Showing posts with label Book trailers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Book trailers. Show all posts

Monday, August 25, 2025

On the New Books Display this Week







Picture:

  • "Tractor" by Sally SUTTON; illustrated by Brian LOVELOCK
  • "Interrupting Chicken : Cookies for Breakfast" by David Ezra STEIN
  • "Gotcha!" by Jack HENSELEIT; illustrated by James HART
  • "It Started with a P" by Brittany POMALES; illustrated by Andrew JOYNER
Fiction:
  • "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren TARSHIS & Georgia BALL (I Survived - Graphic Novel series)
  • "Diary of a Wimpy Kid : Hot Mess" by Jeff KINNEY (Diary of a Wimpy Kid series)
  • "Unicorn Diaries : Bo the Brave" by Rebecca ELLIOTT (Unicorn Diaries series)
  • "Treasure Island" by Robert Louis STEVENSON
  • "The Squad" by Christina SOONTORNVAT
Non-fiction:
  • "Flags of the World" 
  • "A World Without the Sun" by William ANTHONY 
  • "A World Without the Plants" by William ANTHONY 
  • "Dear Moko : Māori Wisdom for our Young Ones" by Dr Hinemoa ELDER
Senior Fiction:
  • "1916 : Dig for Victory" by David HAIR (Kiwis at War series)

Monday, August 18, 2025

On the New Books Display this Week



Picture:

  • "Macca the Alpaca" by Matt COSGROVE
  • "I'm Not Missing" by Kashelle GOURLEY; illustrated by Skylar HOGAN
  • "When I Smile" by Jo WITEK; illustrated by Christine ROUSSEY
  • "Hidden" by Larissa FERENCHUK; illustrated by Fiona WEST
Fiction:
  • "The Apprentice Witnesser" by Bren MacDIBBLE
  • "Detective Beans and the Case of the Missing Hat" by Li CHEN (Detective Beans series)
  • "Owl Diaries : Eva and the New Teacher" by Rebecca ELLIOTT (Owl Diaries series)
  • "Ninja Girl 2 : Ninja Superstars" by Anh DO (Ninja Girl series)
  • "Next Stop" by Debbie FONG
Non-fiction:
  • "Our Earth"
  • "Motocross" by Paul STEVENSON (Buzz Books series)
  • "The Trolls in the Knolls" by Silja AÐALSTEINSDÓTTIR; translated by María Helga GUÐMUNDSDÓTTIR  
  • "Guinness World Records 2025 : Gamer's Edition"
Senior Fiction:
  • "Into the Wild" by Hayley LAWRENCE


Monday, August 11, 2025

On the New Books Display this Week



Picture:

  • "Flit the Fantail and the Christmas Crash" by Kat QUIN
  • "Te Kura Huna o Te Aranga : Easter Surprise" by Norah WILSON; Kimberly ANDREWS
  • "The Witch in the Cherry Tree" by Margaret MAHY; illustrated by Jessica TWOHILL
  • "Honesty is the Best Policy" by Heath McKENZIE
Fiction:
  • "Dog Man - Big Jim Begins" by Dav PILKEY (Dog Man series)
  • "Bad Guys : One Last Thing" by Aaron BLABEY (Bad Guys series)
  • "Jimmy Boon : The Super Resilient Ranga" by S J CAMERON
  • "Shannon the Ocean Fairy" by Daisy Meadows (Rainbow Fairies - Early Reader series)
  • "I Survived The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren TARSHIS (I Survived series)
Non-fiction:
  • "Wild Wellington - Ngā Taonga Taiao" by Michael SZABO
  • "Diwali" by Grace JONES (Festivals Around the World series)
  • "1001 Best Ever Cool Jokes"
  • "World Tour : The Ultimate Journey Around the Globe" by Beth RALSTON (editor)
Senior Fiction:
  • "Villain" by Adrian BURNS



Monday, August 4, 2025

On the New Books Display this Week



Picture:

