Quiz: The names of New Zealand book characters
These are some of our best-loved characters from New Zealand Picture Books and Junior Fiction titles. But do you know their names? 1. I...
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Book Reviews: Quirky, Cool Picture Books
Volume Books in Nelson have a smartly curated range of children's books that catch the eye. They chose five of their summer favourites to...
Book Reviews: Picture Books and Non-Fiction
Esther Kiernan reviews four very different recent releases from Aotearoa, taking in a few centuries, and the breadth of New Zealand and...
Five of the Best Picture Books Featuring Kiwi
Of the hundreds of children's books featuring our national bird, here are some all-stars that will help children and adults alike get to...
2017 Christmas Shopping List: Picture Books
Do you want to be sure you're getting top-shelf books for your favourite people this Christmas - or on any gift-giving occasion? We are...
Hilarious picture books: The funny pages
There are some hilarious picture books out for the Christmas market this year, so we thought we might give you a chuckle with some of the...
Darryn Joseph: Kaituhi, kaita pikitia, kaiako
Today Kura Rutherford introduces Dr Darryn Joseph (Ngāti Maniapoto), a writer, dad, illustrator, comic collector and Māori language...
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...
Book Review: Sky High, by David Hill & Phoebe Morris
David Hill and Phoebe Morris have collaborated on a third picture book in their series introducing young New Zealanders to historic...
Four new international non-fiction books
Mary Wadsworth, co-owner of the Dorothy Butler Children's Bookshop in Auckland, reviews four recent non-fiction titles by international...
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:...
Quiz: a 7-question quiz to celebrate Matariki
It's really cool that each year more and more local publishers are putting out children's books in celebration of Matariki. We've put...
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...
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...
Across the ditch: an interview with Sally Rippin
Sally Rippin is one of the Big Names in Australian children's books. Christchurch librarian Zac McCallum interviewed her to celebrate the...
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