Help your tamariki to korero Maori with this brilliant first words book by
Stacey Morrison, gorgeously illustrated by Ali Teo and John O'Reilly.
My First Words in Maori equips your whanau with the first words you need to
speak te reo at home together.
With lively pictures labelled in Maori and English, each page introduces the
concepts and words children use as they first begin to talk, get to know people
and explore the world around them.
Designed by Maori language champion and broadcaster Stacey Morrison for
parents and tamariki to read together, with plenty of details in the
illustrations to point out and name, scenes include- Taku Tinana/My Body, Taku
Whanau/My Family, Taku Whare/My House, Wahi Takaro/At the Park, Tatahi/At the
Beach, Te Marae / The Marae – and much more!
This is the perfect book to bring the Maori language into your home and have
fun with the kids on their language journey.
Author Biography
About the author-
Stacey Morrison (Ngai Tahu, Te Arawa) is a radio and TV broadcaster whose
projects have spanned 25 years. She is the co-host of the Drive show on The
Hits, having previously worked on Mai FM and Flava, and her most recent TV
credit was Whanau Living, which included the whole Morrison family on screen,
offering lifestyle ideas and projects, all while speaking te reo Maori.
Stacey's love of language learning, and desire to understand her heritage
language, started as an AFS student in Japan. In 2016, she won Te Taura Whiri
i te Reo Maori Champion Award for te reo Maori. She lives in Auckland with her
husband Scotty and their three children, who are proud to speak Maori as their
first language.
About the illustrators-
Ali Teo and John O'Reilly are freelance New Zealand illustrators and designers
who have collaborated on several award-winning children's books, including
Tahi – One Lucky Kiwi (with Melanie Drewery), Kiss! Kiss! Yuck! Yuck! and
Melu (both with Kyle Mewburn). They live in Tauranga with their son Tiger.