tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13397019801466902012024-03-09T18:45:52.475-08:00KidsBooksNZhttps://kidsbooksnz.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897723540798803005noreply@blogger.comBlogger1214125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339701980146690201.post-49853211375840500502024-03-06T11:01:00.000-08:002024-03-06T11:01:00.138-08:00A riot of colour in 'Hatch and Match'<p><b>Hatch & Match</b> by Ruth Paul (Walker Books)</p><p>I remember when we first got chickens for our lifestyle property. There were all such characters and I could watch them for ages. They loved to fluff up their feathers then settle into the dirt to give themselves a dirt bath. When they laid an egg they had to tell everyone about it. And the little devils were always hiding their nest of eggs. They were fascinating and the kids loved them. So, I can understand Ruth - who also lives on a lifestyle property - writing and illustrating a book with chickens centre stage. She starts:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWFYUuUGpu_f4UFZbN5vlurB2Q8PehuTtlNziAjs7jvC-3K4Y7wYJCxC9yq6EEHVVVa1Y2-90OGa3MxI9VcKxhm9tzWHxkvy0pB3bq0Cvn0uu3laEkIER6xITbeC8Eu7zdv5r8S7OqT8AICm7kBMrCHTNiwO-DO6fA0IuFV93WlyFeC9zETlJ_yqSHHqS/s469/hatch%20and%20match.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="469" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWFYUuUGpu_f4UFZbN5vlurB2Q8PehuTtlNziAjs7jvC-3K4Y7wYJCxC9yq6EEHVVVa1Y2-90OGa3MxI9VcKxhm9tzWHxkvy0pB3bq0Cvn0uu3laEkIER6xITbeC8Eu7zdv5r8S7OqT8AICm7kBMrCHTNiwO-DO6fA0IuFV93WlyFeC9zETlJ_yqSHHqS/s320/hatch%20and%20match.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><i>Chickens roosting in the tree.</i><p></p><p><i>Same, but different.</i></p><p><i>Can you see?</i></p><p><i>Every morning, same but new,</i></p><p><i>hear the cock-a-doodle-doo!</i></p><p><i>Hens jump down, stretch their legs.</i></p><p><i>Can you help them find their eggs?</i></p><p>And there's a glorious picture of chooks in all colours, stripes, and spots roosting in a Pohutukawa tree. Young readers are not just looking for eggs, though. They're also looking for eggs that match their colourful hens. In the first nest one blue and red spotted egg lies snug and safe and its mother is in a field of chooks because they are free range after all. </p><p>It's a look and find and match book. Kids (and parents) love interactive books. This book is bound to be popular. Ruth hasn't made it easy for the little detective readers. She's painted a riot of colour and children will need to look closely to find the matching pair. The colourful and busy artwork has been painted in Photoshop.<br /></p><p>Ruth includes some lovely onomatopoeia words, alliteration, assonance, rhyme and rhythm.Will make a great read aloud and I can imagine young children pointing and shouting when they find the matching pairs. The book also teaches colour and pattern recognition, and counting - a great introduction for kindergarten and Junior School children.</p><p>Ruth Paul is an award-winning writer and illustrator of children's picture books and a New Zealand Arts Laureate (2019). Her books have been published in New Zealand, Australia, USA, Canada, the UK, China and Korea, with translations into five languages. She has twice won the Picture Book Award at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.</p><p>ISBN: 978-1-760656-98-0</p><p>RRP $27.99 (hardback)</p><p>Released on 8 March 2024<br /><br /></p>https://kidsbooksnz.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897723540798803005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339701980146690201.post-34130243166638414682024-03-05T20:35:00.000-08:002024-03-05T20:35:22.606-08:00A cute story about being yourself<p><b>Ruby Loud Mouse and the Ruru</b> by Alice Pearce, illustrated by Dïne the Fox (Bateman Books)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUBhMT5VsjgXmcn3sdrCs0xjrmtb4X0QR8nN9B2FxdTvQuzSxr6t2uQtSmziccy6SuGwwChK5vW4cGaRbV3qbFRRjjYtFXkXg25bQ8kqkvo1rVT4Ot8ofIA9Cd5S6HPw4gOlAkU1-9rlT8jyB_l5sXiBrpfCtSW57scwrIb3AEjqsjjZ_BKMxHBtORlps/s400/RUBY%20LOUD%20MOUSE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="400" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyUBhMT5VsjgXmcn3sdrCs0xjrmtb4X0QR8nN9B2FxdTvQuzSxr6t2uQtSmziccy6SuGwwChK5vW4cGaRbV3qbFRRjjYtFXkXg25bQ8kqkvo1rVT4Ot8ofIA9Cd5S6HPw4gOlAkU1-9rlT8jyB_l5sXiBrpfCtSW57scwrIb3AEjqsjjZ_BKMxHBtORlps/s320/RUBY%20LOUD%20MOUSE.