Christmas 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...
Book List: Fiction for GamersWhy do we love games? The high-octane fun? The easy access to discovery, adventure, challenge, and endless other draws? Sure. Yes to all...
Book List: Global Feel-good fantasySometimes, 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...
Book List: Starting SchoolThe jump from kindy, kōhanga, daycare, or home to SCHOOL can be quite a leap. Former Sapling co-editor, and mother of two kids who have...
Bookshop List: Good Books from Good booksGood Books is one of the youngest bookshops in the country, only springing to life this past spring. But they have already developed a...
Book List: Detectives, Spies, & other Sneaky SortsPicture this. You're a bookseller, being asked for recommendations for a ten-year-old kid who loves reading but needs something new. You...
The Festival of lights: celebrating Diwali through books Today is Diwali, the Indian festival of lights! And given that 3.9% of Aotearoa's population has an Indian background, it seems fitting...
Book List: Queer kids need books too…Way back in 2017, Cathy-Ellen Paul did a great list of Queer Books for School Libraries, and we thought it was about time to add to that...
Book List: Matariki Picture BooksThe rising of Matariki is just around the corner and councils, schools and organisations around the country are celebrating the occasion...
Book List: Books that feature playIn the last couple of months, we have seen the effects of COVID-19 wreak havoc worldwide. The mental health of both children and adults...
Book List: For Kids Who Dream Of HorsesCarly Thomas spent most of her childhood either reading about horses or riding them. Here, she takes a look at what’s on literary offer...
Be Prepared: An All-Age Disaster Book ListChildren and young adults in Aotearoa are particularly attuned to natural disasters. In today's book list, Miriam Hurst delves into...
Book List: Comic Books for Kids and TeensChildren’s comics embrace all the possibilities inherent in good fiction. They are original, compelling and relevant, but also of...
Book List: Queer & Trans Books for SchoolsYoung adults who are part of gender or sexual minorities may be in need of extra support in school environments. We asked School Library...
Book List: Local YA as good as the internationalsI’ve long maintained that our Young Adult authors are world class. But I’ve frequently heard that teens have a touch of what our adults...