He maha ngā mahi pārekareka ka puta i ngā Wenerei.
Ko te karate tērā, te kapa haka hoki, me te wā ka tākaro tahi ai a Apa me tōna taina. Engari i tētahi rangi, kore rawa a Apa e kitea. I mate a Apa i te Wenerei, e kaha pōuri ana tōna taina, tē aro i a ia me aha ia.
Atu i tēnei wā, ka wehi ia ki ngā Wenerei. Ka mutu tana haere ki te kura, he huna noa ki raro i tana moenga.
Engari, kei reira tōna whānau, tōna hapori, ōna hoa hei tautoko i a ia.
Ākene ka pai mai anō ngā Wenerei!
He wāhanga tēnei pūrākau o te kohinga e pā ana ki te aroha me te poipoi i te manawaroa o te hunga tamariki kua pākia ki ngā momo tūkinotanga. Ko te whāinga he āwhina i ngā mātua me ngā tamariki ki te whakawhiti kōrero mō ēnei āhuatanga, ka tautoko ake i a rātou me tō rātou oranga wairua, oranga tinana, oranga hinengaro, oranga whānau hoki.
The English Language edition is available, I Don't Wednesdays.
I Don’t Like Wednesdays is about a young boy learning to cope with his grief after his older brother, Apa, dies on a Wednesday. The boy was very close with Apa, and his death leaves the boy with a mix of feelings and lots of questions. With the help of his community, family and school, the boy begins to understand his brother’s suicide, and his own emotions. The story gently explores the challenging situation in an understated manner, with simple language and from the boy’s perspective in a way that children will understand. It shows how relationships and connections to those around us support us and can help us find ways to manage difficult times.
Paperback
Linda Tuhiwai Smith, Isobel Joy Te Aho-White
36 pages
H: 180mm W: 200mm