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From the Shop Floor: Paige’s Book Gallery
We are pleased to present a regular series highlighting the work, expertise and enthusiasm of some of the greatest booksellers of New...
Frances McBeath: Building bridges with Joy
Co-founder of The Sapling Jane Arthur has a long-standing interest in educational publishing – so when the opportunity came along to pick...
Across the Ditch: Author Sandy Fussell
Australian author Sandy Fussell has written a wide range of historical junior fiction and even a picture book that has impacted on the...
A Day in the Life: Illustrator Heather Hunt
Heather Hunt has made a name for herself as a go-to illustrator for evocative illustrations for picture books about native manu,...
The Shop Floor: OPO | Green Dolphin Bookshop
We are pleased to present a regular series highlighting the work, expertise and enthusiasm of some of the greatest children's booksellers...
A Treasury of Taonga: He Paki Taonga i a Maaui
He Paki Taonga i a Māui and its English companion, Māui’s Taonga Tales, are the first children’s books of their kind. With children aged...
He takoha nui, He Paki Taonga i a Maaui!
Kāhore anō kia kitea tētahi pukapuka pēnei i te ao. He kohinga kōrero hei whakaoreore i ngā ngākau o ngā tamariki mai i ngā tau e 7 ki te...
The Shop Floor: Schrödinger’s Books
We are pleased to present a regular series highlighting the work, expertise and enthusiasm of some of the greatest children's booksellers...
A Day in the Life: Illustrator Ross Kinnaird
Ross Kinnaird has been a children's book illustrator for 15 years, and his first and most recent collaborations were both with Dawn...
Across the Ditch: The talented Davina Bell
Australian author and editor Davina Bell is an exceptional storyteller for kids aged 2 to 12. Her broad range of books include picture...
Giselle Clarkson & Sarah Laing: A comic interview
We love comics, and we love the artists behind them! So for this month's Giselle Clarkson comic, we have something a little different for...
From the Shop Floor: The Twizel Bookshop
We are pleased to present a regular series highlighting the work, expertise and enthusiasm of some of the greatest children's booksellers...
Adventuring with Tupaia: A chat with Mat Tait
One of the titles released in the wake of the 250th anniversary commemorations of Cook's arrival in Aotearoa is The Adventures of Tupaia...
Amanda Noblett: An Interview by Alphabet
Amanda Noblett (Tainui, Waikato, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Pākehā) plays the kuia in Te Kuia me te Pūngāwerewere, Taki Rua Productions’ Te...
Rawiri Paratene: The Marae and the Globe
In celebration of Te Wiki o Te Reo Māori, our 2019 guest editor Kura Rutherford spoke to actor, writer, and activist Rawiri Paratene...
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