The Winners of the 2022 NZCYA awards are...
It's the most wonderful time of the year... the night of the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults!
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The Sapling
Jun 1, 2022
The finalists of the 2022 NZ kids' book awards are...
Finalists of the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2022 announced.
The Sapling
Dec 14, 2021
Christmas Reads from The Sapling
We interrupt this hiatus to bring you a list of Top Recommendations for the 2021 Holiday Season, created for you, our dear readers, as...
The Sapling
Oct 3, 2021
LONG LIVE AOTEAROA'S CHILDREN'S BOOKS
The Sapling is dead, long live The Sapling. Just kidding. The Sapling is most certainly not dead—but we have run out of puff, and we are...
The Sapling
Sep 27, 2021
TELLING TALES IN CHRISTCHURCH
Last week, Scorpio Books quietly opened the doors of a dedicated children’s shop in the heart of the Ōtautahi Christchurch CBD. The sunny...
Hannah Marshall
Sep 23, 2021
The Reckoning: Why Don't We Care About NZ Books?
A fleeting comment on Radio NZ about books set in Aotearoa made student and book reviewer Hannah Marshall uneasy. She sets out on a quest...
Giselle Clarkson
Sep 22, 2021
The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 34
Giselle Clarkson ponders why she loves children's books in her final comic for this iteration of The Sapling. Giselle's latest book, The...
deborah hinde
Sep 21, 2021
Day In the Life: DEBORAH HINDE
Deborah Hinde is a Aotearoa illustrator, and her most recent title is Enough: A story about community. She spends her days running her...
Kura Rutherford
Sep 14, 2021
RESILIENCE, WHAANAU, AND THE POWER OF TRADITIONS
The work of some of our most prolific writers for children cannot be found in our libraries or bookshops. For Te Wiki o te Reo Māori,...
Zeb Nicklin
Sep 14, 2021
A Reflection on Ben Ngaia's Ngake Me Whaataitai
Welcome to Te Wiki o te Reo Māori! Here’s our first (reo Pākehā) article for this important week. Zeb Nicklin interviewed Ben Ngaia, the...
Zeb Nicklin
Sep 12, 2021
I whakaaroarohia te Pukapuka Ngake Me Whaataitai
Nau mai ki Te Wiki o te Reo Māori! Koinei tā mātou pūrongo tuatahi mō tēnei wiki whai tikanga. Nā Zeb Nicklin i patapatai ki Ben Ngaia,...
The Sapling
Sep 7, 2021
Day In the Life of an Illustrator: Phoebe Morris
Join Phoebe Morris, illustrator of The Adventures of Mittens: Wellington's Famous Purr-sonality for our Day in the Life feature. Between...
The Sapling
Sep 7, 2021
The Mahy Questionnaire: Sarina Dickson
Writer, artist, and educator Sarina Dickson has two picture books coming out next month, A Stick and a Stone, illustrated by Hilary Jean...
Kylie Parry
Sep 2, 2021
The reckoning: trans books matter
Where are the young trans heroes fighting dragons? Kylie, Rey, and Mindy Parry recount their experiences of trying to find trans role...
The Sapling
Aug 16, 2021
The Mahy Questionnaire: Maria Gill
You're favourite Mahy questionnaire is back! This month, we got award winning non-fiction writer Maria Gill to spill the tea on her...
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