Another Harry Potter Book Sculpture

Image from Pinterest HERE

This book sculpture by Jamie B Hannigan. You can see some other Harry Potter book sculptures by Jamie on my earlier post HERE, and more of his book sculptures on his website HERE.

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Nighttime Ninja" by Barbara DaCOSTA; illustrated by Ed YOUNG
• "Witch's Cat Wanted : Apply Within" by Joy H. DAVIDSON; illustrated by Nikki SLADE-ROBINSON

Fiction Book:

• "Slappy Birthday to You" by R.L. STINE (Goosebumps : Slappyworld series)
• "A Scare of Dare" by Zack ZOMBIE  (Diary of a Minecraft Zombie series)
• "Bullies and Buddies" by Zack ZOMBIE  (Diary of a Minecraft Zombie series)
• "Dork Diaries" by Rachel Renee RUSSELL (Dork Diaries series)

Senior Fiction:

• "Dracula - Graphic Novel" by Bram Stoker; adapted & illustrated by Matt PAGETT

Non- Fiction:

• "The Planets : The Definitive Visual Guide" senior editor Ben MORGAN
• "Dairy" by Vic PARKER (Eat Smart series)
• "Vegetables" by Vic PARKER (Eat Smart series)

Imagine - International Day of Peace

Today is International Day of Peace and today the lyrics of John Lennon's famous song Imagine, about peace and tolerance, are due for publication in a picture book illustrated by Jean Jullien. 

The book is published by Clarion Publishers in conjunction with Amnesty International and follows the travels of a pigeon spreading a message of friendship and hope to other birds.

The above information is adapted from Publishers Weekly HERE.

You can find out more about the book and Amnesty International HERE.

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "One Woolly Wombat" by Kerry ARGENT
• "The Fix It Man" by Dimity POWELL; illustrated by Nicky JOHNSON

Fiction Book:

• "The War Game" by Terry DEARY; illustrated by James de la RUE  (World War 1 Tales series)
• "The Last Flight" by Terry DEARY; illustrated by James de la RUE  (World War 1 Tales series)
• "Little Women" by Geronimo STILTON based on the book by Louisa May ALCOTT (Geronimo Stilton Classic Tales series)
• "Unicorn Crossing" by Dana SIMPSON (Phoebe and her Unicorn series)

Senior Fiction:

• "1915 : Wounds of War" by Diana MENEFY (Kiwis at War series)
• "1917 : Machines of War" by Brian FALKNER (Kiwis at War series)

Non- Fiction:

• "The Really Big Beliefs Book" by Emma BARNARD, Thomas CHO & Meredith COSTAIN 
• "Technology" by Peter KENT (Kingfisher Navigator series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Farmer Ham Too" by Alec SILLIFANT; illustrated by Mike SPOOR
• "Ketzel, The Cat Who Composed" by Leslie NEWMAN;  illustrated by Amy June BATES

Fiction Book:

• "Happy Christmas, Five" by Enid BLYTON  (Famous Five Colour Short Stories series)
• "Well Done, Famous Five" by Enid BLYTON  (Famous Five Colour Short Stories series)
• "WeirDo : Really Weird" by Ahn DO (WeirDo series)
• "Study Hall of Justice" by Derek FRIDOLFS; illustrated by Dustin NGUYEN (Secret Hero Society series)
• "Trouble and the Missing Cat" by Cate WHITTLE (Trouble series)

Senior Fiction:

• "Booked" by Kwame ALEXANDER

Non- Fiction:

• "Traditional Chinese Festivals" by Marie-Luise LATSCH

Browsing Book:

• "Mechanica : A Beginners Field Guide" by Lance BALCHIN

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On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "The Koala Who Bounced" by Jimmy THOMSEN; illustrated by Eric LOBBECKE
• "The Extraordinary Mr Qwerty" by Karla STRAMBINI

Fiction Book:

• "Hilo : The Boy Who Crashed to Earth" by Judd WINICK  (Hilo series)
• "Hilo : Saving the Whole Wide World" by Judd WINICK (Hilo series)
• "Hey Jack! : The Bravest Kid" by Sally RIPPIN (Hey Jack! series)
• "Thea Stilton and the Legend of the Fire Flowers" by Thea STILTON (Thea Stilton series)

Senior Fiction:

• "Shadow House : You Can't Hide" by Dan POBLOCKI (Shadow House series)

Non- Fiction:

