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Ko te wā o te raumati, kāore he kaupapa i tua atu i te mahi pohū! Kei tēnā, kei tēnā tōnu ake tino pohū. Engari, tērā tētahi tama, e kore e tika i a ia tana pohū. Tūpono rawa atu ki te muna o ngā muna, koia kei a ia.
- GenresChildrensPicture Books
36 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2018
29 people want to read
About the author
Sacha Cotter
12 books10 followersSacha is a children's writer based in Wellington, New Zealand.
She is the author of picture books Keys, Ngā Kī, The Marble Maker, and Te Kaihanga Māpere.
Her third picture book with HUIA Publishers, The Bomb, will be released later in 2018.
Sacha is also involved in writing for The Kiddets, an animated children’s television show produced by Pukeko Pictures.
Before publishing her first book Keys, Sacha gained an arts degree and a teaching diploma. Whilst living in Valencia, Spain, Sacha completed several short film courses. During this time her short script 'Wasabi Peas' was a semi-finalist at the 2013 L.A Comedy Shorts Festival.
Since returning to New Zealand Sacha has completed the Writing for Children Workshop and the Television Master Class with the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University. She has also participated in a writing workshop under the tutelage of Kate de Goldi.
Awards:
LIANZA Children & Young Adults Book Awards 2015 Te Kura Pounamu (Te Reo Māori) Finalist for Ngā Kī
New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young People 2015 Picture Book Finalist for Keys
New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young People 2015 Māori Language Award Winner for Ngā Kī
IBBY International Honour List 2016 for Ngā Kī
New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2017 Winner Te Kura Pounamu (Te Reo Māori) for Te Kaihanga Māpere
Website and Resources:
www.sachacotter.com
https://www.facebook.com/cotter.morga...
She is the author of picture books Keys, Ngā Kī, The Marble Maker, and Te Kaihanga Māpere.
Her third picture book with HUIA Publishers, The Bomb, will be released later in 2018.
Sacha is also involved in writing for The Kiddets, an animated children’s television show produced by Pukeko Pictures.
Before publishing her first book Keys, Sacha gained an arts degree and a teaching diploma. Whilst living in Valencia, Spain, Sacha completed several short film courses. During this time her short script 'Wasabi Peas' was a semi-finalist at the 2013 L.A Comedy Shorts Festival.
Since returning to New Zealand Sacha has completed the Writing for Children Workshop and the Television Master Class with the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University. She has also participated in a writing workshop under the tutelage of Kate de Goldi.
Awards:
LIANZA Children & Young Adults Book Awards 2015 Te Kura Pounamu (Te Reo Māori) Finalist for Ngā Kī
New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young People 2015 Picture Book Finalist for Keys
New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young People 2015 Māori Language Award Winner for Ngā Kī
IBBY International Honour List 2016 for Ngā Kī
New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2017 Winner Te Kura Pounamu (Te Reo Māori) for Te Kaihanga Māpere
Website and Resources:
www.sachacotter.com
https://www.facebook.com/cotter.morga...
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March 1, 2020
This picture book embodies the kiwi experience in a way I haven't read before and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Superb illustrations, a great voice and a terrific tale that encourages personal growth. Highly recommended.
October 23, 2019
Winner of the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Supreme Award 2019 and the Picture Book Award in the 2019 NZ Book Awards for Children & Young Adults, this is a story with a strongly affirmative message set midst that favourite Kiwi summer pastime, doing bombs in river, lake or harbour.
Illustrations contrast the close-up with the distant shots of waterside activity showing nearly everyone enjoying themselves trying to outdo each other with their many and varied versions of the bomb.
As one child tries, but fails, to copy others in their many and varied versions of the bomb, his self-belief shrinks. There's plenty of advice offered but his self esteem continues to fall. It takes a wise Nan to counsel, encourage and finally give this youngster the confidence to keep on keeping on.
“Listen to your heart, to your mind,
to the pull that's inside. Do it your way.”
“My way?”
“Yes, baby, all the way!”
It's easy to agree with the judges of the Picture Book Awards. This is one for the Christmas stocking, if you didn't spot it last year, that is. For readers and water bomb lovers, from age 5.
Reviewed by Chris Wright (Bookrapt)
Illustrations contrast the close-up with the distant shots of waterside activity showing nearly everyone enjoying themselves trying to outdo each other with their many and varied versions of the bomb.
As one child tries, but fails, to copy others in their many and varied versions of the bomb, his self-belief shrinks. There's plenty of advice offered but his self esteem continues to fall. It takes a wise Nan to counsel, encourage and finally give this youngster the confidence to keep on keeping on.
“Listen to your heart, to your mind,
to the pull that's inside. Do it your way.”
“My way?”
“Yes, baby, all the way!”
It's easy to agree with the judges of the Picture Book Awards. This is one for the Christmas stocking, if you didn't spot it last year, that is. For readers and water bomb lovers, from age 5.
Reviewed by Chris Wright (Bookrapt)
September 13, 2019
Sweet-as illustrations
Choice story
Crack up humour
"Everyone has their pre-jump rituals."
Choice story
Crack up humour
"Everyone has their pre-jump rituals."
August 12, 2020
Mooi prentenboek over het belang van zelfvertrouwen!
March 21, 2021
Such a wonderful kiwi kids story. Beautifully illustrated.
December 21, 2021
Een erg leuk en inspirerend boek over een jongetje dat graag bommetjes wil doen in het zwembad, net zoals iedereen (en dan ook vooral zijn oma).
We zien dat hij veel moeite heeft ermee. Op het land lukt het nog wel om de houdingen te oefenen, maar zodra hij op de plank staat… dan gaat het mis. En iedereen kan het gewoon zonder problemen, iedereen heeft zijn eigen bommetje. Dus ja, de druk om te presteren is er. We zien hem advies krijgen (wat ik op punten hilarisch vond vooral om de broek steeds terugkwam) en we zien hem het blijven proberen. Ondanks alles~
Ik vond het einde en hoe hij zijn dapperheid vond echt geweldig. Zo fabulous! Ik was helemaal het juichen voor het jochie.
Oh, en oma was fantastisch. Zelfs op leeftijd doet ze bommetjes en ik vond haar gewoon zo stoer. Hopelijk ben ik ook zo als ik oud ben!
Geweldige art, erg leuke stijl! Mooie kleuren! Check out zeker de schutbladen aan het begin en het einde die maken het boek echt helemaal af~
Een aanrader.
Recensie staat ook op https://boekeneiland.nl/
We zien dat hij veel moeite heeft ermee. Op het land lukt het nog wel om de houdingen te oefenen, maar zodra hij op de plank staat… dan gaat het mis. En iedereen kan het gewoon zonder problemen, iedereen heeft zijn eigen bommetje. Dus ja, de druk om te presteren is er. We zien hem advies krijgen (wat ik op punten hilarisch vond vooral om de broek steeds terugkwam) en we zien hem het blijven proberen. Ondanks alles~
Ik vond het einde en hoe hij zijn dapperheid vond echt geweldig. Zo fabulous! Ik was helemaal het juichen voor het jochie.
Oh, en oma was fantastisch. Zelfs op leeftijd doet ze bommetjes en ik vond haar gewoon zo stoer. Hopelijk ben ik ook zo als ik oud ben!
Geweldige art, erg leuke stijl! Mooie kleuren! Check out zeker de schutbladen aan het begin en het einde die maken het boek echt helemaal af~
Een aanrader.
Recensie staat ook op https://boekeneiland.nl/
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