Thursday, June 30, 2022

New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2022 - Junior Fiction


Amorangi and Millie's Trip Through Time by Lauren Keenan

The Memory Thief  by Leonie Agnew

The Tomo by Mary-anne Scott

The Uprising : The Mapmakers in Cruxcia by Eirlys Hunter, illustrated by Kirsten Slade

Spark Hunter by Sonya Wilson


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

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

On the New Books Display this Week



Picture Book:

  • "The Seven Kites of Matariki" by Calico McCLINTOCK; illustrated by Dominique FORD  
  • "Ngā Manu Tukutuku e Whitu o Matariki" by Calico McCLINTOCK; translated by Ngaere ROBERTS; illustrated by Dominique FORD 
      Fiction Book:
      • "Riding Out" by Jess BLACK (Pepper Creek Ponies series
      • "I Survived : The Nazi Invasion, 1944 - Graphic Novel" by Lauren TARSHIS (I Survived - Graphic Novel series)  
      • "Weir Do : Weird History!" by Ahn DO (Weir Do series
      Non-fiction:
      • "Our Sun - Biography of a Star" by Christopher Cooper
      Senior Fiction:
      • "Time Riders : City of Shadows" by Alex SCARROW (Time Riders series)  
      • "The Dragon Path" by Ethan YOUNG
      Browsing:
      • "Star Wars : Ships of the Galaxy" by Benjamin HARPER



      Thursday, June 23, 2022

      New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2022 - Picture Books



      My Cat Can See Ghosts written & illustrated by Heather Joe

      Bumblebee Grumblebee written & illustrated by David Elliot

      The Greatest Haka Festival on Earth by Pania Tahau-Hodges, illustrated by Story Hemi-Morehouse

      The Eight Gifts of Te Wheke by Steph Matuku, illustrated by Laya Mutton-Rogers

      Lion Guards the Cake written & illustrated by Ruth Paul


      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

      Tuesday, June 21, 2022

      On the New Books Display this Week



      Picture Book:

      • "Wishy-Washy Wonder" by Joy COWLEY; illustrated by Philip WEBB
      • "We Are All Kind" by P. CRUMBLE; illistrated by Jonathan BENTLEY 
          Fiction Book:
          • "Cat Kid Comic Club - On Purpose" by Dav PILKEY (Cat Kid Comic Club series)  
          • "Vacancy" by K.R.ALEXANDER 
          • "Fairy Unicorns : Cloud Castle" by Zanna DAVIDSON (Fairy Unicorns series)  
          • "New Girl" by Laura SIEVEKING  (Ella at Eden series)  
          • "Sylvie" by Sylvie KANTOROVOTZ 
          Non-fiction:
          • "I Was A ... Box!" by Emily KINGTON (Recycled Art series)  
          • "Airline Pilot" by John ALLAN (Maths Adventures 2 series
          Senior Fiction:
          • "Piracy, Paintballs and Zebras" by Robert MUCHAMORE (Robin Hood series



          Monday, June 13, 2022

          On the New Books Display this Week



          Picture Book:

          • "Flit the Fantail and the Matariki Map" by Kat QUIN
          • "Puanga me Matariki" by Sharon HOLT  
              Fiction Book:
              • "Olivia's Secret Scribbles - Splash!" by Meredith COSTAIN; illustrated by Danielle McDONALD (Olivia's Secret Scribbles series)  
              • "Allergic" by Megan Wagner LLOYD 
              • "Gangsta Granny Strikes Again!" by David WALLIAMS 
              Non-fiction:
              • "Switchback Turns - Forces in Motion" by John ALLAN (Amusement Park Science series
              • "Zoo Vet" by John ALLAN (Maths Adventures 2 series
              Senior Fiction:
              • "Wings of Fire - The Brightest Night - Graphic Novel" by Tui SUTHERLAND (Wings of Fire - Graphic Novel series
              • "Marie Antionette - An Austrian Princesses Diary 1769" by Kathryn LASKY (My Royal Story series
               


              Tuesday, June 7, 2022

              On the New Books Display this Week



              Picture Book:

              • "My Cat Likes to Hide in Boxes" by Eve SUTTON; illustrated by Lynley DODD
              • "What Does it Mean to be Kind" by Rana DiORIO; illustrated by Stephane JORISCH
                  Fiction Book:
                  • "Ella and Olivia : The New Baby" by Yvette POSHOGLIAN (Ella and Olivia series)  
                  • "Ninja Kid 9 - Ninja Fish!" by Ahn DO (Ninja Kid series)  
                  • "Twins" by Varian JOHNSON; illustrated by Shannon WRIGHT
                  Non-fiction:
                  • "Inside New Zealand Wildlife" by Dave GUNSON
                  • "I Was A ... Paper Roll!" by Emily KINGTON (Recycled Art series
                  Senior Fiction:
                  • "Darkfall" by Jancie HARDY (The Healing Wars series
                  • "Roll With It" by Jamie SUMNER