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A glorious children’s story about accepting everyone for their differences and learning not to judge a book by its cover. For ages 4 to 7
Reviews
Maria Gill on KidsBooksNZ says: A charming story about acceptance, family working together, and community helping each other. It’s also a story about celebrating creativity and sustainability as the family keep themselves busy making and inventing things. The story is rhythmic and rhyming, with a bit of assonance and alliteration, which makes it a great read aloud. The illustrations are whimsical and colourful, most likely created with computer software. It’s a book that will encourage discussion about being kind to newbies and accepting others. Would be a great book to read aloud at the beginning of term one when everyone is getting used to new faces.
About the Kiwi creators
Melanie Koster is a children’s picture book author who has been shortlisted six times for the Joy Cowley Award, finally winning in 2022. She has written many children’s books including Elephant Park (Scholastic, 2024), Tama and the Taniwha (Scholastic, 2023) and Milly Maloo and the Miracle Glue (Scholastic, 2011). She works as a Kaiāwhina Kaiako/Teacher Assistant at a local primary school, and lives in Ōtautahi Christchurch.
Monica Koster is an artist/illustrator who is currently studying fine arts at Canterbury University. Her paintings have been exhibited in Christchurch and Ashburton as part of the Creator’s Room and ZONTA Female Art Awards Exhibitions. Her work features in Tama and the Taniwha by Melanie Koster (Scholastic 2023), Ko Tama me te Taniwha by Melanie Koster, translated by Pānia Papa (Scholastic, 2023) and Journey Through the Cat Door by Belinda O’Keefe (Bateman Books, 2022).
