Resource REVIEWS HAIRY MACLARY AND FRIENDS HOW DO I FEEL? By Lynley Dodd Puffin MR; RRP: $19.99 Board book Lift the flaps and learn about feelings with the help of rascally Hairy Maclary and all his rollicking friends! This very special first concepts board book is designed to help babies and toddlers learn the words to express how they are feeling, with Lynley Dodd’s delightful and funny animal characters leading the way. PŪKEKO COUNTS TO 10 / KA TATAU A PŪKEKO KI TE 10 By Ben Brown Illustrated by Helen Taylor Picture Puffin; RRP: $15.99 Board book From one snug pūkeko to ten ghostly huia, let's count Aotearoa's beautiful birds in English and Māori! A beautiful bilingual counting board book for toddlers featuring the birds of Aotearoa, from poet Ben Brown and illustrator Helen Taylor. With durable card leaves at a suitable size for little hands, and gorgeous page designs that assist developing minds with nature, number and word recognition. LITTLE TALES OF HEDGEHOG AND GOAT By Paula Green Illustrated by Kimberly Andrews Puffin; RRP: $19.99 Paperback A delightful illustrated novel for children about a goat and a hedgehog who meet in a farm field and become best friends. Chock-full of adventure and wisdom, tall stories and tiny poems, Little Tales of Hedgehog and Goat is a charming novel about friendship and finding the magic in the every day. Although this book is written for children 6+, it is a perfect book to introduce chapter stories to children 4+ and great for times like quiet or rest times with its gentle and thought-provoking prose. NANNY MIHI’S MEDICINE / NGĀ RONGOĀ A NANNY MIHI By Melanie Drewery Illustrated by Suzanne Simpson Translated by Kanapu Rangitauira Oratia Books; RRP: $19.99 Paperback As a fan of Nanny Mihi’s books both her previous series and her latest I couldn’t wait to read this book to tamariki and widen our discussions and ideas on how the ngahere and Tāne-mahuta can provide a variety of different plants with many usages including medicine. My high expectations were met as I read the conversational text that flows gently with ease as you read out loud along with the bright illustrations that just ‘pop’. This latest edition is bilingual with the English text still having the occasional te reo Māori phrase, which of course can be expanded for those with some knowledge of te reo, with the Māori text on the opposite page to the English text. A more comprehensive description of these plants and their uses is in the rear of the book. For tamariki 3+. September 2022 { 40 }
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