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Joy Cowley made member of the New Zealand Order of Merit

Joy Cowley, made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the 2018 Honours List, is one of New Zealand’s best-loved and internationally renowned writers for children. She has been highly acclaimed throughout her career, winning the Prime Minister’s Award for Literary Achievement in Fiction in 2010 and the University of Alabama’s Maryann Manning Award… Read more »

Waiting for Goliath read aloud by Baz MacDonald

Jacinda Ardern: The Books of my Childhood – for The Sapling

Jacinda Ardern, NZ Prime Minister, told The Sapling about the books that formed her childhood. From Clifford the Big Red Dog to Tomorrow, When the War Began she tells us about her favourite books and the importance of reading. “I will always love the fact that books have an ability to elevate you from where you are and… Read more »

Christmas Picks Gift Books for all Ages

Here are our picks for gift books for all ages. 

Christmas Picks Chapter Books & Novels

After the picks for Babies and Toddlers & the one for Preschoolers, here is a selection of chapter books & novels

Christmas Picks for Preschoolers

After the Christmas picks for Babies and Toddlers, here is a selection of books for preschoolers!

Christmas Picks for Babies & Toddlers

Poo Bum Simon on TV

Need recommendations? Let’s start with a selection of books for babies and toddlers…

Longest Breakfast Read Aloud

Don’t leave childhood without… by The Children’s Bookshop

Our wonderful friends from The Children’s Bookshop shared with us their list of best children’s books that every child should have read/been read. The Lorax by Dr Seuss Bad Jelly the Witch by Spike Milligan The Giant Jam Sandwich by John Vernon Lord Dogger by Shirley Hughes Mog: The Forgetful Cat by Judith Kerr The Tiger Who… Read more »

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