Welcome to the magical tiny garden world of the Pipsies!

The Pipsies is a series of New Zealand made first-chapter books aimed at 6 to 9 year olds.

Online Order now available... Click here

News:
July 9
Pipsies vol 1 is now available at the great price of just $10! Head over to the order form now...

March 22
Hi everyone! Volume two is now available for sale on the order page for $17.95. As an Easter special, both books are avialble together for $30. Buy books before easter and receive a free easter treat!

January 7
Happy New Year!

December 3
Polly and Peter would like to wish all their friends and their families a very happy christmas and lots of fun. Please watch out for our new book which is full of exciting adventures. The new release date is now February 2009.

Christmas special: get Pipsies volume one for the special price of just $10! Please use the promotional code 'xmas' on the order page.

Love from Polly and Peter

October 26
Volume 2 is almost ready for the printers. Expect it to be available late November, in time for Christmas.

August 17
We are pleased to announce the cover for The Pipsies volume 2 has been confirmed. We expect the release month to be October.

July 15
Meet Orfeo - our newest youngest Pipsies fan! Orfeo lives in Italy.

May 31
The winners of the colouring competition from the reading at Mangere town centre library have just been announced. Take a look at the winning entries and finalists.

May 15
Thank you very much to the folks at Mangere town centre library, who hosted us for a very entertaining reading of The Pipsies. Photos of the event are here.

May 7
Check out our activities page - a new colouring sheet has been added!

May 3
Today we had a wonderful morning spent reading aloud to the kids at the Massey Library. Take a look at the photos here.

April 26
Thank you to everyone who contacted us about the Pipsies clothes. We are now following up several very interesting leads.

April 20
Book three is now under way. We expect to release Volume 2 in August of this year.
We are looking at launching a small clothing range for Christmas 2008. We are looking for someone to create these garments for us. If you would interested in helping us out, please email kay@earthwire.co.nz

April 12
We had a wonderful day launching our book at Lopdell House. Both author and illustrator were on hand to showcase The Pipsies volume 1. Illustrator Jonathon Rayner-Burt donned his story-reader hat and entertained a group of children and adults with a chapter from the book.

Thank you to everyone that attended for showing your support.

March 23
Almost there! Check out the cover art of the book from the draft printer's proof:

We'll be changing the binding for the final version but the cover artwork and book size have been confirmed.

March 9
As a special sneak-peak for our website visitors, we have posted online the first little bit of the Pipsies: Volume 1! Click here to have a read...

March 1
We are pleased to report that The Pipsies volume one has been dispatched to the printer for pre-press work, which means things are well underway and on track. We are also able to announce that the book launch will be held at Lopdell House in Titirangi, on Friday 11th of April. A time for this event will be confirmed closer to the time. The author and illustrator will be attending, reading from the book plus giving live demonstrations of the type of illustration used in the book.

February 8
Pop over to the Activities page, and listen to the read-aloud Pipsies story, 'Ribbit'. This story was written exclusively for the website and is not available in the books!

February 6, 2008
We have begun preparations for our book launch - watch this space for confirmed date and place. Please email us if you would be interested in attending.
Also, our Guest book is live here ... leave us a message!

February 3, 2008
The first series is almost completed. We are hopeful that the first book will be produced within the next couple of months. The second book is completed apart from illustrations and editing.