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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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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