Ricky’s family buy a mansion in a trendy suburb, with panoramic views of the city. Too good to be true… Yep, a real bargain. But this...

From Washington D.C, comes Leila, a young woman in search of family, a place to belong. Instead she finds her destiny and it threatens to...

Rafferty is an orphan, raised by monks. Misfortune strikes and he is outcast, and must fend for himself. He uses his cunning and charm to...

When her family moves suburbs, Laura discovers an old abandoned house on her street. It seems like the perfect hideout, but something –...

Here's an extract from a new New Zealand Christmas picture book, The Lonely Little Tree by Moya Kirby and illustrated by Terri Rose...

Dragons, kick-arse heroines and mystical beings abound in the final round of YA reviews for 2018, reviewed by Kylie Parry. Cassie Clark:...

Angela Keoghan kicked off her international children’s book career by visiting Bologna Book Fair in 2015, and she has been going there...

Theresa Kewish is the librarian for two high-decile rural schools in the Waikato: Tamahere Model Country School for 22 hours a week, and...

As we near the end of 2018, our cool and clever illustrator, Giselle Clarkson, reaches Peak Adorkable. Here, she teaches us about some...

Are your kids intersted in the wilder world? Or do they love to cook? These books have tips on how to save the environment, and what you...

Author Swapna Haddow has recently moved to Christchurch from her home in the UK. Her Dave Pigeon books are absolutely hilarious, so we...

Māori language academic Vini Olsen-Reeder wants Māori-speaking kids and adults to be able to read books - lots of them - in te reo Māori....

Phoebe Morris is the illustrator of a series of acclaimed picture book biographies written by David Hill, which have included the stories...

Kay Benseman and her niece and nephews have been our main reviewers of books in te reo Māori for 2018. Kay tells us her top te reo...

Between six and eight percent of children in New Zealand live with allergies, according to Allergy New Zealand, with food allergies being...