Read Alikes

Do you have a favourite author or book? Do you want to read something else like it? Take a look at the "Book Sites Worth a Look" list of links down the right hand side of the blog for some sites you can look at for ideas on what to read next...

Here's a new addition I've added to the list today...

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Pig the Fibber" by Aaron BLABEY

Fiction Book:

• "Zombified! : Infected" by C.M. GRAY (Zombified! series)
• "Zombified! : Outbreak" by C.M. GRAY (Zombified! series)
• "Ella and Olivia : Hair Disaster" by Yvette POSHOGLIAN (Ella and Olivia series)
• "Tiny Timmy : Makes the Grade" by Tim CAHILL (Tiny Timmy series)
• "The World's Worst Children" by David WALLIAMS

Non- Fiction:

• "The Football Encylopedia" by Cive GIFFORD 
• "Anzac Heroes" by Maria GILL; illustrated by Marco IVANCIC

New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2016 - Children's Choice - WINNERS

Thousands New Zealand children and young adults have had their say by voting for their favourite book or books in the Children's Choice Awards.

The Children's Choice Winners are: 

Picture Book

"The House on the Hill" by 
Kyle Mewburn & Sarah Davis

Junior Fiction

"The Girl Who Rode the Wind"
 by Stacy Gregg

Non-fiction

"First to the Top"  by
David Hill & Phoebe Morris

Young Adult    "Stray" by Rachel Craw

Te Reo Maori Award    "Te Hua Tutahi a Kuwi" by Kat Merewether; translated by Pania Papa

You can find the New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2016 - Judges Choice Finalsts list HERE and the winners chosen by the judges HERE.

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "The Cow Tripped Over the Moon" by Tony WILSON;  illustrated by Laura WOOD

Fiction Book:

• "Battle Files : Air" by Mac PARK (Boy vs Beast series)
• "Ella and Olivia : Spelling Superstar" by Yvette POSHOGLIAN (Ella and Olivia series)
• "EJ Shines" by Susannah McFARLANE (EJ 12 Girl Hero series)
• "Bullet Train" by Jack HEATH (Countdown to Danger series)

Senior Fiction:

• "War Horse" by Michael MORPURGO

Non- Fiction:

• "Wild About Animals" edited by Debz HOBB-WYATT 
• "How to Build a Human Body" by Tom JACKSON

Book Fair 2016 - Update

St Brendan's Book Fair is over again for another year. A BIG Thank You to everyone who came along and supported our major library fundraiser. Sales this year earned us an amazing 40 free new books for our library collection. A BIG Thank you also to the families who purchased a "Red Dot" book for donation to the library - keep a look out for them on the library “New Book Display” later this term, they'll all have special Book Fair 2016 Donation book plates inside!

Brick Flicks - for LEGO addicts in Upper Hutt

LEGO Minecraft Masterclass  25 Sept 2016 (bookings required) more info...

LEGO Built Environment Masterclass  25 Sept 2016 (bookings required) more info...

The LEGO Movie 2 Oct 2016 (bookings recommended) more info...

BRICKON 2016: 8 & 9 Oct 2016 more info...

Book Fair 2016