From forty years in print and still relevant to kids today to the latest picture books in Aotearoa. This selection of picture books is a...

From curious noises to sneaky felines to whānau-focused native birds, we've got a cracker of a line-up of new Kiwi picture books in this...

Rachel Moore has read and reviewed three new books for the middle grade space – two excellent chapter books and a fabulous new...

ECE teacher Sara Croft reviews three books for younger readers, two that use humour to engage young readers, and a third which is a...

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

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Sarah Forster reviews of two new junior fiction titles for kids pitched into that tricky junior / middle fiction reading divide. With...

Split consciousness features in very different ways in these two wonderful junior fiction titles for opposite ends of the audience age...

We're pleased to present an excerpt from The Mapmakers' Race (Gecko Press), a new novel by Eirlys Hunter and illustrated by Kirsten...

We are pleased to present a regular monthly series highlighting the work, expertise and enthusiasm of some of the greatest children's...

Wellington-based writer and theatre-maker Jo Randerson is appearing in four events at the Wellington Writers & Readers Festival this...

Elizabeth Heritage investigates representations of gender in New Zealand children's book publishing by looking at the 2017 bestsellers...

Look at all these new books! Today we review five new picture books and find that, as usual, there's plenty of top-notch stuff being...

In the current Anglo-Saxon book market, there is much that is the same. If one book is successful, there’s a flurry to find another one...

Sarah Forster reviews two recent books, both by debut authors, which are tied together by adventure and its aftermath. Both books go deep...