Co-founder of The Sapling Jane Arthur has a long-standing interest in educational publishing –...

Three years ago, give or take, Jane Arthur and Sarah Forster dreamed up The Sapling. One of the...

Paula Green is one of New Zealand’s most (probably the most) energetic and passionate ambassado...

Board books including English and Te Reo Māori for basic concepts are being welcomed with open...

Jane Arthur reviews an enlightening new book celebrating eight New Zealand writers. Here We Are...

Hardcover non-fiction or poetry can be a great choice of gift for the special or hard-to-buy-fo...

What fictional death have you never got over? That's the question asked of our editor Jane Arth...

Our editor, Jane Arthur, looks into what goes into designing a picture book, and talks with the...

Here are reviews of two new picture books that couldn't be more different! One's a whimsical st...

As part of our coverage of this year's NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, we asked t...

Stories for Boys Who Dare To Be Different (Quercus) is the latest in the worldwide publishing p...

Founding Sapling editor, Jane, has been away from The Sapling for the past three months due to...

Earlier this month, we treated you to an excerpt from Gareth Ward's award-winning debut steampu...

As part of our coverage of this year's NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, we asked t...

As part of our coverage of this year's NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, we asked t...