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>I think Alice Pearce ruminated on the saying 'as quiet as a mouse' and thought of a creature that was the opposite. It must have given her the idea for Ruby Loud Mouse. Perhaps in response to being called a loud girl and now woman herself. In Alice's dedication she acknowledges the 'lovely loud women who raised me and my lovely loud friends who sing alongside me.' People who are themselves and laugh joyously and speak their mind. Not afraid to speak up. Hurrah, we haven't had a story celebrating this type of character before.<p></p><p>First of all, I'm in love with the cover. It captures your attention immediately. It immediately hooks the reader. Is the timid-looking mouse in danger. Is the Ruru going to eat it? You have to turn the page quickly to find out. We soon find out that the 'very, very small mouse' is not timid at all. In fact, she's "...very, very loud. When she was born the doctor said to her mother: 'This is not a mouse -- it's a lion!'" Why? Because she yells and yells!<br /></p><p>Every morning Ruby Loud Mouse sings at the top of her lungs. At night she sleep talks very loudly. And when she starts school she finds there are lots of 'quiet time'. Ruby soon learns that humming, tapping, and singing are not quiet. And that's not all, she had to be quiet when going about town. Then one day, her loud voice comes in real handy...</p><p>A very cute story about being yourself but also learning the rules in society like being quiet in libraries, class, and museums. Lots of kids will identify with Ruby Loud Mouse and it'll also give them pause to think about when they can be their usual loud self and when they need to be quiet. The illustrations are fun, with mice on motorbikes, wearing sunglasses, playing in a band and cats featured as bookends. Kids will love how artwork is shown as stamps (because that would be the right size for a mouse). </p><p>At the back of the book is handy mice and ruru facts, websites, and organisations you might want to look up for further information. <br /></p><p>I couldn't find anything about Alice Pearce online. Will find out and fill this in later.<br /></p><p>The illustrator Amandine Riera works under the pen name of <strong>Dïne the Fox. </strong>(Her family call her Fox because of her ginger hair.) On LinkedIn, Dïne introduces herself: "Hello! I am Dïne (pronounce “deen”), an illustrator, a tattoo artist and a busy mom. I
like to illustrate children’s literature and graphic novels, especially
if it’s about nature, legends, tales or whimsical stories." She studied Art in France where she specialized in illustration, storytelling and character design. She works with traditional mediums such as ink, watercolor and pencil, but
also with digital techniques (Photoshop, Procreate). She creates her art from her tiny house, in the middle of the mountains of the south island of Aotearoa New Zealand.</p><p>ISBN: 978-1-77689-097-2</p><p>RRP $21.99 (paperback, 32 pages)</p><p>For ages 3-6 years<br /></p><p>Reviewed by Maria Gill<br /> <br /></p><br />https://kidsbooksnz.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897723540798803005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339701980146690201.post-30463975785562985942024-03-05T19:38:00.000-08:002024-03-05T19:38:01.874-08:00A joyful summery picture book<p><b>Pipi Dance </b>by Angie Belcher, illustrated by Lily Uivel (Scholastic)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZlj_VVI1weJ79RwBPKVTDtIuPKrqWlzPDFP91kK4I8MQ0K9kbYQhyQtU3ywS8v89hwJ-ktelT3Z-gUlmTsXlJnInHQqKeD7VTyjNNeUlwAk7MXHItIr4-N7QYhee0b4lTktNcVcpapJz6gcBFJRNcObUO716zjpt-lvyW8PMrNkvKIU1OfjNLqqSrRnHK/s417/pipi%20dance1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZlj_VVI1weJ79RwBPKVTDtIuPKrqWlzPDFP91kK4I8MQ0K9kbYQhyQtU3ywS8v89hwJ-ktelT3Z-gUlmTsXlJnInHQqKeD7VTyjNNeUlwAk7MXHItIr4-N7QYhee0b4lTktNcVcpapJz6gcBFJRNcObUO716zjpt-lvyW8PMrNkvKIU1OfjNLqqSrRnHK/s320/pipi%20dance1.jpg" width="307" /></a></div>Have you ever collected shellfish off a New Zealand beach? It's a fun activity to do with whanau, bringing the community and families together. And afterwards you have a delicious feed!