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Book Reviews: New Picture Books from Aotearoa
Here's the latest in exciting new picture books here in Aotearoa, reviewed by Nida Fiazi – including the debut picture book from The...

Book Reviews: Five New Zealand Picture Books
Writer and bookseller Adele Broadbent reviews five New Zealand picture books, including everything from cute creatures to a picture book...


A sound in my mind: translator Ngaere Roberts
Ngaere Roberts (Ngāti Porou) is one of our most prolific translators of children’s books into te reo Māori, having translated work from...


He oro hinengaro: Ngaere Roberts me tona ao tuhi
He mātanga, he atamai a Ngaere Roberts (Ngāti Porou) ki te whakamāori i ngā pukapuka mō te nohinohi, kua oti i a ia ngā pukapuka a te...


THE SAMPLING: The Spaghetti Giraffe, by Sarah Johnson
The lovely Mina Cucina is a terrible cook! Unfortunately the Great Bonbon Confectionation, which every person in the town must enter, is...


Publish your own way: Independent publishing
‘Self-published’ is not a word I use proudly when referring to my work. Independently produced books are – still – frequently seen as...
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