It's Monday and Sweet Pea's lost her shoes again. Who's got them now? Find out in this imaginative book - it's a lot of fun!

Ngareta Gabel is from the hapu Te Paatu and Ngati Tara of the Ngati Kahu iwi. She was raised in Kawakawa, Northland and now lives in Kaikohe with her partner Charles Rolleston and their daughter Tekiteora.

Ali Teo

is a Wellington-based illustrator. Her first picture book,

Nga Mokonui a Rangi - Rangi and his Dinosaurs

, was published by Huia Publishers in 1998.

Astrid Jensen

is a Wellington designer and graphic artist.

• Finalist, New Zealand Post Book Awards (Picture Book), 2004


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Winner of New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards: Children's Choice 2004. Shortlisted for Russell Clark Award 2004.

Ngareta Gabel (Te Paatu and Ngati Kahu) was raised in Kawakawa, Northland, and now lives in Kaikohe with her partner Charles Rolleston and their daughter Tekiteora.