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Hilarious picture books: The funny pages
There are some hilarious picture books out for the Christmas market this year, so we thought we might give you a chuckle with some of the...

2017 Christmas Shopping List: Junior Fiction
Do you want to be sure you're getting top-shelf books for your favourite people this Christmas - or on any gift-giving occasion? We are...


2017 Christmas Shopping List: Factual Books
Do you want to be sure you're getting top-shelf books for your favourite people this Christmas - or on any gift-giving occasion? We are...


THE SAMPLING: That Stubborn Seed of Hope
Brian Falkner's short story collection contains stories which are heartbreaking, inspirational, and eye-opening. You view the world as a...


2017 Christmas Shopping List: Best YA Books
Do you want to be sure you're getting top-shelf books for your favourite people this Christmas - or on any gift-giving occasion? We are...


KA PAI! Cool stuff from around the internet
When we aren't flat out at our day jobs we compile, for your browsing pleasure, cool children's book happenings (and peripherally related...


Books my Kids Love: Kirsten McDougall
Author Kirsten McDougall has recently released her second novel, Tess (VUP), and will be appearing at Wellington LitCrawl this weekend....


The Sampling: The New Zealand Art Activity Book
The New Zealand Art Activity Book is a 158-page activity book for children who love to draw, paint and otherwise express themselves....


The Reckoning: Superstar needed, apply within
How do we raise the profile of New Zealand Children's books? Donovan Bixley has been asking around, and he has an answer ... of sorts....

The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 9
Our biscuit & bird illustrator Giselle Clarkson has taken on her first *current* book review! Scroll down to get a brilliant perspective...
The Reckoning: Appropriation vs Authenticity
When is it okay for creative people to draw on cultural traditions they're not part of? Illustrator, writer and teacher Zak Waipara has...

The Pacific Picture Book Collection
Waikato academic Nicola Daly introduces the New Zealand Pacific Picture Book Collection, and calls for more contributions to it....


Book Quiz: Kiwi, our favourite flightless bird
Look at the Nielsen Bestsellers list each week, and you are certain to discover a whole range of books featuring kiwi. We are celebrating...

Eardrops: New Bilingual Audio Stories
Liz Donnelly was inspired by the radio plays of her childhood, and her son's need for audio stimulation, to create a series of bilingual...


Book List: Comic Books for Kids and Teens
Children’s comics embrace all the possibilities inherent in good fiction. They are original, compelling and relevant, but also of...
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