  • "How to be a Cat" by Juliette McIVER; illustrated by Carla MARTELL
  • "A Big Guy Took My Ball" by Mo WILLEMS
  • "Where is Green Sheep" by Mem FOX; illustrated by Judy HORACEK
  • "One Word and A Bird" by Stephen Michael KING
Fiction:
  • "Star Wars : The Prequel Trilogy" by George LUCAS & Alessandro FERRARI; illustrated by Matteo PIANA & Ingo ROMLING (Star Wars - Graphic Novel series)
  • "Diary of a Netball Star : Robin Camp" by Liz WATSON & Fiona HARRIS (Diary of a Netball Star series)
  • "The Determined Kitten" by Holly WEBB
  • "Unicorn Diaries : Bo and the Dragon Pup" by Rebecca ELLIOT  (Unicorn Diaries series)
  • "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter BROWN (The Wild Robot series)
Non-fiction:
  • "Level Up 2025" by Eddie ROBSON
  • "It's Elementary! Putting the Crackle into Chemistry" by Robert WINSTON
  • "Buzz!" by Donovan BIXLEY
  • "History for Beginners" by Andy PRENTICE and Tom MUMBRAY
Senior Fiction:
  • "Pearl" by Sherri L SMITH; illustrated by Christine NORRIE


Monday, July 28, 2025

On the New Books Display this Week





Picture:

  • "I Am We : A Book of Community" by Susan VERDE; illustrated by Peter H. REYNOLDS
  • "Do Not Open This Book Ever" by Andy LEE; illustrated by Heath McKENZIE
  • "He Huarākau" by Sharon HOLT; illustrated by Stephanie THATCHER
  • "Spotty the Zebra" by Peter MILLET; illustrated by Raymond McGRATH
Fiction:
  • "Ella and Olivia : Perfect Harmony" by Yvette POSHOGLIAN; (Ella and Olivia series)
  • "Ninja Girl" by Ahn DO; (Ninja Girl series)
  • "The Night Librarian" by Christopher LINCOLN
  • "The Haunted Mask - Graphic Novel" by R L STINE; illustrated by Maddi GONZALEZ (Goosebumps - Graphic Novel series)
  • "Lightfall : The Girl and the Galdurian" by Tim PROBERT (Lightfall - Graphic Novel series)
Non-fiction:
  • "Parkour" by Paul STEVENSON
  • "Jokes For Everyday" by Toby REYNOLDS
  • "A World Without : Animals" by William ANTHONY (A World Without series)
  • "A World Without : Rain" by William ANTHONY (A World Without series)
Senior Fiction:
  • "Wings of Fire : Escaping Peril" by Tui SUTHERLAND; illustrated by Mike HOLMES (Wings of Fire - Graphic Novel series)


Monday, July 21, 2025

On the New Books Display this Week





Picture:

  • "Moto Mike and the Motorbike" by Deano YIPADEE; illustrated by Bruce POTTER
  • "Mataali'i" by Dalia MALAEULU; illustrated by Darcy SOLIA
Fiction:
  • "I Survived the Destruction of Pompeii, AD79" by Lauren TARSHIS; illustrated by David SHEPARD (I Survived - Graphic Novel series)
  • "Hot Dog! - Scary Time!!" by Ahn DO (Hot Dog! series)
  • "Meet Ella : Friend Next Door" by Rebecca McRITCHIE (Meet Ella series)
Non-fiction:
  • "Chinese New Year" by Grace JONES (Festivals Around the World series)
  • "Ramadan" by Grace JONES (Festivals Around the World series)
  • "A Treasury of Christmas Stories - Festive Tales and Songs"
Senior Fiction:
  • "Sunrise on the Reaping" by Suzanne Collins (The Hunger Games series)
Browsing:
  • "Minecraft : Where's the Zombie?"


