On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "My Meerkat Mum" by Ruth PAUL
• "ANZAC Biscuits" by Phil CUMMINGS; illustrated by Owen SHAW

Fiction Book:

• "Hamish and the Worldstoppers" by Danny WALLACE (Hamish and ... series)
• "Astrid the Unstoppable" by Maria PARR
• "The Bad Guys : Episode 7 - Do-you-think-he-saurus" by Aaron BLABEY (The Bad Guys series)

Senior Fiction:

• "A Monster Calls" by Patrick NESS

Non- Fiction: 

• "Ripley's Believe it or Not! 2018"
• "Go Girl : A Storybook of Epic New Zealand Women" by Barbara ELSE

What LEGO Book Cover is that?

Below are 5 classic children's book covers which have been turned into LEGO pictures using the website HERE.  I borrowed this great idea from 100 Scope Notes HERE.

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On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "The Very Sleepy Bear" by Nick BLAND

Fiction Book:

• "Winnie Adds Magic" by Laura OWEN (Winnie and Wilbur series)
• "Alice Jones : The Ghost Light" by Sarah RUBIN (Alice Jones series)
• "Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman" by Dav PILKEY (Captain Underpants series)
• "Middle School : How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli and Snake Hill" by James PATERSON & Charlie TEBBETTS (Middle School series)

Senior Fiction:

• "Watership Down" by Richard ADAMS

Non- Fiction: 

• "The Big Book of Pets" by Lorna HENDRY 
• "DK Find Out! : Coding" by James Floyd KELLY (DK Find Out series)

New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2018 - Non-Fiction

Aotearoa : The New Zealand Story written & illustrated by Gavin Bishop

Explore! Aotearoa by Bronwyn Wall, illustrated by Kimberly Andrews

New Zealand's Great White Sharks by Alison Ballance

Sky High : Jean Batten's Incredible Flying Adventures by David Hill, illustrated by Phoebe Morris

The New Zealand Wars by Phillipa Werry

See the list of Te Reo Maori, Young Adult and other award finalists here.

Images via New Zealand Book Awards Trust

New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2018 - Junior Fiction

How Not to Stop a Kidnap Plot by Suzanne Main.

How to Bee by Bren Mac Dibble

Lyla : Through My Eyes - Natural Disaster Zones by Fleur Beale, edited by Lyn White

My New Zealand Story : Dawn Raid by Paula (Vaeluaga) Smith

The Thunderbolt Pony by Stacy Gregg


Visit the blog again next week for the Non-Fiction finalists or if you can't wait till then have a look here for a list of all the finalists.

Images via New Zealand Book Awards Trust

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Wild Boy  - The Boy Who Walked Around New Zealand" by Brando YELAVICH; illustrated by Donella YELAVICH
• "Macca The Alpaca" by Mat COSGROVE

Fiction Book:

• "Mice Kings - Stay Strong, Geronimo" by Geronimo STILTON (Geronimo Stilton - Mice Kings series)
• "Fortune and the Golden Trophy" by Stacy GREGG (Pony Club Secrets series)
• "Hurry, Secret Seven, Hurry!" by Enid BLYTON (Secret Seven Colour Short Stories series)

Senior Fiction:

• "Eagle Strike - Graphic Novel" by Anthony HOROWITZ; illustrated by Anthony JOHNSON; Kanako DAMERUM & Yusuru TAKASAKI. 

Non- Fiction: 

• "Space, Stars and Slimy Aliens" by Nick ARNOLD (Horrible Science series)
• "Soccer Superstars 2018"