Awards

• Runner-up for New Zealand Society of Authors New Zealand Heritage Literary Awards 2021 (New Zealand)
• Short-listed for WRIGHT FAMILY FOUNDATION TE KURA POUNAMU AWARD FOR TE REO MĀORI 2021 (New Zealand)

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9781776573028

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A simple, striking new board book that we predict will be in every ECE in the country soon - it ties into certain curriculum strands beautifully, but more than that: it's a book that builds kids up. * The Spinoff *

""A simple, striking new board book that we predict will be in every ECE in the country soon – it ties into certain curriculum strands beautifully, but more than that: it’s a book that builds kids up."" -- The Spinoff ""With supreme skill, Bishop encapsulates each element of the mihi, that Māori statement of self, in terms of waka, maunga, awa … right down to the child reciting it."" -- The Listener, 50 Best Kids' Books of 2020  ""Mihi is a taonga, a treasure for all New Zealand families."" -- The Source, Trevor Agnew

"""A simple, striking new board book that we predict will be in every ECE in the country soon – it ties into certain curriculum strands beautifully, but more than that: it’s a book that builds kids up."" -- The Spinoff ""With supreme skill, Bishop encapsulates each element of the mihi, that Māori statement of self, in terms of waka, maunga, awa … right down to the child reciting it."" -- The Listener, 50 Best Kids' Books of 2020  ""Mihi is a taonga, a treasure for all New Zealand families."" -- The Source, Trevor Agnew"

A simple, striking new board book that we predict will be in every ECE in the country soon - it ties into certain curriculum strands beautifully, but more than that: it's a book that builds kids up. -- The Spinoff With supreme skill, Bishop encapsulates each element of the mihi, that Maori statement of self, in terms of waka, maunga, awa ... right down to the child reciting it. -- The Listener, 50 Best Kids' Books of 2020 Mihi is a taonga, a treasure for all New Zealand families. -- The Source, Trevor Agnew

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Gavin Bishop ONZM, Tainui, Ngāti Awa, is a leading New Zealand illustrator. He has published over 70 books internationally and been translated into 12 languages. He has written for television and theatre, as well as a libretti for the Royal New Zealand Ballet. His awards include New Zealand Children’s Picture Book of the Year in 1982, 1994, 2000 and 2013. In 2019, he was named the winner of the Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement – Non Fiction.

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