Slowly but surely, New Zealand has built up its very own range of Christmas-themed Children's literature. Sarah realised recently that...

Today our special guest writer is the Prime Minister of New Zealand, the Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern, who is also Minister for Arts, Culture...

Poet and children's bookseller Freya Daly Sadgrove is a strong believer in the power of the right book for the right person at the right...

Prue Langbein was a producer in the drama department of Radio New Zealand for 26 years. She began her work there as a story producer for...

Founding Sapling editor, Jane, has been away from The Sapling for the past three months due to having a baby, Pete. Here she offers ten...

Our beloved illustrator Giselle Clarkson has fallen in love again... with another book! Scroll down to see her brilliant review of...

Tara Ward bravely takes five Kiwi activity books for a spin, and provides photographic evidence. If you're looking for fun, wholesome,...

The lovely Mina Cucina is a terrible cook! Unfortunately the Great Bonbon Confectionation, which every person in the town must enter, is...

When we asked if Suzanne Main would write an article about funny books for kids, her reaction was, ‘What do I know about funny books? I...

Did you see our books of the year?! To help you with your Christmas and end-of-year book shopping, we published our picks of the best YA...

Two-time judge of the Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, Fiona Mackie is an excellent person to have in charge of reforming your...

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...

Each of these three action-packed books has a great cast of characters, some daredevil heroes and is written for kids aged 7+. Sarah...

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...

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...