Monday, October 30, 2017

On the New Books Display this Week







Picture Book:
  • "The Fabulous Friend Machine" by Nick BLAND
  • "A Bad Case of Stripes" by David SHANNON
Fiction Book:
  • "Around the World in Eighty Days" by Jules VERNE & Geronimo STILTON (Geronimo Stilton - Classic Tales series)
  • "Battle of the Mutants : Flamatorax" by Mac PARK (Boy vs Beast series)
  • "Dork Diaries : Frenemies Forever " by Rachel Renee RUSSELL  (Dork Diaries series)
  • "Tom Gates : Family, Friends and Furry Creatures" by Liz PICHON (Tom Gates series)
Senior Fiction:
  • "Storm Breaker - Graphic Novel" by Anthony HOROWITZ; illustrated by Antony JOHNSON, Kanako DAMERIN & Yusuru TAKASHAKI
  • "Point Blank - Graphic Novel" by Anthony HOROWITZ; illustrated by Antony JOHNSON, Kanako DAMERIN & Yusuru TAKASHAKI
Non- Fiction:
  • "Popcorn : 100 A-maize-ing Popcorn Recipes to Make at Home" by Carol BECKERMAN
  • "Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls : 100 Tales of Extraordinary Women" by Elena FAVILLI & Francesca CAVALLO 

Tuesday, October 24, 2017

On the New Books Display this Week




Picture Book:
  • "The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors" by Drew DAYWALT; illustrated by Adam REX
Junior Browsing:
  • "Where's Kiwi? Around the World" by Myles LAWFORD (Where's Kiwi? series)
Fiction Book:
  • "The Bomber Balloon" by Terry DEARY (World War I Tales series)
  • "The Pigeon Spy" by Terry DEARY (World War I Tales series)
  • "A Lazy Afternoon" by Enid BLYTON; illustrated by Jamie LITTLER  (The Famous Five Colour Short Stories series)
  • "A Horse for Angel" by Sarah LEAN
  • "The Adventures of John Blake: Mystery of the Ghost Ship" by Phillip PULLMAN; illustrated by Fred FORDHAM (The Adventures of John Blake series)
Senior Fiction:
  • "Never Say Die" by Anthony HOROWITZ (Alex Rider series)
Non- Fiction:
  • "Veggies : From Farm to Table" by Woody BRAMBLES (From Farm to Table series)
  • "Coding Games in Scratch" by Jon WOODCOCK




Monday, October 16, 2017

On the New Books Display this Week





Picture Book:
  • "Moo and Moo and the Little Calf too" by Jane MILLTON; illustrated by Deborah HINDE
  • "I Am Henry Finch" by Alexis DEACON; illustrated by Viviane SCHWARZ
Fiction Book:
  • "The Phantom of the Theater" by Geronimo STILTON (Geronimo Stilton - Creepella Von Cacklefur series)
  • "Sci-Fi Junior High" by John MARTIN & Scott SEEGERT 
  • "Babymouse : Queen of the World" by Jennifer L. & Matthew HOLM  (Babymouse series)
  • "Babymouse : Our Hero" by Jennifer L. & Matthew HOLM  (Babymouse series)
Senior Fiction:
  • "What the Raven Saw" by Samantha-Ellen BOUND
Non- Fiction:
  • "Super Women : Six Scientists Who Changed the World" by Laurie LAWLOR
  • "Create With Code : Build Your Own Website" by Clyde HATTER 




Friday, October 13, 2017

Kiwi Kids Favourite Books


Kiwi Kids choose New Zealand writers when asked to vote for their favourite books. To read the full article see the NZ Book Council Book Scene post HERE. Find out more about the Whitcoulls Kids' Top 50 Books HERE.
Image : Screenshot from NZ Book Council Book Scene HERE