Dazzlehands | Ringakōreko

All farmer wants is for Pig to OINK, just like a good pig should.

But Pig has other ideas.

Outlandish, rhyming, dancing, grooving, totally DAZZLING ideas, to be precise.

And it’s driving Farmer round the bend!

Published by HUIA in English and Māori - written by Sacha Cotter, illustrated by Josh Morgan, translated by Kawata Teepa.

Awards & Recognition:

  • "A glittering masterpiece"

    DAZZLEHANDS - Linda Jane Keegan, The Sapling

  • "DAZZLEHANDS! is totally addictive. It's the kind of book that makes you want to bust out your rhinestone cowboy hat and recite it through a megaphone."

    Hera Lindsay Bird, Metro Magazine, Summer 2024

  • "100 % LOL"

    DAZZLEHANDS - Kaurilands School

  • "To say it is all about PIGS and HANDS and JOY and seeing things in fresh DAZZLE LIGHTS AND it is the BEST children’s picture book I have read all year and I am DANCING on my tip toes and humming DAZZLE songs and am hoping you get a copy of DAZZLEHANDS so you can DANCE on your tip toes and hum DAZZLE songs too! It is utterly Glorious! Thank you for bringing this book DELIGHT into the world."

    Paula Green, Poetry Box

  • ”A book bursting with riotous colour and energy. From the authors of the award-winning THE BOMB, another excellent and highly enjoyable story about diversity and individuality. Playful language and the best pig ever.”

    Stella, Volume Books

  • "Pick any page in this book and you’re going to be hit with a feast for the eyes. Each page is either a riot of colour, with rainbow swirls and stars and sparkles, or contains a multitude of hilarious facial expressions from the main characters. The writing too has a shimmy and a shimmer. The refrain in this book is, “Bursting with the razzle, gotta liberate these dazzlehands!” and I just want to keep saying that over and over for the pure mellifluous joy of it. There’s some lovely rhyme and alliteration and some great moments of humour. As befitting of its title, this book really does dazzle. "

    DAZZLEHANDS - Annelies Judson, The Sapling

  • "From the bright pink cover to the inside spreads with Pig doing ‘his thing’, this picture book is dazzling!"

    Adele Broadbent, What Book Next

  • "Altogether, DAZZLEHANDS is a bold, funny, cool farmyard flip that is a riot to read aloud. My son and I have read/performed it many times now and it’s still going strong for both of us, which is the ultimate attestation that the Cotter and Morgan magic has cast another very successful spell."

    DAZZLEHANDS - Claire Mabey, The Spinoff

  • “DAZZLEHANDS is fun, funny and fantabulous. The story is fun to read aloud with a cracking pace and rhythm. It encourages children to get up, dance and razzle their dazzlehands and the pig’s chant jingles with imagination, adding something new each time. There's a building sense of anticipation and a twist at the end, which adds to the magic.”

    DAZZLEHANDS - Rebekah Lyell, NZ Booklovers

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