How well do you remember the tasty morsels in the illustrations of your favourite picture books? See if you can get 12/12 in our food...

When the review titles arrived this month, my kids called me the Book Queen and hugged the pages to their chests, eyes wide, already...

Do you know any kids who love to explore and discover? Nature lover and environmental educator Linda Jane Keegan gives a rundown of New...

We're delighted to share our latest Sampling with you – a brand new fantastical young adult novel from the beloved Sherryl Jordan,...

For this month's School Librarian of Aotearoa, we are delighted to introduce Esther Casey, who teaches in Te Puna Ngoi, the library at...

It isn't news to anyone that Aotearoa is currently marking a significant anniversary, as we pass the 250 years since James Cook...

One of the titles released in the wake of the 250th anniversary commemorations of Cook's arrival in Aotearoa is The Adventures of Tupaia...

The Sapling's own co-editor Thalia Kehoe Rowden has just had her first picture book published by Scholastic – Rugby 1 2 3 / Whutupōro...

In response to a request The Sapling put out on Twitter, teacher and author Sarina Dickson has compiled this wonderful list of New...

Here's the latest in exciting new picture books here in Aotearoa, reviewed by Nida Fiazi – including the debut picture book from The...

You know it, you love it – it's the Mahy Questionnaire! This month we are featuring the prolific Donovan Bixley. Bixley, along with...

New research on teaching Māori language in English-medium schools could make a huge impact on how te reo Māori is delivered in New...

Amanda Noblett (Tainui, Waikato, Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Pākehā) plays the kuia in Te Kuia me te Pūngāwerewere, Taki Rua Productions’ Te...

'He kino ra te noho a te tamariki. Ko Greg Heffley tetahi e mohio pai ana ki tenei.' Te Rātaka a Tama Hūngoingoi is the first Diary of a...

I tēnei putanga whakanui i te Wiki o Te Reo Māori kua kōrero ki ētehi tamariki nō Te Kura Kaupapa Māori o te Tonga o Hokianga, kia rongo...