Little Kiwi has a very important job: to look after his new brother or sister - whatever hatches out of the egg! The only problem is the egg has a mind of its own and leads Little Kiwi on a wild chase through the New Zealand bush. Will Little Kiwi mange to keep it safe?

Kuwi the kiwi has never had an egg before, so she's unsure how to look after it. When the egg gets a crack Kuwi thinks that the egg is broken, but she's in for a surprise.

Little Kiwi can't seem to get anything right. He's scared of the dark, scared of water and his little sister's friends always seem to be making fun of him. But when his sister gets in trouble it seems Little Kiwi might be made of sterner stuff after all.

Little Kiwi's sister has arrived and, boy, have things changed! She likes playing games but these usually involve 'girl things' - not the real scary stuff that Little Kiwi likes. 'I like scary things too,' Little Sister explains, but how can that possibly be? When weasel arrives on the scene, and the birds of the forest realise that something scary is exactly what they need. Now it's Little Sister's turn to come to the rescue.

"Little Kiwi can't sleep - Little Sister keeps kicking and Dad is snoring! Little Kiwi decides to find himself a better nest. It's too lonesome by himself so Little Kiwi joins Kaka - but the Kaka chicks are far too noisy. The Keas' mountain nest is too cold, Morepork's is too high, Blue Duck's is too damp and Little Kiwi can't even squeeze into Fantail's tiny nest. Will Little Kiwi ever find the perfect place to rest?"--Publisher information.

Early in the morning, just before dawn, the first sweet sounds of singing birds floated through the quiet forest - Join Little Kiwi and Little Sister as they take a walk through the bush. Lift the flaps to help them find all the birds that make the dawn chorus. Morning time in the bush can be very noisy - and full of surprises!

Joyce Wan's bright and bold illustrations will have young chickies giggling at Laura Gehl's reassuring tale that takes the not out of I'm not. Egg is not hatching. No way. No how. It is too scary out there. Peep wants Egg to hatch so they can do fun things together, like watch the sunrise, splash in puddles, and play hide-and-seek. But Egg is not cracking...