#Preschoolers

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...