For the Little Ones

Children's rooms and children's gifts share a problem: most of what is made for them is loud, busy and gone within a year. This edit is the opposite. Things that look good on a shelf, stand up to being loved, and still get kept.

For play and cuddles there are Lily & George soft toys and comforters, like Tilly the Octopus and Stardust the Unicorn. For reading, picture books from Olive + Page, the Little People, BIG DREAMS biography series, and board books from As We Are Illustration, including Fish of Aotearoa and My First Te Reo Māori Picture Dictionary. For the room, Miffy lights from Mr Maria, neon LED wall lights in heart, star and lightning bolt shapes, Umbra BUDDY hooks and a paper cloud pendant shade. For the parents, Write To Me pregnancy and baby memory journals.

A good rule for gifting is one thing to play with and one thing to keep. A comforter plus a memory journal covers both. If you are decorating rather than gifting, start with our nursery range.

What is a good keepsake gift for a new baby?
A Write To Me Baby Memory Journal covers birth to five years in a linen cover, and there is also a version with a keepsake box. Parents fill it in over time, which is why it gets kept long after the toys are outgrown.

Do you have children's books in te reo Māori?
Yes. As We Are Illustration makes My First Te Reo Māori Picture Dictionary and Fish of Aotearoa by Kate Dickinson, a bilingual board book with Māori and English names for New Zealand fish. Both are board books built for small hands.

Do you have night lights for kids' rooms?
Yes. Mr Maria's Miffy First Light is a rechargeable soft silicone nightlight, and the Miffy Bundle of Light is a collectable soft silicone LED. Both give a low glow that suits night feeds and bedtime stories.

What are Little People, BIG DREAMS books?
A children's biography series, with each title telling the life story of a well-known person in picture book form. We stock the main series and My First Little People, BIG DREAMS, a board book version for younger readers.