The Kids Book Company

bookshop — Mapua · Mapua

About The Kids Book Company

A children's book company based in Mapua, Tasman, that makes personalised adventure books. Its main book is My Way Home, an educational travel story for children aged 0 to 9. Each book is fully customised with the child's name, characters, drawings based on their own country, and a personal message from the giver. The story takes the child on an adventure around the world and back to New Zealand, ending in their own town, with puzzles, languages, creatures, countries and coded facts along the way.

The company was founded by two New Zealanders to make homegrown stories for Kiwi children, and it says the books are printed in Nelson and posted to the child's door. The website offers a homegrown discount for Kiwi children, and it says priority ordering, express shipping and gift wrap are included. Customers who wrote about the books said they were adorable, educational and a special keepsake, with beautiful illustrations and hidden messages.