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    Christmas Reads from The Sapling
    The Sapling
    • Dec 14, 2021

    Christmas Reads from The Sapling

    We interrupt this hiatus to bring you a list of Top Recommendations for the 2021 Holiday Season, created for you, our dear readers, as...
    LONG LIVE AOTEAROA'S CHILDREN'S BOOKS
    The Sapling
    • Oct 3, 2021

    LONG LIVE AOTEAROA'S CHILDREN'S BOOKS

    The Sapling is dead, long live The Sapling. Just kidding. The Sapling is most certainly not dead—but we have run out of puff, and we are...
    TELLING TALES IN CHRISTCHURCH
    The Sapling
    • Sep 27, 2021

    TELLING TALES IN CHRISTCHURCH

    Last week, Scorpio Books quietly opened the doors of a dedicated children’s shop in the heart of the Ōtautahi Christchurch CBD. The sunny...
    The Reckoning: Why Don't We Care About NZ Books?
    Hannah Marshall
    • Sep 23, 2021

    The Reckoning: Why Don't We Care About NZ Books?

    A fleeting comment on Radio NZ about books set in Aotearoa made student and book reviewer Hannah Marshall uneasy. She sets out on a quest...
    The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 34
    Giselle Clarkson
    • Sep 22, 2021

    The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 34

    Giselle Clarkson ponders why she loves children's books in her final comic for this iteration of The Sapling. Giselle's latest book, The...
    Day In the Life: DEBORAH HINDE
    deborah hinde
    • Sep 21, 2021

    Day In the Life: DEBORAH HINDE

    Deborah Hinde is a Aotearoa illustrator, and her most recent title is Enough: A story about community. She spends her days running her...
    Kura Rutherford
    • Sep 14, 2021

    RESILIENCE, WHAANAU, AND THE POWER OF TRADITIONS

    The work of some of our most prolific writers for children cannot be found in our libraries or bookshops. For Te Wiki o te Reo Māori,...
    A Reflection on Ben Ngaia's Ngake Me Whaataitai
    Zeb Nicklin
    • Sep 14, 2021

    A Reflection on Ben Ngaia's Ngake Me Whaataitai

    Welcome to Te Wiki o te Reo Māori! Here’s our first (reo Pākehā) article for this important week. Zeb Nicklin interviewed Ben Ngaia, the...
    I whakaaroarohia te Pukapuka Ngake Me Whaataitai
    Zeb Nicklin
    • Sep 12, 2021

    I whakaaroarohia te Pukapuka Ngake Me Whaataitai

    Nau mai ki Te Wiki o te Reo Māori! Koinei tā mātou pūrongo tuatahi mō tēnei wiki whai tikanga. Nā Zeb Nicklin i patapatai ki Ben Ngaia,...
    Day In the Life of an Illustrator: Phoebe Morris
    The Sapling
    • Sep 7, 2021

    Day In the Life of an Illustrator: Phoebe Morris

    Join Phoebe Morris, illustrator of The Adventures of Mittens: Wellington's Famous Purr-sonality for our Day in the Life feature. Between...
    The Mahy Questionnaire: Sarina Dickson
    The Sapling
    • Sep 7, 2021

    The Mahy Questionnaire: Sarina Dickson

    Writer, artist, and educator Sarina Dickson has two picture books coming out next month, A Stick and a Stone, illustrated by Hilary Jean...
    The reckoning: trans books matter
    Kylie Parry
    • Sep 2, 2021

    The reckoning: trans books matter

    Where are the young trans heroes fighting dragons? Kylie, Rey, and Mindy Parry recount their experiences of trying to find trans role...
    The Mahy Questionnaire: Maria Gill
    The Sapling
    • Aug 16, 2021

    The Mahy Questionnaire: Maria Gill

    You're favourite Mahy questionnaire is back! This month, we got award winning non-fiction writer Maria Gill to spill the tea on her...
    The winners of the 2021 Book Awards are ...
    The Sapling
    • Aug 11, 2021

    The winners of the 2021 Book Awards are ...

    Fresh off the ceremony at Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, the results are in and your New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young...
    Book Awards: junior fiction finalists
    The Sapling
    • Aug 9, 2021

    Book Awards: junior fiction finalists

    Where do we usually get our recommendations for books to read? The bookshop, of course. We've asked people from five bookshelves to sell...

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