This arresting board book of first words in both Maori and English by award-winning Gavin Bishop pairs whanau and toys to show connections while building vocabulary for shapes, colours, objects-whatu/eye, kikorangi/blue, weri/feelers, pahau/beard.
A member of the extended family looks directly at the reader alongside a familiar toy.
Labels give the Maori and English words for what we see-colours, shapes, eyes, ears, nose, hair-and there are more connections to find in every illustration pair.
Words and images are chosen to include the unexpected and imaginative alongside the obvious, making this more than just a first-words book.
This is a bilingual book to ask questions, point and talk, for adult reader and child to learn and explore together-or to enjoy quietly alone.
