Marion Day: 32 books

Short story for ages 10+ A humorous, illustrated hunting story told from the dog’s point-of-view. “Don’t know how they think, damn humans! Does Bruce want to catch a pig or not? For goodness sake, let me off my friggin’chain.”

Amy loves to stay on Barnabus Johansson's farm in her school holidays to get away from city life. It's her safe haven, with animals like Tripod the three-legged dog, Molly the goat, and Gutsache the cat. It's where she rides her beloved Chestnut Mare. When tragedy strikes, Amy learns some of the harsh...

Short story for ages 10+ A gruelling story of two fighting stags. A high-pitched whistle, a sound more like a scream, rang out in the valley below. The challenge was made.

Five stories for ages 10 and up from the Heart of the Hunter series, featuring a boy’s helpful mentor, an annoying trip when mother tags along, a father angry at the loss of his best knife, a bloody encounter with a wild pig, and stories of boys and their hunting experiences. Told in classic kiwi flavour, and in the language and lore of the hunter. Ideal for reluctant readers.

Five stories for ages 10 and up from the Heart of the Hunter series, featuring a fiercely loyal hunting dog, the terrors of deer hunting by helicopter, the need to set traps for vicious stoats, a boy experiencing his first hunt, and a series of poems from the hunter’s heart. The author captures...

This is the life story of ‘Injun Joe’, born Wellwyn Harris Collins, in 1950. His mother was half-caste Maori of the Ngati Kahungunu tribe, his father a Scottish-Irish immigrant whose family had substantial holdings in Hawke’s Bay.Joe became well known as an elite hunterhelicopter pilot, one of...

For ages 10 + There’s a lot of learning that goes on in the years between rabbit shoots and heli-hunting. Told in the hunter’s lore and language, these are poems of the young and old who hunt to fill the freezer or hunt for a living, those who hunt to rid the land of destructive pests, and those who do it because it is in their blood.

Short story for ages 10+ A story with a twist. Where did the white hunting knife go? Told in the hunter’s lore and language. ‘Dad was a fanatic about his hunting knife and reckons Mum lost it. “You don’t understand, Ella. I’m like an Indian without a bow and arrow, a tribesman without his spear,” he ranted.’

A short story for readers 6 to 8. Faced with bullies competing for his food, Harry learns a few new evolutionary tricks to improve his life.

A spooky, fictional story for ages 10+ about three men and their unwanted hunting dogs. Pig hunters, Jim, Digger and Isaac, like most serious hunters, owned dogs that knew what to do, whether by instinct or through training. Every once in a while, a dog failed to fulfil its role, and if not suitable...

Short story for ages 10+ A monster boar? With crooked toes? Or is Dad just dreaming? Told in the hunter’s lore and language. ‘Dad’s told me stories about a monster boar he calls Crooked Toes. Sometimes I’d wonder if it’s just a figment of his imagination. Dad’s head can be...

Short story for ages 10+ A deep story about a young boy who is taught to hunt by an old hunter. Told in the hunter’s lore and language. “I was thirteen when my father left my mother for a lady who looked like she’d just stepped out of a glossy women’s magazine…”

Short story for ages 10+ A warm-hearted hunting story about a boy who undergoes a series of changes that lead him back to his original beliefs. Told in the hunter’s lore and language. ‘At first, when I was young I hated killing little creatures like birds and rabbits, but Dad trained...

A short story for readers 6 to 8. Rufus Rupert Remington always wants more, and he’s rude about it. He shouts and forgets to say please and thank you. He wants another colour on the arc of the rainbow, and a billion trillion stars in the sky. But is it really Rupert’s fault that he’s behaving so badly?