Sunday, 13 September 2026

World Kid Lit Month 2026: Explorer Challenger: 0-6: Oceania

 

White Sunday and Filo's butterflies

Written by Litea Fuata.

Illustrated by Myo Yim.

Bright Light / Hardie Grant Children's Publishing, 2022 and 2025.

Picture book.

Australian.

Sina loves White Sunday, it's special Samoan day to celebrate kids. And this year is going to be the best one ever, Complete family , lots of food and adventure."

Filo is going to dance at his aunties' Samoan wedding! He's been rehearsing the steps for his first siva fa'ataupati for weeks, but now there are butterflies dancing in his belly. As the day goes on, the butterflies grow bigger and bolder. Will they stop him from performing the siva and having a good time?

Sina and Filo are related – they appear to share relatives. Particularly the aunties who are married in Filo’s story.

Filo’s story is more multicultural, as one of the aunts is of European-descent.

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