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    New picture books from Aotearoa

    New picture books from Aotearoa

    The Sapling's Simie Simpson, reviews four new picture books from Aotearoa that feature a dog searching for a forever home, a racing buggy...
    We know Harry – now meet Hare

    We know Harry – now meet Hare

    Ataraira Cameron, a first-language reader of te reo Māori, explains her feelings towards the publication and translation by Leon Blake of...
    E matatauhia ana a Harry. Naa, tuutaki ki a Hare

    E matatauhia ana a Harry. Naa, tuutaki ki a Hare

    I tērā tau i whakaputahia e whā ngā pukapuka tuatahi a te kaupapa Kotahi Rau Pukapuka. Nā tokowhā ngā kaiwhakamāori waingōhia i whakamāor...
    Book reviews: New Maaori picture books

    Book reviews: New Maaori picture books

    Welcome to our first Māori language book reviews for 2021! Our friend Mikaere Flavell wrote these thoughtful bilingual reviews. Give them...
    Arotakenga Pukapuka: Ngaa puka pikitia hou

    Arotakenga Pukapuka: Ngaa puka pikitia hou

    Nau mai, haere mai, ki tā mātou arotakenga pukapuka Māori tuatahi mō te tau 2021! Nā tō mātou hoa Mikaere Flavell i tuhi ēnei arotakenga ...
    Book Reviews: Titles for Teens

    Book Reviews: Titles for Teens

    Today we are delighted to share some stellar reviews from writer and public servant Tihema Baker, featuring three teen-friendly(ish) titl...
    Book Reviews: New picture books from Aotearoa

    Book Reviews: New picture books from Aotearoa

    It has been a phenomenal year for picture books from Aotearoa! Here's our last batch of reviews for 2020, courtesy of co-founder and edit...
    New non-fiction reviews

    New non-fiction reviews

    From a tale of mythical women in northernmost Tuvalu to a story of a modern mophead woman of Tuvaluan, Samoan, French, Scottish and Engli...
    New picture books from Aotearoa

    New picture books from Aotearoa

    Alana Bird reviews five new picture books from Aotearoa that will tickle your funny bone. Boo Goes Tutti Frutti by Rachel Weston, illustr...
    Book Reviews: The latest in Aotearoa Non-Fiction

    Book Reviews: The latest in Aotearoa Non-Fiction

    Nida Fiazi reviews four wonderful new wildlife titles and a must-have activity book for the upcoming summer holidays. My Little Book of B...
    Book Reviews: Picture Books with heart

    Book Reviews: Picture Books with heart

    Whether you feel small, displaced or concerned about the environment, there are some wonderfully uplifting books coming for October.
    Book Reviews: Two New Young Adult Titles

    Book Reviews: Two New Young Adult Titles

    This spring season has brought forth some fantastic new titles, and these two YA novels are no exception!
    Book Reviews: New Picture books from Aotearoa

    Book Reviews: New Picture books from Aotearoa

    Detective hounds, free-range hens, grumbling toddlers, an ode to bugs and an adventure-filled fairytale.
    Book Reviews: Te Reo Maaori Picture Books

    Book Reviews: Te Reo Maaori Picture Books

    Nā Mihi Henare, tētahi kaiāwhina i Te Puna Reo o Manawanui, i tuhi ēnei arotakenga reorua.
    Book Reviews: Junior and Middle Fiction

    Book Reviews: Junior and Middle Fiction

    Reviewer and author Melinda Szymanik has reviewed a group of Aotearoa junior and middle fiction...
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