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Book List: Queer kids need books too…
Way back in 2017, Cathy-Ellen Paul did a great list of Queer Books for School Libraries, and we thought it was about time to add to that...


The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 29
If you are as committed to children's books as Giselle and The Sapling team are, no doubt you've found yourself pondering many branded...

Teaching Stories From This Land And Beyond
Here's a new instalment of The Reckoning from writer and teacher Tania Roxborogh. She considers the use of Māori in classrooms and...

Ngaa Pakiwaitara o teenei Whenua me Taitua
Nā Tania Roxborogh tēnei arokatenga i tuhi. Hei tāna, te whakamahi o te reo Māori ki roto o ngā akomanga me ngā pakiwaitara o Aotearoa me...

The Reckoning: David Hill on 'Gentle Readers'
We're always interested to see what David Hill has to say – whether it's his novels, his picture books, or his reviews. In this latest...


The winners of the 2020 Book Awards are ...
Fresh off an online ceremony (which you can watch here!) the results are in and your New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young...

Bookseller Top Picks: Books That Surprise
Here's a fresh and delicious selection of top bookseller picks, straight from the team at The Children's Bookshop in Christchurch!...


Book Awards: The Junior Fiction Finalists
As part of our coverage for the NZ Book Awards, we asked the publishers of the junior fiction finalists what it was about these...

Book Quiz: The 2020 children's book awards
The final announcement of the 2020 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults is less than a month away, and we've been doing...


Illustrating new kiwi tale The Longdrop
Bob Darroch is known New Zealand-wide for his depiction of bedtime favourite The Little Kiwi, but for this book he has taken a swerve...

Book Awards: The Young Adult Fiction Finalists
As part of our coverage of this year's NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, we've asked the authors of the young adult fiction...


Book Awards: The Picture Book Finalists
It seems only right that the review for the picture book finalists for NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults should be...

Book List: Matariki Picture Books
The rising of Matariki is just around the corner and councils, schools and organisations around the country are celebrating the occasion...

Illustrator Day-in-the-life: Amy Haarhoff
Amy Haarhoff won the 2019 Storylines Gavin Bishop Award, and The Midnight Adventures of Ruru and Kiwi was published in April 2020. Her...

Bookseller Top Picks: Being Yourself
Our next top bookseller picks comes from the delightful little corner of Nelson that is VOLUME. Stella Chrysostomou and Thomas Koed have...
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