There are all kinds of strong voices in Aotearoa’s picture book world today and some of the best of the best are women. Freelance writer...

Each year, the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults make for a massive occasion in the Aotearoa kids book world – move...

Fifi Colston explains the costs involved in training as an illustrator, and how many books a year she has to illustrate to make ends...

Author Linda Jane Keegan reviews two new non-fiction titles from Aotearoa; the first looks at our changing climate, and the second at the...

We all have that one book; the one that turned us on to reading, or reached out and grabbed us by the heart and squeezed. Writer and...

Morrin Rout is a long time friend of the Mahy family, and a resident of Governor’s Bay, a town on the Banks Peninsula in Canterbury. Any...

From the whimsy and sparkle to grim reality, you don't have to be a pony obsessive to still love a good pony book! Librarian Chelsea Heap...

Children's author, storyteller and award winning playwright, Helen Vivienne Fletcher discusses storytime. She takes us through finding...

Tara Black attended a masterclass at the Auckland Writer's Festival on how to create a picture book with Shaun Tan—and she was kind...

We thought it was high time for the return of our author co-interview—and look at the pair we managed to bring together! Joanna...

This month's instalment of the Margaret Mahy Questionnaire features your favourite author of pony fiction, Stacy Gregg! Read on to find...

Sometimes, we need a little escapism with a side of pep in our reading. A little pick-me-up. And fantasy can be just the thing. After...

Today we're thrilled to share some brilliant reviews from writer Cassie Hart, featuring two terrific new (and one old) titles from...

It's New Zealand Music Month, so our quiz for your brain teasing pleasure today is all about singalong books from writers, illustrators...

Your favourite former science/technology teacher turned eco-fiction writer Des Hunt is back with a new title, Inside Bubble Earth:...