Stories of thew Night has been chosen by The New York Times ‘Nighttime Picture Books to Put Children to Bed’ List. Congratulations Kitty Crowther!
Stories of the Night – The New York Times
The Visitor | 2018 New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children’s Books
We are excited to announce that The Visitor has been named a Best Illustrated Book of the Year by The New York Times/The New York Public Library
Gavin Bishop launched Cook’s Cook in Christchurch
Gavin Bishop, along with Gecko Press and Scorpio Books, launched his latest book at Tūranga, Cook’s Cook: The Cook who Cooked for Captain Cook.
Gavin Bishop launched Cook’s Cook in Christchurch
2019 will be the 250th anniversary of the visit of the H.M. Endeavour to Aotearoa New Zealand and Bishop’s book offers a fresh perspective on their journey. A large audience heard how Bishop spent several years researching for the book, which he says he really enjoyed, but was overwhelmed by the information he found. His challenge was how… Read more »
Karena Kelly reads aloud “Paraweta” at Porirua Library
We had a tino pai time celebrating Maori Language Week with ‘Paraweta‘ translator Karena Kelly and her enthusiastic little helper…
The Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children’s Books of 2018
The Most Astonishingly Unconventional Children’s Books of 2018 by The School Library Journal. One of them is Inside the Villains by Clotilde Perrin.
Celebrate Children’s Books in Wellington
Unity Books Wellington welcomes you to hear publishers of titles shortlisted for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults discuss what they like about each other’s books.
The Mapmakers’ Race — behind the scenes
Go behind the scenes and meet the characters of The Mapmakers’ Race with this video of Eirlys Hunter reading an extract while Kirsten Slade draws in the Kiwi bush — dive into the story… Five children have 28 days to find a route through the mountains in this exciting mountain-race adventure for middle readers. Read the first chapter here.
7 lieues et un livre, let’s discover children’s literature from around the world
In French, “7 lieues et un livre”, the name of this project, is a pun. “7 lieues” is a literary reference to fairy tales and to “Seven-league boots”. If you consider only the pronunciation of this name and not its spelling, it can also mean “7 places and one book”. “One book” because I wanted… Read more »
The Mapmakers’ Race launch
Gecko Press and The Children’s Bookshop warmly invite you to the launch of The Mapmakers’ Race by Eirlys Hunter.
