End of Year 2023 - Update

Congratulations to Room 11 who were the first class with all student library books returned. Lets hope a few more classes are able to return their remaining overdues by the last day of term!"

The library stocktake is now completed. We still have a number of books that are missing - they are not in the library and they are not on issue. We'd love to have these books back again, so if you find any hiding behind shelves or under the furniture over the holidays, at school or at home, please put them in a safe place ready to drop back to the library next year.

(Updated every day or so until 15 December 2023)

End of Year Reminder 2023

 

Getting Ready for End of Year 2023

The Christmas School Holidays are not far away now, but before they arrive there are some important tasks to get done. In the library we are preparing for our annual end of year stocktake!

All library books are due back on or before this Friday, 1st December. You can help by returning all your library books to the library "As Soon As Possible" and before the end of this week please.

Will your class will be first to return all their library books this year? 

If you have any other school books, such as journals, junior reading books and class books lying around at home then now is a good time to return these to school too.

Hutt Valley Summer Reading Challenge

Upper Hutt Libraries are very excited to be joining with Hutt City Libraries to offer an amazing summer reading challenge to encourage tamariki to get excited about reading this summer, have fun playing, and be in to win cool prizes!

For more information about The Little, Big and Even Bigger Read click HERE

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Nadia Lim's Mischievous Milly" by Nadia LIM; illustrated by Fifi COLSTON
• "Weka's Waiata" by Niki SLADE-ROBINSON

Fiction:

• "Deltora Quest 2" by Emily RODDA  (Deltora Quest series)
• "Dragon Girls : Mei the Ruby Treasure Dragon" by Maddy MARA (Dragon Girls series)
• "I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967" by Lauren TARSHIS (I Survived - Graphic Novel series)
• "Go Ahead, Secret Seven" by Enid BLYTON (Secret Seven series)

Non-fiction:

• "Te Hui - The Meeting" by Alison CONDON & Gina TAGGART (Chronicles of Paki series)
• "Te Tohu - The Signing" by Alison CONDON & Gina TAGGART (Chronicles of Paki series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Māui - Sun Catcher / Māui - Te Kāihao I Te Ra" by Tim TIPENE; illustrated by Zac WAIPARA
• "Īhaka and the Unexpected Visitor" by Kirsty WADSWORTH; illustrated by Zac WAIPARA

Fiction:

• "Daisy and the Trouble with Christmas" by Kes GRAY (Daisy series) 
• "Spaceboy" by David WALLIAMS
• "The Last Fallen Moon" by Gracie KIM (Gifted Clans series)
• "The Dragon Prince : Through the Moon" by Gracie KIM (The Dragon Princes series)

Non-fiction:

• "Language Around the World" by Gill BUDGELL
• "Match Attacx Annual 2023"

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Pelorus Jack the Dolphin Guide" by Susan BROCKER; illustrated by Raymond McGRATH
• "I Am a Cat!" by Chrissie KREBS

Fiction:

• "Lopini The Legend" by Feana TU'AKOI
• "A Boy Called Christmas" by Matt HAIG
• "The Maze of Bones - Graphic Novel" by Rick RIORDAN & Ethan YOUNG (39 The Clues Graphic Novel series)

Non-fiction:

• "Te Renga - The Pathway" by Alison CONDON & Gina TAGGART (Chronicles of Paki series)
• "Te Wiki - The Week" by Alison CONDON & Gina TAGGART (Chronicles of Paki series)

Senior Fiction:

• "Stop the Tour" by Bill NAGELKERKE (My New Zealand Story series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "The Scarecrows Wedding" by Julia DONALDSON; Illustrated by Axel SCHEFFLER
• "Pō Mārie / Goodnight" by Norah WILSON; illustrated by Kimberly ANDREWS; translated by Pania PAPA (E Omā, Rapiti : Run, Rabbit - Bilingual series) 

Fiction:

• "Slappy, Beware!" by R.L. STINE (Goosebumps series) 
• "Felix Unlimited" by Andrew NORRISS
• "Dragon Girls : Naomi the Rainbow Glitter" by Maddy MARA (Dragon Girls series)

Non-fiction:

• "Minecraft Guide to Ocean Survival" by Craig JELLEY (Minecraft Guides series)
• "Queen Elizabeth II" by Sally MORGAN (A Life Story series)

Senior Fiction:

• "Lines of Courage" by Jennifer A. NIELSON

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Roo and Vladimir (An Unlikely Friendship)" by Minky STAPLETON
• "The Gubyllub" by Lisa HAMILTON-GIBBS

