Thursday, March 31, 2016

Diary of a Wimpy Kid #11

Image from HERE

The 11th book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series will be released wordwide on 1 November 2016. The title hasn't yet been announced, but the cover is set to be revealed on 28 April 2016. Remember you heard about it first here and here is where you'll be able to see the new cover too.

The above information and more can be found on the Diary of a Wimpy Kid website HERE.

Monday, March 21, 2016

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:
  • "The Bears in the Bed and the Great Big Storm" by Paul BRIGHT; illustrated by Jane CHAPMAN
  • "Grandpa's Shorts" by Joy WATSON; illustrated by Wendy HODDER


    Fiction Book:
    • "Georges Marvellous Medicine" by Roald DAHL
    • "Ella and Olivia : Ballet Stars" by Yvette POSHOGLIAN (Ella and Olivia series)
    • "Ella and Olivia : The New Girl" by Yvette POSHOGLIAN (Ella and Olivia series)
    Non- Fiction:
      • "Blood, Bones and Body Bits" by Nick ARNOLD (Horrible Science series)
      • "Lions" by Sally MORGAN (Animal Lives series)
      • "What About ... World Wonders?" by Brian WILLIAMS

      Monday, March 14, 2016

      On the New Books Display this Week




      Picture Book:
      • "Love Monster and the Perfect Present" by Rachel BRIGHT


        Fiction Book:
        • "Scaredy Pet" by Jo HURLEY (Littlest Pet Shop series)
        • "The Secret of the Unicorn" by HERGE  (The Adventures of Tintin series)
        • "The D'Evil Diaries" by Tatum FLYNN
        • "Tiana : The Grand Opening" by Helen PERELMAN (Disney Princess series)
        Non- Fiction:
          • "The Gingerbread Man : An English Folktale" retold by Joy COWLEY; illustrated by In-gahng JEON (World Classics series)
          • "All About Physics : Putting the Fizz back in Physics" by Richard HAMMOND
          • "Ancient Egypt : The Kingdom of the Pharoahs" 

          Thursday, March 10, 2016

          Images of the Alphabet from Space - NASA

          NASA has shared a video of images of earths geographic features taken from space which show each of the letters of the alphabet. It's quite amazing and New Zealand even makes an appearance for the letter "e".



          
          

          Monday, March 7, 2016

          On the New Books Display this Week

          Picture Book:
          • "The First Hippo on the Moon" by David WALLIAMS; illustrated by Tony ROSS
          • "Grandpa's Slippers" by Joy WATSON: illustrated by Wendy HODDER


            Fiction Book:
            • "The Bad Guys : Episode 1" by Aaron BLABEY (Bad Guys series)
            • "Ella and Olivia : Best Friend Showdown" by Yvette POSHOGLIAN  (Ella and Olivia series)
            • "Danny the Champion of the World" by Roald DAHL
            • "Undead Pets : Flight of the Battered Budgie" by Sam HAY (Undead Pets series)


            Non- Fiction:
              • "Frightful Flight" by Nick ARNOLD (Horrible Science series)
              • "Revolting Rhymes" by Roald DAHL




              Thursday, March 3, 2016

              Harry Potter Book Sculptures

              Harry, Hermione & Ron stand on the Deathly Hallows  (Image from : All Things Paper HERE)

              Hermione, with a little help from Harry, translates the scrolls of Beedle the Bard
               
              (Image from HERE)

              These Harry Potter themed book sculptures were created by artist Jodi Harvey-Brown. You can find more of her book sculptures on her website HERE, you can also find out about Jodi and see more sculptures HERE.