Today we celebrated children in the special needs unit at Kedgley Intermediate School. They call these children superheroes and really care for them. We’ve been making a book together and we had the launch today with their families. These are some brave children!
Awesome interviewing this humble achiever, All Blacks #10 Richie Mo’unga, for a new book. Learning how Richie battled self doubt when he first made the All Blacks and how his parents inspire him during tough moments. Richie’s favourite Bible verse is Isaiah 40:31 “Those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall…
Today ‘Alisi Tatafu and I launched our children’s book Rise of the To’a (the MMT story) at Mangere College as part of Tongan Language Week celebrations. The book even had its own cake! Why Mangere College? ‘Alisi is a current teacher and Dean at MC, and MC is the school I went to. Seek the…
Ngā Tamaiti Rangatira is a collection of writing by young people from the Tipu Whare program at Panama Road School. I helped these rangatahi share their thoughts about life, their dreams and the special people they admire. Look how proud they are to be honoured and celebrated as they should be as children of chiefs!
Amazing day celebrating Matariki-Puanga with a book launch at Leabank School in Manurewa. These awesome young scholars are now published authors and illustrators and the world gets to read and admire their talents in their own pukapuka Te Whetū o te Kōrero – Star of a Story. There’s so many talented young people in our…
Today I received an awesome message from David Ackery, librarian at Waitakere College. “I finally got around to getting a copy of The Reading Tribe. What a great book! So unique, and so NZ. And so much material there for librarians to use to drive reading engagement. We made it into a feature display at…
I’m really proud of this book because it celebrates some of the greatest athletes from the islands of Oceania! You’ll be inspired by Valerie Adams, the unstoppable Tongan-Kiwi shot putter. You’ll cheer for Jerry Tuwai, the two-time Olympic gold medallist from Fiji. You’ll be amazed by Lisa Carrington, the first Māori woman to win an…
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