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Written by Máire Zepf
Illustrated by Mr Ando
Part of the Rita Series
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Fun and thought-provoking picture book in which imaginative Rita re-thinks her ninja plans!
February 2022 Book of the Month
Máire Zepf’s Rita picture books cleverly blend celebrating children’s unbridled imaginations with inviting them to reflect and empower themselves. In this case, while playing hide-and-seek, Rita is struck by a desire to have her very own ninja. After all, “a ninja is silent, fast and invisible”, a “ninja master would teach Rita the art of invisibility” - what better skills for a lover of hide-and-seek? Then, on reflection, Rita considers the fact that ninjas are sneaky, they like fighting, and they might even steal something (or someone…) she loves. So, she decides to be her own master instead!
Sparked by the author’s classroom experiences, and illustrated with verve by Andrew Whitson (better known as Mr Ando), this provides plenty of thought-provoking fun for 3+ year-olds.
The series includes;
Máire discusses the series ‘Rita is a little girl with VERY big ideas. She has lots of adventures coming up in which she dreams up fantastical solutions to ordinary problems, often with hilarious results! Each book is based around a different character and centres on a new theme. There will be robots and dragons, ninjas, genies and a fairy godmother who will help her explore notions from fairness and order to the genderisation of clothing and emotional regulation.’
Rita Wants a Ninja is also available in Welsh - Mae Rita Eisiau Ninja
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Meet Rita. She’s a little girl with very big ideas. Rita loves to hide. She wants her very own ninja who will help her to train her body and mind. Hi-yaa! Then she will be quiet, quick and invisible. But when the ninja steals something close to her own heart, how will she respond?
ISBN: 9781802580426
Publication date: 27/01/2022
Publisher: Graffeg Limited
Format: Paperback
| ISBN: | 9781802580426 |
| Publication date: | 27th January 2022 |
| Author: | Máire Zepf |
| Illustrator: | Mr Ando |
| Publisher: | Graffeg Limited |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 36 pages |
| Suitable for: | 3+ readers, 5+ readers |
| Genres: | Family / Home Stories, Personal Social Health Economic |
| Recommendations: | Books of the Month |
| Collections: | 2022 Book Preview: Must Read Books To Look Forward To, Rita Wants....Our Series of the Month, |
Máire Zepf has written 12 books for children, from picture books to a YA verse novel. Winner of the KPMG Children’s Book of the Year, the Réics Carló Award and a White Raven in 2020, her books appear in 8 languages worldwide. The Co. Down author was the first Children’s Writing Fellow for Northern Ireland, based at the Seamus Heaney Centre for Poetry at QUB (2017-19). She is Artistic Director for Quotidian - Word on the Street. About her series, Máire said, ‘Rita is ...
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