Words By: Trina Saffioti
Pictures By: Maggie Prewett
“Mum’s family were poor and it sometimes made life very hard. Like on the day of the Flying Fish Point School fancy dress carnival, held every summer. ⠀⠀
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If your family didn’t have the money to hire a costume, you had to make one. Often there wasn’t anything at home to make a costume with.⠀⠀
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There was one special year though, when Mum’s sisters, Cathy and Dorothy, had an idea.⠀⠀
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‘Faithy-girl, you can go as an island princess. We’ll make a lei from the old frangipani tree.’⠀⠀
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This book is one of my absolute favourites and my little island girl loves it too. The Author, Trina Saffioti, retells the true story of when her mother entered the Flying Fish Point School fancy dress carnival. I really relate to this story as I was the poor kid at school that couldn’t afford fancy costumes too. It is a truly beautiful story about resilience and resourcefulness and is a must for every bookshelf!⠀
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