World Kid Lit Month: Bingo for 0-6: Bilingual Picture Book

Show Us Where You Live, Humpback = Whakaatuhia Kei Hea tō Kāinga, Paikea

Written by Beryl Young. 

Illustrated by Sakika Kikuchi. 

Originally published by Greystone Kid, 2021. 

Te reo Māori translation by Kanapu Rangitauira (Te Arawa, Ngāti Porou, Te Whakatōhea), with additional translation and review by Raniera Kingi (Ngāpuhi). 

Bilingual Vox book narrated by Miriama McDowell (Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi). 

It feels like the combination of creators of this Vox edition represent the geographic reach of the humpback whale: from Canada, Japan, and Aotearoa New Zealand.

This is a lyrical introduction to the world of the humpback whale, and makes them and their lives more relatable to young readers.

There is a news article about the six Vox books that have been translated into te reo Māori.

And, an article by one of the Auckland Libraries’ team, who were part of the creators of the bilingual Vox collection.