Nanny Mihi's mokopuna stay with her every school holidays. When they arrive in spring she says, 'You are just in time to help me plant the garden.'
As the seasons pass the children learn about what grows when and what they can do with their harvest - and the most important lesson of all: never leave the gate to the garden open because Nanny's chickens are always hungry!
Ia hararei kura, noho ai ngā mokopuna a Nanny Mihi ki tōna taha. Tae atu ai rāua i te kōanga, ko tāna, 'Kua tae mai kōrua i te wā tika hei āwhina mai ki te whakatō i te māra.'
I te huringa o ngā kaupeka o te tau, ka ako ngā tamariki hei āhea tupu ai ngā huawhenua, ā, he aha hoki ngā mahi ka taea me ngā hua māra - ka mutu, ko te tino akoranga:kia kaua e waiho i te kēti kia tuwhera, ināhoki he rite tonu te hiakai o ngā heihei a Nanny!
Melanie Drewery (Ngāti Mutunga) works as a potter and writer from her home in Mapua, Nelson. She is an established children's writer with over 20 titles to her name, including Nanny Mihi and the Rainbow and Nanny Mihi and the Bellbird. Suzanne Simpson is an artist who has illustrated numerous picture books and educational texts for children. She lives with her family in Titirangi, Auckland. Kanapu Rangitauira (Te Arawa, Ngāti Porou, Te Whakatohea) is a registered translator and teacher of te reo. He lives with his whanau in Rotoiti, Rotorua.
Paperback, 32 pages
H: 230mm W: 215mm Spine: 5mm
Weight: 200 grams