John McIntyre from The Children’s Bookshop in Wellington was here once a month to answer your child-related reading questions. He was a...

Never be stuck for something to do! Keep your hands and brain busy with glue, tape and scissors – and have crafty fun with Fifi! Flying...

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

Award-winning fiction (for grown-ups) writer Pip Adam recalls her earliest introductions to story through television and magazines, and...

Like the rest of the New Zealand children's book community, The Sapling has been rocked by the news that our hero John McIntyre passed...

Alex Collins from Lift Publishing reflects on the value that Educational Publishing has to New Zealand's curriculum, and explains why...

The NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults are a unique celebration of the contribution New Zealand’s children’s authors and...

Our illustrator Giselle Clarkson continues her attempts to cling to childhood innocence. This time, she delves into the deep, dark depths...

What makes a book last? What makes it win? I try to figure this out, as a judge of the NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults this...

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

An excerpt from Eileen Merriman's Pieces of You, a Young Adult novel centred on Rebecca, a teen who is the victim of a sexual assault...

Most stories for New Zealand children are published in English and some in te reo Māori – but what if you want to read a story with your...

Children's author, writing teacher and editor Raymond Huber is fascinated by the way in which children's writers have used picture books...

You know their words, you know their pictures ... but do you know their faces? Here are ten Kiwi picture book creators - how many do you...

Barbara Murison, MNZM, was one of the most dedicated supporters of children's literature in New Zealand for over 60 years. Through her...