Grab ya Boots
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Marion teams up with her hunting-mad son, Jason, and young Kiwi hunters to present an exciting collection of sporting and adventure stories, poems and ‘a million things hunters should know’. Grab ya Boots will suit any intermediate child who loves the outdoors and loves adventure but who doesn’t like to read a whole book. Some of the most heart-warming tales are about the unconditional love between a hunter and their dog. The book is illustrated with photographs, and quirky sketches by West Coast artist Robyn Hoglund.
Each yarn might be true or partly true, or totally made up, and a cartoon story has been thrown in for good measure. There’s a bit of fishing – like the great snapper story – and two tales from Cor Blimey, Mate and Blow Your Socks Off! for those who missed out on those popular books by Marion.
Most exciting and fresh are stories straight from the pens of our young huntsmen, every one with a photograph of them with their quarry.
Grab ya Boots encourages children to put away their mobile phones, unplug themselves from technology and read. As they do, they’ll be transported into the world of brave, bold, courageous, fearful and funny stories – even jokes. They’ll be entertained and enthralled, and when they are finished, you can bet on them rushing outside to grab their boots.
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NZ Book LoversA parent sent the following review:
Anthony is such a reluctant reader. I read him the intro of Grab ya Boots and he kept stopping me. “You’re making this up! This book can't be for people who like short stories not chapter books! You’re making it up about a kid who plucks possums for pocket money – it’s what I do!”
He read his first story after asking to read together. So thrilled we have found something he wants to read and can relate to. He’s a completely outdoors boy who hunts and fishes so Grab ya Boots is just perfect.
Great to find a book he just loves and is so excited to read.
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Marion Day801 Manaroa Road, Clova Bay
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Picton 7282
P: (+64) 027 579 8444
E: become-inspired@MarionDay.nz
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2025
Marion's latest book, Get Out! Go Wild!, was released in March and accepted by Scholastic Publishers for their school programme. It has also made its way onto the NZ bestseller list. The Poetry Project, a national anthology, includes her poem Climate Change. A national short story anthology due later in the year will showcase Marion’s winning short story, Plonked. Her most recent picture book, Iya, a story about a hunting dog that blends art and photography, is in its initial stages. Due March 2026. Marion is also diligently working on her debut novel, Let the Lies Begin.
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Marion is a member of:
- New Zealand Society of Authors (NZSA)
- Storylines
- Rural Women New Zealand
- NZSA Top of the South
- Writers of Marlborough
- Writers in Schools Programme