Fiction:

• "Robodog" by David WALLIAMS
• "Star Cat" by James TURNER (Star Cat series)
• "Beyond Platform 13" by Eva IBBOTSON & Sabina POUNDER

Non-fiction:

• "Octavius Hadfield The Friend of the Tangata Whenua" by Alison CONDON & Gina TAGGART (Chronicles of Paki series)
• "Wīremu Tāmihana Tarapīpipi The King Maker" by Alison CONDON & Gina TAGGART (Chronicles of Paki series)

Senior Fiction:

• "All The Pieces of Me" by Libby SCOTT & Rebecca WESTCOTT

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Marvin Makes a Friend" by Nadia LIM; illustrated by Fifi COLSTON
• "How to be a Hero in 6 Easy Steps" by Dhana FOX; illustrated by James HART

Fiction:

• "Four Eyes" by Rex OGLE; Dave VALEZA
• "Diary of a Netball Star : Netball Newbie" by Liz WATSON & Fiona HARRIS (Diary of a Netball Star series) 
• "Monty the Sad Puppy" by Holly Webb

Non-fiction:

• "100 Questions about Extreme Weather - And All the Answers Too" by Simon ABBOTT
• "Dear Pope Francis : Pope Francis Answers Letters from Children Around the World" by Pope Francis

Senior Fiction:

• "Kaleidoscope" by Brian SELZNICK

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Tulip and Sprout : A Growing Friendship" by Emma WOOD; illustrated by Carla MARTELL
• "The Lion Who Came to Stay" by Victoria MacKINLAY; illustrated by Ronojoy GHOSH

Fiction:

• "The Night My Dream Came Alive" by Juliette FORREST
• "My Little Brother's a Zombie" by Tony LEE; illustrated by Pedro J. COLOMBO (EDGE : Bandit Graphic series) 
• "Swim Team : Small Waves Big Changes" by Johnnie CHRISTMAS

Non-fiction:

• "ANZAC : The New Zealanders at Gallipoli" by Chris PUGSLEY
• "Rocks and Minerals - know-it-all" by Michael BURGAN (National Geographic Kids Weird But True series)

Senior Fiction:

• "A Rebel in Auschwitz" by Jack FAIRWEATHER  (True Stories in Focus series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Animal Explorers : Ivy the Bug Hunter" by Sharron RENTTA
• "Playtime / Te Wa Takaro" by Norah WILSON; illustrated by Kimberly ANDREWS; translated by Pania PAPA (E Omā, Rapiti : Run, Rabbit - Bilingual series) 

Fiction:

• "The Royal Birthday Party" by Enid BLYTON; illustrated by Alex PATERSON (A Wishing-Chair Adventure series) 
• "The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza" by Mac BARNETT; illustrated by Shawn HARRIS (First Cat in Space series)
• "Dragon Girls : Willa the Silver Glitter Dragon" by Maddy MARA (Dragon Girls series)

Non-fiction:

• "Mammals : Fast and Slow" by Eric GERON (Animals Fast and Slow series)
• "Ruatara and the New Beginning" by Alison CONDON & Gina TAGGART (Chronicles of Paki series)

Senior Fiction:

• "Chinatown Girl" by Eva Wong NG  (My New Zealand Story series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "There are No Moa, E Hoa" by Melinda SZYMANIK; illustrated by Isobel Joy TE AHO-WHITE
• "The Bewilderbeast" by Josh PYKE; illustrated by Binny TALIB

Fiction:

• "Jason Mason and the World's Most Powerful Itching Powder" by Andrew GUNN & Jason GUNN
• "Pearl : The Lost Unicorn" by Sally ODGERS (Pearl the Unicorn series) 
• "Clash" by Kayla MILLER (Click series) 
• "The Toxic Cookie Monster" by Tony BRADMAN; illustrated by Will OVERTON (Kid Force 3 series) 

Non-fiction:

• "Democracy" by Philip BUNTING  
• "Jean Batten - The Story of New Zealand's Great Pioneering Aviator" by Luisa ADAM

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "How to Hide a Lion from Grandma" by Helen STEPHENS
• "Te Rēhi : The Race" by Norah WILSON; illustrated by Kimberly ANDREWS; translated by Pania PAPA (E Omā, Rapiti : Run, Rabbit - Bilingual series) 

Fiction:

• "Dog Man Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea" by Dav PILKEY (Dog Man series) 
• "Squished" by Megan Wagner LLOYD; illustrated by Michelle Mee NUTTER
• "Dragon Girls : Azmina the Gold Glitter Dragon" by Maddy MARA (Dragon Girls series)

