Following the success of There's a Tui in our Teapot and There's a Weta on my Sweater, Dawn McMillan, Nikki Slade Robinson and Ngahere Roberts have teamed up again for a book focusing on some of New Zealand's extinct creatures. From the moa munching melons in the moonlight to the kawekaweau gobbling guava, we meet an assortment of creatures. Some of these, like the moa, are well-known, while others are less so but there is a handy collection of fact boxes in the back of the book that give more information about each.
McMillan's text bounces along nicely, while Slade Robinson's illustrations bring these creatures to life - especially the cheeky moa, who makes an appearance on most pages. Although the outdoor setting doesn't allow for as much visual humour as as Slade Robinson out into There's a Tui in our Teapot, the expressions on the moa's face almost make up for this. Congratulations to Oratia Books on another lovely, bilingual, New Zealand-centred book for our tamariki.
Recommended for young nature lovers and anyone who enjoyed the other books in this series. ( )