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    Day In the Life: DEBORAH HINDE

    Day In the Life: DEBORAH HINDE

    Deborah Hinde is a Aotearoa illustrator, and her most recent title is Enough: A story about community. She spends her days running her...
    A Reflection on Ben Ngaia's Ngake Me Whaataitai

    A Reflection on Ben Ngaia's Ngake Me Whaataitai

    Welcome to Te Wiki o te Reo Māori! Here’s our first (reo Pākehā) article for this important week. Zeb Nicklin interviewed Ben Ngaia, the...
    I whakaaroarohia te Pukapuka Ngake Me Whaataitai

    I whakaaroarohia te Pukapuka Ngake Me Whaataitai

    Nau mai ki Te Wiki o te Reo Māori! Koinei tā mātou pūrongo tuatahi mō tēnei wiki whai tikanga. Nā Zeb Nicklin i patapatai ki Ben Ngaia,...
    Day In the Life of an Illustrator: Phoebe Morris

    Day In the Life of an Illustrator: Phoebe Morris

    Join Phoebe Morris, illustrator of The Adventures of Mittens: Wellington's Famous Purr-sonality for our Day in the Life feature. Between...
    Book Awards: The Picture Book Award FInalists

    Book Awards: The Picture Book Award FInalists

    We're always trying to keep things fresh and interesting in our awards coverage, whether that's remixing what we do with which category...
    Waffle explores NZ – and Hayley explores publishing

    Waffle explores NZ – and Hayley explores publishing

    Creating a picture book—whether it's story or illustration or both—is a massive undertaking in its own right. Doing all that and taking...
    Book Reviews: New Aotearoa Picture books

    Book Reviews: New Aotearoa Picture books

    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...
    Storytime: Engaging Little Listeners

    Storytime: Engaging Little Listeners

    Children's author, storyteller and award winning playwright, Helen Vivienne Fletcher discusses storytime. She takes us through finding...
    Book Quiz: Books to sing along to

    Book Quiz: Books to sing along to

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

    Book Reviews: New picture books from Aotearoa

    It's time for a fresh batch of picture books reviews! Rachel Moore takes us through five new fantastic titles from Aotearoa that feature...
    Tara Black attends Joy Cowley's masterclass

    Tara Black attends Joy Cowley's masterclass

    Last weekend, Tara Black attended a masterclass on how to create a picture book, led by Joy Cowley. This was a fundraiser for Featherston...
    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...
    te haerenga o reo pepi – the next chapter

    te haerenga o reo pepi – the next chapter

    The Reo Pēpi series is one of the real success stories in the Aotearoa world of publishing for littlies. The popularity of these...
    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.
    The Reckoning: Who are they written for?

    The Reckoning: Who are they written for?

    Te Wiki o te Reo Māori continues with this installment of The Reckoning from University of Waikato senior lecturer Nicola Daly, where she...
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