Book Awards: the picture book finalists
For the final part of our finalist coverage of this year's NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, we have quite the treat for you:...
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Book Awards: the junior fiction finalists
As part of our coverage of this year's NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, we asked the five shortlisted authors of the Esther...
Book Reviews: Adventure and its aftermath
Sarah Forster reviews two recent books, both by debut authors, which are tied together by adventure and its aftermath. Both books go deep...
Book Awards: the Young Adult fiction finalists
As part of our coverage of this year's NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, we've asked the publishers of the YA finalists to...
Book Awards: Te Kura Pounamu finalists
Kristin Smith reviews the five Te Kura Pounamu finalists in this year's NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. He kōrero Māori...
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...
A review of Pieces of You by Eileen Merriman
Earlier this month we published a short excerpt from Pieces of You, a major new YA novel from a debut Kiwi author. We asked Denis Wright,...
Reviewing Mr Postmouse, the Dedicated Postie
Here Comes Mr Postmouse and Postmouse Goes on Holiday are charming creations from French-Canadian Marianne Dubuc, translated by Greet...
Factual books for kids from NZ and beyond
Mary Walker reviews one British and three Kiwi non-fiction books for children of various ages and finds that, generally, they're being...
A book club reviews the new Patrick Ness
Today, Release, a new YA novel by Patrick Ness, hits the shelves of New Zealand bookshops. We asked a Wellington-based book club – adults...
Ted Dawe’s Into the River, an American view
Soon after the 2015 banning controversy in New Zealand, Into the River was purchased by US publisher Polis Books, and will be released in...
Introducing poetry to kids: two books
Poet Hannah Mettner considers two international books aimed at inspiring a love of poetry in young readers. A detail of an illustration...
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...
A review of the latest YA fantasy by Laini Taylor
Elizabeth Knox finds a lot to praise about Laini Taylor's inventive, lyrical and compelling new novel, Strange the Dreamer. Laini Taylor,...
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