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Review: Go Girl: A Storybook of Epic NZ Women
You will have seen our Sampling, you have seen why it needed to be written. Now, here's the verdict on Go Girl: A Storybook of Epic NZ...
My childhood, books & the gift of stray dogs
To celebrate the publication of My Meerkat Mum (her 15th picture book), Ruth Paul reflects on the childhood stories and antics that...
Publishing a musical picture book
Penny Scown, the Senior Editor at Scholastic NZ, takes us behind the scenes in the publishing process of Tāwhirimātea, A Song for...
Victor Rodger & the dark humour of Struwwelpeter
Playwright and Victoria University Writer-in-Residence Victor Rodger describes the twisted humour and terrifying morality of his...
Six rather delicious new picture books
Jack Gabriel gorges on six international picture books from Walker Books and Gecko Press, from France, the UK and the US, finding...
How stories can help children with anxiety
Child psychologist Amy Wilson-Hughes gives some practical advice for using books and stories to help kids who are struggling with...
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....
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...
Comedian Dai Henwood as a young bookworm
Household name, TV personality and very funny guy, Dai Henwood answers four quick questions about the roles books have held throughout...
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...
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