End of Year 2024 - Update

Congratulations to Room's 4 & 5 who were the first classes with all student library books returned, followed some days later by Room 8. Lets hope the last of the books come back over the next few days! 

The library stocktake is now completed. We still have a number of books that are missing - they are not in the library and they are not on issue. We'd love to have these books back again, so if you find any hiding behind shelves or under the furniture over the holidays, at school or at home, please put them in a safe place ready to drop back to the library next year.

(Updated every day or so until 17 December 2024)

The Little, Big and Even Bigger Read 2024

Upper Hutt Libraries are very excited to be joining once again with Hutt City Libraries to offer an amazing summer reading challenge to encourage tamariki to get excited about reading this summer, have fun playing, and be in to win cool prizes!

For more information about The Little, Big and Even Bigger Read 2024 click HERE

Getting Ready for End of Year 2024

The Christmas School Holidays are not far away now, but before they arrive there are some important tasks to get done. In the library we are preparing for our annual end of year stocktake!

All library books are due back on or before next Tuesday, 3 December. You can help by returning all your library books to the library "As Soon As Possible" and before next Tuesday please.

Will your class will be first to return all their library books this year? 

If you have any other school books, such as journals, junior reading books and class books lying around at home then now is a good time to return these to school too.

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture: 

• "Dear Santasaur" by Chae STRATHIE; illustrated by Nicola O'BYRNE

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)

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

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)

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

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)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Errol" by Zanni LOUISE; illustrated by Philip BUNTING
• "Kei hea te Hipi Kākāriki?" by Mem FOX; illustrated by Judy HORACEK

Fiction:

• "Dragon Girls : Zoe the Beach Dragon" by Maddy MARA (Dragon Girls series)
• "Bad Guys : Episode 18 - Look Who's Talking" by Aaron BLABEY (Bad Guys series)
• "Te Rātaka a Tama Hūngoingoi" by Jeff KINNEY (Te Rātaka series)

Non-fiction:

• "The Animal Book" by John FARNDON, Steve PARKER, Clint TWIST & Camilla DE LA BÉDOYÈRE

Senior Fiction:

• "Rainbow Warrior" by Sharon HOLT (My New Zealand Story series)

Beyond the Page with Upper Hutt Libraries

Holiday activities at Upper Hutt Libraries.

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

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 : 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

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)

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

New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2024 - Winners

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Te Hōpua Kaukau / The Swimming Hole" by Norah WILSON; illustrated by Kimberly ANDREWS (E Oma Rāpeti : Run, Rabbit series)
• "Dear Chocosaur" by  Chae STRATHIE; illustrated by Nicola O'BYRNE

Fiction:

• "My Aunt is a Monster" by Reimena YEE
• "Deena the Diwali Fairy" by Daisy MEADOWS (Rainbow Magic series)
• "Diary of a Pug : Pugs Road Trip" by Kyla MAY (Diary of a Pug series)

Non-fiction:

• "Massive Book of Jokes for Kids Only!" by Andy JONES
• "Francis of Assisi" by Geraldine ELSCHNER

Senior Fiction:

• "Danger in the Darkness" by Heather HOLMES

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

Book Fair 2024 - Update

St Brendan's Book Fair has wrapped up for another year. A BIG Thank You to everyone who came along and helped to make it another very successful Book Fair. This year, sales earned us around 40 free new books for our library collection. 

An extra special thank you to the families and staff who purchased a "Red Dot" book for donation to the library - keep a look out for them on the library “New Books Display” during this term, they'll all have special Book Fair 2024 Donation book plates inside!  

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

Book Fair 2024

   All purchases from the Book Fair help to 

earn new resources for our library.

Book Fair 2024 - Coming Soon

St Brendan's School Book Fair 2024 will be open before and/or after school on most weekdays between the afternoon of Wednesday, 24 July and the evening of Tuesday, 30 July. More information about Book Fair opening hours will be on display next term. All purchases from the Book Fair help to earn free books for our school library.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Adventures in the Multiverse Fiero Code Competition 2024

Upper Hutt Library presents ... Adventures in the Multiverse!

1 June to 31 July 2024

There is still time to participate in Adventures in the Multiverse! Get coding and craft your very own choose-your-own-adventure game using Code Blocks (Scratch).