Monday, June 23, 2025

On the New Books Display this Week



Picture: 

  • "My Family Tree - My Whānau and Me" by June PITMAN-HAYES; illustrated by Minky STAPLETON; Maori lyrics by Kawiti WAETFORD
  • "Bubbles the Zooting, Tooting Manatee" by Minky STAPLETON
Fiction:
  • "Diary of a Pug - Pug's New Puppy " by Kyla MAY (Diary of a Pug series)
  • "Animorphs : The Predator - Graphic Novel" by K.A. APPLEGATE & Michael GRANT; illustrated by Chris GRINE (Animorphs - Graphic Novel series)
  • "Flying Fergus - The Championship Cheats" by Chris HOY (Flying Fergus series)
  • "Nina Peanut is Amazing" by Sarah BOWIE
  • "Zombie Season : Dead in the Water" by Justin WEINBERGER (Zombie Season series)
Non-fiction:
  • "Safety in the Mountains" by Robin McNEIL
  • "Old Wellington in Colour" by Hugh Price & Susan PRICE
  • "Machines in the Air" by Melissa REVE (A Big Machines Book series)

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

On the New Books Display this Week



Picture: 

  • "Kiana and Teiti" by Diane PERCY; illustrated by Claudia Pond EYLEY
  • "Be You!" by Peter H REYNOLDS
Fiction:
  • "Boy vs Beast : Water Beast" by Mac PARK (Boy vs Beast series)
  • "LOL Collection 2" by Marcus EMERSON (LOL Collection series)
  • "Karen's Grandmothers" by Ann M MARTIN; illustrated by D K YINGST (Baby-Sitters Little Sister - Graphic Novel series)
  • "The Puppy Who Couldn't Sleep" by Holly WEBB
  • "The Grimmelings" by Rachael KING
Non-fiction:
  • "Pioneer Women" edited by Sarah ELL (The NZ Series series)
  • "Look to the Stars" by Buzz ALDRIN; illustrated by Wendel MINOR
  • "Paws, Claws and Jaws" by Terry DEARY; illustrated by Martin BROWN (Horrible Histories series)


    Monday, November 18, 2024

    On the New Books Display this Week


    Picture: 

    • "I Love Lemonade" by Mark SOMMERSET; illustrated by Rowan SOMMERSET
    • "Sleep is for Babies!" by Emily McDOWELL; illustrated by Julia HEGETUSCH
    Fiction:
    • "The Bad Guys : Episode 19 - The Serpent and the Beast" by Aaron BLABEY (The Bad Guys series)
    • "Amorangi and Millie's Trip Through Time" by Lauren KEENAN
    • "Things That Go Bump" by Kathryn FOXFIELD; illustrated by Robin BOYDEN
    • "Diary of a Netball Star : Let's Party" by Liz WATSON & Fiona HARRIS (Diary of a Netball Star series)
    Senior Fiction:
    • "This Land : The Fall of Tāne" by Mark ABNETT; illustrated by P.R. DEDELIS (This Land series)

    Monday, November 11, 2024

    On the New Books Display this Week


    Picture: 

    • "The Great Kiwi School Day" by Donovan BIXLEY
    • "The Lighthouse Princess" by Susan WARDELL; illustrated by Rose NORTHEY
    Fiction:
    • "LOL Collection" by Marcus EMERSON (LOL Collection series)
    • "Magic Ballerina : Delphie and the Glass Slippers" by Darcey BUSSELL (Magic Ballerina series)
    • "Shiny Misfits" by Maysoon ZAYID; illustrated by S AMIN
    • "Boy vs Beast : Rock Beast" by Mac PARK (Boy vs Beast series)
    Senior Fiction:
    • "Heroes" by Alan GRATZ
    Reference:
    • "Lower Hutt the First Garden City" by David McGILL

    Monday, November 4, 2024

    On the New Books Display this Week



    Picture: 

    • "Ko Kiwipihi" by Kat QUIN; translated by Pānia PAPA
    • "Pipi Dance" by Angie BELCHER; illustrated by Lily UIVEL
    Fiction:
    • "Flying Fergus - The Best Birthday Bike" by Chris HOY; illustrated by Clare ELSOM (Flying Fergus series)
    • "Diary of a Pug - Pug's Sleepover" by Kyla MAY (Diary of a Pug series)
    • "Kristy and the Walking Disaster" by Ann M MARTIN; illustrated by Ellen T CHRENSHAW (Baby-Sitters Club - Graphic Novel series)
    • "Pirate Spacecat Attack" by Geronimo STILTON (Geronimo Stilton - Spacemice series)
    Non-fiction:
    • "Swim : The Story of Hinemoa and Tūtānekai" by Chris SZEKELY

