The Looky Book is a puzzle book mostly for young children with 11 different puzzles all with colourful New Zealand landscapes, birds and animals. Find the numbers with the crazy All Black lambs, spot the difference: the mischievous keas have changed around somebody s campervan, find the animals hidden deep in the bush, match the farmers to their animals. Plus spot what s wrong in the weird and wonderful scenes: Should a kiwi be flying? Could a sheep round up the dogs? And why is there a penguin at the top of that tree?

Donovan Bixley re-tells the story of how Maui captured the secret of fire. The traditional tale but with Donovan's unique twist and trademark humour. The pictures are bright and bring their own level of humour to the book. Darryn Joseph and Keri Opai ensure that the story is accurate and culturally appropriate and translate the story for the Te Reo edition.

International award-winning illustrator Donovan Bixley takes you from simple line drawings and inspiring ideas, to draw character design, drawing exercises, composition and more!

How can you get started drawing? International award-winning illustrator Donovan Bixley brings his unique style to teaching kids (and grown-ups!) to draw.

In a book that spans levels of skill, Donovan takes his readers through:

• warm-up exercises
• mark making
• sketchbooks
• imagination exercises
• inspirational shapes
• drawing animals
• faces
• character creation
• detail
• copying
• perspective
• shading
• shadows
• composition
• making an illustration
• drawing a unicorn!

Of course, he does it with humour as well as skill. This book is full of tips and tricks for budding artists of all levels to come back again and again.

Donovan Bixley re-tells the story of how Maui captured the secret of fire. The traditional tale but with Donovan’s unique twist and trademark humour. The pictures are bright and bring their own level of humour to the book. Darryn Joseph and Keri Opai ensure that the story is accurate and culturally appropriate and translate the story for the Te Reo edition.

How good are your counting skills? Could you find the moa hiding from the giant eagles? Can you pay better attention than the children in the wartime classroom? We need help finding all the letters in the alphabet. The Looky Book series continues with a hilarious 24-page puzzle book that takes a look through the history of New Zealand. Its hours of quality fun for children aged five and up, with loads of extra details added in for adults. From bestselling New Zealand illustrator Donovan Bixley. 'An engaging puzzle book bursting with colourful illustrations of New Zealand landscape, birds and animals in true Kiwiana style' - The Australian Women's Weekly on The Looky Book their Children's Book of the Month.

Bright birds, cheeky birds, masked birds, clever birds, warrior birds, shy birds, big birds, tiny birds and the world's most gigantic birds! Find out what makes the feathered friends of Aotearoa so lovable in this charming book by award-winning author and illustrator Donovan Bixley. Includes moa, tui, kakapo, whio and so many more!

The iconic Kiwi song, Ma is White, is given the Donovan Bixley treatment and made into a wonderful first board book. The book also includes additional colours not covered in the song, so readers can can expand their Maori vocabulary.

A wonderfully illustrated Donovan Bixley board book for learning animal names in both English and Maori. Featuring cow (kau), horse (hoiho) and sheep (hipi), but also bat (pekapeka), gecko (moko papa) and morepork (ruru). Perfect for Kiwi kids.

The Looky Book is a puzzle book mostly for young children with 11 different puzzles all with colourful New Zealand landscapes, birds and animals. Find the numbers with the crazy All Black lambs, spot the difference: the mischievous keas have changed around somebody's campervan, find the animals hidden deep in the bush, match the farmers to their animals. Plus spot what's wrong in the weird and wonderful scenes: Should a kiwi be flying? Could a sheep round up the dogs? And why is there a penguin at the top of that tree?

The wheels on the bus go round and round Everyone knows the song. But now the bus is going around beautiful New Zealand and its passengers you just might know: kiwi, penguin, tuatara, fantail and many more. Come along for the ride For pre-schoolers.

Flying Furballs, a hilarious action-packed adventure series, captures the romance and excitement of the era at the dawn of aviation — set in a world of cats versus dogs. Put simply, Flying Furballs is pussycats, planes and Paris. Our hero is Claude D’Bonair, a young pilot in the cat air corp, keen to prove his worth to the older pilots and live up to the memory of his father. Will cats and dogs ever live in harmony again? Will Claude survive with his nine lives intact? In Downfall, Claude uncovers the DOGZ spy at CATS HQ and an epic catfight develops . . . but just who will be left standing.

When you look in the mirror what do you see? Eyes (nga whatu), ears (taringa), nose (ihu), mouth (waha) and more. With a fun and engaging action page at the end, this is a perfect for Kiwi kids! Early concept boardbooks and picture books are essential as a way to both teach children language and begin their lifelong love of books. - The Sapling *** Love this book? Check out My First Board Book: Under the Sea ***

A wonderfully illustrated Donovan Bixley board book for learning shapes in both English and Maori. Including the circle (porowhita), diamond (taimana) and stars (whetu). Perfect for Kiwi kids.

