English edition. This is a story about a girl called Itiiti who feels small and clumsy and shy next to the rest of her family who are loud and tall and good at things. Itiiti doesn't think she is good at anything, but her mother tells her that she will find she as a gift of her own. Itiiti tries to do things with the rest of her family to find her gift, but she is not as good as they are at running or swimming or weaving. Finally, when Itiiti stops looking, her gift finds her and she realizes it was there all along. Melanie Drewery lives on a farm at Ruby Bay, near Nelson, where she works as a potter, artist and writer.

 

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2006 by Raupo Publishing (NZ) Ltd .

Melanie Drewery (Ngati Mahanga) is a children's writer, mother, potter and artist. She has worked as a children's librarian for five years and as a preschool supervisor for four years. She has published five children's books to date including Nanny Mihi and the Rainbow, Matariki and The Treasure. Sabrina Malcolm has been an illustrator for ten years. Her work often combines traditional and digital illustration techniques.