Each of these vibrant, colourful books comes from an independent publisher. Helen Vivienne Fletcher finds a lot to love about them. A...

Sarah Forster reviews another fantastic YA book by Eileen Merriman, and a book by Philippa Werry telling a WW1 story from the...

Alana Bird reviews three perceptive picture books. From the hilarity of Granny McFlitter: A Country Yarn, to the reflective Emmett and...

What a treat to be handed three titles with wonderful female protagonists. While they all sit comfortably in the junior fiction or middle...

The only thing these two books have in common is that they are absolutely stunning, and they are broadly for a junior fiction age range....

Over Summer, my nephews and I read some recently published te reo Māori and bilingual children’s books. Nō Tauranga Moana rāua, Te...

Dragons, kick-arse heroines and mystical beings abound in the final round of YA reviews for 2018, reviewed by Kylie Parry. Cassie Clark:...

Are your kids intersted in the wilder world? Or do they love to cook? These books have tips on how to save the environment, and what you...

Kay Benseman and her niece and nephews have been our main reviewers of books in te reo Māori for 2018. Kay tells us her top te reo...

Writer and bookseller Adele Broadbent reviews five New Zealand picture books, including everything from cute creatures to a picture book...

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...

Hardcover non-fiction or poetry can be a great choice of gift for the special or hard-to-buy-for child in your life. Here are three...

On 28 November 1893, Māori and European women voted in national elections for the first time in New Zealand, having won a law change on...

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...

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...