Bob Darroch widmet sein Leben dem Zeichnen von Cartoons, seine Arbeiten zieren Spielzeug, Puzzles, Souvenirs und Postkarten und erscheinen weltweit in Zeitungen und Magazinen. Seit 1999 schreibt und illustriert er auch eigene Kinderbücher. Seine beliebte Reihe „Little Kiwi“ startete 2001 und machte ihn schnell zu einem gefragten Kinderbuchautor. Darrochs Kunst zeichnet sich durch einen verspielten und zugänglichen Stil aus, der sowohl junge Leser als auch ihre Familien anspricht.
Early in the morning, just before dawn, the first sweet sounds of singing birds floated through the quiet forest - Join Little Kiwi and Little Sister as they take a walk through the bush. Lift the flaps to help them find all the birds that make the dawn chorus. Morning time in the bush can be very noisy - and full of surprises!
It's time for Little Kiwi to go to bed but where is he? Join his mum on a search through the New Zealand bush as she tries to track him down. A new adventure in our popular Little Kiwi series of storybooks.
"When little kiwi hatches from his egg, an accident launches him out into the world on an unexpected adventure. He's got to get back home to Mum but he can't really remember what she looks like. With help from a blue penguin he sets about meeting a variety of New Zealand birds in his quest to find his mum"--Back cover. Suggested level: junior, primary.