You Don't Know How Lucky You Are!: Me i Mhio Koe ki t Waimarietanga!
By (Author) Belinda O'Keefe
Illustrated by Ross Kinnaird
Translated by Te Ama-Rere-Tai Rangihuna
Oratia Media
Oratia Books
5th July 2023
New Zealand
Children
Fiction
Picture books: character books
Paperback
32
Width 215mm, Height 230mm, Spine 4mm
200g
When young Izzy moans about unloading the dishwasher, Great-uncle Arthur says, You dont know how lucky you are! Hes always done something worse like hand-washing stacks of dishes, or dodging arrows in a battle. As the stories get wilder taking three days to finish a meal of tough old food, for example his great-niece starts to wonder if Arthur may be exaggerating a little Emerging author Belinda OKeefe joins forces with well-known illustrator Ross Kinnaird in this fun book that helps young readers connect with the experience of their grandparents generation.
Belinda OKeefe is a copy editor and writer who lives in Christchurch with her husband, two boys and two cats. She based this book on stories that her dad told her while growing up. Her other books include Journey through the Cat Door (2022) and Partners in Slime (2021). Ross Kinnaird is an illustrator and graphic designer whose books have been published in many countries, including the international bestsellers of the I Need a New Bum! series. He lives close to the water on Aucklands North Shore. Te Ama-Rere-Tai Rangihuna (Ngti Porou, Ngti Kahungunu) is a register Mori translator who lives in Wellington.