Little Island Press Ltd

17/09/2025

Little Island lost one of its wonderful, but elderly office dogs recently. Ritchie and his sister Lily were rescued during the COVID-19 pandemic and kept us company through lockdowns. Now it’s just Lily. We do miss Ritchie though. He was the best!

18/07/2025

We had a fantastic time last week at Dr David Robie’s Eyes of Fire book launch 🚀📕🚢 💫

Thanks to all those who joined us for discourse, waitata, and shared memories. We had an absolutely amazing turn out with upwards of 75 people!!

If you haven’t already, buy your copy of Eyes of Fire through our website, link in bio 🔗

15/07/2025

09/07/2025

We are excited to announce our newest book “Kaiboia and Butaritari” 🛶🪝🇰🇮

A bilingual children’s book illustrated by the fabulous 🌅

In Kiribati mythology, Kaiboia, a lazy man, failed to provide offerings to their gods. To avoid the villagers’ punishment, he went fishing. Join Kaiboia on his canoe to see what he catches at the end of his hook.

Celebrate Kiribati Language with us 🌟
📕 Buy the book here! 🧾
https://littleisland.nz/books/shop/kaiboia-ao-butaritari-—kaiboia-and-butaritari

09/07/2025

🇰🇮 Happy Kiribati language week 🇰🇮

‘Maiuakinan te katei ri nanon te tangira ma te ikarinerine bon wantongan te mwenga ibukin te rikirake’

‘Living our valued cultural practices through love and respect upholds our dignity and growth for a successful future’

26/06/2025

✨It’s almost the school holidays! You know what that means, visiting the family. Here’s the link to our website to pre order Āsiasiga iā Tinā
🚘👵🏾

Preorder now for some good quality holiday reading 🇼🇸📚

https://littleisland.nz/books/%C4%81siasiga-i%C4%81-tin%C4%81

‘Ia malu lou sā. Folau i lagimā - a well grounded self, is a successful self’.

26/06/2025

Little Island and author David Robie would like to invite you to the Eyes of Fire book launch next month

🗓️ 10 July 2025
⏰ 6pm
📍 Ellen Melville Centre Main Hall, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland

Come along, mingle and hear from our illustrious speakers, including Executive Director

Refresh your NZ history knowledge and grab yourself a copy of our book 📖

23/06/2025

✨⭐️ Mānawatia a Matariki ✨🌟💫

Little Island wants to wish you all a very happy Matariki as we look forward the new year!

19/06/2025

We’ve been hard at work getting a new book ready for print...

🚘 Āsiasiga iā tinā 👵🏾

The Samoan translation of Visiting Grandma, one of our beloved children’s books. Stay tuned!

‘Ia malu lou sā. Folau i lagimā – A well-grounded self, is a successful self’.

23/04/2025

Early last week renowned Māori artist Robyn Kahukiwa passed away.

Known for her artistic explorations of Māoridom, Little Island Press was fortunate enough to have worked with Kahukiwa for two books.

The Boy and the Dolphin (Te Tamaiti me te Aihe) - written and illustrated by Robyn Kahukiwa

and

Taranga - written by daughter Reina Kahukiwa and illustrated by Robyn Kahukiwa

Ko te aunga rā o te moe ki a koe Robyn

21/03/2025

Interested in gender identity within the Pacific? Our book Samoan Q***r Lives begins with a foreword and introduction by two leading Pacific artists? Keen to learn more about them…

Dan Taulapapa McMullin, a poet, painter, and award winning author who delves into the world of fa’afafine ⭐️ ⭐️

AND

Yuki Kihara, an interdisciplinary artist who engages with past, present and future societal issues from colonial and post-colonial perspectives ⭐️ ⭐️

26/02/2025

Kindness given is always returned 🌊🐬

Learn all about the special relationship between people and the ocean, te tamaiti and te aihe teach us of kindness and it’s reciprocal nature.

kei te mihi ~ thank you 🐬