<p></p><p>With that in mind Angie Belcher has written 'Pipi Dance'. A little boy goes with his mother to the beach with bucket in hand. But before they get their feet wet, mum says to her boy:</p><p><i>"Before you can gather," says Mumma to me,</i></p><p><i>"you need to know how, so watch carefully.</i></p><p><i>Walk with me, slowly, into the tide</i></p><p><i>and I'll show you where those wee pipi hide."</i></p><p>The instructions continue<i> </i>with a shuffle<i> "... side to side, digging deep in the sand..." </i>and then she holds up a smooth, shiny pipi. The little boy can't wait to help. </p><p>When the grandfather cooks the pipi over an open fire, he gives a safety warning, "Get back, Moko! This fire is really hot." A good safety message to include in the book. The book’s themes are family time and gathering kai moana. Also included are a smattering of Maori words and the tikanga/protocol of how to treat the pipi once you've harvested them from the sea. A joyful book that encourages you to get your friends to come along, and do the shuffle dance.</p><p>On Lily Uivel's site she says that she creates her illustrations primarily digitally, using naturalistic
texture and wash effects to bring warmth and liveliness to the artwork. It has the look of watercolour painting and the colours reflect the colours of summer. Some of the pictures are whole page, some are vignettes with text featured on white or sky backgrounds. It makes it easy to read.<br /></p><p>Angie Belcher <span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">is both writer and teacher. </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Her love of outdoor adventure, including diving, caving, and hiking provide Angie with exciting writing prospects and have become the catalyst for many children’s books. </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Her work is varied and includes Young Adult and Junior Fiction novels, educational text, commissioned and freelance articles, illustrated picture books and writing short plays for children and adults. <a href="https://www.angiebelcherwriter.com/s/Angie-Belcher-Book-list.docx"><strong>Download a full list of publications here.</strong></a><strong> </strong>Her book <i>The Girls in the Kapa Haka </i>won the Gaelyn Gordon Award for a Much-loved book. Her favourite stories originate from her home at Māketu in the Bay of Plenty.</span></p><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0c__jtJi07dZnvTN2Dp_2Iq66xHrS5JX5hFOOYQXdFsALQ8CHf4z4CYZ4CauZG5LMCaqOYQXaBL30CaL0EopRP4UwsJDLvKBF6DHRIEENl7Yvjc1m1j_swalGIcorF_DwurSb-Jmb4IJfn4ywE6XJcf5T_SW94rEWGl0c6ie7agRi0G44gSV3V-rO8kh/s417/pipi%20dance2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0c__jtJi07dZnvTN2Dp_2Iq66xHrS5JX5hFOOYQXdFsALQ8CHf4z4CYZ4CauZG5LMCaqOYQXaBL30CaL0EopRP4UwsJDLvKBF6DHRIEENl7Yvjc1m1j_swalGIcorF_DwurSb-Jmb4IJfn4ywE6XJcf5T_SW94rEWGl0c6ie7agRi0G44gSV3V-rO8kh/s320/pipi%20dance2.jpg" width="307" /></a></div>Lily Uivel has always loved to draw more than anything else and would spend all her spare time sketching and studying illustration. After receiving her Bachelor's degree in Fine Art, she worked for years as a props maker and designer, most recently in London. Returning to New Zealand when Covid arrived, Lily decided to give illustration a go and has since illustrated more than ten books. She lives in Day's Bay, Wellington, with her partner and her dog. <p></p><div class="col sqs-col-9 span-9" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1709694545797_782"><div class="sqs-block html-block sqs-block-html" data-block-type="2" data-border-radii="{"topLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"topRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomLeft":{"unit":"px","value":0.0},"bottomRight":{"unit":"px","value":0.0}}" id="block-yui_3_17_2_21_1454534841244_8814"><div class="sqs-block-content" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1709694545797_781"><div class="sqs-html-content" id="yui_3_17_2_1_1709694545797_780">
