Taniwha
$32.00
- Hardcover
64 pages
- Release Date
14 October 2025
Summary
The amazing Gavin Bishop brings us a monster-sized book about the mythical monsters of Aotearoa!
Award-winning weaver of stories Gavin Bishop retells a variety of tales about the taniwha of Aotearoa, from the guardians who accompanied waka voyages to present-day inhabitants of the whenua and moana.
Storylines Notable Non-fiction Book 2025
Taniwha are all around us. They are good at hiding or changing their shape. They can be very tricky. If you want to meet on…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781776957446 |
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| ISBN-10: | 177695744X |
| Author: | Gavin Bishop |
| Publisher: | Penguin Group (NZ) |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 64 |
| Release Date: | 14 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 834g |
| Dimensions: | 347mm x 289mm x 14mm |
About The Author
Gavin Bishop
Gavin Bishop (Tainui, Ngati Awa) is a highly acclaimed children’s book author and illustrator of more than 70 books, whose work ranges from original stories to retellings of Maori myths, European fairy stories, and nursery rhymes. Among the numerous fellowships and national book prizes that have been awarded to Gavin throughout his career, he has been nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award and has won the supreme Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award a record five times. The Storylines Gavin Bishop Award for Picture Book Illustration was established in 2009 to acknowledge Gavin’s contribution to the writing and illustrating of children’s picture books in Aotearoa. He was the 2025 AWF Honoured Writer at the Auckland Writers Festival and his book artwork has been acquired for the collection of Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand. Gavin lives and works in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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