Booksellers

From the Shop Floor: Little Unity, Auckland

We are pleased to present a regular monthly series highlighting the work, expertise and enthusiasm of some of the greatest children’s booksellers of New Zealand. Here’s a newborn on the block: Little Unity, a just-for-kids spin-off of the beloved High…

From the Shop Floor: VOLUME, Nelson

We are pleased to present a regular monthly series highlighting the work, expertise and enthusiasm of some of the greatest children’s booksellers of New Zealand. Here’s a relative newcomer, Nelson’s très chic VOLUME, which won the coveted title of Nielsen…

From the Shop Floor: Time Out Bookstore

We are pleased to present a regular monthly series highlighting the work, expertise and enthusiasm of some of the greatest children’s booksellers of New Zealand. Here’s the multi-award-winning Time Out Bookstore in Mt Eden Village, Auckland. Situated in the heart…

From the Shop Floor: Scorpio Books

We are pleased to present a regular monthly series highlighting the work, expertise and enthusiasm of some of the greatest children’s booksellers of New Zealand. Here’s the ever-resilient Scorpio Books in Christchurch. Dave Cameron, the owner of Scorpio in Christchurch,…

From the Shop Floor: Unity Wellington

We are pleased to present a regular monthly series highlighting the work, expertise and enthusiasm of some of the greatest children’s booksellers of New Zealand. Tilly Lloyd of the famous Unity Books in Wellington shares some of their capital goings-on….

From the Shop Floor: Wardini Books

We are pleased to present a regular monthly series highlighting the work, expertise and enthusiasm of some of the greatest children’s booksellers of New Zealand. Here’s relative newcomer, the vibrant Wardini Books in Havelock North. About five years ago, Gareth…

From the Shop Floor: Dorothy Butler's

We are pleased to present a regular monthly series highlighting the work, expertise and enthusiasm of some of the greatest children’s booksellers of New Zealand. Here’s Auckland’s iconic The Dorothy Butler Children’s Bookshop.  The Dorothy Butler Children’s Bookshop has a…

Book List: Books for young makers and coders

Auckland bookshop Time Out Bookstore helped us compile this book list for those kids in your life who’re the inventors of the next robot-dog, Facebook or Golden Gate Bridge. Here are 15 books for young makers, coders and engineers! How…

From the Shop Floor: Children's Room Otago

We are pleased to present a regular monthly series highlighting the work, expertise and enthusiasm of some of the greatest children’s booksellers of New Zealand. Here’s The Children’s Room at the University Book Shop in Dunedin. The Children’s Room came…

Jo Randerson: The Books My Kids Are Reading

Wellington-based writer and theatre-maker Jo Randerson is appearing in four events at the Wellington Writers & Readers Festival this month, including being a guest narrator in Peter and the Wolf. Here, she writes about the books her two children enjoy…