A wonderfully illustrated board book for learning machine names in both English and te reo Maori, featuring a fire engine (waka tinei ahi), a train (tereina) and the essential one . . . a digger (wakakari). Perfect for Kiwi kids! This fun and educational book from award-winning illustrator Donovan Bixley is full of things that fly, things that float and THINGS THAT GO! "Early concept boardbooks and picture books are essential as a way to both teach children language and begin their lifelong love of books." - The Sapling *** Love this book? Check out My First Board Book: My Body ***

Flying Furballs, a hilarious action-packed adventure series, captures the romance and excitement of the era at the dawn of aviation - set in a world of cats versus dogs. Put simply, Flying Furballs is pussycats, planes and Paris. Our hero is Claude D'Bonair, a young pilot in the cat air corp, keen to prove his worth to the older pilots and live up to the memory of his father. Will cats and dogs ever live in harmony again? Will Claude survive with his nine lives intact? In Double Cross Claude and Syd are on leave in London when they are called on for one of their most dangerous missions yet. Who is the traitor that is working against CATS?

Here is a counting book like you've never seen: featuring Donovan Bixley's most popular characters from his uniquely Kiwi `Wheels on the Bus' and `Old MacDonald's Farm'. Look out for the milkshake-making cow, the All Black lambs, the cute pink ski-bunny, and the colossal squid and many more of Donovan's vibrant, amusing illustrations. Fun for the kids - and fun for the adults!

Name all the things you can see down by the sea in English and te reo Maori with this vibrant board book from award-winning illustrator Donovan Bixley. What can you see on a day at the beach? A sandcastle (pa kirikiri), some waves (ngaru), or a lifeguard (kaikauhauora)? A DAY AT THE BEACH is a fun and engaging seaside excursion that is perfect for Kiwi kids! "Early concept boardbooks and picture books are essential as a way to both teach children language and begin their lifelong love of books." - The Sapling *** Love this book? Check out My First Board Book: A Day at the Zoo ***

Learning animal names in English and te reo Maori is fun and interactive with this vibrant board book from award-winning illustrator Donovan Bixley. What can you see on a day at the zoo? A lion (raiona), an elephant (arawhana), or a panda (pana pea)? A DAY AT THE ZOO is a fun and engaging collection of all your favourite animals from around the world. Perfect for Kiwi kids! "Early concept boardbooks and picture books are essential as a way to both teach children language and begin their lifelong love of books." - The Sapling *** Love this book? Check out My First Board Book: A Day at the Beach ***

"I a Koro Meketanara tetahi pamu - TI-HAI-TI-HAI-HAU . . ." E mohio whanuitia ana tenei waiata. Engari, inaianei to Koro Meketanara he pamu ataahua kei Aotearoa tonu - a, kei taua pamu etahi kararehe whakaharahara - kei te aha ano ratou inaianei? He parekareka tenei pukapuka pikitia ma te kohungahunga na Donovan Bixley, koia nei tetahi o nga kaita pikitia e tino kaingakautia ana ki Aotearoa nei, ko etahi o ana pukapuka atu, ko NGA WIRA O TE PAHI [THE WHEELS ON THE BUS] me te LOOKY BOOK, he mea tino hokohoko atu i Aotearoa nei. With the same vibrant illustrations as the original book, the te reo Maori translation retains the cheeky humour and energy of the classic English-language edition. Translated by Ross Calman.

Old Macdonald had a farm e-i-e-i-o Everyone knows the song. But now the farm and animals are in New Zealand and old Macdonald has a Swanndri and gumboots. Donovan Bixley s illustrations depict the beautiful New Zealand landscape with farm animals But what are those crazy animals up to?For pre-schoolers.

"The wheels on the bus go round and round..." Everyone knows the song. But now the bus is going around beautiful New Zealand and its passengers you just might know: kiwi, penguin, tuatara, fantail and many more. Come along for the ride! For pre-schoolers.

The colouring book version of the counting book featuring Donovan Bixley's most popular characters from his uniquely Kiwi `Wheels on the Bus' and `Old MacDonald's Farm'. Look out for the milkshake-making cow, the All Black lambs, the cute pink ski-bunny, and the colossal squid and many more of Donovan's vibrant, amusing illustrations.

Child prodigy, genius, freak, a man who lived frivolously and died a pauper... The myths surrounding Mozart, composer of some of the world's most sublime music, have long overtaken the known facts of his life. Now, in this charming and very personal tribute, artist Donovan Bixley offers a portrait of the composer that will forever change the way he is viewed. In nearly 100 original drawings and paintings, accompanied by text based on the many letters that he wrote during his life, beginning with the delightful, if misspelt, letters he wrote as a thirteen-year-old boy travelling in Italy with his father. Like his successful "Much Ado About Shakespeare", Bixley brings Mozart to life with humour but also reflects the turmoil of the times in which he lived. This is a newly rendered version of the book successfully published in 2006.

What can you see Under the Sea? A ginormous whale (tohora) or a tiny scallop (tipa)? UNDER THE SEA is a fun and engaging adventure that is perfect for Kiwi kids! "Early concept boardbooks and picture books are essential as a way to both teach children language and begin their lifelong love of books." - The Sapling *** Love this book? Check out My First Board Book: My Body ***