Book Fair 2025 - Coming Soon

St Brendan's School Book Fair 2025 will be held in our newly refurbished block. The Book Fair will be open before and/or after school most weekdays between Thursday, 16 July and the evening of Tuesday, 22 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.

New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2025 - Non-fiction

 

Black Magic written by David Riley and illustrated by Munro Te Whata (Ngāpuhi, Ngāti Porou, Makefu)

Dear Moko: Māori Wisdom for our Young Ones written by Hinemoa Elder (Te Aupōuri, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Kurī, Ngāi Takoto, Ngāpuhi nui tonu)

Ruru, Night Hunter written by Katie Furze and illustrated by Ned Barraud

The Treaty of Waitangi written by Ross Calman (Ngāti Toa, Ngāti Raukawa, Kāi Tahu)

Tui Pea Luva written Written by Mele Tonga-Grant and illustrated by Luca Walton


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: 

• "My Family Tree - My Whānau and Me" by June PITMAN-HAYES; illustrated by Minky STAPLETON; Maori lyrics by Kawiti WAETFORD
• "Bubbles the Zooting, Tooting Manatee" by Minky STAPLETON

Fiction:

• "Diary of a Pug - Pug's New Puppy " by Kyla MAY (Diary of a Pug series)
• "Animorphs : The Predator - Graphic Novel" by K.A. APPLEGATE & Michael GRANT; illustrated by Chris GRINE (Animorphs - Graphic Novel series)
• "Flying Fergus - The Championship Cheats" by Chris HOY (Flying Fergus series)
• "Nina Peanut is Amazing" by Sarah BOWIE
• "Zombie Season : Dead in the Water" by Justin WEINBERGER (Zombie Season series)

Non-fiction:

• "Safety in the Mountains" by Robin McNEIL
• "Old Wellington in Colour" by Hugh Price & Susan PRICE
• "Machines in the Air" by Melissa REVE (A Big Machines Book series)

New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2025 - Junior Fiction

Brown Bird written by Jane Arthur

Detective Beans and the Case of the Missing Hat written and illustrated by Li Chen

The Apprentice Witnesser written by Bren MacDibble

The Raven’s Eye Runaways written by Claire Mabey

Violet and the Velvets: The Case of the Missing Stuff written by Rachael King and illustrated by Phoebe Morris


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: 

• "Kiana and Teiti" by Diane PERCY; illustrated by Claudia Pond EYLEY
• "Be You!" by Peter H REYNOLDS

Fiction:

• "Boy vs Beast : Water Beast" by Mac PARK (Boy vs Beast series)
• "LOL Collection 2" by Marcus EMERSON (LOL Collection series)
• "Karen's Grandmothers" by Ann M MARTIN; illustrated by D K YINGST (Baby-Sitters Little Sister - Graphic Novel series)
• "The Puppy Who Couldn't Sleep" by Holly WEBB
• "The Grimmelings" by Rachael KING

Non-fiction:

• "Pioneer Women" edited by Sarah ELL (The NZ Series series)
• "Look to the Stars" by Buzz ALDRIN; illustrated by Wendel MINOR
• "Paws, Claws and Jaws" by Terry DEARY; illustrated by Martin BROWN (Horrible Histories series)

New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2025 - Picture Books

 

Beddy-bye Time in the Kōwhai Tree written by Juliette MacIver and illustrated by Lily Uivel

Mataali‘i written by Dahlia Malaeulu (Vaivase Tai, Sinamoga) and illustrated by Darcy Solia

Ten Nosey Weka written by Kate Preece and illustrated by Isobel Joy Te Aho-White (Ngāti Kahungunu, Kāi Tahu)

Titiro Look written and illustrated by Gavin Bishop (Tainui, Ngāti Awa) and translated by Darryn Joseph (Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Rereahu)

You Can’t Pat a Fish written and 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