Quiz: NZ Booklovers Awards 2026
The finalists for the NZ Booklovers Awards were announced yesterday, which gives us the perfect excuse for the first quiz of the year! Read on to test your knowledge of the finalists … Questions Answers
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Big people in books for little people: adult protagonists in picture books
Annelies Judson examines the role of grown ups in picture books. As a writer, I try to keep my ear to the ground for trends in children’s literature, both in Aotearoa and globally. One thing that I’ve heard over and…
Reviews: New Easter Picture Books
Easter is just around the corner, and with that, Linda Jane Keegan and Thalia Kehoe Rowden bring you a batch of Easter-themed picture book reviews perfect for getting stuck into this weekend! E Oma, Rāpeti / Run, Rabbit books, by…
Reviews: Four Christmas Books
Christmas is quickly approaching, so bookseller Becks Popham has four festive reads that are perfect for building up the holiday hype. The Chaos Before Christmas, written by Sarina Dickson and illustrated by Lily Emo As someone who has worked in…
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 or coming up with something new altogether. For 2021’s Picture Book Award finalists, we decided to put the…
Book Reviews: Perceptive Picture Books
Alana Bird reviews three perceptive picture books. From the hilarity of Granny McFlitter: A Country Yarn, to the reflective Emmett and Caleb, and the funny and reflective WRESTLE!, all three of these titles get a Sapling seal of approval. Granny…
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 Haylock and Lael Chisholm; I am Jellyfish, by Ruth Paul and The Gift Horse, by Sophie Siers and Katharine…
The winner of the Storylines Gavin Bishop Award is…
The Storylines Gavin Bishop Award has been offered to a promising Kiwi illustrator since 2009. Set up by Gavin Bishop and Jenny Hellen, then Children’s Publisher at Random House NZ, they are administered now by Storylines Children’s Literature Charitable Trust….