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</div></div></div><p> </p><p>Teacher notes available <a href="https://www.scholastic.co.nz/media/7316/pipi-dance_teacher-notes_final.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><p>Also available in te reo Maori, <i>Te Pīkari Pipi, </i>translated by Pānia Papa.</p><p>ISBN: 978-1-77543-808-3</p><p>RRP $21.99 (paperback, 32 pages, for ages 3-7 years)<br /><br /><br /></p>https://kidsbooksnz.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897723540798803005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339701980146690201.post-24222888317544517692024-03-04T20:09:00.000-08:002024-03-04T20:09:14.584-08:00A self-help book to help you relax and de-stress<p><b>101 ways to find calm: How to use your body to soothe your mind</b> by Rebekah Ballagh (Allen & Unwin)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWvOkG-i2DSSKIXhkv0nPiaTIMUkaEB1aDWGwxqCEyPmduMfEajKjM0A_uH3pSXqr8xbs7fLMljPp1-dFzB0vFqUMbjDOaD9StsEvCmZfVs93rR9gbSjAEdXr2H9AisfPhD_F_URdLRZu5pVyDYHDcLdRlYsCHZRFk3MG08QyKIAYFZwoozGyHRbKhWjF/s480/101%20ways%20to%20find%20calm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaWvOkG-i2DSSKIXhkv0nPiaTIMUkaEB1aDWGwxqCEyPmduMfEajKjM0A_uH3pSXqr8xbs7fLMljPp1-dFzB0vFqUMbjDOaD9StsEvCmZfVs93rR9gbSjAEdXr2H9AisfPhD_F_URdLRZu5pVyDYHDcLdRlYsCHZRFk3MG08QyKIAYFZwoozGyHRbKhWjF/s320/101%20ways%20to%20find%20calm.jpg" width="267" /></a></div>After the pandemic we are all very aware of the effects of continuous stress on our bodies. Books like '101 Ways to find calm' can help anyone, whether you're a teacher, librarian, student or parent, who needs help to de-stress. <p></p><p>The book tells us that our bodies tend to hold on to stress and we don't always know how to safely release it. Hence people are often easily overwhelmed by triggers and tend to disconnect or shut down.</p><p>In '101 ways to find calm' the author Rebekah shows a different tool that will help the reader to be calm and connect. These are scientifically backed methods, with influences from somatic therapy practices (<span class="ILfuVd" lang="en"><span class="hgKElc">a body-centric approach that works by helping the body and mind to release stress, tension, and trauma)</span></span>, polyvagal exercises (deep and slow breathing), mindfulness, breath work, meditation, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing), and yin yoga (a type of yoga where positions are held for 3-5 minutes at a time). </p><p>Readers will learn tools like five-finger breath, the burrito wrap, or a facial massage that can help you centre and refocus when you feel stressed and overwhelmed. There's techniques you probably have heard of such as the body scan, ear massages, and child's pose. But there's plenty you might not have heard of before such as bilateral stimulation (butterfly taps), containment hugs, and somatic holds. <br /></p><p>Rebekah suggests you check in before and after you pick a page. Ask yourself, how are you feeling, what is happening in your body, what are your thoughts doing right now, what would you score your overall level of discomfort or distress out of ten right now. Then pick a page that suits your mood or let fate choose and pick a page at random. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRvN0xNlV2W52F7Kopat6DD1VByKVwmhTOj1-tmBdEyOmAdNFgtXOhJ4haABc6y_p0z7TvPb51MURfXY3a2Jb400RV-GXQsNXzFd5bkZKkphY1JGx_kKBu-1xDbZ4X7HkRgoRdIbiwuYGF7vfga8wrY8uiquRmfMTM3wsolfP6uoSwrCrEvnRvB9mdTsP/s1116/101%20page%202.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="1116" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRvN0xNlV2W52F7Kopat6DD1VByKVwmhTOj1-tmBdEyOmAdNFgtXOhJ4haABc6y_p0z7TvPb51MURfXY3a2Jb400RV-GXQsNXzFd5bkZKkphY1JGx_kKBu-1xDbZ4X7HkRgoRdIbiwuYGF7vfga8wrY8uiquRmfMTM3wsolfP6uoSwrCrEvnRvB9mdTsP/w400-h229/101%20page%202.png" width="400" /></a></div>I felt calm just leafing through the pages. Rebekah has also drawn the pictures and they're in soft and soothing<br /> colours, uncluttered and pretty. The instructions for each activity are simple, numbered, and easy to follow. A must-have for children 10 years plus to read themselves (and younger if doing it with a parent or teacher). Don't wait to buy it for an already stressed person, buy it for them because you love them. Or buy it for yourself. It's a great book to dip in and out when feeling healthy and wanting to maintain that feeling, but also if you're going through a stressful time.