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