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Koro

$18.00 NZD

Koro is a warm and universal board book in te reo Māori about a day with grandad from the award-winning Gavin Bishop.

The bond between grandfather and child is shown through big, beautiful images and simple Māori text.

The child and their koro explore the day—they go for a walk, collect food from the garden, eat, tell stories, and snuggle up for a rest to finish. 

  • Written and Illustrated by Gavin Bishop
  • Board book
  • Language: Te Reo Māori
  • Measures approximately 18.5 × 18.5 cm
  • ISBN: 9781776574018


Gavin Bishop O.N.Z.M (Ngāti Pukeko, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Mahuta, Tainui) is an internationally renowned children’s writer. As a picture book author and artist he has published 70 books that have been translated into twelve languages and won numerous awards. His distinctive ink and watercolour illustrations are a feature of stories that are sometimes traditional, sometimes original. Gavin has been shortlisted for NZ book awards more times than any other author of any kind.