<br /><p></p><p>Rebekah has sold over 85,000 books in New Zealand and Australia. Her bestselling titles are 'Note to Self', 'Note to Self Journal', 'Words of Comfort', and 'Be your best self'. She has also written two children's books. Rebekah is a qualified counsellor, self-development coach, trainer, speaker and the creator of a popular Instagram community @journey to wellness with 444,000 followers. Rebekah is based in Nelson.</p><p>ISBN: 978-1-99100-603-5</p><p>RRP $29.99 (paperback) 240 pages</p><p>Ages 10 years +</p><p>Reviewed by Maria Gill<br /> <br /></p><p><br /></p>https://kidsbooksnz.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897723540798803005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339701980146690201.post-85627204428899512472024-02-29T20:00:00.000-08:002024-02-29T20:00:04.359-08:00Two new historical stories<p><b>What it takes to wear black </b>by Toby Butland, illustrated by Katharine Hall (A Back in the Day)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NT7PolkrVxAJbOKJK-3dyZu966Q6RMFCTMaMBLbctVYpL64oTySh9VAewGf8sn5_ezJDiPMeDISSgv8jzrZSz9lGz0HDTQQ4_98LU2jKH9UwbriRVXlNVZanxu6dqdB27y8G16pbsucNCaLFwt3mgtrBNbtiyPYnAuWKbQstGVdpaXg7IMR-GrIAim3J/s1024/what%20it%20takes%20to%20wear%20black.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="956" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NT7PolkrVxAJbOKJK-3dyZu966Q6RMFCTMaMBLbctVYpL64oTySh9VAewGf8sn5_ezJDiPMeDISSgv8jzrZSz9lGz0HDTQQ4_98LU2jKH9UwbriRVXlNVZanxu6dqdB27y8G16pbsucNCaLFwt3mgtrBNbtiyPYnAuWKbQstGVdpaXg7IMR-GrIAim3J/s320/what%20it%20takes%20to%20wear%20black.jpg" width="299" /></a></div>Henry Butland was as 'tough as nails'. He panned for gold throughout the week in the raging west coast rivers and on the weekend, he helped his team play rugby. One Saturday, he receives a telegram telling him he's been selected to play rugby for New Zealand against Australia. But he must catch the Lyttelton boat one week away. With no horse and cart available (in the 1890s there are no cars or planes), he must travel over the alps by foot. It's a treacherous journey - will he make it in time?<p></p><p>On page one, young readers will also find an introduction by Sir Graham Henry and in the back matter there's information and photos about the Southern Alps; more information about Henry, the 1893 tour, the silver fern, Henry's rugby captain; and a text box about the early rugby boots.</p><p><b>Fittall the Flyer </b>by Toby Butland, illustrated by Katharine Hall (A Back in the Day story)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNBschQxstCqO_bXSTpZwS7vcYS3sq5Ar1oFqSn3YKQmdLA38kco8sr91sIxjhEIfpg5QLOwS_5Ul-BFQT_-jNeRzgBqJzRxAOL2ZNkweG2NlrrpLuNRnQhRNGunas72P1sAFGgIFWuTp6ibfoX1ccL5_ew-a645yGZo2l7kVTNIRZhC54MXU8HKRIdu1A/s640/fittall.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="604" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNBschQxstCqO_bXSTpZwS7vcYS3sq5Ar1oFqSn3YKQmdLA38kco8sr91sIxjhEIfpg5QLOwS_5Ul-BFQT_-jNeRzgBqJzRxAOL2ZNkweG2NlrrpLuNRnQhRNGunas72P1sAFGgIFWuTp6ibfoX1ccL5_ew-a645yGZo2l7kVTNIRZhC54MXU8HKRIdu1A/s320/fittall.jpg" width="302" /></a></div>Vaughan Fittall loved to make model planes when he was young. "And although Vaughan Fittall was quite little, he dreamt of much bigger things." When World War II begins young Vaughan joins the air force. He trains at the base in New Zealand and studies the theory that might one day help save him if his plane falls out of the sky. Once qualified, he sails to Britain and begins flying back and forth from the UK to Europe. He shoots down planes, blows up supply trains, and attacks battleships. Will he survive and know what to do if his plane is attacked? <p></p><p>Also contains extra information such as a Foreward from Sir Tom Wallis (Warbirds over Wanaka founder); the New Zealand war in numbers, who the bravest of the brave were, a biography on Fittall the Flyer; and information on Hawker Typhoon planes, Anzac Day, modern day veterans and the Poppy Appeal. <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDOHUMuYiGih4nY1W547WGyGJoPwFLsTgJLYOy1Hn-GHGEdk5Jtk2TqXwF0r1He00OWJ8bTmeANYcm-fOhgSsMBYmJNiu7JdiGjcOLN4eOPGKD4FhNYZOadTUCYdL-wnx8-bVY2k-iPCj2dvIXgCEgRomMmID9w_zL0nvXkcfO06eNmZKkVaQiZ6a6mzQ/s621/fittall%20page%202.