Monday, March 30, 2015

On the New Books Display this Week



Picture Book:
  • "Ten Apples Up On Top" by Dr SEUSS (writing as Theo LeSIEG)
  • "Hunches in Bunches" by Dr SEUSS
Junior Browsing Book:
  • "1001 Things to Spot in Fairyland" by Gillian DOHERTY & Anna MILBOURNE; illustrated by Teri GOWER
Fiction Book:
  • "Friday Barnes, Girl Detective" by R.A. SPRATT (Friday Barnes series)
  • "Awful Auntie" by David WALLIAMS
Senior Fiction
  • "Anne Boleyn and Me : A Tudor Girls Diary 1525-1536" by Alison PRINCE
  • "Elizabeth : A Tudor Princess's Diary 1544" by Kathryn LASKY

 Non-Fiction:
  • "The Story of the First World War For Children : 1914-1918" by John MALAM
  • "Art for Kids : Comic Strips - Create Your Own Comic Strips from Start to Finish" by Art ROCHE

Friday, March 27, 2015

Diary of a Wimpy Kid #10

Image from HERE
The 10th book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series will be released on 3 November 2015. The title hasn't yet been announced, but the cover is set to be revealed on 27 April by author Jeff Kinney in a live webcast, and coincides with an international author tour. 

The information above is adapted from Publishers Weekly HERE.
For more information you could visit the Diary of a Wimpy Kid website HERE.

Monday, March 23, 2015

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:
  • "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" by Emma Chichester CLARK
  • "The Hippo Who Was Happy" by Rachel ELLIOT & John BENDALL-BRUNELLO
Fiction Book:
  • "Big Nate Flips Out" by Lincoln PEIRCE (Big Nate series)
  • "Lotus Lane : Kiki - My Stylish Life" by Kyla MAY (Lotus Lane series)
  • "The Search for Treasure" by Geronimo STILTON (Kingdom of Fantasy series)
Senior Fiction

  • "Laddertop : Books 1-2" by Orson Scott CARD & Emily Janice CARD; illustrated by Honoel A. IBARDOLAZA
 Non-Fiction:
  • "They Fought For Us : Gallipoli" by Ruth NAUMANN (They Fought For Us series)
  • "They Fought For Us : Paschendaele" by Ruth NAUMANN (They Fought For Us series)
  • "My Very Own Bible" retold by Lois ROCK; illustrated by Carolyn COX

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Book Dominoes...



Please don't try this in our school library - unless of course you've got permission first!

Monday, March 16, 2015

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:
  • "The Day The Crayons Quit" by Drew DAYWALT; illustrated by Oliver JEFFERS
  • "Lettice : The Birthday Party" by Mandy STANLEY
  • "Lettice : The Fairy Ball" by Mandy STANLEY
Fiction Book:
  • "Timmy Failure : Mistakes Were Made" by Stephan PASTIS (Timmy Failure series)
  • "Penny Dreadful" by Laurel SNYDER
  • "The Wizard of Oz" by Frank BAUM; adapted & illustrated by Ben CALDWELL
Senior Fiction
  • "Skulduggery Pleasant : The Dying of the Light" by Derek LANDY (Skulduggery Pleasant series)
 Non-Fiction:
  • "Shipwreck Disasters" by John HAWKINS (Catastrophe series)
  • "The Oxford Treasury of Nursery Rhymes" by Sarah WILLIAMS & Karen KING; illustrated by Ian BECK

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Derek Landy's New Book Announced

Derek Landy, the author of the Skulduggery Pleasant series, has announced the title of his new book.

Take a look on his blog HERE to watch a short video of the announcement.

Now we just have to wait until 27th August when the book is due for release.


Monday, March 9, 2015

On the New Books Display this Week










Picture Book:
  • "Mister Bud Wears the Cone" by Carter GOODRICH
  • "The Day Louis Got Eaten" by John FARDELL
Fiction Book:
  • "The Amazing Voyage" by Geronimo STILTON (Kingdom of Fantasy series)
  • "Queenie" by Jacqueline WILSON
  • "A Wrinkle in Time : The Graphic Novel" by Madeleine L'ENGLE; adapted by Hope LARSON
Senior Fiction
  • "Catherine of Aragon : A Tudor Girls Diary 1501-1513" by Alison PRINCE (My Royal Story series)
  • "Bloody Tower : A Tudor Girls Diary 1553-1559" by Valerie WILDING (My Royal Story series)
 Non-Fiction:
  • "Machines on the Farm" by Sian SMITH (Machines at Work series)
  • "Illustrated History of New Zealanders at War" by Marcia STENSON

Monday, March 2, 2015

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:
  • "The Cat in the Hat" by Dr SEUSS (Green Back Books series)
  • "Happy Birthday to You!" by Dr SEUSS (Green Back Books series)
  • "The Short and Incredibly Happy Life of Riley" by Colin TOMPSON & Amy LISSIAT
Fiction Book:
  • "Don't Look Now - Book Two" by Paul JENNINGS; illustrated by Andrew WELDON (Don't Look Now series)
  • "EJ Spy Schhol : Deep Water" by Susannah McFARLANE (EJ Spy School series)
  • "Mary Poppins" by P. L. TRAVERS (Essential Modern Classics series)
Senior Fiction

  • "The Iron Trial" by Holly BLACK & Cassandra CLARE  (Magisterium series)
 Non-Fiction:
  • "Air Disasters" by John HAWKINS (Catastrophe series)
  • "Maori Art for Kids" by Julie NOANOA & Norm HEKE