About our SPCA Storybooks

SPCA's 24 Instructional Readers (or storybooks, as we call them) help children to both improve their reading skills and learn to care for and respect animals. Each reader is carefully levelled in alignment with the Ministry of Education's colour wheel, ensuring they cater to different ages and reading levels.

The Companion Animals and Farmed Animals series are based on real-life SPCA animal rescues, and contain messages about animal care, animal welfare, and tips for families on how to be responsible animal guardians.

The Animals in the Wild is all about children taking positive action to help protect animals and their environments in kind and compassionate ways.

The Responsible Animal Guardianship(ownership) explores a number of key animal welfare topics, such as animal abandonment and adoption.

By purchasing these storybooks, you are helping to nurture the hearts and minds of the younger generation and inspire a kinder, more compassionate Aotearoa for animals and people.