• "Intrepid Explorers" by Anita GANERI (Horrible Geography series)
• "Earth-Shattering Earthquakes" by Anita GANERI (Horrible Geography series)
• "Human Body" by Kathleen Weidner ZOEHFELD  (Scholastic Reader series)

Snoopy & Woodstock in LEGO

Image from Pinterest HERE

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Smelly Bill Stinks Again" by Daniel POSTGATE
• "The Dot" by Peter H. REYNOLDS

Fiction Book:

• "A Dog Called Homeless" by Sarah LEAN
• "Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs The Voodoo Vultures from Venus" by Dav Pilkey; illustrated by Dan SANTAT (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot series)
• "Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs The Mecha-Monkeys from Mars" by Dav Pilkey; illustrated by Dan SANTAT (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot series)
• "Dog Man Unleashed" by Dav PILKEY(Dog Man series)

Senior Fiction:

• "Athlete vs Mathlete" by W.C. MACK (Athlete vs Mathlete series)

Non- Fiction:

• "Journey into the Unknown : The Story of Saint Brendan" adapted by  (Science in Action series)
• "Ancient Rome" by Philip STEELE (Navigators series)

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "The Tickety Tale Teller" by Maureen HASELHURST; illustrated by Barbara VAGNOZZI
• "The Cat Wants Cuddles" by P. CRUMBLE; illustrated by Lucinda GIFFORD

Fiction Book:

• "Robot Frenzy" by Erik CRADDOCK (Stone Rabbit series)
• "Ninja Slice" by Erik CRADDOCK (Stone Rabbit series)
• "Deadly Heist" by Jack HEATH (Countdown to Danger series)
• "Netball Gems : Hooked on Netball" by B. HELLARD & L. GIBBS (Netball Gems series)

Senior Fiction:

• "Roman Invasion : A British Boy AD84" by Jim ELDRIDGE (My Story series)

Non- Fiction:

• "Materials" by Anna CLAYBOURNE (Science in Action series)
• "Light and Dark" by Anna CLAYBOURNE (Science in Action series)
• "Golden Kiwis" by David RILEY

David Walliams

Another in a series of posts about popular children's authors and their books

Image from HERE

David Walliams real name is David Williams but he has taken the name Walliams as his stage surname. David was born on the 20th of August 1971, in Merton, London.

Happy Birthday for
Sunday David!

David attended Collingwood Boy's School in Wallington and then Reigate Grammar School. David is a comedian and children's author, you may be familiar with him as one of the judges of the TV show Britains Got Talent. In 2006 David swam across the English Channel raising over 1 million British Pounds for charity and in 2011 he swam the length of the River Thames raising more than 2 million British Pounds for charity.

David's first book The Boy in the Dress was published in 2008 followed by Mr Stink in 2009. Since then he has published numerous other titles including Gangsta Granny, Ratburger, Demon Dentist, Awful Auntie and more. In addition to the fiction titles above more recently he has also published picture books such as The Slightly Annoying Elephant and There's a Snake in My School.

Many people say that David Walliams books remind them of books by Roald Dahl.

Several of David's books have been adapted and released as films for television.

We have most of the books written by David Walliams in our Fiction or Picture Book areas.

Upper Hutt Library currently holds copies of most children's books by David Walliams, as well as ebooks of some of them and a copy of the TV movie adaption of Mr Stink.

The above information about David Walliams was adapted from HERE, and HERE. You can find out more about David, his books and other fun stuff on his website HERE too.  

On the New Books Display this Week

Picture Book:

• "Watch Me Throw the Ball!" by Mo WILLEMS
• "Today I Will Fly!" by Mo WILLEMS

Fiction Book:

• "Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot" by Dav PILKEY; art by Dan SANTAT (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot series)
• "Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs The Mutant Mosquitoes from Mercury" by Dav PILKEY; art by Dan SANTAT (Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot series)
• "Five Have a Puzzling Time" by Enid BLYTON; illustrated by Jamie LITTLER (Famous Five Colour Short Stories series)
• "When Timmy Chased the Cat!" by Enid BLYTON; illustrated by Jamie LITTLER (Famous Five Colour Short Stories series)
• "Unicorn on a Roll" by Dana SIMPSON (Phoebe and Her Unicorn Adventure series)

Senior Fiction:

• "Skulduggery Pleasant : Resurrection" by Derek LANDY (Skulduggery Pleasant series)

Non- Fiction:

• "Rugby, the Players, the Skills and the Style" by David RILEY 
• "Bulging Brains" by Nick ARNOLD; illustrated by Tony DE SAULLES (Horrible Science series)

Reading Quote

Image from HERE