Tōku Whānau Rerehua / My Beautiful Family

'I pēhea ngā mahi i te kura i te rangi nei, Huia?' te pātai a Māmā. 'He āhua pai e Mā, engari ko te whānau ti kaupapa hou."

‘How was school today, Huia’ her mum asked. ‘It was okay … but our news topic is our family.’

Huia feels too shy to talk about her family to her classmates because she has two mums. Will her friends laugh at her and tease her?

Over the next days, she learns that some whānau have a step-parent, some have one parent, and some children are adopted. There are all sorts of families! So when her turn comes to show her family photo, she doesn’t have to be shy.

E whakamā ana a Huia ki te kawe i tētahi whakaahua o tōna whānau ki te kura.
Ka pēhea ngā kōrero a ōna hoa ina mōhio ai rātau tokorua ōna māmā. 
Ka Kataina ia? Ka whakaparahakohia ia?
Heoi anō, ka kite Huia i te maha i ngā momo whānau o ōna hoa.

Written in te reo Māori and translated into English, Rauhina Cooper’s story is beautifully illustrated by award-winning illustrator Izzy White.
Product Info

Publisher: ‎Oratia Books
Date: June 2, 2023
Language: ‎ Te Reo Māori and English
Paperback Picture Book: ‎32 pages
ISBN-13: ‎ ISBN: 978-1990042386
Reading age: ‎ 3