THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT - by Gavin Bishop

Hardback with dustjacket $34.99, Paperback with flaps $19.99

KOINEI TE WHARE NĀ HAKI I HANGA

(The House thatJack Built, Te Reo Māori edition)

by Gavin Bishop, translated by Piripi Walker and edited by HoneApanui

Paperback with flaps $19.99, ISBN:978-1-877467-79-0

Koinei te kurī,

Nāna i whaiwhai te ngeru,

Nāna te kiore i whakamate,

Nāna i kai te māta,

I haupū rā i te whare,

Te whare nā Haki i hanga.

 ABOUT THE BOOK

“The House that Jack Built is an important book forme. It speaks of the things I care about – identity, family, tūrangawaewae.”

Illustrator, Gavin Bishop (NgātiMahuta; Tainui, Ngāti Pūkeko; Ngāti Awa)

“Ibelieve this is one of the most significant books published in New Zealand - itis the story of our modern history. As well as the paperback edition, we arepublishing a limited edition hardback with dust jacket, printed on the insidewith the original storyboard Gavin drew before the book was pub­lished. We arealso publishing the first Te Reo Māori edition of this book.” Publisher,Julia Marshall 

·       This new edition is larger than the original,showing the illustrations as they were intended to be seen, and is printed onheavy, high quality paper

·      Published to coincide with Waitangi Day (6 February), and launchedat the Porirua Festival of the Elements on Waitangi Day 2012, with Gavin Bishopin attendance

 AWARDS

·       NZ Children’s Picture Book of the Year 2000

·       NZ Children’s Book of the Year 2000

·       Spectrum Print Award for Best Use of Illustrationin a New Zealand Book 2000

·      Notable Book of the Year, NZ Children’s Book Foundation

THE AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR

GavinBishop is equally distinguished as author and illustrator. He has exhibitedinternationally, from Japan to Czechoslovakia.