Books with Heart

Partners in both creative projects and life, writer Sacha Cotter and illustrator Josh Morgan (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Rongowhakaata) create playful and imaginative picture books to delight, inspire & connect with children and their whānau.

This dynamic duo bring their trade-mark heart and humour to children’s books, television, music, performance and more.

They are best known for their children’s picture books created with HUIA, a multi-award-winning, Māori-owned publisher at the forefront of publishing in Aotearoa, New Zealand. 

Their picture book THE BOMB (Cannonball in the U.S) won the prestigious Margaret Mahy Book of the Year at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults in 2019.

Cotter & Morgan Books

Dazzlehands | Ringakōreko

Dazzlehands | Ringakōreko
When Daddy Tucks Me In

When Daddy Tucks Me In
Cannonball

Cannonball
The Bomb | Te Pohū

The Bomb | Te Pohū
The Marble Maker | Te Kaihanga Māpere

The Marble Maker | Te Kaihanga Māpere
Keys | Ngā Kī

Keys | Ngā Kī
One Bird Band

One Bird Band

  • “Layer upon layer of goodness and wonder.”

    THE BOMB - Catherine Woulfe, The Spinoff

  • "Lyrical, beautiful and uniquely New Zealand.”

    THE BOMB - Unity Books Summer Newsletter

  • “THE BOMB is a story of its time and reminiscent of the taste and smell of a New Zealand summer.”

    THE BOMB, The Sapling

  • "Carries a universal message of listening to one's own heart and being oneself when the world tries to tell you how and who to be...A creative treat."

    CANNONBALL - Kirkus Reviews

  • “Warm story of individuality and achieving a perfect splash.”

    CANNONBALL - Carrie Kingsley, Common Sense Media

  • “You can enjoy this book for the rich illustrations and sweet story. Or you can appreciate it for its part in breaking down toxic masculinity..."

    THE BOMB - Moana Ete, Capital Magazine

  • “This is a fabulous, world-class book.”

    THE MARBLE MAKER - Thalia Kehoe Rowden, The Spinoff

  • "This story is one that has a way of sending you back in time to your own childhood where dad's words and 'tucking in' at bedtime was enough to comfort even the most restless sleeper."

    KEYS - Marissa Balle, Rotorua Daily Post