Pipi and Pou
and the
Raging Mountain
Ko Rona Māhina
Award Winner - Storylines Notable Te Reo Māori 2021.
'My picture book of the year,' - Catherine Woulfe, The Spinoff.
No 1 on the top 10 books for kids at the Auckland Libraries, Dec/2020.
Listed as one of the 50 Best Kids’ Books by the NZ Listener, 2020.
'Everything looks so small from up here,’ said Rona.
‘I know,’ Whaea beamed. ‘Even the reasons we felt angry seem so little.’
The beloved myth of Rona and the Moon comes to 21st-century Aotearoa in English and Māori in Tim Tipene’s sensitive telling, strikingly illustrated by Tai Tokerau artist Theresa Reihana.
Rona Moon gets angry with everyone — her brother, her Nana and Papa — and then one night she calls the moon stupid! Taken to meet her ancestor Whaea Rona on the moon, she learns a lesson in how to control her temper.
Illustrated by Theresa Reihana.
Māori translation by Stephanie Huriana Fong.
Oratia Books, 2020
Order direct from publisher
Rona Moon read by Papa Tim
Tim's Books can be purchased online
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