Written by: Bernice Screech.

Illustrated by: Rita Parkinson.

“It’s summertime in Dolphin Bay, and Hettie has just received some exciting news from the other side of the world. She has a new grandson. Hettie decides to paint him a very special Christmas picture, but what to paint?” Back cover. Set in New Zealand this story contrasts a New Zealand style summer Christmas with a winter Christmas as celebrated in the Northern hemisphere. (From WorldCat.)

The juxtaposition of the hemispheres is very evident in this title. It helps visualise the contrasting seasons.

Recommended by: Auntie Anne.