I Need a New Bum! — Dawn McMillan and Ross Kinnaird's zany tale about a boy who discovers his backside has a crack — turns 10 years old today. Published on 20 September 2012, the picture book was well received locally and shown to the world soon after during New Zealand's Country of Honour programme at the Frankfurt Book Fair...
The Grandmothers of Pikitea Street Ngā Kuia o te Tiriti o Pikitea By Renisa Viraj Maki, illustrated by Nikki Slade Robinson, translated by Kanapu Rangitauira Touching story about multiple cultures in New Zealand bonding through food and stories across the generations ‘I hope young readers, and those who read the book with them, connect to this story and see the beauty of our multicultural society,’ says author Renisa Viraj Maki of her debut book.
Kia Hou Taku Tou/I Need a New Bum! Translated by Stephanie Huriana Fong Written by Dawn McMillan Illustrated by Ross Kinnaird Te reo Māori edition out tomorrow marks tenth-anniversary of global bestseller I Need a New Bum! It was hearing her own tamariki plead to have Dawn McMillan and Ross Kinnaird’s books in te reo that motivated translator Stephanie Huriana Fong to get to work on the bestselling I Need a New Bum!.
Dr Sir Noble Tamihana (Toby) Curtis, 1939–2022 Kua hinga te tōtara ki te Wao Nui a Tāne. The totara has falled in the forest of Tane. Moe mai, moe mai, moe mai rā e te rangatira. Rest in peace, chief. Oratia Books joins with the Curtis whānau, friends, colleagues and Te Arawa iwi in mourning Dr Sir Toby Curtis (Ngāti Rongomai, Ngāti Pikiao), who passed away on 17 August.
