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THE SAMPLING: 1918: Broken Poppies by Des Hunt
1918: Broken Poppies is the fifth and final book in Scholastic NZ's 'Kiwis at War' series, which commemorates New Zealand's involvement...


School Librarians of Aotearoa: Michelle Simms
Michelle Simms is the Library Manager and ICT Coordinator at Te Totara Primary School in the north of Hamilton. She also writes the blog...


Book List: When Parents Break Up or Divorce
We all know books can be faithful companions in hard times. Blenheim school counsellor Louisa Woods suggests some books that might help...


Queen Olivia St Redfern: Rainbow Story Time
At The Sapling, we believe that books grow humans. Rainbow Story Time is a recent phenomenon helping to grow humans who aren't too hung...


Book List: Prescription Pad Literature
We all know books can be faithful companions in hard times. Today Palmerston North Youth Librarian Alan Dingley gets out his prescription...


Book Quiz: Animals during wartime
Anzac Day is fast approaching, and if there's one thing you can count on from Anzac publishing, it is great books about companion...


THE SAMPLING: Three chapters from Go Girl
Go Girl: A Storybook of Epic NZ Women by Barbara Else is a collection of inspiring true stories about New Zealand women who have done...


A Day in the Life of Illustrator Xoë Hall
Artist Xoë Hall is living her best life! As part of the TeacherTalk team, she creates learning resources for Early Childhood Education...

The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 12
Our illustrator looks into the notion that children's book writers and illustrators are all eccentric. Is there any truth in it? And...


Why Go Girl needed to be written
New Zealand's answer to Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls is in bookshops now. It's called Go Girl: A Storybook of Epic NZ Women (Penguin...


A Day in the Life of Fraser Williamson
Fraser Williamson is a freelance artist and illustrator, whose works are frequently seen in books, early readers, magazines and art...


THE SAMPLING: Dawn Raid by Pauline Smith
Dawn Raid is the 28th book in Scholastic NZ's 'My New Zealand Story' series, which brings to life significant events in our history as...


Book List: Books for young makers and coders
Auckland bookshop Time Out Bookstore helped us compile this book list for those kids in your life who're the inventors of the next...


Quiz: Children's books from page to screen
The riches found in Best Adapted Screenplay Awards each year are proof that many books make good movies - but how much do you know about...


The finishing touch(es): Fleur Beale on editing
Fleur Beale has written over 50 books for children and teens. Her latest novel is Lyla. Here, she lets us in on the amount of time and...
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