Lost in the Museum
by Victoria Cleal, illustrated by Isobel Joy Te Aho-White (Te Papa Press, $29.99)
A whānau lose their pāpā in Te Papa – that’s the fun set-up to this kids’ tale, which tells the story of the search for Dad among the national museum’s taonga. Along the way we discover some fascinating objects and their stories, and we learn how people can feel a special connection with objects – the concept of te hononga. There’s a good smattering of te reo throughout the book and plenty of explainers NB
