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Tate's first book written by a Māori author is a moving, vibrantly illustrated tale of community and the dreams that power creativity. An amazing building rises on the edge of town - it's the dream factory. Every night, it sends out magical mist. Flying cars, flower...
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Description
Tate's first book written by a Māori author is a moving, vibrantly illustrated tale of community and the dreams that power creativity.
An amazing building rises on the edge of town - it's the dream factory. Every night, it sends out magical mist. Flying cars, flower cakes and talking tigers fill the people's dreams. And the next day the people make those dreams come true.
But when a kereru bird flies into the dream factory, and a feather floats into a cog, everything goes terribly wrong.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781849769907
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 October 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Tate Publishing
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Zak Atea
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 225.0mm
Height: 280.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Steph Matuku is a writer from Taranaki, New Zealand. She enjoys writing stories for young people, and her work has appeared on the page, stage and screen. In 2021, she was awarded the established Māori writer residency at the Michael King Centre.
Zak Ātea is an illustrator and visual artist from New Zealand, now based in Sydney, Australia. Her practice involves digital and traditional painting and drawing mediums. Through her work she explores the intangibles of our world, and the complexities of self within both a worldly and Te Ao Māori lens with a focus on colour, texture and multimedia practises.
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