Illustrating a Classic with Sarah Greig
Earlier this year, Hachette New Zealand ran a unique competition: seeking new illustration concepts for Margaret Mahy's classic The Boy...
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Book List: NZ-focused young reader novels
In response to a request The Sapling put out on Twitter, teacher and author Sarina Dickson has compiled this wonderful list of New...
Best Picture Books for New New Zealanders
Hearing the wonderful news that six more towns are going to be Refugee Resettlement centres, we got thinking about what books might...
Book Reviews: Te Reo & Trilingual Picture Books
Over Summer, my nephews and I read some recently published te reo Māori and bilingual children’s books. Nō Tauranga Moana rāua, Te...
He Raiona i roto i nga Otaota: a new Margaret Mahy
The images and the story of Margaret Mahy’s “A Lion in the Meadow” have almost become a part of the collective consciousness of children...
He Raiona i roto i nga Otaota, na Margaret Mahy
Ko ngā pikitia me ngā kōrero o Lion in the Meadow nā Margaret Mahy, he mea tuhi ki te rae o te tamaiti i tipu ake i Aotearoa nei. I tēnei...
Book List: Can children do philosophy?
Amy Austin, Deputy Principal and PhD student, asks ‘Can children do philosophy?’; ‘What does it entail and who benefits?’; ‘What...
The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 16
In the 16th of our regular comics from Giselle Clarkson, she ruminates on the unusual history of one of the most-loved works of...
Sarah Davis: Re-drawing our classic books
Margaret Mahy's The Christmas Tree Tangle was originally published in 1994, and a newly illustrated edition was released by Puffin in...
Ten Book-related Thoughts For My Baby
Founding Sapling editor, Jane, has been away from The Sapling for the past three months due to having a baby, Pete. Here she offers ten...
How to Dad: Jordan Watson Talks Books
Jordan Watson is better known - to millions of YouTube viewers - as How to Dad, giving hilarious advice on the practicalities of dad-hood...
Father's Day: Four Dads on Reading at Home
Ahead of Father's Day, four Kiwi Dads let us in on what their family reading lives are like. Here are some excerpts from previous The...
Leilani Tamu & the books her kids are reading
Poet, historian and Green Party candidate Leilani Tamu shares the importance she places on words and ideas in her family – and the one...
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...
Quiz: test your Margaret Mahy knowledge
Hooray, it's a quiz! Test your children's book knowledge every month – first up is a quiz to celebrate Margaret Mahy's birthday. Answers...
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