Non-fiction:

• "Elizabeth Colenso The Teacher" by Alison CONDON & Gina TAGGART (Chronicles of Paki series)
• "Henry Williams The Peacemaker" by Alison CONDON & Gina TAGGART (Chronicles of Paki series)

Senior Fiction:

• "Two Degrees" by Alan GRATZ

Write Like an Author School Holiday Workshop

Where:  Raroa Intermediate, 37 Haumia Street, Johnsonville

When: 3 October - 5 October 2023

Register HERE limited spaces available

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "The Worst Dog in the World" by Michel STREICH
• "Rona Moon / Ko Rona Māhina" by Tim TIPENE; illustrated by Theresa REIHANA; translated by Stephanie Huriana FONG

Fiction:

• "The Palomino Pony on Parade" by Olivia TUFFIN (The Palomino Pony series) 
• "Bingo" by Ellen MILES (The Puppy Place series) 
• "Freestyle" by Gale GALLIGAN
• "Mister Clip Clop Intergalactic Space Unicorn" by Tony LEE; illustrated by Neil SLORANCE (EDGE: Bandit Graphics series) 

Non-fiction:

• "Get Outdoors : Brilliant Boredom Busters for Kiwi Kids" by Paul ADAMSON
• "Wobble, Waddle, Toddle" by Anne HUNTER; illustrated by Dave GUNSON

Book Fair 2023 - Update

St Brendan's Book Fair has wrapped up for another year. A BIG Thank You to everyone who came along, helping to make it another very successful Book Fair. This year, sales earned us more than 40 free new books for our library collection. 

An extra special thank you to the families and staff who purchased a "Red Dot" book for donation to the library - keep a look out for them on the library “New Books Display” during this term, they'll all have special Book Fair 2023 Donation book plates inside!  

Students who were waiting for books on order from the Scholastic Book Fair warehouse should have already received these.

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "No Home for a Wētā" by Stephanie THATCHER
• "The Twin Stars of Matariki, Waitī and Waitā " by Miriama KAMO; illustrated by Zak WAIPARA

Fiction:

• "Horrid Henry Gets Rich Quick" by Francesca SIMON (Horrid Henry series) 
• "Claude Comic Capers" by Alex T. SMITH
• "The Smallest Kitten" by Holly WEBB

Non-fiction:

• "It All Starts with a Seed - How Food Grows" by Emily BONE
• "Microscopic Monsters" by Nick ARNOLD (Horrible Science series)  

Senior Fiction:

• "Ways to be Me" by Libby SCOTT & Rebecca WESTCOTT

New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2023 - Winners

 

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Duck Goes Meow" by Juliette McIVER; illustrated by Carla MARTELL

Fiction:

• "Below" by David HILL
• "Meet Ella : Best Friends" by Rebecca McRITCHIE (Meet Ella series) 
• "Act" by Kayla MILLER (Click series) 
• "Space Rap" by Steve BARLOW & Steve SKIDMORE; illustrated by Santy GUTIERREZ (Galactic Warriors series) 

Non-fiction:

• "Whales : Diving into the Unknown" by Casey ZAKROFF; illustrated by Pat LEWIS (Science Comics series)  
• "Vile Victorians" by Terry DEARY (Horrible Histories series)  

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "The Baddies" by Julia DONALDSON; illustrated by Axel SCHEFFLER
• "The Jelly that Wouldn't Wobble" by Angela MITCHELL; illustrated by Sarah HORNE

Fiction:

• "Horrid Henry's Thank You Letter" by Francesca SIMON (Horrid Henry series) 
• "Zac Power Extreme : Ice Patrol" by H.I. LARRY (Zac Power Extreme series) 
• "The Secret of Platform 13" by Eva IBBOTSON

Non-fiction:

• "100 Questions about Oceans - And All the Answers Too" by Simon ABBOTT
• "Deadly Diseases" by Nick ARNOLD (Horrible Science series)  

Senior Fiction:

• "Surprisingly Sarah" by Teri LIBENSON

Book Fair 2023

  All purchases from the Book Fair help to 

earn new resources for our library.

