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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 3, Issue 8 (December 1, 1928)

“Sonny New Zealand”

“Sonny New Zealand”

The other publication, entitled “Sonny New Zealand,” is written and illustrated by George Meek and Leo Fanning, and printed by Messrs. Coulls, Somerville and Wilkie Ltd…. This is a book that the young folks will delight in, and is particularly suited as a presentation volume during the Christmas season. It is assured of a ready welcome from all lovers of New Zealand, for, in verses that come trippingly from the tongue, is told the whole story of New Zealand history, with all the romantic and memorable touches that go to make the colour of our land. Each page is cleverly illustrated to picture the phases of New Zealand history or legends dealt with — the rhymes fit the story, and the story is told by the picture—a pleasant kind of mnemonic that makes the geography, history and legends of our homeland stick in the memory without effort. The book serves to depict in tabloid form, and in a manner to please children and grown-ups too, the whole story, charm and romance of New Zealand. It is a new conception, designed to “place New Zealand on the map” in a realistic, attractive way. All concerned, authors, printers and publishers alike, are to be congratulated on this fine addition to New Zealand's own set of Christmas publications for 1928.

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“The Wanganui River winds through miles of verdant banks”

“Where tree-ferns stand like sentinels in splendid serried ranks….”

—From “Sonny New Zealand.”

Miss Elsie K. Morton

Miss Elsie K. Morton