Derek Landy is coming to New Zealand - Again!

Fans of Derek Landy and Skulduggery Pleasant will be pleased to hear that Derek is coming back to New Zealand later this year. Those in the Wellington region have the chance to see him on Friday, 3rd October at 5.30pm at Scots College. Tickets cost $10 per child/adult or $33 for a copy of The Dying of the Light + a ticket. 

All profits to Save the Children.

To book contact:
The Children's Bookshop
Shop 26 Kilbirnie Plaza
Kilbirnie
Wellington
Ph: 04 387 3905
email: books@thechildrensbookshop.co.nz

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Happy Birthday, Princess" by Jennifer Liberts WEINBERG
• "Trains" by Catherine FOREMAN

Fiction Book:

• "Gobbolino the Witch's Cat" by Ursula Moray WILLIAMS
• "Queen of the Universe" by Libby GLEESON (SOLO series)
• "The Secret of the Fairies" by Thea STILTON (Thea Stilton series)
• "Superhero Stampede" by Erik CRADDOCK (Stone Rabbit series)

Senior Fiction

• "Amazing Agent Jennifer - Omnibus" by Nunzio DeFILIPPIS & Christina WEIR; illustrated by Kriss SISON

Non-fiction:

• "The Kingfisher Football Encyclopedia" by Clive GIFFORD

Storylines Free Family Days 2014

Do you need something fun and free to do this weekend?

When:       Sunday, 24 August, 10am-3pm 

Where:      Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington.

For more information about the Wellington Family Day see HERE

For information about Family Day's in other parts of the country see HERE

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "All the Dear Little Animals" by        Ulf NILSSON; illustrated by          Eva ERIKSSON
• "Horton Hatches the Egg" by           Dr Seuss

Fiction Book:

• "Playground Detectives" by Sally RIPPIN (Billie B Mystery series)
• "The Trouble with Chickens" by Doreen CRONIN (JJ Tully Mystery series)
• "Undead Pets : Revenge of the Phantom Furball" by Sam HAY (Undead Pets series)
• "Zac's Space Race" by H.I. LARRY (Zac Power Test Drive series)
• "Zac's High Dive" by H.I. LARRY (Zac Power Test Drive series)

Senior Fiction

• "City of Bones" by Cassandra CLARE (Mortal Instruments series)

Non-fiction:

• "I am a Doctor" by Deborah CHANCELLOR (Caring For Us series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "The Cat in the Hat comes Back"             by Dr SEUSS
• "Big Blue Train" by Julia JARMAN; illustrated by Adrian REYNOLDS

Fiction Book:

• "Stories of Giants" by Christopher RAWSON
• "Blood Ties" by Garth NIX & Sean WILLIAMS (Spirit Animals series)
• "B C Mambo" by Erik CRADDOCK (Stone Rabbit series)

Senior Fiction

• "The House of Hades" by Rick RIORDAN (Heroes of Olympus series)

Non-fiction:

• "Cool City" by Sean KENNEY
• "Magnets" by Steve PARKER

Book Fair 2014 - Update

St Brendan's Book Fair is over again for another year. A BIG Thank You to everyone who came along and supported our major library "fundraiser". It was one of our most successful Book Fairs with the value of sales this year earning us 36 free new books for our library collection. A BIG Thank you also to the families who purchased a "Red Dot" book for donation to the library - keep a look out for them in the library later this term, they'll all have special Book Fair 2014 Donation book plates inside!

For everyone waiting on book orders from the Scholastic Book Fair warehouse, unfortunately these didn't arrive today as hoped. Fingers crossed that they will all be on their way home with you after school tomorrow.

Book Fair 2014

St Brendan's Book Fair will be open before and after school next week.
It will also be open late during Student Conferences on Monday and Tuesday.  

       Opening Hours:
        Mon 28th July     2.40pm-8.00pm(approx.)
        Tues 29th July    8.40am-9.15am
                         and    2.40pm-5.00pm(approx.)
        Wed 30th July    8.40am-9.15am
                         and    2.40pm-3.15pm
        Thur 31st July    8.40am-9.15am
                         and    2.40pm-3.15pm
        Fri 1st August    8.40am-9.15am

        Hope to see you there.

Look out for the Book Fair brochure coming home soon. It showcases just a few of the hundreds of books on display and available for purchase in the library - next week only. 

Remember all purchases from the Book Fair help to earn free books for our school library.

Quiz - Fairies in Fiction

Photograph: Moviestore/REX ; via The Guardian.com HERE

So you like stories about fairies and you think you know quite a lot about them.....then take the 'Fairies in Fiction' Quiz set by Michelle Harrison for The Guardian HERE, and find out if you really do know as much about fairies as you think you do?

Book Benches & Quiz

Fifty Book Benches have been scattered around London in the United Kingdom in a project by the National Literary Trust to celebrate London's literary heritage and encourage reading. 

"The 50 benches are dedicated to books, characters and authors: from Sherlock Holmes, James Bond and Hercules Poirot to Peter Pan, The Gruffalo and Paddington Bear. " The Guardian.com

The many 'Things' of Dr Seuss, as painted by Sarah Jane Richards.
Photograph: Chris O’Donovan for the National Literacy Trust’Image via The Guardian.com HERE

Take the QUIZ and see if you can name the books that 10 of the Book Benches are dedicated to HERE.

The benches will be on display until mid September, then they will be auctioned in early October to raise funds for the National Literary Trust.

Make sure you take the QUIZ BEFORE you have a look at the list of all 50 Book Benches HERE. They truly are amazing!

Source: The Guardian.com HERE

Coming Soon .... Book Fair 2014

Where: In the Library

When: Opens Week 2, Term 3

St Brendan's Book Fair 2014 will open after school on Monday, 28th July and be open before and after school until the morning of Friday, 1st August. Check back here early next term for more information about Book Fair opening hours. 

This short video below is from the United Kingdom in early 2013, so the advertised books and prices will differ, but the message is the same :)

All purchases from the Book Fair help to earn free books for our school library.

NZ Post Children's Book Awards 2014 - Winners

Picture Book Winner & 

Margaret Mahy Book of the Year

The Boring Book by Vasanti Unka

Junior Fiction Winner:

Dunger by Joy Cowley

Non-fiction Winner:

The Beginners Guide to Hunting 
and Fishing in New Zealand
by Paul Adamson

Children's Choice Winner:

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

The Young Adult Fiction winner  is:
Mortal Fire by Elizabeth Knox.

You can see all the winners HERE.

Images via Booksellers NZ

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Dirty Bertie" by David ROBERTS
• "Dr Seuss' A B C" by Dr SEUSS

Fiction Book:

• "Undead Pets : Return of the Hungry Hamster" by Sam HAY (Undead Pets series)
• "Code Breakers" by Sally RIPPIN (A Billie B Mystery)

Senior Fiction

• "The City of Ember - Graphic Novel" by Jeanne DuPRAU; adapted by Dallas MIDDAUGH; illustrated by Niklas ASKER
• "Lost in Babylon" by Peter LERANGIS (Seven Wonders series)

Non-fiction:

• "Koalas : The Real Story" by Dr Mark NORMAN (OZ Animals series)
• "Terrible Trenches" by Terry DEARY; Illustrated by Martin BROWN (Horrible Histories series)

Harry Potter, Hermione and Reading

I found this image at Kerikeri Covertocover blog HERE