The SaplingDec 14, 2021Christmas Reads from The SaplingWe interrupt this hiatus to bring you a list of Top Recommendations for the 2021 Holiday Season, created for you, our dear readers, as...
The SaplingOct 3, 2021LONG LIVE AOTEAROA'S CHILDREN'S BOOKSThe 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...
The SaplingSep 27, 2021TELLING TALES IN CHRISTCHURCHLast week, Scorpio Books quietly opened the doors of a dedicated children’s shop in the heart of the Ōtautahi Christchurch CBD. The sunny...
Hannah MarshallSep 23, 2021The 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...
Giselle ClarksonSep 22, 2021The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 34Giselle Clarkson ponders why she loves children's books in her final comic for this iteration of The Sapling. Giselle's latest book, The...
deborah hindeSep 21, 2021Day In the Life: DEBORAH HINDEDeborah Hinde is a Aotearoa illustrator, and her most recent title is Enough: A story about community. She spends her days running her...
Kura RutherfordSep 14, 2021RESILIENCE, WHAANAU, AND THE POWER OF TRADITIONSThe 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,...
Zeb NicklinSep 14, 2021A Reflection on Ben Ngaia's Ngake Me WhaataitaiWelcome to Te Wiki o te Reo Māori! Here’s our first (reo Pākehā) article for this important week. Zeb Nicklin interviewed Ben Ngaia, the...
Zeb NicklinSep 12, 2021I whakaaroarohia te Pukapuka Ngake Me WhaataitaiNau 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,...
The SaplingSep 7, 2021Day In the Life of an Illustrator: Phoebe MorrisJoin Phoebe Morris, illustrator of The Adventures of Mittens: Wellington's Famous Purr-sonality for our Day in the Life feature. Between...
The SaplingSep 7, 2021The Mahy Questionnaire: Sarina DicksonWriter, artist, and educator Sarina Dickson has two picture books coming out next month, A Stick and a Stone, illustrated by Hilary Jean...
Kylie ParrySep 2, 2021The reckoning: trans books matterWhere are the young trans heroes fighting dragons? Kylie, Rey, and Mindy Parry recount their experiences of trying to find trans role...
The SaplingAug 16, 2021The Mahy Questionnaire: Maria GillYou're favourite Mahy questionnaire is back! This month, we got award winning non-fiction writer Maria Gill to spill the tea on her...
The SaplingAug 11, 2021The 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...
The SaplingAug 9, 2021Book Awards: junior fiction finalistsWhere do we usually get our recommendations for books to read? The bookshop, of course. We've asked people from five bookshelves to sell...