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Pig the Elf" by Aaron BLABEY

Fiction Book:

• "Camp" by Kayla MILLER (Click series) 
• "D-Bot Squad : Stack Attack by" Mac PARK (D-Bot Squad series) 
• "Space Corps" by Tony LEE; illustrated by Ryan PENTNEY (EDGE : Bandit Graphic series)  
• "Vet Cadets : Clever Chicks" byRebacca JOHNSON (Vet Cadets series)  

Reference:

• "Orongomai : The Birth of an Marae" by Patricia RAINEY & Upper Valley Marae Community Centre Committee
• "Kahukura : The Carved House on Orongomai Marae" by J.M. McEWEN

Celebrate Matariki 2023 with Read NZ Te Pou Muramura - Colouring Competition

Read NZ Te Pou Muramura would love you to celebrate with them by colouring in a picture by the amazing Isobel Joy Te Aho-White and be in to win a prize pack of eight Matariki pukapuka. 

Click HERE to find out how you can enter! 

Download the colouring image/entry form here.

Book Fair 2023 - Coming Soon

Where: In the Library

When: Opens Week 2, Term 3

St Brendan's School Book Fair 2023 will be open before and/or after school on most weekdays between the afternoon of Wednesday, 26th July and Wednesday, 2nd August. Check back here soon for more information about Book Fair opening hours. All purchases from the Book Fair help to earn free books for our school library.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Hairy Maclary Lookalike Competition

To help celebrate the 40th anniversary of Lynley Dodd's iconic first Hairy Maclary book, Penguin Books NZ are running a lookalike competition in a search to find Hairy Maclary and his doggy friends! Get in quick, entries close on the Wednesday, 5 July.

Find out more about the competition HERE

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Think Big!" by Kes GRAY; illustrated by  Nathan REED
• "King Pig" by Nick BLAND

Fiction Book:

• "The Case of the Missing Treasure" by Robin  STEVENS (Murder Most Unladylike - Mini Mystery series) 
• "Olivia's Secret Scribbles : The Marvelous Magic Show" by Meredith Costain (Olivia's Secret Scribbles series) 
• "Grandpa's Goalscarers" by Tony LEE; illustrated by Ben SCRUTON (EDGE : Bandit Graphic series)  

Non-fiction:

• "Patuone The Peacemaker" by Alison CONDON & Gina TAGGART (The Chronicles of Paki - Junior series)
• "Te Whiwhi, Katu and Te Wai Pounamu" by Alison CONDON & Gina TAGGART (The Chronicles of Paki series)

New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2023 - Non-Fiction

Sylvia and the Birds by Johanna Emeney & Sarah Laing and Illustrated by Sarah Laing

Freestyle : The Israel Adesanya Story by David Riley; illustrated by Ant Sang

A New Dawn by Emeli Sione; illustrated by Darcy Solia

Weather and Climate New Zealand by Sandra Carrod

Te Wehenga : The Separation of Ranginui and Papatūānuku

 written & illustrated by Matt Tait

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

Image via New Zealand Book Awards Trust

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Giraffes Can't Dance" by Giles ANDREAE; illustrated by Guy PARKER-REES
• "My Name is Not Refugee" by Kate MILNER

Fiction Book:

• "Ella and Olivia : Starry Night" by Yvette POSHOGLAIN; illustrated by Danielle McDONALD (Ella and Olivia series) 
• "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic" by Lauren TARSHIS (I Survived - Graphic Novel series) 
• "Day of Doom" by Tony BRADMAN; illustrated by Jake HILL (Kid Force 3 series)  

Non-fiction:

• "Vicious Vikings" by Terry DEARY (Horrible Histories series)  
• "Level Up 2023" edited by Stewart ANDREWS

New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2023 - Junior Fiction

Masher by Fifi Colston

Children of the Rush  by James Russell

Below by David Hill

Pipi and Pou and the Raging Mountain by Tim Tipene, illustrated by Isobel Te Aho-White

Jason Mason and the World's Most Powerful Itching Powder by Jason Gunn & Andrew Gunn


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.

Image via New Zealand Book Awards Trust

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "The Colour Monster" by Anna LLENAS
• "Jingle Belly" by Jacinta FROUD; illustrated by Gabriella PETRUSO

Fiction Book:

• "Vet Cadets : Saving Itsy Bitsy" by Rebecca JOHNSON (Vet Cadets series) 
• "D-Bot Squad - Deep Dive" by Mac PARK; illustrated by James HART (D-Bot Squad series) 
• "A Spoonful of Murder" by Robin STEVENS (Murder Most Unladylike series)  

Non-fiction:

• "On Your Marks, Get Set, Gold!" by Scott ALLEN
• "Earth Resources" by Izzi HOWARD (Fact Planet series)  

Senior Fiction:

• "The First Hunter" by Robert SWINDELLS