| Author: | Kirby Moya; Terri Baynton (Illustrator) |
| Category: |
Picture books - NZ |
Whatever will become of me? sighed the sad and lonely little tree. A tiny tree stands all alone on the edge of a felled forest. Whispering winds swirl, and native birds gather around, bringing gifts of blossoms and berries to adorn the lonely little tree... what a magical sight on this Christmas night.
| Author: | Stacy Gregg; Ruth Paul (Illustrator) |
| Category: |
Picture books - NZ |
| Series: | Mini Whinny Ser. |
Meet Mini Whinny, the littlest horse in the stable! Shes ever so cute... and ever so naughty! Its August 1st, the official birthday for all horses. But Mini Whinny wants a celebration of her very own. Why should she share with all the other horse... read more
| Author: | Michael Rosen; Tony Ross (Illustrator) |
| Category: |
Picture books |
This Christmas, join Michael Rosen and Tony Ross with their unforgettable retelling of Charles Dickens' beloved classic. In a school theatrical production of "A Christmas Carol", the boy who plays Scrooge is extra nervous because his very busy... read more
| Author: | Pauline (Vaeluaga) Smith |
| Category: |
Fiction - intermediate |
| Series: | My New Zealand Story |
| Awards: | Winner of the 2018 NZ Children's Book Awards - Best First Book Award, and finalist in Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction |
Like many 13-year-old girls, Sofia’s main worries are how to get some groovy go-go boots, and how not to die of embarrassment giving a speech at school! But when her older brother starts talking about protests and overstayers, and how Pacific Islanders... read more
| Author: | Bronwen Wall |
| Category: |
Non-fiction: Y.A. |
| Reading Level: | 10+ |
| Awards: | Finalist in the 2018 NZ Children's Book Awards for the Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction. Recipient of the 2018 Storylines Notable Book Award. |
Explore! Aotearoa features the amazing true stories of New Zealand’s explorers. It follows adventurers like: Kupe, Thomas Brunner and Kehu, Freda du Faur and the Graham Brothers, Tāne Tinorau and Kieran McKay, Kelly Tarlton and Wade Doak. Journey with them over the waves... read more
| Author: | Suzanne Main |
| Category: |
Fiction - intermediate |
| Awards: | Finalist for the 2018 NZ Children's Book Awards - Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction |
Michael is on a mission. After a run-in with his sworn enemy, Angus, Michaels brilliant payback plan BACKFIRES. Now he's in the school production as a tree - his WORST NIGHTMARE! When Michael discovers a twisted KIDNAP PLOT, his troubles soon multiply. It's o... read more
| Author: | Fleur Beale |
| Category: |
Fiction - intermediate |
| Series: | Through My Eyes - Natural Disaster Zones Ser. |
| Awards: | Finalist for the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults 2018 - - Wright Family Foundation Esther Glen Award for Junior Fiction |
Lyla has just started her second year of high school when a magnitude 6.3 earthquake shakes Christchurch to pieces. Devastation is everywhere. While her police officer mother and trauma nurse father respond to the disaster, Lyla puts on a brave ... read more
| Author: | David Hill |
| Category: |
Non-fiction: Y.A. |
| Awards: | Finalist in the 2018 NZ Children's Book Awards for the Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction and and also the Russell Clark Award for Illustration |
The little plane has been flying across the sea for eight hours. Huge black clouds surround it. Rain pours in. Wind slams. The aircraft is tossed around like a leaf. The pilot stares into the darkness. How much fuel is left? Is she flying in ... read more
| Author: | Jenny Bornholdt |
| Category: |
Picture books - NZ |
| Awards: | Finalist for the 2018 NZ Children's Book Awards - Picture Book Category |
The baby wants breakfast so Malcolm gets out of bed to get started. Then in comes Toby. And Una and Toto, then Alicetheyre hungry too. And Conrad from next door and his sister Ruby! Everyone has a request for breakfast. But who is taking notice of the baby? The Longes... read more
| Author: | Ruth Paul |
| Category: |
Picture books - NZ |
| Awards: | Winner of the 2018 NZ Children's Book Awards - Picture Book Category and finalist in the Russell Clark Award for Illustration |
Chased to the depths of the bottomless blue, What does a tiny Jellyfish do? Jellyfish is quietly crooning in the shallows, when knife-nosed Swordfish swooshes, races and chases her, down, down, down, deep into the dark blue sea. At that moment, stealthy Squid stretches a tentac... read more
| Author: | Heather Haylock |
| Category: |
Picture books - NZ |
| Series: | Granny Mcflitter |
| Awards: | Finalist for the 2018 NZ Children's Book Awards - Picture Book Category |
But did Granny stop knitting? Oh no, she did not! She kept right on knitting . . . like it or not!
Granny McFlitter's family have had enough of her knitting. But when a ship runs aground, spilling oil into the sea, a call goes out for small jumpers... read more
| Author: | Sophie Siers |
| Category: |
Picture books - NZ |
| Awards: | Finalist for the 2018 NZ Children's Book Awards - Picture Book Category |
Since her mum died, Olivia hasn't felt right. Sometimes she can't breathe properly and she feels funny inside. When she is out on the farm with her dad and brother or tucked up under her blankets things don't seem so bad, but everywhere else she feels like she doesn't fit in. W... read more
