We are pleased to present a regular monthly series highlighting the work, expertise and enthusiasm of some of the greatest children's...

Reviewing three new picture books in te reo Māori today is former teacher, gallery educator, librarian and student, Kay Benseman, along...

Bonnie Etherington, author of the multi-award-nominated novel The Earth Cries Out, reminisces about the stories and books from her...

As part of our coverage of this year's NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, we asked the five Wright Foundation Esther Glen...

Craig Phillips describes a typical day in the life of an internationally published, multi award-winning, homeschooling illustrator of...

A notorious witch, some butterflies, and a fantail that can't stay still. Reviewer Holly Walker enjoys a trip down memory lane with...

We are very pleased to have permission to publish the first three spreads of the Giselle Clarkson-illustrated picture book, Secret World...

In this fascinating insight into the minds of two of our best children's literature writers, Mandy Hager and David Hill talk to each...

How can we describe the theme of this month's comic by Giselle Clarkson? Two words: Bird. Arms. GISELLE CLARKSON Giselle Clarkson is a...

The NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults are a unique celebration of the contribution New Zealand’s children’s authors and...

If you like getting creative in the kitchen with children, Dr Michelle Dickinson - Nanogirl - has a new book out to stretch you further....

Stories for Boys Who Dare To Be Different (Quercus) is the latest in the worldwide publishing phenomenon that started with Good Night...

Since Beatrix Potter and before, animals have been a staple subject of children's literature. How well do you know your literary dogs,...

Mandy Hager and Helen Vivienne Fletcher are both Wellington-based writers of YA and other things. Sarah Forster was excited to read...

Maurice Gee's O Trilogy is one of the most enduringly excellent works of Aotearoa literature. Megan Dunn recalls its power. In the South...