On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Second Best!" by Jane ENGLAND; illustrated by Terry MILNE
• "Boats" by Catherine FOREMAN (Machines and Me series)

Fiction Book:

• "Zac's Power On" by H I LARRY (Zac Power : Test Drive series)
• "Zac's Water World" by H I LARRY (Zac Power : Test Drive series)
• "The Discovery of America" by Geronimo STILTON (Geronimo Stilton Graphic Novel series)
• "The Worst Thing About My Sister" by Jacqueline WILSON

Senior Fiction:

• "Skulduggery Pleasant : Last Stand of Dead Men" by Derek LANDY (Skulduggery Pleasant series)
• "Ishmael and the Return of the Dugongs" by Michael Gerard BAUER

Non-fiction:

• "Maori in Aotearoa New Zealand : Understanding the culture, protocols and customs" by Buddy MIHAERE

NZ Post Children's Book Awards 2014 - Children's Choice

Now you've had time to have a look at and read the NZ Post Children's & Young Adults Book Awards finalists for 2014 it's time to vote for your favourite book. You could win $500 book tokens for yourself and $500 book tokens for school just by voting!

You can vote for your own favourite book or you could encourage your teacher to take a classroom vote -after you've read the books of course.

Pick up a pamphlet and voting card from the library, vote online HERE or you can download and print out a voting form HERE too. 

Voting closes at 5pm Monday, 26th May 2014.

Some past Children's Choice winners have been:

2013 Children's Choice Winner
"Melu" by Kyle Mewburn,
Ali Teo  & John O'Reilly

2011 Children's Choice Winner

"Baa Baa Smart Sheep" by

Mark & Rowan Somerset

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Toucan Can!" by Juliette MacIVER ; illustrated by Sarah DAVIS
• "Watch Out, Snail!" by Gay HAY; illustrated by Margaret TOLLAND

Fiction Book:

• "Tom Gates : Best Book Day Ever! (so far)" by Liz PICHON (Tom Gates series)
• "Judy Moody Saves the World" by Megan McDONALD (Judy Moody series)

Senior Fiction:

• "Dunger" by Joy COWLEY
• "Speed Freak" by Fleur BEALE

Non-fiction:

• "The Beginners Guide to Hunting + Fishing in New Zealand" by Paul ADAMSON

Junior Browsing:

• "The Boring Book" by Vasanti UNKA

NZ Post Children's Book Awards 2014 - Non-fiction

The finalists in the NZ Post Book Awards for Children & Young Adults were announced last month.

The Non-fiction finalists are:

"An Extraordinary Land" by
Peter Hayden & Rod Morris

"Anzac Day : The New Zealand
Story" by Philippa Werry

"Flight of the Honey Bee" by
Raymond Huber & Brian Lovelock

"Wearable Wonders"
by Fifi Colston

"The Beginners Guide to Hunting
and Fishing" by Paul Adamson

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.

If you'd like to know the Young Adult Fiction finalists then click HERE.

Images via Booksellers NZ

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "One Little Fantail" by Anne HUNTER; illustrated by Dave GUNSON
• "Lizzie's List" by Nadine WALTER; translated by Lisa PRITCHARD; illustrated by Quentin GREBAN

Fiction Book:

• "Zac Jets on" by H.I. LARRY (Zac Power : Spy Camp series)
• "Zac Heats Up" by H.I. LARRY (Zac Power : Spy Camp series)
• "The 39-Storey Treehouse" by Andy GRIFFITHS
• "The Worst Witch Strikes Again" by Jill MURPHY (Worst Witch series)

Senior Fiction:

• "Lighthouse Family : Coastal New Zealand 1941-42" by Pillippa WERRY (My New Zealand Story series)

Non-fiction:

• "Nelson Mandela : No Easy Walk to Freedom" by Barry BENENBERG

Junior Browsing:

• "My Big Train Book" by Roger PRIDDY

NZ Post Children's Book Awards 2014 - Junior Fiction

The finalists in the NZ Post Book Awards for Children & Young Adults have been announced.

