Koki the Kiwi

By Michelle Osment
Illustrated by Sunset
Little Friends, 2011
ISBN 9780473185305
Paperback $19

This is a rhyming story about a kiwi and its egg. Kiwi, a gorgeously shaggy fellow, turns his egg and goes out into the night for food where he’s spotted by the camouflaged Kiwi Hunter who finds the nest and discovers the egg. Its shell is damaged so he takes the egg to The Hatching Centre where we see the interesting process of examining the egg and keeping it safe until the baby kiwi hatches, with a little bit of help. Illustrations give a fascinating picture of the egg’s development. Ages three to eight.