Classic Kiwiana Makes Cool Christmas Pressies

For immediate release 23 October 2012

Classic Kiwiana Makes Cool Christmas Pressies

The first two books in the all-new Kiwi Critters series of affordable, fun, and easy to read rhyming stories for children aged 2-7 years, have just been released.

The small A6 size of the Kiwi Critters books makes these stories ideal for little hands to hold while the bright and bold illustrations and humour appeals to both children and adults. What’s more, the books are ideal to post overseas as Christmas presents, costing only $1.90 to post to Australia, and $2.40 to the UK and Europe. Published by Lighthouse Media Group, the books are 100% created and printed in New Zealand, using vegetable based inks and low environmental impact print processing methods, you can rest assured that you’re supporting New Zealand creators, and being kind to the environment at the same time!

The books feature two main characters, Keri the Kiwi and Piri the Pukeko. Piri is a young pukeko, a blue swamp hen with long gangly orange legs. He has lots of friends and his favourite food is pineapple lumps and brussel sprouts. When he's older word has it that he wants to be in a circus and walk on stilts with the clowns. He spends all his spare time practicing. Meanwhile his friend Keri is a young kiwi with a big heart. She is very clever. She likes to eat chocolate and broccoli (as well as worms of course), and loves playing hide and seek. When she grows up she wants to be an astronomer and discover a new planet. Together in the new Kiwi Critters series, these characters get up to all kinds of mischief and have a rollicking good time. A glossary of New Zealand words is included in each book.

Keri’s Party: Keri the Kiwi is out for a walk when she bumps into her best friend Piri the Pukeko and invites him to her party. Book one in the newly released Kiwi Critters series. Available in print or as an ebook from www.lmg.co.nz, Amazon, and from your favourite NZ bookstore. RRP $4.99.

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Piri’s Picnic: In this book Piri the Pukeko sees his best friend Keri the Kiwi and they decide to have a picnic. Book two in the newly released Kiwi Critters series. Available in print or as an ebook from www.lmg.co.nz, Amazon, and from your favourite NZ bookstore. RRP $4.99.

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About the author:
Donna Blaber is an author of fiction books for children and non-fiction travel books about New Zealand. She has two new children’s releases, Piri's Picnic and Keri's Party, in the Kiwi Critters series, and one new recently released ebook entitled Visions of the North Island, a collection of travel stories based in and around the North Island of New Zealand. In the recent past she has authored more than 20 non-fiction travel books for a range of New Zealand, Australian and UK-based publishers. She is currently working on Bruce Goes Home, the third book in the Kiwi Critters series. Donna looks forward to connecting with her readers on facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/DonnaBlaberAuthor and on her website at http://www.donnablaber.com/

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