Hannah Rainforth

As an editor for Huia Publishers, Hannah Rainforth has produced many children’s books in both English and Māori, including Barnaby Bennett and the translation and adaptation of award-winning Tekiteroa, Kei Hea ō Hū? (Oh Hogwash, Sweet Pea!).  She is a collector of children’s books who learned the art of storytelling by entertaining her brothers.

Selected bibliography:

• Barnaby Bennett illustrated by Ali Teo (Huia Publishers 2006).

Translation from Māori to English:

• Oh Hogwash, Sweetpea! by Ngāreta Gabel, illustrated by Ali Teo & Astrid Jensen (Huia Publishers 2003).  

Awards:

• IBBY Honour Book for Translation 2006