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="592" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDOHUMuYiGih4nY1W547WGyGJoPwFLsTgJLYOy1Hn-GHGEdk5Jtk2TqXwF0r1He00OWJ8bTmeANYcm-fOhgSsMBYmJNiu7JdiGjcOLN4eOPGKD4FhNYZOadTUCYdL-wnx8-bVY2k-iPCj2dvIXgCEgRomMmID9w_zL0nvXkcfO06eNmZKkVaQiZ6a6mzQ/s320/fittall%20page%202.png" width="305" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">page 4 from 'Fittall the Flyer'<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p><p>Toby says, "I wanted to create books that will stimulate conversation between young and old with the stuff at the back enabling them to just point at pictures or read in detail, depending on the age of the kid."<br /></p><p>Two exciting adventure stories for young readers 6-8 years old. Both books were professionally edited and designed and it shows. Interestingly, Toby has also included advertising for plastic model kits on the back page, and for the 'What it takes to wear black' book an advert for Wildness West Coast. I was surprised that the only place the author and illustrator's names appear, are on the very back page in small print on the bottom left corner. More great books to complement the history curriculum.</p><p>ISBN: 978-0-463548915 'What it takes to wear black'</p><p>ISBN: 978-0-473-68958-2 ' Fittall the Flyer'</p><p>RRP $22.95 each (or $34.95 for the two books)<br /></p><p>Buy <a href="https://backintheday.co.nz/fittall-the-flyer/" target="_blank">here</a></p><p> <br /></p>https://kidsbooksnz.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897723540798803005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339701980146690201.post-2116728903823091882024-02-25T11:38:00.000-08:002024-02-25T11:38:19.148-08:00Cowboy yarn about robbers and a boy-hero<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><i><span style="line-height: 107%;">Henry Appleton: Boy Hero and the Burgess Gang</span></i><span style="line-height: 107%;"> by John Evan Harris (Publisher:
Roiall Emerald, 2024): Illustrator: Charles Cumming; Distributor: Nationwide
Book Distributors.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LrjDa8s1PsIZznYAdUJyfz3RUg3d7vI5W-bYVkKds9s5-xXUlpywtixOAoZpa2tbEk6c2Amws4jfX1ZldymHQiOFVbW7VdLAH128WTjGiE5nLg02-ZJ28SIaoTVrC6e5IRd4d2TUb-1tfOkASKhj4WRl0Tgs0CWbp4EG_jCMM1T8IVa4MFeuGTmxoCFW/s500/henry%20appleton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="329" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LrjDa8s1PsIZznYAdUJyfz3RUg3d7vI5W-bYVkKds9s5-xXUlpywtixOAoZpa2tbEk6c2Amws4jfX1ZldymHQiOFVbW7VdLAH128WTjGiE5nLg02-ZJ28SIaoTVrC6e5IRd4d2TUb-1tfOkASKhj4WRl0Tgs0CWbp4EG_jCMM1T8IVa4MFeuGTmxoCFW/s320/henry%20appleton.jpg" width="211" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">The origins of this book are complicated. If you’ve enjoyed
the previous novel (<i>The Physician’s Gun</i>, 2022), which is in part a
prequel to some events described in <i>Boy Hero</i>, you will have more of an
idea about what’s going on.</span></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">The book is actually written by John Evan Harris, but is told
in the voice of an American self-proclaimed dime novelist called Johnny Slick.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">And here things get even more complicated. Johnny Slick is a
popular character from <i>The Physician’s Gun</i>. Real or not real? It’s up to
the reader to decide. Here’s what the promoter says, “A prequel to <i>The
Physician’s Gun</i>, inspired by the notorious Maungatapu Murders of 1866, <i>Boy
Hero</i> is an action-packed life-and-death adventure story aimed at young
