Eleven-year-old kid Oscar Sweetman shares what he likes about Toitoi 32.
"I found it really cool seeing the ages of these kids, how young they are, and how talented they are. And there were some genuinely awesome drawings that had my jaw drop because of how young the illustrator is.
I loved how it was a mixture of bizarre fiction, personal non-fiction, artwork, comic book-style, and sketches. It was just really fun reading it and I loved turning the page to see a brand new piece of work from someone my age, maybe just under or a little bit older.
I would recommend Toitoi for everyone, especially Kiwi kids, as it’s very inspirational."
Read the review here, thanks Oscar!
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My Little Spark of Happiness
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Lunar New Year
The Show Must Go On
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The winner of the Elsie Locke Writing Prize 2023 is Sophie Vare, age 12, from Berkley Normal Middle School in Hamilton. Sophie has won with her incredible poem, Ahumai Te Paerata.
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Hiamo katoa ana mātou kia whakapā mai koe.
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