Author(s): Jennifer Beck, Kawata Teepa (Translated by)

Te Reo Maori Language | NZ Picture Books

This book is the te reo Māori edition of My Mum is the Queen of the Road. Ari and Isabella play with trucks and diggers, making roads in a sandpit. Ari tells Isabella that his mother is a roadworker who works the Stop/Go sign and is called Queen of the Road. Isabella tries to work out why she is a queen – does she wear diamonds? Does she sit on a throne? Does she have a corgi? Each time, Ari answers no, and Isabella is puzzled until Ari reveals that when his mum turns her sign to Go, everyone cheers and waves at her – just like a queen.

Hei tā Ari, ko tōna māmā te Kuini o te Rori.
Engari kāre ia e mau kākahu pai, e mau karauna kōura ranei. Kāre hoki e noho ki tētahi torona. Nā reira, he aha ia i kuini ai?