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NEWS
Two new children's books by Philip Martin
Philip Martin, a primary school teacher from the Kapiti Coast, has been very busy! He has not one, but two children's books coming out in 2025. He illustrated The Henhouse himself, and enlisted homeschooled Isabella Adie to illustrate her first book: Learning is Like Riding a Bicycle. Philip's love for learning is clearly evident in this book which uses simile to make the abstract concept of learning come alive and be relatable by comparing it to riding a bicycle.
More warblish from Helen Mae Innes
We are publishing the second edition of Helen Mae Innes' book Warblish, Chirpish, Ticktocklish, & Animalopoeia in September. The new edition is larger in size (240x170mm) and adds another 24 pages of content including rare examples from Zulu. For those not yet in the know, warblish is the use of intelligible yet onomatopoeia words to mimic birdsong. Helen also invented the terms ticktocklish and animalopoeia to describe the same phenomenon for objects and animals, respectively. A lovely example for birdsong includes the Yellowhammer saying, "A little bit of bread, but no cheese, please," and the train saying "I think I can, I think I can".
Jasper Davidoff from the esteemed Audobon Magazine in the USA recently interviewed Helen about her research into warblish.
Jasper Davidoff from the esteemed Audobon Magazine in the USA recently interviewed Helen about her research into warblish.
Booksellers Trade Day
We will have a stall at the Bookseller trade day in Wellington this year. It gives us an opportunity to meet and greet bookshop owners to see which books they think customers will like, meet other publishers and writers, and generally be around people who love reading and looking at new books. We always find "book people" such creative, encouraging, and friendly people, so we are really looking forward to it.
Making Maths Add Up by Maggie Tu.
Maggie's second book in her series Making Maths Add Up should be available soon! We are currently editing it and it's just as good as the first book! Watch out for it in 2026!
The piwaiwaka, or fantail, is a nimble, nosy, lively little bird. A piwaiwaka uses its fluttering tail fan to manoeuvre swiftly when flying. A piwaiwaka hops about in ferns and low shrubs, sometimes upside down, pecking food off the lower sides of leaves. A friendly bird, it is said to bring hard or sad news, often news of death, but is in itself not bad. A piwaiwaka keeps its wits about itself. And it won't be pinned down.
Piwaiwaka Press was started in 2020 to publish great writers who don't shy away from controversial subjects. We hope that we too will not be pinned down.
Piwaiwaka Press was started in 2020 to publish great writers who don't shy away from controversial subjects. We hope that we too will not be pinned down.
