Messy Press is a new, independent children’s publishing studio, based in New Zealand. Our mission is to create joyful and engaging books that children will love and parents will love reading. We specialise in illustrated non-fiction, gift and activity books that will inspire young, creative minds.
Erica Harrison, Co-founder / Artistic Director
erica@messy-press.com
Adam Thompson, Co-founder / Editorial Director
adam@messy-press.com
Website: https://messy-press.com/
Culturalhubb is a New Zealand-based Pacific-owned company that is dedicated to producing positive meaningful stories from Aotearoa and the Pacific to inspire young readers to become confident storytellers.
Our books touch on bi-cultural learning, multi-cultural learning, well-being, mental health, transition to school, sustainability, and much more.
Check out our trilingual books with NZ Sign Language, ebooks, audiobooks and other resources. We hope to deliver more inspiring resources that resonate with everyone.
Abel Junior Tutagalevao
EQ Publications is a Wellington based independent publisher dedicated to producing children’s picture books and support material designed to help build social and emotional intelligence in children around the globe.
Contact:
Trace Moroney
Website: www.eqpublications.nz
Auckram Publishing are a couple, Don Auckram & Sue Heazlewood of Ohoka in North Canterbury. Our property is called Tangleby. We formed the company in May 2021 with the idea of writing and self-publishing our own books. Sue has a passion for cooking and children. This passion she combined in our first publication Tails of Tangleby Gardens 11 chapters on a story of woodland creatures with 40 recipes that children could learn to cook. She soon followed this book with an adult recipe book A Table at Tangleby which has 170 recipes, with QR codes and beautiful photography of the food and scenes from Tangleby. In 2023 Auckram Publishing has published two more, A Table at Tangleby II in April and Tails of Tangleby Gardens 2 in August. Two more publications in the ‘Tails’ series and smaller version of ‘Table’ are planned.
Both A Table at Tangleby and Tails of Tangleby Gardens 2 have been shortlisted for the 2023 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards to be held in Saudi Arabia in November. Tails of Tangleby Gardens 2 is nominated in two award categories; Oceania Children’s Books, and Illustrations and A Table at Tangleby is nominated in the Entertaining awards category.
Don is a historian and is working on his first publication, hopefully published by the end of next year. We run our own website https://tangleby.co.nz and social media sites on Facebook and Instagram. It’s been quite a journey, huge learning curve for us both, and are keen to continue that learning to get bigger and better.
Don Auckram, Manager Auckram Publishing
dauckram@hotmail.com
Mila’s BooksWe create Pasifika children’s books that help our tamaiti to be seen, heard and valued in the worlds they live in. This is why our stories help to develop cultural confidence, connections, understanding and are, Tusi faitau for all the fanau – Story books for all the family.
Mila’s Books
https://milasbooks.com/
Dahlia Malaeulu
milasbks@gmail.com
Nicola Jae Storybooks came about, when one day, a single idea for a storyline, unique and original, came to mind and Nicola felt compelled to write it.
Since then, Nicola has imagined remarkable children’s picture storybooks. She’s been excited and delighted that her storybooks are out in the world to be loved and enjoyed by every child.
Nicola Whitley
nicola@nicolajaestorybooks.com
Phone: +64 21 280 5984
Website: nicolajaestorybooks.com
Illustrated Publishing is a small publishing company, based in the Waikato. We specialise in beautifully illustrated, award-winning Children’s Books & Te Reo Māori Resources.
Director, Kat Quin is the creative mind behind the Kuwi the Kiwi and Kiwicorn series of books.
BOOK DESIGN + ILLUSTRATION + PUBLICATION PRINT MANAGEMENT + RESOURCE DESIGN
13/21 Railside Place, Dinsdale, Hamilton 3204
www.illustrated.co.nz
Kat Quin
Kat@illustrated.co.nz
Intra-Q are publishers of an on-going series of narrated, bi-lingual children’s books – the “Poppy and Buddy” series – in e-book and print book formats, aimed at introducing young children to a second language while also developing their first language skills.
PO Box 91839
Victoria St West
Auckland 1142
Jeff Brown
Email: jeff@poppyandbuddy.com
Website:
www.poppyandbuddy.com
OneTree House is a New Zealand independent children’s, young adult and educational book publisher
Their titles emanate from a wealth of award-winning talent, and include picture books, junior fiction, middle fiction and young adult novels, from authors such as Kyle Mewburn, Mary-anne Scott, Brian Falkner, Tina Shaw, Sherryl Jordan, Diana Menefy and Tanya Batt.
They also publish books for the education sector with non-fiction titles on a range of topics and bilingual reprints of much-loved picture books.
Christine Dale
info@onetree-house.com
Website: www.onetree-house.com
PO Box 11745, Ellerslie 1542, Auckland, New Zealand
EduMaxi is a New Zealand owned independent publisher as well as an education consultancy that specializes in the planning and development of innovative learning and development solutions.
Since 2007, our innovative team of authors, editorial staff, illustrators, graphic artists, animators, and project managers have worked together to develop numerous digital and print based learning resources for clients across the education sector and for a number of world renowned educational providers. We have also worked with organisations around the world to create innovative digital solutions that meet the unique professional development training needs of their teams.
Our multi-award winning Te Reo Singalong series (www.tereosingalong.co.nz) currently has 25 titles available as well as an online school subscription model (www.tereosingalong.online) and all books in interactive digital format.
We also provide supplementary curriculum and teacher support materials to teachers in NZ and internationally through User Friendly Resources (https://www.userfriendlyresources.co.nz/). Most resources are blackline masters and come with a photocopiable license.
Madelize Bekker
madelize@edumaxi.com
Address: PO Box 1060, Waikato Mail Centre, Hamilton, 3240
Phone: +64 21 2234 873
WEBSITE: www.edumaxi.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/edumaxiltd
Twitter: https://twitter.com/EdumaxiLtd
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company-beta/10315097/
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