readers aged 10+”.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Synopsis: </span><span _ngcontent-dad-c65="" data-automation-id="truncated-text">Bank
robbers ... classroom bullies ... highwaymen ... a rampaging bull. The
challenges young Henry Appleton faces, as he struggles to stand up for
what he believes in, make this a classic 'cowboy' yarn. And it takes
place not in the American West but in the rough-and-tumble world of
Aotearoa New Zealand in the 1860s.Although Henry dreams of having his
own rifle and becoming a</span><span _ngcontent-dad-c65="" aria-live="polite" data-automation-id="additional-text">
gunslinger like Wild Bill Hickok, he is in most ways just an ordinary
kid who's not looking for trouble. Trouble finds him.When he helps to
capture bank robber Dead Eye Dick, the town is quick to call him a 'boy
hero'. But his biggest challenge is yet to come - when he finds himself
face-to-face with the murderous Richard Burgess gang. Will Henry have
the courage to 'do the right thing'?Henry Appleton, Boy Hero is written
by John Evan Harris in the voice of the self-acclaimed American dime
novelist Johnny Slick - who himself was saved by Henry's quick thinking
and bravery.The book is a prequel to Henry's encounters with the Burgess
gang, told in The Physician's Gun.</span><span style="line-height: 107%;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">ISBN 978-0-473-66565-4 </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">RRP $22.00-$28.50 Paperback</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Review by Lorraine Orman, Christchurch </span></p>
https://kidsbooksnz.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897723540798803005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339701980146690201.post-45312433285329918292024-02-22T18:57:00.000-08:002024-02-22T18:57:48.025-08:00A poignant historical story about one of New Zealand's most famous scientists<p><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Beatrice Hill Tinsley: Queen of the Cosmos </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">by Maria
Gill, illus. Alistair Hughes (Upstart Press)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6goyGTYa9YkynpY4ndw11SeeMWZgfviGlyGMvmTFGOLytgDyYzAoV6pObflF50XxuJ0qfacYRc6CCVJV8KWC-RPZBPOI5nWfjVrOwiFEKVmaQeOYhNHEBzKAKju57PjgLSFeKO7ztxK4tmGREx56WdDIkE3lO4IZUOm9XIn7nCsur6yhk6C6432O47cX4/s1165/BT%20cover.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1165" data-original-width="1162" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6goyGTYa9YkynpY4ndw11SeeMWZgfviGlyGMvmTFGOLytgDyYzAoV6pObflF50XxuJ0qfacYRc6CCVJV8KWC-RPZBPOI5nWfjVrOwiFEKVmaQeOYhNHEBzKAKju57PjgLSFeKO7ztxK4tmGREx56WdDIkE3lO4IZUOm9XIn7nCsur6yhk6C6432O47cX4/s320/BT%20cover.png" width="319" /></a></div>‘You can do
anything if you put your mind to it.’ This quote from Beatrice Hill Tinsley
opens this terrific picture book biography and, as we read her life story, it’s
clear that it’s not just a throwaway line – Beatrice really did pursue her
passion for cosmology with a highly intelligent, determined mind.<p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">From her
early entry into the world to her accomplishments during her school years, it
was clear that Beatrice was no ordinary kid, yet she grew up and went to
university during the time when women found constant barriers against advancing
their studies and their achievements. She was forced to leave her husband and
family in order to reach her potential, including becoming the first female
professor of astronomy at Yale and publishing a now widely accepted theory on
the expansion of the universe. Beatrice’s story joins those of the women who
were code breakers in WWII, and who did the maths that got men into space,
among many others.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It’s a
tragedy that Beatrice died so young, just 40 years old, from a melanoma that
couldn’t be cured. Medical science had ironically not advanced far enough for
her to realise the danger. What she might have achieved, and the further
strides she could have made in her studies of the universe, are now left to our
imagination. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">This is a
