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


Ka Pai! Cool stuff from around the internet
Every two weeks we compile, for your browsing pleasure, cool children's book happenings (and peripherally related news) from around...


Crafts with Fifi: That's Not the Monster...
Never be stuck for something to do! Keep your hands and brain busy with glue, tape and scissors – and have crafty fun with Fifi! Not the...

Dear John: a big reader, Pasifika lit & Manga
John McIntyre from The Children’s Bookshop in Wellington is a top children’s bookseller. He's here once a month to answer your...

The Reckoning: the state of Kiwi kids' non-fiction
Gillian Candler argues for more recognition of the importance of New Zealand non-fiction books for children, while at the same time...


My childhood, books & the gift of stray dogs
To celebrate the publication of My Meerkat Mum (her 15th picture book), Ruth Paul reflects on the childhood stories and antics that...


Kids’ Lit Quiz and the sport of reading
We are fascinated by the phenomenon of the Kids’ Lit Quiz™, so we asked National Library Services to Schools Facilitator in Northland...


Ka Pai! Cool Stuff from around the Internet
Every two weeks we compile, for your browsing pleasure, cool children's book happenings (and peripherally related news) from around...


Publishing a musical picture book
Penny Scown, the Senior Editor at Scholastic NZ, takes us behind the scenes in the publishing process of Tāwhirimātea, A Song for...

The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 3
This month, our illustrator takes on generational politics and the housing crisis, and comes up with a viable scapegoat ... GISELLE...


The Sampling: an excerpt from Twice Upon a Time
An excerpt from James Norcliffe's Twice Upon a Time, a Junior Fiction novel about Ginny's search for her Pop. It is full of quirky,...


I SPY: a childhood obsession with ghosts
Nina Powles remembers the thrill of being scared by stories as a child, and not quite believing in ghosts but not not believing either...

Quiz: test your mothers-in-books knowledge
Test your children's book knowledge every month! Here's a quiz to get you in the Mothers Day spirit ahead of 14 May. Answers are at the...


Book List: NZ books about war and pacifism
Anzac Day brings with it a fever pitch of publishing of war books for both children and adults. This has been especially true during the...


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