She rocks. She rules. She reigns. Academy Award winner Julie Andrews, enchanting newcomer Anne Hathaway and Hector Elizondo (Pretty Woman) lead a charmed cast in Disney’s THE PRINCESS…
Remy the rat is blessed (and cursed) with a refined palatte in the latest from Pixar Animation (‘Toy Story’, ‘Finding Nemo’). Not content to eat garbage with his…
The greatest fairy tale never told. You’ve never met a hero quite like Shrek, the endearing ogre who sparked a motion picture phenomenon and captured the world’s imagination…
There’s a reason why this classic tale is so often imitated and referenced — how many successful modern fairy tales still have characters singing to woodland creatures, fighting…
The Happiest Sound In All The World! Share the magical, heartwarming true-life story that has become the most popular family film of all time – Rodgers and Hammerstein’s…
The Toys Are Back In Town. Experience a spectacular new dimension of fun and adventure with Disney’s No.1 box office smash hit and the recipient of a special…
Over twenty-five years after this merry movie charmed audiences with a colourful mix of song, humour and life lessons, the Candy Man still wields magic, especially now in…
Gaiety! Glory! Glamour! We click our heels in anticipation. There’s no place like home and no movie like this one. From generation to generation, The Wizard of Oz…
Back to school is a busy time of year and there are always thousands of pieces of paper! I got this idea from a craft website and not only…
“Ding ding ding” School’s in. Sigh. Back to grind for many of us. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas holiday with loads of fun, laughter, food and…
Do you know what your children want to be when they grow up? Maybe a doctor? A pop star? Or perhaps captain of the All Blacks? ChildFund, through…
This is the Night in the Menagerie Limited Edition Swift Mountain Buggy. I won it (I was so shocked and still am!) from Kiwi Families/Mountain Buggy not long…
The Mountain Buggy® Breeze is compact without compromising quality, strength, safety or style. It’s ideal for quick trips into town, perfect for navigating crowded streets, public transport and…
The Mountain Buggy® Terrain is the true off-roader of baby buggies with its simple design & strong construction. Its performance is unsurpassed for use on all types of…
More than one child? Mountain Buggy® Terrain is also available in a Double version. Perfect for twins, and ideal for a new baby and toddler too! This double…
The Mountain Buggy Urban has been designed from the ground up to meet the needs of parents who want a versatile pushchair to fit into any social scene,…
More than one child? Mountain Buggy® Urban is also available in a Double version. Perfect for twins, and ideal for a new baby and toddler too! This double…
The Mountain Buggy® Urban Designer has been created for those who like to be that little bit different. The Urban Designer provides all the features of the traditional…
More than one child? Mountain Buggy® Urban Designer is also available in a Double version. Perfect for twins, and ideal for a new baby and toddler too! This…
The Mountain Buggy Urban Elite is based on the classic Urban design with lots of little extras that can make all the difference. It is designed to give…
More than one child? Mountain Buggy® Urban Elite is also available in a Double version. Perfect for twins, and ideal for a new baby and toddler too! This double buggy…
The Revolutionary new Pedigree Ezilite Single Buggy is a lifestyle Buggy that is easy folding, compact and light. It is a strong, versatile buggy made in New Zealand.…
The Pedigree Sport Single Buggy is a well-known icon New Zealand buggy. It is strong and strudy, and gets passed onto friends and family. The Pedigree Sport package…
The Pedigree Sport Double Buggy is a well-known icon New Zealand buggy. It is strong and strudy, and gets passed onto friends and family. The Pedigree Sport Double…
ThePOd is a complete transportation system for your child …..walk ride fly thePOd ensures your child is comfortable, secure and happy whilst providing a convenient and extremely safe…
Kiwi Critters is a new series of small, simple picture books for children featuring Keri the Kiwi and Piri the Pukeko. The books are A6 size (quarter of…
Published six times a year, Kiwi Parent contains a wealth of topics related to pre and postnatal issues, birthing, parenting, families and education, as well as news from…
If you’ve got a baby or toddler, you’ll love this magazine. Little Treasures has been described as a “coffee group in print”. It’s crammed with detailed hands-on information…
Parenting is New Zealand’s only magazine for parents of kids aged between 0 through to 18 years. Credible and inspiring articles provide practical advice, creative ideas and hot…
Tots to Teens is a free publication that publishes 130,000 copies bi-monthly. Tots to Teens is available at the following outlets:
TummyTalk is a magazine for pregnant women living in Taranaki, produced by Active Birth Taranaki Inc. It outlines some of the choices women can make about birth, and…
Every issue of JUNIOR will bring you thought-provoking and intelligent features together with the latest news and issues on children’s health, development and education. You’ll be kept informed…
Little Kids is a new quarterly magazine for parents with kids aged two to six years. Of course it’s lots of fun having these quirky, funny, energetic little…
Being a mum is rewarding but there are bound to be times when you feel a bit overwhelmed by it all. As Australia’s leading baby magazine, Mother &…