    Senior Fiction:
    • "This Land : The Search for Māui" by Mark ABNETT; illustrated by P.R. DEDELIS (This Land series)

    Tuesday, October 29, 2024

    On the New Books Display this Week


    Picture: 

    • "Baa Baa Smart Sheep" by Mark SOMMERSET; illustrated by Rowan SOMMERSET
    • "Sun Shower" by Melinda SYZMANIK; illustrated by Isobel Joy TE AHO-WHITE
    Fiction:
    • "Dragon Games : The Battle for Imperia" by Maddy MARA (Dragon Games series)
    • "Ella and Olivia : Dance Divas" by Yvette POSHOGLIAN; illustrated by Danielle McDONALD (Ella and Olivia series)
    • "A Rovers Story" by Jasmine WARGA
    • "Hot Dog : Garden Time" by Ahn DO; Dan McGUINESS (Hot Dog series)
     Mature Picture: 
    • "Ariā and the Kūmara God" by Witi IHIMAERA; illustrated by Isobel Joy TE AHO-WHITE
    • "A Ariā me te Atua o te Kūmara" by Witi IHIMAERA; illustrated by Isobel Joy TE AHO-WHITE


    Monday, October 21, 2024

    On the New Books Display this Week


    Picture: 

    • "Nōu te Ao, e Hika e!" by Dr SEUSS; translated by Karena KELLY; illustrated by Philip BUNTING
    • "Trevor the Daring Duck" by Lynda FINN; illustrated by Nikki SLADE ROBINSON
    Fiction:
    • "Ella Diaries : Sleepover Fail" by Yvette POSOGLIAN; illustrated by Danielle McDONALD (Ella Diaries series)
    • "Zombie Season" by Justin WEINBERGER (Zombie Season series)
    • "Boy vs Beast : Air Beast" by Mat PARK (Boy vs Beast series)


    Non-fiction:
    • "The Treaty of Waitangi / Te Tiriti o Waitangi" by Toby MORRIS, Ross CALMAN & Mark DARBY; translated by Piripi WALKER

    Senior Fiction:
    • "Bone : Eyes of the Storm" by Jeff SMITH (Bone series)


    Monday, September 16, 2024

    On the New Books Display this Week

    Picture Book:

    • "Cars and Trucks and Things That Go" by Richard SCARRY
    • "After Dark : Nocturnal Forest Creatures of Aotearoa" by Julia CROUTH
    Fiction:
    • "Dragon Games : The Frozen Sea" by Maddy MARA (Dragon Games series)
    • "Finally Seen" by Kelly YANG
    • "Twinning : BFF's (Not)" by Alexa MOSES (Twinning series)
    • "Jason Mason and the Flightless Bird Fiasco" by Jason & Andrew (Jason Mason series)

    Non-fiction:
    • "Children's Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs" by Caire HIBBERT

    Monday, September 9, 2024

    On the New Books Display this Week



    Picture Book:

    • "But Then ... The Almost True Story of an Overdue Book" by Swapna HADDOW; illustrated by Daron PARTON
    • "A Unicorn, A Dinosaur and a Shark Walk into a Book " by Jonathan FENSKE; illustrated by Jo PEARSON
    Fiction:
    • "Owl Diaries : The Nature Club" by Rebecca ELLIOT (Owl Diaries series)
    • "Diary of a Netball Star : New Player" by Liz WATSON & Fiona HARRIS (Diary of a Netball Star series)
    • "The Worlds Worst Monsters" by David WALLIAMS
    Senior Fiction:
    • "Gold" by Pauline CARTWRIGHT (My New Zealand Story series)
    Reference:
    • "The Story of a Treaty / He Kōrero Tiriti" by Claudia ORANGE
    • "The Treaty of Waitangi / Te Tiriti o Waitangi" by Claudia ORANGE



    Monday, September 2, 2024

    On the New Books Display this Week

    Picture Book:

