Aroha Te Whai Ora- English Introduction
We all love the story, ‘Aroha’s Way’ and now you can listen to this beautiful story in Te Reo Māori. ‘Aroha Te Whai Ora’ can be bought online from Wildling Books. Aroha’s Way/Aroha Te Whai Ora are picture books for children around uncomfortable emotions; fear, apprehension, worrying thoughts and nervousness with ways to manage them.
Wildling books says, “Dr Karena Kelly is a māmā and a self-proclaimed reo nerd. She has a stack of degrees and is a licensed reo Māori translator, and we couldn’t be more in awe of her and her work. Having translated the likes of ‘Room on the Broom’ by Julia Donaldson, and ‘Oh! The Places You’ll Go!’, by Dr Seuss, Karena was worth waiting for! This book is for reo Māori speakers, and is a literary translation instead of a literal one, holding true to both the concepts and deeper learnings of the original Aroha’s Way, and the rhythm and rhyme in te reo Māori. Bex was crying as Karena read and explained the translation. It really is beautiful and something we, at Wildling Books, are so thrilled to present to the world.”
Learn to Belly Breathe with Aroha and listen to the read aloud of ‘Aroha’s Way’ (in English) here