Welcome to My Child, a quarterly, quality health and parenting magazine that informs parents about what to expect in the period from conception and pregnancy through to the…
Practical Parenting is the leading parenting magazine in Australia, introducing pregnant women to motherhood and offering insightful advice and support on pregnancy, new borns, toddlers and pre-schoolers. Every…
Prima Baby & Pregnancy is Britain’s best baby magazine. Prima Baby & Pregnancy magazine is the vital guide to pregnancy, birth, babycare and ‘toddler-hood’ for every mum and…
Reviewed by Maria Gill I have to confess I love environmental picture books, whether they’re fictional or creative non-fiction style. Just recently I received a copy of ‘One…
The set-up: This is the third book in the Juno of Taris series and this time, Juno has to face old foes in order to get on with…
Apparently my older sister Mallory was perfect. That’s not how I remember her, but it’s what my mother tells me when I’m doing something wrong. My sister certainly…
Luke is what you would call my only friend. When we were little kids our favourite game was pirates and that’s when I started calling him ‘Legless, because…
I first encountered Meg Rosoff when I read her earlier novel “How I live” now, and I was absolutely captivated by her gorgeous prose and the clever handling…
Official Kiwi Families Review by Dan Simperingham The set-up: The book revolves around a plot within a plot. Autumn, the daughter of a wealthy fund manager gets the…
Official Kiwi Families review by Emma Bassett The setup: Post 9/11, the city gathers to commemorate the space with a memorial. In a carefully choreographed (and blind) process…
Official Kiwi Families review by Emma Bassett The set-up: Roger Brown is a well known, well off headhunter who prides himself on finding the perfect candidate for the role.…
Official Kiwi Families review by Emma Bassett The set up: Janet Luke champions having your own urban Eden, stacked full of novel ideas to get you into your…
Official Kiwi Families Review by Rochelle Gribble The set-up: I’ve never met Wendyl Nissen but for the last week or so, since reading her new book, I’ve felt…
Official Kiwi Families review by Emma Bassett The set-up: The idea of a nationwide walkway has a long history. Teams of inspired and dedicated people have brought this…
Many parents have been struggling with the naughty chair, the thinking step, consequences, punishments and what their response should be to the new “anti-smacking” law change. Well known…
Do you prefer parenting advice to be brief and to-the-point? Do you find comfort in other parent’s struggles? Do you enjoy reading about the funny, quirky things that…
Are you fed up with yelling at your children? Are you fed up with your children yelling at you? Are you fed up with your children yelling at…
A laugh-out-cry-out loud book for Dads (Illustrations by Sean Roche) Fatherhood, eh? It begins with a bang, but it’s not long before that twinkle in your eye has…
A laugh-out-cry-out loud book for Grandparents (Illustrations by Sean Roche) They say that the great thing about grandparenting is being able to hand the grandkids back afterwards. But…
Introduces a new way of understanding the human being so parents can be best equipped to serve as their own children’s best teachers. Includes caring for newborns, helping…
Everyone who has boys today is concerned for them. Everywhere we look, boys are having trouble with their lives. Parents want to understand better what makes boys tick,…
Child psychologist Steve Biddulph tells parents everything they need to know about raising happy, healthy, confident children from babyhood to teens. This book shows parents how to be…
TAKE THE STING AND STIGMA OUT OF THE OUSTING OF NITS! Pedi and Osis Nit were two head lice. They were living in someone’s hair and having a…
I know that parents in Aotearoa New Zealand want the best for their children. We want children to be happy, healthy, make good friends and do well at…
Have you ever stepped back to watch what really goes on when your children play? As psychologist Lawrence J. Cohen points out, play is children’s way of exploring…
In this hilarious twist on one of the most difficult discussions in a child’s development, award winning author Babette Cole illustrates the one question all children are bound…
Today’s children hear about sex all the time–on television, in the movies, and from their friends. But what they hear and see does not always give a healthy…
Glenn Compain is an Auckland frontline policeman working largely with troubled youth, and he’s seen things that would haunt your nightmares. Violent gangs, rampant drug and alcohol abuse,…
The one, the only brilliant Aussie bible on being ‘up the duff’. Kaz gives you the up to date lowdown on pregnancy, birth and coping when you get…
The Real Guide to Caring for Babies, Toddlers and Preschoolers Now you have a baby, what on earth are you going to do with it? Kaz Cooke delivers…
Call Me Dad! is packed with information on everything from pregnancy and preparing for the baby, to the end of that first unbelievable year. The book is based…
Written by a 21st century teenager, You Shut Up! explores the twisted teenage mind, giving parents an insider’s view into the world of today’s teenagers. The guessing game…
It’s reality-check time! You are at least five months into your tour of parenting duty by now. The complexity of child-training has begun to come into focus. You…
Helps expectant fathers deal with anxiety, labor-coaching, parenting duties, and other aspects of childbirth.
