Every two weeks we compile, for your browsing pleasure, cool children's book happenings (and peripherally related news) from around...

Robyn Kahukiwa is one of the legends of New Zealand Picture Book illustration. She recently published Nga Atua: Māori Gods (Oratia Books)...

Our illustrator Giselle Clarkson has been thinking very hard about the classic Little Golden Book, Kathryn Jackson and Gustaf Tenggren's...

New Zealand Young Adult fiction is as good as any in the world. So why doesn't it have a higher profile with young readers in Aotearoa,...

The Best Loved-Bear by Diana Noonan, illustrated by Elizabeth Fuller is a Kiwi classic picture book. First released 23 years ago, this...

We are excited to present this excerpt from David Riley's Cook Island Heroes, the most recent book in his Pasifika Heroes series. David...

Did you know that there is a gathering especially for writers and illustrators happening in Auckland at the start of October? There is!...

Ahead of Father's Day, four Kiwi Dads let us in on what their family reading lives are like. Here are some excerpts from previous The...

Children's Theatre expert and teacher Robert Dil writes about the joy of seeing your favourite book on stage, the history of the...

We wanted to celebrate NZ Poetry Day this year with a fabulous list of children's poetry. And who better to bring this to you than our...

You know their words, you know their pictures ... but do you know their faces? We were very privileged to be at the New Zealand Book...

New Zealand's school librarians are passionate, engaged professionals who know how to get students of all ages and reading levels into...

Freshly announced at the Awards Ceremony in Wellington, the winners of the 2017 NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults are ... The...

Jo Cribb, the recently appointed new Chief Executive of the New Zealand Book Council, chooses one – possibly unexpected – book she wishes...

In the current Anglo-Saxon book market, there is much that is the same. If one book is successful, there’s a flurry to find another one...