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Book Quiz: Old Books, New Illustrations

Some beautiful new picture books that have hit shelves in recent years have had roots of an older vintage. So our latest quiz challenges you to pick the illustrator of the reissues of eight Kiwi books. We’ve included the covers…

Book Reviews: A Series To Get Kids Hooked

Rachel Moore reviews the first two titles in the series for mature junior readers. These books deal with many of the issues our kids face and gives them techniques to cope. You can read the excerpt from the first book,…

English-to-Māori Translating – It’s Not Child’s Play

Hēni Jacob has shared her thoughts the translation of kids books into te reo Māori, specifically the second Diary of a Wimpy Kid book: Rodrick Rules. Note that any purchases made from the link provided will not be dispatched until…

Te Whakamāori – Ehara I Te Mahi Mā Te Tamariki

Nā Hēni Jacob i whakarato āna whakaaro mō te whakamāoritanga o ngā pukapuka mō ngā tamariki, inarā, ko te pukapuka Te Rātaka a Tama Hūngoingoi tuarua: Ko Rodrick kei Runga. Kei raro te whārangi te hono mō te hokonga o…

The Badjelly Chronicles: Episode Five

How New Zealand developed an obsession with Spike Milligan’s beloved baddest witch in all the world. In this five-part series, Gemma Gracewood adventures through the many iterations of Spike Milligan’s Badjelly the Witch to find out why New Zealand loves…

The Badjelly Chronicles: Episode Four

How New Zealand developed an obsession with Spike Milligan’s beloved baddest witch in all the world. In this five-part series, Gemma Gracewood adventures through the many iterations of Spike Milligan’s Badjelly the Witch to find out why New Zealand loves…

The Badjelly Chronicles: Episode Three

How New Zealand developed an obsession with Spike Milligan’s beloved baddest witch in all the world. In this five-part series, Gemma Gracewood adventures through the many iterations of Spike Milligan’s Badjelly the Witch to find out why New Zealand loves…

The Badjelly Chronicles: Episode Two

How New Zealand developed an obsession with Spike Milligan’s beloved baddest witch in all the world. In this five-part series, Gemma Gracewood adventures through the many iterations of Spike Milligan’s Badjelly the Witch to find out why New Zealand loves…

The Badjelly Chronicles: Episode One

How New Zealand developed an obsession with Spike Milligan’s beloved baddest witch in all the world. In this five-part series, Gemma Gracewood adventures through the many iterations of Spike Milligan’s Badjelly the Witch to find out why New Zealand loves…

The Reckoning: Is it fair to pass on our despair?

We grew up watching the world end – at least on-screen. Our children are growing up watching it happen in real time. How do we prepare them to inherit a world that’s (supposedly) about to end? Today Elizabeth Kirkby-McLeod, an…