The Little Kiwi's New Year

• Readers will relate to this story of the excitement one feels while waiting for the New Year.
• The simple story is set against a stunningly illustrated New Zealand coastal bush backdrop.
• Readers will be intrigued by the legend behind the cluster of stars known as the Seven Sisters.

The Maori New Year is a time for celebrating, food and family. A little Kiwi in the New Zealand coastal bush wakes up in the middle of her sleep because she can feel it coming. One by one, she runs to her friends to wake them up so that they can spend the Maori New Year together.