PLEASE NOTE: The copies we stock of these books are indeed new, however as they are approximately 30 years old the covers are therefore a little sun-faded.

A birthday bear who nearly goes broke; a mouse who falls into a pot of toffee; a girl called Mihi who meets the Māori Queen; a wind which wants to come inside...

Children are born with the desire to learn. Reading stories is one of the best ways jin which an adult can share learning with a child. Children who are read to will come to like books and discover that reading is fun.

Rosalyn Barnett, whose anthology I'm Glad the Sky is Painted Blue: Poems for the Very Young (1993) received critical acclaim, has collected together ten stories for young children by leading New Zealand writers. 

The book is lavishly illustrated by Christchurch illustrator Trish Bowles.