The Junior Fiction finalists are:

"A Winter's Day in 1939"
by Melinda Szymanik

"Felix and the Red Rats"
by James Norcliffe

"The Princess and the Foal"
by Stacy Gregg

"Project Huia" by Des Hunt

"Dunger" by Joy Cowley

Click on the links under the book cover images to find out more about the books and the authors. Come along to the library and see which books we have - yes you can borrow them, or you could visit Upper Hutt Library if we don't have the one you want to borrow or our copy is already on loan.

Check out the blog next term for the Non-fiction finalists.

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

Images via Booksellers NZ

Coming Next Term ...

There are no books on the New Books Display this week, but here's a sneak peek of some books to keep a look out for next term:

Some NZ Post Children's & Young Adults Book Award finalists - to add to the titles we already have

The latest in the Skulduggery Pleasant series by Derek Landy

A book about a 39-Storey Treehouse, one about the Strike of the Shark and also one about Saint Grandma : The Story of Suzanne Aubert. 

And still more from Zac Power (Spy Camp & Test Drive), Judy Moody and also the Worst Witch series

Image from ClipArtQueen HERE

Good Luck for the Easter Raffle draw on Tuesday - remember not to eat too many Easter eggs all at once!

Hope you enjoy your family get-together's over Easter weekend and on ANZAC Day, and also any other things you might get to do over the holidays and I'll see you back at school again next term.

P.S. Don't forget to return your overdue books before the end of the week!

NZ Post Children's Book Awards 2014 - Picture Books

The finalists in the NZ Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults have been announced.

The Picture Book finalists are:

"Machines and Me - Boats"
 by Catherine Foreman

"The Boring Book"
by Vasanti Unka

"The Three Bears ... Sort Of" by
Yvonne Morrison & Donovan Bixley

"Watch Out, Snail!" by Gay Hay
 & Margaret Tolland

"Toucan Can!" by Juliette
MacIvor & 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 next week for the Junior Fiction finalists.

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

Images via Booksellers NZ

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Dart of Castle Hill" by Christine FERNYHOUGH & Susan ELIJAS
• "The Eye Book" by Dr SEUSS (writing as Theo LeSieg)

Fiction Book:

• "Star Wars : Jedi Academy" by Jeffrey BROWNE (Star Wars : Jedi Academy series)
• "Tom Gates Genius Ideas (mostly)" by Liz PICHON (Tom Gates series)

Senior Fiction:

• "Here Come the Marines" by Lorraine ORMAN (My New Zealand Story series)

Junior Browsing:

• "Angry Birds - Search and Find" 

Non-fiction:

• "The Official New Zealand Code for Cyclists" by NZ Transport Agency
• "Trains" by Amy SHIELDS (National Geographic Kids series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Splat Says Thank You !" by Rob SCOTTON
• "The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry and The Big Hungry Bear" by Don & Audrey WOOD

Fiction Book:

• "Zac Runs Wild" by H.I. LARRY (Zac Power : Spy Camp series)
• "Zac Wipes Out" by H.I. LARRY (Zac Power : Spy Camp series)
• "Hunted" by Maggie STEIFVATER (Spirit Animals series)
• "The Worst Witch" by Jill MURPHY  (The Worst Witch series)

Senior Fiction:

• "Behemoth" by Scott WESTERFELD (Leviathan trilogy)

Non-fiction:

• "Horribly Hillarious Joke Book" by Terry DEARY
• "Trains : Safe and Sound" by Julie CHATTON

Startle

Startle

Verb: 
1) cause to feel sudden shock or alarm.
Synonyms:
Surprise - frighten - scare - alarm
definition via Google.com

This picture is from HERE  (Picture number 61)

Sure looks like someone, or something, has managed to startle this guy, or perhaps he's read one too many ghost stories!

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Hector - An Old Bear" by Dorothy BUTLER; illustrated by Lyn KRIEGLER
• "A Hare, A Hound and Shy Mousey Brown" by Julia HUBERY; illustrated by Jonathan BENTLEY

Fiction Book:

• "Beck Beyond the Sea" by Kimberley MORRIS (Disney Fairies series)
• "Diary of a Frog" by Sally SUTTON
• "Goblins vs Dwarves" by Philip REEVE

Senior Fiction:

• "Cup Magic : Auckland / San Diego 1995" by Susan BATTYE (My New Zealand Story series)

Non-fiction:

• "Trains" by Emily BONE
• "Essential Emergency Care for First Aiders" by New Zealand Red Cross

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