He Kirihimete Kahurangi

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Told in te reo Maori, this charming story dispenses with woolly jumpers, yule logs and snow, and instead shows Santa how we celebrate Christmas in Aotearoa - with sunglasses, beach cricket, surfing and barbecues! Does Santa realise it's actually very hot in the Southern Hemisphere at Christmas time What if he overheats in his red suit while delivering presents Told in te reo Maori, translated by Ruth Smith. "E Hana! Kia hiwa! Kei te mohio ranei koe - ko te Kirihimete o konei kei te waru! He kahurangi a runga, a, ki te hmanawa koe i to hutu ka tino raru." Kei te hiahia tnei tamaiti ki te whakaatu ki a Hana Koko me phea te whakanui i te Kirihimete ki Aotearoa! While everybody is geting ready for Christmas, one kid is worried. Does Santa know it's summer in the southern hemisphere What if he overheats She decides to send him a message. If the big guy gets her invitation, she'll show him how much fun a blue, blue Christmas can be! A charming and funny story about how we celebrate Christmas in Aotearoa with words and music to sing along with by acclaimed musician Anna Coddington and illustrations by award-winning Story Hemi-Morehouse. English language edition BLUE, BLUE CHRISTMAS also available!

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Anna Coddington (Ngati Twharetoa, Te Arawa, Ngati Whakaue) is an award-winning New Zealand songwriter, singer and producer, with four critically acclaimed studio albums to date. In 2022 she won the Waiata Maori Music Award for Best Maori Album in Te Reo for her EP Mana-Wa-Hine, featuring a collection of waiata performed in te reo Maori. Her songwriting prowess has seen her in the prestigious Silver Scroll songwriting award Top 20 list four times. She also has an MA in Linguistics, is currently studying for a law degree, and is a professional voiceover artist - so she justifiably considers herself a word nerd! A mother to two children with her partner Dick Johnson, also a musician, Anna's writing for children carries a deeper mission of spreading awareness of kaupapa Maori. Story Hemi-Morehouse (Ngati Koata, Ngati Toa Rangatira) was born in Auckland and moved to Australia when she was young. She was always obsessed with comics and drawing and turned her love of illustrating into a career. Story's first published book, Mokopuna Matatini/The Greatest Festival on Earth written by Pania Tahau-Hodges, was shortlisted for four awards in the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2022. She has since illustrated several more books. Story lives and works on the Gold Coast, Australia and, thanks to the flexibilty of freelance work, also gets to spend regular time in Aotearoa.