Board Book - Kuwi's First Egg - Kuwi the Kiwi

NZ Number 1 Best Seller - Find out how Kuwi the Kiwi looks after her newly laid egg. She knits a scarf, sings a waiata and takes it out to play but Egg doesnt seem too impressed. When the egg begins to crack Kuwi thinks she has not done a very good job what can she do?

Read this delightful imaginary story about a clueless kiwi looking after her egg.

Note, in real life the male kiwi incubates the egg - parents can start a discussion with them about that. Children will enjoy the pictures, as the burrow expands and new insects make their own little homes around it, and the little kiwi™s expressions are rather gorgeous. A book that will be asked to be read again and again.

Paperback, 36 Pages

Size 24cm x 24cm

Kat has illustrated many books for authors before but this is the first book she has written and illustrated and published herself. I spoke to Kat about her book and she said that her father had worked for the Department of Conservation for many years and now works as a volunteer at Maungatautari Reserve with Kiwi Conservation so she had talked a lot about the father/egg incubation.

"In the story there is a bit of the background that I hoped parents might pick up onÝ Why is Kuwi alone? (maybe the father/mate has succumbed to a predator?). That is why she doesn't know what to do with the egg either, as it is not in her nature to be the nurturer.

I couldn't add the gatefold 'flaps' to the digital book, but on the back cover 'flap' it has facts about the brown kiwi and a link to the website to find out more about them. On the website I have explained more about the background of the story and about the father being the caregiver in most scenarios. I wanted to tie in the more factual and important side of Kiwi conservation with the fun/funny story that appeals to very young children."