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    LONG LIVE AOTEAROA'S CHILDREN'S BOOKS

    LONG LIVE AOTEAROA'S CHILDREN'S BOOKS

    The 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 Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 34

    The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 34

    Giselle Clarkson ponders why she loves children's books in her final comic for this iteration of The Sapling. Giselle's latest book, The...
    The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 33

    The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 33

    Don't look away, can't look away. Giselle Clarkson explores children's books that she is ghoulishly drawn to. Giselle Clarkson Giselle...
    The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 32

    The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 32

    Our resident illustrator extraordinaire Giselle Clarkson takes us on an epic tour of some fabulous local bookish monuments - including a...
    The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 31

    The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 31

    Giselle Clarkson is back for 2021! Today our fabulous illustrator finds her inner poet
    Bookshop List: Good Books from Good books

    Bookshop List: Good Books from Good books

    Good Books is one of the youngest bookshops in the country, only springing to life this past spring. But they have already developed a...
    Fantastic gifts for kids aged 8-12

    Fantastic gifts for kids aged 8-12

    The Sapling is dedicated to bringing you the best books from Aotearoa for gifting this holidays. This week we've got some rad...
    The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 30

    The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 30

    It's the most wonderful time of the month! Another Giselle Clarkson comic. Today our resident illustrator extraordinaire takes us through...
    Talking to the Team Behind Egg & Spoon

    Talking to the Team Behind Egg & Spoon

    It’s October and boy do we have a treat for you! This month, Gecko Press is releasing an absolutely delectable Aotearoa title that will...
    The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 29

    The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 29

    If you are as committed to children's books as Giselle and The Sapling team are, no doubt you've found yourself pondering many branded...
    The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 28

    The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 28

    Giselle has visited the theme of anthropomorphism in her comics in the past⁠—remember birds with arms?⁠—but recently she has been...
    The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 27

    The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 27

    Today is editor Sarah's birthday, and she's going to shelter in one of her favourite books. Would you join her in Carrie Hepple's Garden?...
    The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 26

    The Giselle Clarkson Comic: Number 26

    Today is apparently the day for romance, and what can be more romantic than working on a picture book together? Giselle Clarkson explores...
    Merry Christmas from Giselle & The Sapling

    Merry Christmas from Giselle & The Sapling

    The editors of The Sapling all love a good kids' Christmas book. This comic celebrates the books that Briar, Thalia, Kura, and Sarah have...
    Giselle Clarkson & Sarah Laing: A comic interview

    Giselle Clarkson & Sarah Laing: A comic interview

    We love comics, and we love the artists behind them! So for this month's Giselle Clarkson comic, we have something a little different for...
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