The great Wardini, debut steampunk novelist
Earlier this month, we treated you to an excerpt from Gareth Ward's award-winning debut steampunk adventure novel, The Traitor and the...
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Four new international non-fiction books
Mary Wadsworth, co-owner of the Dorothy Butler Children's Bookshop in Auckland, reviews four recent non-fiction titles by international...
Three Kiwi series for independent readers
Rachel Moore reviews three world-class Kiwi series for readers from around the age of seven: Miniwings by Sally Sutton, Flying Furballs...
Four very different NZ picture books
Mark Broatch reviews four recent picture books by New Zealand authors and illustrators – Inspector Brunswick: The Case of the Missing...
Words/pictures: a review of graphic novel, Moa
Mitch Marks reviews Moa, a collection of comics by James Davidson (published by Earth's End), and makes a case for the importance of...
Emily Writes and the books her kids are reading
Hilarious writer-about-parenting, Emily Writes tells us about the books her kids love, and what story time looks like at their place....
TEENAGE WITCH: growing up with Hermione
For International Women's Day, an essay by Nina Powles about Hermione Granger, feminism and searching for yourself in books. My room at...
A day in the life of a picture-book writer
Marmaduke Duck creator, Juliette MacIver explains how she's managed to write such a vast number of excellent rhyming picture books, so we...
In the Stacks: a love letter to public libraries
Kate De Goldi confesses the pleasures of reading 'off-task and off-curriculum', and describes how necessary public libraries are to the...
Promised Land: a fairy tale for everyone
First-time authors Chaz Harris and Adam Reynolds have been all over the international media lately, thanks to the success of their...
Torty and the Soldier, by Jennifer Beck
David Hill reviews Torty and the Soldier, a picture book about the true story of a very old tortoise, by Jennifer Beck and illustrated by...
Three Kiwi chapter books for younger readers
Johanna Knox and her friend, 10-year-old Noah, review Dinosaur Trouble by Kyle Mewburn, Helper and Helper by Joy Cowley, and Tui Street...
The Sampling: an excerpt from Helper & Helper
'Food and Friends', a chapter from Helper and Helper, the new Snake and Lizard book written by Joy Cowley and illustrated by Gavin...
Dennis, Gnasher, George, Rona and me
Chief Librarian at the Alexander Turnbull Library and award-winning children's book writer, Chris Szekely on how he became a writer. As a...
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