NZ Writers & Illustrator
Scholastic NZ (text), illustrated by Miles Lawford
Maori lyrics by Kotuku and Te Okahurangi Tibble
CD song in Maori and English sung by Pio Terei
The Twelve Days of Kiwi Christmas
Scholastic NZ, 2013 $19.99pb 32pp
ISBN 978 1 7754 3167 1
Themes: Children’s songs/ Christmas music
In an exuberant ‘retelling’ of the familiar The Twelve Days of Christmas the reader
is given a three-way treat. White sheep, Boogie boards, jandals, Hobbit extras,
jars of marmite and meat pies from the local dairy (and more) nestle together in
English, the second section of the book is in Maori and there is a bonus CD
with the whole song sung in Maori and English. The illustrations, which take up
three quarters of each full-page spread, are equally exuberant.
Preschool up/ Age 4 up
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