Lisala Halapua, Tongan author and illustrator.

Finalist in the 2017 New Zealand Book Awards For Children and Young Adults, New Zealand-Tongan author, and illustrator Lisala Halapua brings his Tongan grandmother's stories to life in his Island Fables picture book series

Ko Kumā mo Feke, The Mouse and the Octopus, The Worm and the Whale and The Mouse and the Ant. 

These mnemonic stories teach children how our environment sustains us, fostering an appreciation for the Pacific's unique Eco-system and the interdependence between land and sea resources. Live interview with John Pulu

for more information 

https://www.talanoabooks.co.nz/  and https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/ninetonoon/audio/201849139/lisala-halapua-bringing-island-fables-to-life  

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.