Sacha CotterCritiques

Maori words; being yourself; doing things YOUR way

Lovely story with some fun word play.

Thank you Sourcebook Kids and NetGalley for the ARC of this wholesome children's book!

This story is the perfect bedtime story for little ones. The father tells his daughter about many of his work keys and the strange and unique places the keys unlock.

There is a lot of details to look at while reading through, all of which are very unique and can make the reader laugh.

I read this to both my daughters (age 6 and 11). My youngest had a lot of good laughs while my oldest said it was very wholesome and a great read for children.

The story has a good amount of writing to it, making it the perfect story for putting kids to bed with. I will be recommending it to my friends and family!

A colourful, fun and inspiring book about a girl who wants to invent her own marble making recipe so she can be in the book of marbles. Encourages having a go and self esteem/confidence.½

I completely love this book. I love the idea of this book. You want to do a cannonball, you want to jump off the high dive, you want to make the big splash! But sometimes you need a little courage. Sometimes you need to learn to do things your own way. It doesn't have to be like anybody else. Just do you. At times this book Rhymes at times it doesn't which I find annoying. But that does not distract from the son of this story. The illustrations go amazingly well with the themes and ideas and just put a big smile on the readers face. Love this book, love this book, love this book.

The Maori version of this children's picture book (Ngā Ki) won the Maori Language Award at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young People as well as being a finalist in the 2015 LIANZA Children’s and Young Adult’s Book Awards. A Dad tucks his daughter up in bed and tells her imaginative stories about the special keys on his keyring until he comes to the most special key of all.½