Gavin Bishop

The traditional story of Chicken Licken and how he thought the sky was falling. For readers 3 to 7 years-of-age.

"Little pig, little pig, let me come in." "No, no, not by the hair of my chinny chin chin!" This is a retelling of the traditional favourite where the wolf has his way for a while but in the end the cleverest little pig outwits him.

Written and illustrated by well-known children's writer and illustrator Gavin Bishop, Taming the Sun contains four stories, including two well-known legends (Maui And The Sun and Maui And The Big Fish) and two less well-known legends (Rona And The Moon and Kahu The Taniwha). Aimed at children with r...

Bidibidi seeks a new life across the mountains where the grass is greener and the rainbows shine. Soon she discovers that there are obstacles wherever she goes. Bidibidi discovers the value of friendship and learns how to make her own rainbows. For readers 3 to 7 years-of-age.

This is a reprint of the 25 year-old classic by Gavin Bishop that has been delighting children and adults alike for years. Mrs McGinty is a very grumpy, moaning old woman whose life is grey and bleak and lonely - until one day she buys a little plant which grows and grows and grows. Mrs McGinty beco...

The House that Jack Built is a Gecko Press revival of an award-winning, modern New Zealand classic, which uses a familiar nursery rhyme to tell the story of Aotearoa New Zealand in the early 19th century.AccoladesWinner of New Zealand Post Book Awards: Book of the Year 2000.Winner of New Zealand Pos...

Rats! is a quirky, lively fun story with stunning illustrations. Polly Piper's house is infested with rats - they are everywhere. She calls in an exterminator (closely resembling the Pied Piper) who leads them all away. When they go, Polly finds her life is empty and boring. Miserable, they plead to...

The gorgeous animals from Cowshed Christmas gather again to celebrate the birth of their babies. There is one foal, two calves, three puppies ...and so on. A delightful counting book from writer and artist Gavin Bishop - this will be a firm favourite for very small children everywhere. Author Bio...

A sequel to Taming the Sun and Riding the Waves, Gavin Bishop's latest stunning book contains four more Maori myths, including two well-known legends (Ranginui and Papatuanuku and Hinemoa and Tutanekai) and two less well-known legends (The battle of the birds and Kae and the whale). Aimed at chil...

Maori language edition of the 1983 NZ Picture Book of the Year. "One day Mr Fox found a fat juicy bumblebee, so he popped it in his bag. Then he walked and he walked until he came to the house of a little white woman." Mr Fox leaves his bag with the little white woman with instructions ...

Bruiser is a machine on a mission - a digger who's ploughing up hillsides, trampling down paddocks and crushing rocks in his plan to build a motorway. His motor roared like a dinosaur. His wheels squealed like an elephant. His sides rumbled like an earthquake. He shook his blade like an angry ...

Gavin Bishop illustrates an old English rhyme in a vertical board book for very young children in the second in Gecko Press's board book series. (Other title: There was an Old Woman) There was a crooked man and he walked a crooked mile, He found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile. He bou...

Gavin Bishop illustrates an old English rhyme in a vertical board book for very young children. The illustrations bring in housekeeping into the rhyme, with the washerwoman in her basket, sweeping cobwebs from the sky.Author BiographyGavin Bishop is equally distinguished as author and illustrator. H...

The House that Jack Built is a Gecko Press revival of an award-winning, modern New Zealand classic, which uses a familiar nursery rhyme to tell the story of Aotearoa New Zealand in the early 19th century.AccoladesWinner of New Zealand Post Book Awards: Book of the Year 2000.Winner of New Zealand Pos...

Bruiser is a machine on a mission a digger who's ploughing up hillsides, trampling down paddocks and crushing rocks in his plan to build a motorway. His motor roared like a dinosaur. His wheels squealed like an elephant. His sides rumbled like an earthquake. He shook his blade like an angry fist. ...

Maori language version.. Maui was always playing tricks on people. One night he played a particularly mischievous trick when he was sent to the house of the feared goddess of fire. Suggested level: junior, primary. Maui's tales of mischief and adventure have been told for thousands of years t...

The House that Jack Built is a Gecko Press revival of an award-winning, modern New Zealand classic, which uses a familiar nursery rhyme to tell the story of Aotearoa New Zealand in the early 19th century.Author BiographyGavin Bishop has written and illustrated several award-winning children's books....