This book could be your salvation! A quote from the “Daily Telegraph”, but this cry could equally have come from the thousands of mothers who have put Gina…
Gina Ford is the queen of routine, and one area she knows from experience that can be a big, scary hurdle for parents is potty training. The good…
Refreshingly honest, openly frank and candidly blunt, this book has been written by a mother for other mothers. It oozes with warm fuzzies, it reeks of mumsy terms,…
“At long last —Magda Gerber’s wisdom and spice captured in a book —what a treasure! Now parents and caregivers everywhere can benefit from learning what it means to…
Internationally renowned infant specialist Magda Gerber, M.A., the founder of RIE, offers a healthy new approach to infant care based on a profound respect for each baby’s individual…
Men tend to see themselves as providers, protectors, heroes, mentors, sportsmen and lovers. These healthy qualities of manhood undergird the practical advice Ian Grant relates. A father is…
There is no doubt that parenting is a special challenge in today’s fast-paced, media-driven world. In Growing Great Boys, parenting guru Ian Grant shows how to work with…
With fifty years of communicating in high school assemblies, TV and radio, plus to over 156,000 parents attending Parents Inc Hot Tips for Parents seminars, New Zealander Ian…
After the huge success of Growing Great Boys, comes this companion title focusing on girls. There are many issues today to challenge girls and their parents. This book…
The author of the number one bestseller “Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus” speaks to the Baby Boomer generation about raising their kids. Gray shows how…
After surviving the toddler years, life with a five to twelve year old can seem like a roller-coaster ride of ups and downs, but with the help of…
This is a practical, commonsense, up-to-date guide to the everyday concerns of parents facing the first year of their baby’s life.
Many parents wonder how the sweet, chubby baby which gurgles happily at them for the first twelve months changes so suddenly into a bellowing, tantrum prone, heel drumming,…
This information book about sex and reproduction covers all the main areas: babies, reproduction, bodies, chromosomes, genes, growing up, love, health and lots more. As before, the information…
“TRACY HOGG HAS GIVEN PARENTS A GREAT GIFT – the ability to develop early insight into their child’s temperament.” When Tracy Hogg’s “Secrets of the Baby Whisperer was…
This book is designed to help young children try new foods and finish off their meals. As parents of two young boys, the author and his wife found…
A complete weaning & feeding guide from children’s food guru Annabel Karmel. Bestselling author and children’s food guru, Annabel Karmel, guides you through each stage of feeding your…
Most parenting guides begin with the question “How can we get kids to do what they’re told?” and then proceed to offer various techniques for controlling them. In…
For the first time there is an easy read book on how NZ secondary schools actually work! This is the time of the year when parents are starting…
Do you juggle a busy family home and career? Are you a multi-tasking parent / grandparent with 101 demands on your time? Does parenting ever get so on…
Adolescent boys – they seem to disappear into another world where they barely communicate, and where fast cars, alcohol and drugs are constant temptations. Will they survive to…
Following the success of his first parenting book, Before Your Kids Drive You Crazy, Read This! writer, clinical psychologist and family therapist Nigel Latta has gone on to…
For harassed parents struggling to understand why they end up screaming at their kids and tearing out their hair trying to make them understand that bad behaviour has…
By popular demand, New Zealand’s most popular parenting writer has drawn on his extensive experience in family therapy and working with the country’s most difficult teenagers to write…
Pastor Crystal Lutton has worked extensively with children and has seen, firsthand, the phenomenal results of Grace-Based Discipline. This tried-and-true method of raising children can be implemented at…
Over 340 Quick, Easy & Delicious Recipes using 4 or less Ingredients This book has over 340 quick, easy and very delicious recipes that you can easily whip…
The first six months of your baby’s life can be truly daunting and miraculous in turn. And coping with being a parent can be just as difficult as…
This bestselling classic explains the facts of life to young children in an age-appropriate and straightforward manner, accompanied by lively illustrations.
The truth about modern parenting is that many of us are . . . – time poor but rich in reasons to feel guilty – confused about all…
No woman dreams of becoming a stepmother, but that parental role is becoming a reality for an increasing number of women. Rather than starting a family in the…
A warm, wise and with – it guide to growing up. This is a book designed to help pre-adolescents feel good about the changes that are happening to…
Plunket has been providing new parents with guidance, advice and support for 100 years. This book of indispensable advice from New Zealand’s acknowledged experts on childcare is given…