• Taming the Taniwha

    Rewa finds his Wings

    Award Winner - Selected for the White Ravens International Youth Library Catalogue as one of the world's top 250 children's books for 2002.

    Named one of the top New Zealand picture books by Waikato University, 2010.

    A much loved classic.
    Tama needs to find out just how to tame the meanest, greenest taniwha he's ever met. A great book for kids to explore different methods of dealing with bullies and an effective tool to generate discussion.

    Illustrated by Henry Campbell. Published 2001 by Huia Publishers.

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