Kimi the Kekeno's Big Adventure - Paperback

by Shelley Burne-Field (Author)

A funny and heart-filled ocean adventure from emerging talent Shelley Burne-Field, this is her second middle-grade novel for young readers.

Kimi the kekeno (New Zealand fur seal) is setting out on the biggest adventure of his life--a long and daring journey to the magical Stone Circle. Along the way, Kimi and his friends encounter a giant squid in need of help, a wise old stingray, and a very hungry hammerhead shark.

Can shy, gentle Kimi find the courage to face his fears and make it to the Stone Circle's moon ceremony in time?

From the author of Brave Kahu and the Porangi Magpie, this is a warm and uplifting story about friendship, bravery, and learning to love ourselves just as we are.

Praise for Brave Kahu and the Porangi Magpie: "Beautiful writing for young readers." - Aotearoa New Zealand Review of Books "A stunning story." - The Spinoff

Author Biography

Shelley Burne-Field (Samoa, Ngati Mutunga, Ngati Rarua, Pakeha) is a kaituhituhi from Te Matau-a-Maui Hawke's Bay. She writes articles and creative non-fiction as well as fiction of all sorts, including short stories. This is her second children's story. It follows the epic middle-grade adventure story, Brave Kahu and the Porangi Magpie, published in 2024. She is an alumni of the Master of Creative Writing from Auckland University 2020 and also Te Papa Tupu mentoring program. Her story 'Speaking in Tongues' was the only New Zealand Finalist in the 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. Her work is now in print in anthologies around the world, and has appeared in Newsroom and on RNZ. Her story 'Pinching out Dahlias' is the most read short story published in Reading Room. Shelley is a proud member of the NZSA.