Notes

engmao
32 unnumbered pages :

colour illustrations.
New Zealand author; New Zealand illustrator.On cover: Bilingual. English-Māori.
Summary: Over the protests of his kids, Dad cuts down a tree to get a better view -- only for a chorus of birds and insects to put it back together overnight. The battle of wills between the blade and nature goes on until Dad finally sees the light and comes to love the tree.
Parallel text in English and Māori.
Indigenous voices.