Written by: L.E. Cooper
Category: Young adult fiction
Publisher: The Daylights Books
Format: Softback
Size: 130 × 200 mm
Pages: 164
ISBN: 978-0-473-76376-3
Published: November 2025
Jono swaps his wheelchair for his grandpa’s ride-on mower, drives it into the forest park and ends up in a completely different world, along with his sister Emily and Ian, the boy from next door.
It’s a world of singing trees, but also some tricky characters, and the newcomers have to find their way back home.
Metal Man and His Mirrors reflects a love for the New Zealand bush and forest, for music, and above all, a respect for all young people who must “stick to the task” of finding their way through today’s tricky world.
“A richly imaginative yarn which pays tribute to the power of the natural world.” — The Waiheke Weekender
"I absolutely loved Lindsay’s Metal Man and His Mirrors. It really spoke to my heart. The spiritual elements are woven in so subtly that I didn’t even realise they were there at first — they just felt like part of the story. And the description of the tree song was so beautiful, it really stayed with me.
I think this is a book that will resonate with both young people and adults."
- Freya Davies
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Written by: L.E. Cooper
Category: Young adult fiction
Publisher: The Daylights Books
Format: Softback
Size: 130 × 200 mm
Pages: 164
ISBN: 978-0-473-76376-3
Published: November 2025
Jono swaps his wheelchair for his grandpa’s ride-on mower, drives it into the forest park and ends up in a completely different world, along with his sister Emily and Ian, the boy from next door.
It’s a world of singing trees, but also some tricky characters, and the newcomers have to find their way back home.
Metal Man and His Mirrors reflects a love for the New Zealand bush and forest, for music, and above all, a respect for all young people who must “stick to the task” of finding their way through today’s tricky world.
“A richly imaginative yarn which pays tribute to the power of the natural world.” — The Waiheke Weekender
"I absolutely loved Lindsay’s Metal Man and His Mirrors. It really spoke to my heart. The spiritual elements are woven in so subtly that I didn’t even realise they were there at first — they just felt like part of the story. And the description of the tree song was so beautiful, it really stayed with me.
I think this is a book that will resonate with both young people and adults."
- Freya Davies
View the production case study
Made in Aotearoa. Ships nationwide.
For bulk or wholesale orders, please get in touch.
