Child's painting of a fish with story

This  artwork and story were created by Arya in her second year of school. It was one of the activities she did while learning to read and write. The picture and story were inspired by a published children's picture book entitled The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister (1992).

The artwork was selected to be reproduced on a set of cards that could be purchased by Arya's  family or friends. This is a popular fundraising activity undertaken by many schools throughout New Zealand.

Arya is a participant in Te Papa’s Collecting Childhood project and Auckland University’s Growing Up in New Zealand study. As part of this project Arya and other children share their daily lives with us and donate items that represent key moments or the things they like doing.