The Witch of Maketu and the Bleating Lambs

Author(s): Anika Moa

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Aue! The Witch of Maketu is feeling grumpy and stink. The twelve juicy lambs she's kept for her winter kai are bleating all day and night. She can't get any beauty sleep! Uncle Hemi, a terrifying taniwha, helps the witch come up with a cunning and evil plan to keep those little lambs quiet. But will the woolly ones do what they're told?


Awash with wickedness and full to the brim with Anika's cheeky humour, The Witch of Maketu and the Bleating Lambs is the perfect tale for children and grownups to read together - it's for anyone who loves to see horrid villains get their comeuppance. They'll be spellbound by Rebecca ter Borg's gorgeously spooky and magical illustrations, complete with funny details and critters to spot on every page, and can even follow the QR code to read and sing along with Anika Moa. Watch out for more adventures of the Witch of Maketu!


Product Information

Anika Moa (Ngapuhi, Te Aupouri) is a New Zealand recording artist and television presenter. Born in Tamaki Makaurau Auckland, Anika grew up in Otautahi Christchurch, where she played rep rugby for Canterbury before her musical career took centre stage. She has released several critically acclaimed albums (one gold; three platinum), hosted radio shows, presented primetime television, become a mama to four kids and produced music for a highly engaged audience of children and parents. The shift from songwriting to writing children's stories has been a natural progression for her. Alongside creating fun and cheeky books for children, she is busy working on a new album and stars as 'Aunty Anika' in the popular Toi Time children's television series. Rebecca ter Borg is a freelance illustrator based in Tamaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand. As a young girl living in Rotorua, Rebecca's ambition was to be 'a starving artist living in an attic'. Luckily she is not starving and lives on a ground-level house in Auckland with her two daughters, but she still loves drawing as much as she did back then. She enjoys making gigantic designs for walls and is also drawn to flowers and bees and the smallest inhabitants of the earth. These strands combine into colourful, tangled, dreamy artworks that depict alternative narratives to everyday life.

General Fields

  • : 9781776958184
  • : Penguin Random House
  • : Penguin Books Ltd
  • : 0.202
  • : 01 September 2024
  • : .4 Centimeters X 24 Centimeters X 28.4 Centimeters
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Anika Moa
  • : Paperback
  • : Rebecca ter Borg
  • : 32