sarah Liang. Publisher: Massey University Press.

Sylvia and the Birds: How the Bird Lady saved thousands of lives and how you can, too inspires young readers to help and protect our native birds.

08 September 2022

Author: Ray Ching. Publisher: Potton & Burton.

This large-format, lavishly produced book is an impressive tribute to the legacy of one of the most significant wildlife painters of our time.

17 December 2021 release

Author: Ned Barraud. Publisher: Potton & Burton.

A children's guide on the birds that live in their backyard, both native birds, such as tui, and piwakawaka/fantail, and common birds such as thrush and sparrow. With useful background information about birds in general and stunning illustrations by Ned Barraud, this book is an essential companion for every Kiwi kid.

5 November 2021 release

Author: Kerry-Jayne Wilson. Publisher: Potton & Burton.

The first book to be specifically written about seabirds, describes the different groups of seabirds, where in New Zealand they occur, their breeding biology, feeding behaviours, the conservation threats they face, and the vast distances they often travel to feed and breed.

5 November 2021 release

Author / Illustrator: Rachel Haydon / Pippa Keel. Publisher: Massey University Press.

Join Kaewa the kororā as she explores her strange new world at the National Aquarium. This feel-good mystery for young readers and their families has a great cast of engaging characters based on real penguins at the New Zealand’s National Aquarium. Its gorgeous illustrations are full of detail and give a penguin’s-eye view of life at the aquarium.

7 October 2021 release

Author: Gay Buckingham. Publisher: OneTree House.

Meticulously researched, this novel focuses on the capture and relocation programme for kākāpō carefully documented by Richard Henry between 1894 and 1908 who was employed as Chief Conservator based in Dusky Sound.

September 2021 release

Author: Melissa Boardman.

Publisher: HarperCollins.

A beautifully illustrated book featuring New Zealand Aotearoa's native birds, each with its very own collective noun.

29 October 2020 release

Author: Nicolas Dillon. Publisher: Potton & Burton.

With a rich collection of sketches and bird paintings, as well as Dillon’s thoughtful writing capturing his experience of painting in the wild, this book is a heartfelt tribute to New Zealand’s birdlife.

9 November 2020 release