Rainbow Book Collection

Five Bilingual Children’s Books

A collaborative team effort with a proudly NZ-based team of wāhine toa!

This is the five-book RAINBOW COLLECTION of bilingual Māori/English books, based on original waiata, written by Siu Williams-Lemi.

 

Listen to the songs from the books on all major platforms:

 

And check out this link for a list of bookstores and libraries in New Zealand who currently stock our book collection. It also has a list of online bookstores who ship worldwide!

 

Illustrator – Rosina Cater

Publisher – Therese Fisher (KingFisher Publishing)

Licensed Māori Translator – Urupikia Minhinnick

Book Layout – Imelda Morgan (Two Sparrows Design)

 

Click on a book cover below to view information, and free downloads, for each pukapuka.

Five Little Birds book

Tahi

E Rima Ngā Manu | Five Little Birds

E Rima Ngā Manu | Five Little Birds videos

Five Little Birds Colouring-In Sheets

Download colouring sheets:

Huge thanks to Rosina Cater for drawing these up for us.

The Happy Song Book

Rua

Te Waiata Koa | The Happy Song

Videos of The Happy Song Book

The Happy Song Colouring In Sheets

Download colouring sheets:

Huge thanks to Rosina Cater for drawing these up for us.

Ngati Fruit Salad Kid Book

Toru

He Uri Ngati Hua-Rākau | Ngāti Fruit Salad Kid

Videos of the Ngāti Fruit Salad Book

The Reason for Christmas Book

Whā

Ko te Pūtake mō te Kirihimete

The Reason for Christmas

Videos of The Reason for Christmas Book

A Colourful Kiwi Christmas Book

Rima

He Kirihimete Karakara Kiwi

A Colourful Kiwi Christmas

Videos of A Colourful Kiwi Christmas Book