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

New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2023 - Picture Books

The Lighthouse Princess written by Susan Wardell & illustrated by Rose Northey

How My Koro Became a Star written by Brianne Te Paa & illustrated by Story Hemi-Morehouse

Roo and Vladimir : An Unlikely Friendship written & illustrated by Minky Stapleton

Farewell, Anahera written by Vanessa Hatley-Owen, illustrated by Scott Irvine, translated by Kanapu Rangitauira

Duck Goes Meow written by Juliette MacIver & illustrated by Carla Martell


Visit the blog again next week for the Junior 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 Adventures of Mittens - Wellington's Famous Purr-sonality" by Silvio BRUINSMA; illustrated by Phoebe MORRIS
• "The Monarch Butterfly - New Migrant" by Annemarie FLORIAN; illustrated by Alastair HUGHES

 Fiction Book:

• "D-Bot Squad - Big Stink" by Mac PARK; illustrated by James HART (D-Bot Squad series) 
• "Click" by Kayla MILLER (Click series) 
• "Wednesday Weeks and the Crown of Destiny" by Denis KNIGHT & Cristy BURNE (Wednesday Weeks series) 

Non-fiction:

• "Te Pahi / The Adventurer" by Alison CONDON & Gina TAGGART (The Chronicles of Paki - Junior series)
• "Ngākuku, Tarore and the Little Book" by Alison CONDON & Gina TAGGART (The Chronicles of Paki series)

Senior Fiction:

• "Super Sub" by Alan GIBBONS