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    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...
    Illustrating new kiwi tale The Longdrop

    Illustrating new kiwi tale The Longdrop

    Bob Darroch is known New Zealand-wide for his depiction of bedtime favourite The Little Kiwi, but for this book he has taken a swerve int...
    Book Awards: The Picture Book Finalists

    Book Awards: The Picture Book Finalists

    It seems only right that the review for the picture book finalists for NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults should be illustrated...
    Book Review: Legacy, by Whiti Hereaka

    Book Review: Legacy, by Whiti Hereaka

    Whiti Hereaka has combined science fiction and World War I in her new YA title, Legacy. You read the excerpt last week, now 15-year-old K...
    Simie Simpson reviews Four Picture Books

    Simie Simpson reviews Four Picture Books

    Simie Simpson reviews four books: Dig, Dump, Roll by Sally Sutton and Brian Lovelock; Granny McFlitter, The Champion Knitter, by Heather ...
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