READ MORE

New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2024 - Non-Fiction

 

Ultrawild: An Audacious Plan to Rewild Every City on Earth  written & illustrated by Steve Mushin

Tuatara: A Living Treasure by Katie Furze; illustrated by Ned Barraud

Patu: The New Zealand Wars written & illustrated by Gavin Bishop (Tainui, Ngāti Awa)

Wot Knot You Got: Mophead's Guide to Life written & illustrated by Selina Tusitala Marsh

The Observologist: A Handbook for Mounting Very Small Scientific Expeditions written & illustrated by Giselle Clarkson

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:

• "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)

New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2024 - Junior Fiction

Double Dippers! by Raymond McGrath

Take Me to Your Leader  by Leonie Agnew

Lopini the Legend by Feana Tu‘akoi

Nine Girls by Stacy Gregg (Ngāti Mahuta, Ngāti Pūkeko, Ngāti Maru Hauraki)

Grimmelings by Rachael King


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:

• "Ten Delicious Teachers" by Ross MONTGOMERY; illustrated by Sarah WARBURTON
• "Lucy and the Dark" by Melinda SYZMANIK; illustrated by Vasanti UNKA

Fiction:

• "Dream Team" by Alan GIBBONS
• "Fairytales : The Villains Version" by Kaye UMANSKY
• "Masher" by Fifi COLSTON
• "Animorphs : The Message" by K.A. APPLEGATE & Michael GRANT; illiustrated by Chris GRIME (Animorphs - Graphic Novel series)

Non-fiction:

• "Squawk! - Donovan Bixley's Forest Birds of Aotearoa" by Donovan BIXLEY
• "Smart Kids Science"

New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2024 - Picture Books

Paku Manu Ariki Whakatakapōkai written by Michaela Keeble & illustrated by Tokerau Brown

Hatch and Match written & illustrated by Ruth Paul

Lucy and the Dark written by Melinda Szymanic & illustrated by Vasanti Unka

Dazzlehands written by Sascha Cotter, illustrated by Josh Morgan (Te Aitanga-a-Māhaki, Rongowhakaata, Te Whānau-a-Kai)

At the Bach written by Joy Cowley & illustrated by Hilary Jean Tapper


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:

• "Excuse Me, Santa!" by Dave HUGHES & Holly IFE; illustrated by Philip BUNTING
• "Te Tunu Keke/ Cake Bake" by Norah WILSON; illustrated by Kimberly ANDREWS; translated by Pania PAPA (E Omā, Rapiti : Run, Rabbit - Bilingual series) 

Fiction:

• "Hot Dog! - Tidy Time!" by Anh DO(Hot Dog! series) 
• "Bella's Den" by Berlie DOHERTY
• "Dragon Girls : Hana the Thunder Dragon" by Maddy MARA (Dragon Girls series)

Non-fiction:

• "Forces and Movement" by Richard ROBINSON (Super Science series)
• "501 Great Kiwi Jokes"

Senior Fiction:

• "Sunny Makes her Case" by Jennifer HOLM & Matthew HOLM (Sunny series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "The Darkest Dark" by Chris HADFIELD & Kate FILLION; illustrated by The Fan Brothers
• "Camilla The Cupcake Fairy" by Tim BUGBIRD; illustrated by Ede LARA

Fiction:

• "Waffles" by Ellen MILES (The Puppy Place series)
• "Robot Girl" by Malorie BLACKMAN
• "Treasure in the Lake" by Jason PAMMENT
• "I Survived : The Great Alaskan Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren TARSHIS (I Survived series)

Non-fiction:

• "Inside Planet Earth" by Steve PARKER
• "The Ultimate Book About Me" by Richard PLATT

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Bowerbird Blues" by Aura PARKER
• "Remember That November" by Jennifer BECK; illustrated by Lindy FISHER

Fiction:

• "Ella and Olivia : Country School" by Yvette POSHOGLIAN (Ella and Olivia series)
• "The Climbers" by Alette STRAATHOFF
• "Claudia and the Bad Joke" by Mary Ann MARTIN; illustrated by Arley NOPRA (Baby-Sitters Club - Graphic Novel series)
• "Hot Dog! - Lolly Time!" by Ahn DO (Hot Dog! series)

Non-fiction:

• "Materials" by Richard ROBINSON
• "Birds of Prey : Terrifying Talons" by Joe FLOOD (Science COMICS series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Lola The Lollipop Fairy" by Tim BUGBIRD; illustrated by Ede LARA
• "Kind" by Alison GREEN; illustrated by Axel SCHEFFLER

Fiction:

• "Diary of a Pug - Pugs Snow Day" by Kyla May (Diary of a Pug series)
• "Oscar's Lonely Christmas" by Holly WEBB
• "Amulet : Waverider" by Kazu KABUISHI (Amulet series)
• "Friday Barnes : Collision Course" by R.A. SPRATT (Friday Barnes series)

Non-fiction:

• "13 Painter's Children Should Know" by Florian HEINE
• "Don't Mess With Science" by Anna CLAYBOURNE