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KidsBooksNZ · 5d ago

Another Raymond Huber and Brian Lovelock collaboration

Gecko by Raymond Huber, illustrated by Brian Lovelock (Walker Books)Raymond Huber and Brian Lovelock paired for the bee book 'Flight of the Honey Bee' several years ago. They've used the sam...
KidsBooksNZ · 2W ago

Two more Te Reo Singalong Books

Te Taiao by Sharon Holt, photography by Rachael McKenna (Te Reo Singalong Books)Ngā Āhua b...
KidsBooksNZ · 2W ago

Two More “Proudly New Zealand” picture books…

Whose Feet Are These? By Gillian Candler, illus. Fraser Williamson, Potton & BurtonGillian Candler has written numerous factual books for children, some of them award-winners. Her recent boo...
KidsBooksNZ · 3W ago

A bit of Auckland history…

Ivan and the Lighthouse by Grant Sheehan, illus. Rosalind Clark, Phantom Tree House (www.phantomhouse.com)The lighthouse on Bean Rock is a familiar structure to Aucklanders. This well-presen...
KidsBooksNZ · 3W ago

New Junior Fiction Title

Snails, Spells & Snazzlepops by Robyn Cooper, Makaro PressThis is Robyn Cooper’s first published book for children, though she has proved her writing skills with previous publications and stories. It’s a whacky tale written for junior readers aged ab...
KidsBooksNZ · 1M ago

Two more kiwi stories

Little Kiwi has a Forest Feast by Bob Darroch (Puffin)Little Kiwi has a Forest Feast is the 12th book in the successful Little Kiwi series. These books are often on the bestseller list.Littl...
KidsBooksNZ · 1M ago

Cooking for Kids Recipe books

I Quit Sugar: Kids' Cookbook by Sarah Wilson (MacMillan)When my son was six years old we noticed he never stopped jiggling. His teacher said it was like he wanted to go to the toilet all the time. He didn't, in desperation she drew a small circle aro...
KidsBooksNZ · 1M ago

More off-the-wall picture books from Richard Fairgray and Terry Jones

If I Had an Elephantby Richard Fairgray and Terry Jones, colouring by Tara Black, Scholastic NZThe two previous two picture books by this trio (My Grandpa is a Dinosaur and That’s Not the Mo...
KidsBooksNZ · 1M ago

Featuring Pacific Island heroes

Preview of a Magpies article…The July issue of Magpies(an Australasian children’s book review magazine) will contain an article about David Riley, Reading Warrior (visit him at https://readi...
KidsBooksNZ · 1M ago

Reprint of a Classic…

The Great White Man-Eating Shark: a Cautionary Tale by Margaret Mahy, illus. Jonathan Allen. Hachette NZApparently Hachette NZ have obtained the reprint rights to some of Margaret Mahy’s cla...
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