Mrs Keane Recommends

Picture Books:

The Bad Seed by Jory John; illustrated by Pete Oswald

Mrs Blackhat by Chloe & Mick Inkpen

Vernon the Penguin by Natashia Curtin

Another Book About Bears by Laura & Philip Bunting

What LEGO Book Cover is that? #4

 Below are 5 more classic or popular 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.

How many books can you name?

Answer #1

Answer #2

Answer #3

Answer #4

Answer #5

Caronavirus - A Book for Children

Released last week a free digital book explaining Coronavirus for children. The book is illustrated by Axel Scheffler and has input from both health and educational experts.

Image from Nosycrow.com  HERE

You can read the book at Nosy Crow HERE.

You can download the book HERE or if you have trouble with that link try HERE.

Information adapted from Nosycrow.com HERE

Imagine - International Day of Peace

Today is International Day of Peace and today the lyrics of John Lennon's famous song Imagine, about peace and tolerance, are due for publication in a picture book illustrated by Jean Jullien. 

The book is published by Clarion Publishers in conjunction with Amnesty International and follows the travels of a pigeon spreading a message of friendship and hope to other birds.

The above information is adapted from Publishers Weekly HERE.

You can find out more about the book and Amnesty International HERE.

New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2016 - Children's Choice - Picture Books

The HELL Children's Choice Picture Book finalists are:

Kuwi's Huhu Hunt written &
illustrated by Kat Merriweather

Stripes! No, Spots! written &
 illustrated by Vasanti Unka

The House on the Hill written by Kyle Mewburn
& illustrated by Sarah Davis

To find out more about the books and the authors and illustrators take a look here.

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

Vote for your favourite HERE. Voting closes on 22nd July 2016.

Images via New Zealand Book Awards Trust

New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2015 - Children's Choice - Picture Books

The Children's Choice Picture Book finalists are:

"I am Not a Worm"
by Scott Tulloch

"Doggie Ditties from A to Z"
by Jo van Dam & Myles Lawford

"Little Red Riding Hood...Not Quite"
 by Yvonne Morrison & Donovan Bixley

"The ANZAC Puppy" by
Peter Millet & Trish Bowles

"Marmaduke Duck on the Wide Blue Seas"
 by Juliette MacIver & Sarah Davis

Click on the links under the book cover images to find out more about the books and the authors and illustrators, come along to the library and have a look at the books we have or visit Upper Hutt Library.

Visit the blog again later this week for the Children's Choice Junior Fiction finalists.

If you can't wait till then have a look here for a list of all the finalists.

Vote for your favourite HERE. Voting closes at noon on 31st July 2015.

Images via Booksellers NZ

Mrs Keane recommends ...

Picture Books:

A Bad Kitty Christmas by Nick Bruel

Henry's Map
by David Elliot

Seesaw Po
by Kyle Mewburn &
illustrated by Katz Cowley

Library Lion
by Michelle Knudsen & illustrated by Kevin Hawkes

My Friend Lucy - 365 Picture Books

A picture book a day for a year. If you, or someone you know, likes picture books this is a great place for you to visit. New books and old favourites you can find them at My Friend Lucy HERE.

Visit MyFriendLucy HERE

Mrs Keane recommends ...

Picture Books:

It's a Book by Lane Smith

Zou and the Box of Kisses by Michel Gay

My Name is Elizabeth!
by Annika Dunklee & illustrated by
Matthew Forsythe

Say Hello to Zorro! by Carter Goodrich

The Children Who Loved Books by Peter Carnavas

NZ Post Children's Book Awards 2013 - Picture Books

The finalists in the NZ Post Children's Book Awards have been announced.

The Picture Book finalists are:

"Mister Whistler" by Margaret 

Mahy and Gavin Bishop

"A Great Cake" by Tina Matthews

"Melu" by Kyle Mewburn, 

Ali Teo and John O'Reilly

"Remember that November" by

Jennifer Beck and Lindy Fisher

"Mr Bear Branches and the Cloud 

Conundrum" by Terri Rose Baynton

Click on the links under the book cover images to find out more about the books and the authors and illustrators, come along to the library and have a look at the books we have or you could visit Upper Hutt Library.

Check out the blog next week for the Junior Fiction finalists.  

If you can't wait that long then click here to find out all the finalists now.

Images via Booksellers NZ

Mrs Keane recommends ...

Picture Books:

The Interrupting Chicken
by David Ezra Stein

The Cat's Pyjamas
by Catherine Foreman

Goldilocks and the Three Bears          by Lauren Child &
illustrated by Polly Borland
& Emily Jenkins

Queen Victoria's Underpants
by Jackie French &
illustrated by Bruce Whatley

Slinky Malinki Early Bird
by Lynley Dodd