    • "Nanny Mihi's Harvest /Te Hauhake a Nanny Mihi" by Melanie DREWERY; illustrated by Suzanne SIMPSON
    • "Five Wee Pūteketeke" by Nicola TOKI; illustrated by Jo PEARSON
    Fiction:
    • "Once Upon a Wickedness" by Fleur BEALE
    • "Dragon Games : The Thunder Egg" by Maddy MARA (Dragon Games series)
    • "Koro's Star" by Claire ARAMAKUTU

    Non-fiction:
    • "Those Magnificent Voyagers of the Pacific" by Andrew CROWE; illustrated by Rick FISHER
    Senior Fiction:
    • "Always Anthony" by Terry LIBENSON (Emmie & Friends series)


    Monday, August 26, 2024

    On the New Books Display this Week



    Picture Book:

    • "Ruru : Night Hunter" by Katie FURZE; illustrated by Ned BARRAUD
    • "Island Toes / Tamatama'i Vae o Motu" by Chistin LOZANO; illustrated by Mariko MERRITT
    Fiction:
    • "Timid" by Jonathan TODD 
    • "The Hero Puppy" by Holly WEBB (Puppy Place series)
    • "Meet Ella : Show and Tell" by Rebecca McRITCHIE (Meet Ella series)

    Non-fiction:
    • "Minecraft Beginners Guide - Revised Edition" 
    • "The Science Book" by John FARNDON, Ian GRAHAM, Clint TWIST & Clive GIFFORD
    Senior Fiction:
    • "Starfish" by Lisa FIPPS


    Monday, August 12, 2024

    On the New Books Display this Week




    Picture Book:

    • "The Wolf and the Hocus Pocus" by Avril McDONALD; illustrated by Tatiana MININA
    • "Watson the Detective Dog" by  Susan BROCKER; illustrated by Jenny COOPER
    Fiction:
    • "I Survived the Battle of D-Day, 1944" by Laure n TARSHIS (I Survived - Graphic Novel series)
    • "Dragon Girls - Phoebe the Moonlight Dragon" by Maddy MARA (Dragon Girls series)
    • "Arsenic for Tea" by Robin STEVENS (Murder Most Unladylike series)

    Non-fiction:
    • "Ann Frank : The Diary of a Young Girl" by Ann FRANK & Mirjam PRESSLER
    • "The Story of Titanic for Children" by  Joe FULMAN
    Senior Fiction:
    • "Worse Things" by Sally MURPHY

    Monday, August 5, 2024

    On the New Books Display this Week



    Picture Book:

    • "Te Rapu Kura : Treasure Hunt" by Norah WILSON; illustrated by Kimberly ANDREWS (E Oma Rāpeti : Run, Rabbit series)
    • "The Day Grandad Went to School" by  Heather ROSS; illustrated by Scott IRVINE
    Fiction:
    • "The Snow Globe" by Jean URE
    • "Karen's Sleepover" by Mary Ann MARTIN, illustrated by Katy FARINA (Baby-Sitters Little Sister - Graphic Novel series)
    • "Test Trouble" by Serena PATEL 

    Non-fiction:
    • "Bridges : Engineering Masterpieces" by Dan ZETTWOCH (Science Comics series)
    • "Fantastically Great Women Who Changed the World" by Kate PANKHURST
    Senior Fiction:
    • "Alias Anna" by Susan HOOD & Gregg DAWSON


    Wednesday, June 26, 2024

    On the New Books Display this Week


    Picture Book:

    • "The Midnight Adventures of Ruru and Kiwi" by Clare SCOTT; illustrated by Amy HAARHOFF
    • "Te Wairua o Waitangi" (The Spirit of Waitangi) by Sharon HOLT; illustrated by Sophie HOLT
    Fiction:
    • "The Dog that Saved Christmas" by Nicola DAVIES
    • "Break" by Kayla MILLER
    • "Diary of a Pug : Beach Pug" by Kyla MAY (Diary of a Pug series)

    Non-fiction:
    • "Neil Armstrong" by Isabel Sanchez VIGARA (Little People, Big Dreams series)
    • "Matter and Materials" by Peter MELLET (Hands on Science series)
    Senior Fiction:
    • "Gamer" by Chris BRADFORD (Mortal Kombat series)