Book giveaway: I Need a New Bum! and other stories (2017)

Of all the Oratia Books, Dawn McMillan and Ross Kinnaird’s I Need a New Bum! is the one that needs the least introduction.

Since its publication in 2012, it has become a runaway bestseller not only in New Zealand but in Australia, China, the US and (following its publication there in December last year) the UK. 

In 2017, responding to ongoing demand for this hilarious picture book, we took the chance of binding it up with two previous collaborations into I Need a New Bum! and other stories.

From Doggy Doo on my Shoe

Both Seagull Sid and the naughty things his seagulls did and Doggy Doo on my Shoe share the mischievous tone of New Bum, matching Dawn’s rollicking rhymes with Ross’ zany drawings in one fun volume. 

The title page of Seagull Sid

Great as a read-aloud or read-alone book, I Need a New Bum! and other stories is itself a firm favourite with kids and adults now. 

Our partners at Dover Publications in New York picked up on it by issuing an American version of Seagull Sid this May. Click here to see more.

And there's more: I've Broken my Bum!, a sequel to I Need a New Bum!, will be arriving at selected bookstores in New Zealand this September, with the US edition I Broke my Butt! out soon after.

Visit our Fb Page to be in to win a copy of  I Need a New Bum! and other stories. Prize available to New Zealand and Australian residents only. 

Competition closes on Tuesday 30 July, and winner announced on Wednesday 31 July.

Special edition of I Need a New Bum! along with two funny favourites

Thames author Dawn McMIllan and Auckland illustrator Ross Kinnaird have been a winning books team for 15 years.

Their 2012 book I Need a New Bum! is among their biggest hits, selling over 50,000 copies in New Zealand, many more in Australia and the UK, and having US and Chinese editions.

Building on that success, this new collection brings together New Bum! with two popular stories that have been out of print for some time.

Seagull Sid and the naughty things his seagulls did! is the hilarious tale of the seagulls whose beach is slowly being ruined by littering humans and their messy sun cream. 

Sid and his seagull mates take desperate dive-bombing measures to reclaim their territory ....

Meanwhile in Doggy Doo on my Shoe, there's a terrible smell that's sticking around at home, in the classroom, even in a taxi.  Who’s to blame? And what to do when doggy doo gets on your shoe?

At $29.99 for three books in one, I Need a New Bum! and other stories is great value for laughs!  

Dawn McMillan is a writer who lives north of Thames. She has enjoyed many successful collaborations with Ross Kinnaird, an illustrator who lives in Birkenhead, Auckland. Among their recent successes are the bestselling Doctor Grundy’s Undies, last year’s Squeakopotamus and a new book for 2017, Charlie and his amazing tales.

Publication Date: 9 November 2017  |  ISBN: 978-0-947506-32-2 |  RRP $29.99

Paperback, 230 x 215 mm, 96 pages colour