Illustrator and live-drawer Tara Black had a Skype date with Chris Riddell in advance of his appearance in New Zealand for the Auckland...

YA dystopian fiction had a massive run a few years back and then everyone got dystopian-ed out. Not me. I love teens saving dismal worlds...

Today we're delighted to introduce Graci Goldhart, a Young Adult writer, diplomat, and one of the founders of #LoveAtFirstChapter, Kia...

Writer, comedian and author of a new collection of true love stories, How We Met, Michele A’Court tells us about the books she reads to...

1918: Broken Poppies is the fifth and final book in Scholastic NZ's 'Kiwis at War' series, which commemorates New Zealand's involvement...

Janice Marriott has written fiction and non-fiction for children and adults; she is an editor, audio producer, screenwriter, poet,...

Michelle Simms is the Library Manager and ICT Coordinator at Te Totara Primary School in the north of Hamilton. She also writes the blog...

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

We all know books can be faithful companions in hard times. Blenheim school counsellor Louisa Woods suggests some books that might help...

At The Sapling, we believe that books grow humans. Rainbow Story Time is a recent phenomenon helping to grow humans who aren't too hung...

NZ-Pasifika writer Pauline (Vaeluaga) Smith has recently published her first book, Dawn Raid, as a part of Scholastic's 'My New Zealand...

This month's batch of picture books has a lot of beauty, and a lot of adventure. Rachel Moore tells us about them. Oh, So Many Kisses! by...

We all know books can be faithful companions in hard times. Today Palmerston North Youth Librarian Alan Dingley gets out his prescription...

Anzac Day is fast approaching, and if there's one thing you can count on from Anzac publishing, it is great books about companion...

You will have seen our Sampling, you have seen why it needed to be written. Now, here's the verdict on Go Girl: A Storybook of Epic NZ...