THE SAMPLING: Katipo Joe: Blitzkreig
Brian Falkner is the author of over a dozen books for teens and younger readers, published in New Zealand, Australia, the US and the UK....
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Book Reviews: New Picture Books from Aotearoa
From forty years in print and still relevant to kids today to the latest picture books in Aotearoa. This selection of picture books is a...
The publishing journey: From thoughts to pages
The Sapling's own co-editor Thalia Kehoe Rowden has just had her first picture book published by Scholastic – Rugby 1 2 3 / Whutupōro...
Book Reviews: New Picture Books from Aotearoa
Here's the latest in exciting new picture books here in Aotearoa, reviewed by Nida Fiazi – including the debut picture book from The...
THE SAMPLING: The Invincibles - Power Up!
The Invincibles: Power Up! is the first book in a super-charged new junior fiction series. Regular old rugby practice turns into...
Interview with Des Hunt: To Trap a Thief
Fossils, e-bikes, sci-fi movies, teenage hoons, an abandoned mine, step-grandparents, a big Lotto win in a small kiwi town and one of the...
Response to Things in the Sea are Touching Me
Alexandra Saunders admires Linda Jane Keegan's debut picture book Things in the Sea are Touching Me, for many many reasons. The bright,...
Scott Tulloch and Myles Lawford Co-Interview
Humour authors Scott Tulloch and Myles Lawford interview one another about their careers, and about their most recent books - Where’s...
Book Reviews: Four Brand new Picture Books
This month's batch of picture books has a lot of beauty, and a lot of adventure. Rachel Moore tells us about them. Oh, So Many Kisses! by...
Writer Interview: Maria Gill and Glyn Harper
Glyn Harper’s and Maria Gill’s latest books are both part of the final year of publishing in commemoration of the centenary of WWI. Bobby...
Five new picture books from Aotearoa
Look at all these new books! Today we review five new picture books and find that, as usual, there's plenty of top-notch stuff being...
Ali Teo and John O'Reilly: The Curious Ar-Chew
Award-winning illustrators Ali Teo and John O'Reilly have been working together for over 15 years, having illustrated many picture books....
Juliet Jacka and Sally Sutton on writing for kids
Writing children’s books may seem romantic at remove, but — as with many things — it’s less glossy up close. As Kiwi writers Juliet Jacka...
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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