Showing posts with label Graphic Novels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Graphic Novels. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 26, 2022

On the New Books Display this Week






Picture Book:

  • "The Snow Lion" by Jim HELMORE; illustrated by Richard JONES
  • "Takahe Trouble" by Sally SUTTON
      Fiction Book:
      • "Tom Gates : Random Acts of  Fun" by Liz PICHON (Tom Gates series)  
      • "The Wolves of Willoughby Chase" by Joan AITKEN
      • "Friday Barnes : Undercover" by R.A SPRATT (Friday Barnes series)  
      • "Meet Ella : Birthday Surprise" by Rebecca McRITCHIE; Illustrated by Danielle McDONALD (Meet Ella series)
      • "Jason Banks and the Pumpkin of Doom" by Gillian CROSS
      • "Suki, Alone" by Faith Erin HICKS; Illustrated by Adele MATERA & Peter WARTMAN (Avatat : The Last Airbender series)
      Non-fiction:
      • "Celebrating Matariki" by Jill MACGREGOR (Children of the Pacific series)
      Senior Fiction:
      • "Katipo Joe : Blitzkrieg" by Brian FALKNER (Katipo Joe series)



      Wednesday, November 9, 2011

      Mrs Keane recommends....

      Fiction books:


      Measle and the Wrathmonk by Ian Ogilvy
      (Fantasy) Measle touches his uncle's precious miniature train set, his uncle's so angry he shrinks him into the train set. There he meets all sorts of people sent there before him, and they all want to find a way out.

      Lionboy by Zizou Corder
      (Adventure) What do you do when you discover that your parents have been kidnapped? Well if you're brave you go looking for them of course, and if you can speak cat you have help from all your feline friends too.

      Septimus Heap series by Angie Sage
      (Fantasy) Septimus Heap is stolen at birth and the very same night his father rescues a baby girl from a path in the woods. The Heaps decide to bring her up as their own. But who is she, and where is Septimus?

      The Adventures of Nanny Piggins by R.A Spratt
      (Humorous) Nanny Piggins, the world’s most glamorous flying pig, runs away from the circus and goes to live with the Greens as their nanny.

      The Key to Rondo  series by Emily Rodda
      (Fantasy/Adventure) The old music box, with its strict rules, has been carefully handed down through Leo’s family for hundreds of years, but it's black lid hides an amazing secret as Leo is about to find out.

      How to Train your Dragon series by Cressida Cowell
      (Humorous/Fantasy) Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III wasn't always a truly extraordinary Viking Hero. In the beginning, he was the least Viking-like Viking you've ever seen. This is the story of his rise to fame.

      The Mysterious Howling by Mary Rose Wood
      (Historical) Fifteen-year-old Miss Penelope is hired as governess to three young children who have been raised by wolves. She must teach them to behave in a civilized manner, and quickly, before the Christmas ball.

      Ice Lolly by Jean Ure
      (Real Life)When her mum dies Laurel is sent to stay with relatives, they don't seem to care about anything she loves, so she decides she won't feel anything and becomes Ice Lolly, the girl with the frozen heart.

      Ottoline and the Yellow Cat by Chris Riddell
      (Adventure/Mystery) A string of daring burglaries have taken place all over town. Something must be done. Can Miss Ottoline Brown and her friend Mr Munroe come up with a clever plan?

      Amulet series by Kazu Kibuishi
      (Fantasy/Graphic Novel format)  Emily and Navin move to a new home, but the strange house is dangerous. Soon a creature lures their mum through a door in the basement, they follow her into an under-ground world inhabited by demons, robots, and talking animals.

      Wednesday, March 16, 2011

      Asterix

      One in a series of posts about children's classic books available for borrowing from our school library.

      The Asterix books are a popular series of comic books which follow the exploits of a village of ancient Gauls as they resist Roman occupation.  Asterix, along with his friend Obelix have many adventures, some in and around their village but other stories see them traveling to various countries around the world.

      Asterix,  written by  Rene Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo, began as a comic strip in the first issue of the french magazine Pilote in 1959.  The first Asterix book Asterix the Gaul was published in 1961, followed by one or two books each year until 1976.  In 1977 Rene Goscinny died suddenly and from then on Albert Uderzo continued the adventures of Asterix alone.  Currently there are 34 Asterix books (you can see them all here) the last was published in 2009 to celebrate Asterix and Obelix's 50th Birthday.   

      We have a number of Asterix titles available for borrowing in the Mature Picture books, also a compendium with three stories in the Fiction section.  Upper Hutt Public Library has many Asterix books available in the Comics section, and a movie in the Children's DVD section.

      You can find out more about Rene Goscinny and Albert Uderzo here.

      The above information has been adapted from here and here.