Tama is down at the lake with his sisters and grandparents. When his sisters tease him about a taniwha being in the river, he takes a deep breath and dives in anyway. What is that wonderful, swirling, sparkling apparition? Is it a taniwha … or is it something else altogether?
• Skilfully retold in te reo Māori by Pānia Papa, who was awarded the Wright Family Foundation Te Kura Pounamu Award for Te Reo Māori at the NZ Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2022.
• Includes a helpful glossary/he rārangi kupu.
• Winner of the 2022 Joy Cowley Award.
• Koster’s endearing story about sibling teasing, and family fun will resonate with everyone.
• Illustrated in bold, beautiful colour by the author’s own daughter, illustrator Monica Koster.
