My Very Special Pounamu

Today I got a very very special present from my Granny who went to the South Island in New Zealand for a holiday. She got my brother and I each a necklace called a Pounamu, a greenstone pendant which is very very sacred in Maori culture. What makes the Pounamu even more special is that you can not buy them for yourself you can only receive one as a gift. What's also very interesting is that overtime the more you wear your Pounamu it changes its colour to a honey gold.

The New Zealand and Maori cultures are very important to me as I am from New Zealand. Learning about my Pounamu and wearing it proudly show that I am proud of where my family and I came from.

Thank you Granny for the Pounamu I will treasure it for ever and ever!

Which Witch?

‘Which Witch?’ Is a glorious book full of imagination and entertainment! My favourite characters were: A witch called Belladonna, Terence Mugg and Arriman the Awful Wizard of the North because they were very loving, caring and nice people and because they do amazing magic like making flowers appear where ever they walk! This book is a story about a contest for Arriman to find the perfect witch to be his wife….a bit like Cinderella but with witches and wizards!

Through most of the contest Arriman moaned and groaned about having to get married until he saw his fiancée Belladonna. I liked this book because there was lots and lots of magic. I also liked it because it was about witches and I like stories about witches!

Which Witch? Was the second book Eva Ibbotson wrote so I thought it would be best for it to be the first Eva Ibbotson book to read and love! Next book will be ‘Journey to Riversea’ as I already have it. Thank you to my friend Lily for lending me Which Witch!