
Papa Tim's Books
Papa Tim is an award-winning author who was first published in 1996. Check out his books.
Available wherever good books are sold.
Patu
Jahnine tried to shake the patu from her grasp, but the weapon held fast. It was a part of her. Life is challenging for 16-year-old Jahine Bryne.
Rewa finds his Wings
Rewa works at a job he doesn't enjoy; he often imagines being a bird and flying away. His worried mother sends him to a tohunga, a wise man.
Haere
Farewll, Jack, farewell
- Award Winner -
A death is mourned, a birth celebrated, and a little girl sees that life comes full circle. A poetic and moving tale.
Taming the Taniwha
- Award Winner -
Tama needs to find out just how to tame the meanest, greenest taniwha he's ever met.
The Wooden Fish
- Award Winner -
Hanseni wants to help his mother and father but he is too little. Then one day the fishermen of the village return with no fish and the villagers have to go hungry.
Ngāti Kurī Proud
- Journal Story -
How did the iwi, (tribe), Ngāti Kurī get their name. This is a pakiwaitara – a traditional Māori story that explains natural phenomena or why something is the way it is.
I Dream Morning
- Anthology Story -
I dream. I dream morning, when it is still dark and Te Marama, the moon, a luminous orb, is shining in the sky like pāua.
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