terrific story, well told by Maria Gill, with arresting illustrations. The
cover in particular is gorgeous and eye-catching. A great addition to any
library. And I think it would make a good movie as well!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dylhuRql159Wne9xXkEXZKgQUMHX4Hqj4fImXw1FkpoLvjLztAAnYmA9pIOcXUCtAxuQN_NLdLeNUO2PG-bYw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br />Find the teacher resource on the Queen of the Cosmos <a href="http://mariagill.co.nz/book/beatrice-tinsley-queen-of-the-cosmos" target="_blank">page</a>: <br /><br /><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ISBN:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>9781776940059</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">RRP: $24.99 (paperback)<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Reviewed by Sherryl Clark</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> <br /></span></p>
https://kidsbooksnz.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897723540798803005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339701980146690201.post-73534915014301594032024-02-21T20:20:00.000-08:002024-02-21T20:20:53.298-08:00Cuteness overload with these picture books<p>Te Tunu Keke: Cake Bake by Norah Wilson & Kimberly Andrews (Scholastic)</p><p>Te Rapu Kura: Treasure Hunt by Norah Wilson & Kimberly Andrews (Scholastic)</p><p>Te Hōpua Kaukau: The Swimming Hole by Norah Wilson & Kimberly Andrews (Scholastic)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpOUhhbUpqutgQHm1jHVI_E55PIDZKf8rD5qatPwzMj97GkClevXFxMgGkMbu6hbWsB38LwTnmEgek8N1iKHDBOBeBC-GSpk042tTFVAhcCtRwpHom_X_1O9aVDO-OkjAGNFo-U3gcW4b20u5b1iGfB26lRMQKJOBbEZOFMoBv06Tow9JPLYsFpn3pylf/s400/cake%20bake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpOUhhbUpqutgQHm1jHVI_E55PIDZKf8rD5qatPwzMj97GkClevXFxMgGkMbu6hbWsB38LwTnmEgek8N1iKHDBOBeBC-GSpk042tTFVAhcCtRwpHom_X_1O9aVDO-OkjAGNFo-U3gcW4b20u5b1iGfB26lRMQKJOBbEZOFMoBv06Tow9JPLYsFpn3pylf/s320/cake%20bake.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>In <i>Te Tunu Keke: Cake Bake</i> little rabbit has made a cake. When it's in the oven he plays outside until it's ready. A cute little story for 3-5 year olds about baking, mum and child time, and patience.<p></p><p>In <i>Te Rapu Kura: Treasure Hunt </i>little rabbit goes on a treasure hunt with his friends: sheep, pukeko, and hen. They look up, down, under, and inside until they find their treasure. Can you guess what it is? Another cute story for 3-5 year olds about friendship, not giving up, and valuing wildlife.</p><p>In <i>Te Hōpua Kaukau: The Swimming Hole</i> little rabbit goes with his friends to a swimming hole. His friends dive, splash and swim in the pond but little rabbit is too scared to join them until someone makes him feel safe enough to go in the water. The third cute book in the series (six now in the series) for 3-5 year olds. This one has themes of friendship, being brave, and trust.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawxzG08YyLe_MArnz8KqL-dGdaVYwVduXbQupBOvIATQAxACGR-cMSu9Ti1jh221rCW2mzMb_I9Qdqd8JsTnNT8kmAIGG0Wn38kzqZWbSUkyuYXxwHvVZ9jvcYYxUXP8j9VNJYkxacYov1Y6dDioPZ7Py0udgbxz6rXsTyUMlSJ6Hsk3u5-P7vZP_ag_7/s400/treasure%20hunt.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawxzG08YyLe_MArnz8KqL-dGdaVYwVduXbQupBOvIATQAxACGR-cMSu9Ti1jh221rCW2mzMb_I9Qdqd8JsTnNT8kmAIGG0Wn38kzqZWbSUkyuYXxwHvVZ9jvcYYxUXP8j9VNJYkxacYov1Y6dDioPZ7Py0udgbxz6rXsTyUMlSJ6Hsk3u5-P7vZP_ag_7/s320/treasure%20hunt.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p>Norah uses speech bubbles to give the story an immediacy and each bubble is written in Māori and English. Parent/Teacher and children can take on the different roles and read together. Each story has a little message that is not didactic, but instead is woven into the story. The real star is the artwork. Kids are going to fall in love with the little rabbit - he's cuteness overload - and so are his friends. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0sUE4CFuuySAnp_DUx62oRjeZD3aD3eyaovHIIP_mcVokLO8XaTpQZ70JQaipywKHaBtwupXLbvj-uhqs-kkbB89ZEwtYTAR8UwpnxzMO45fG_sZMuZRFQocDKJkrqenKxNI43A3fpFY9noGMjF04yTCdzFjo4QpFg1ZL6HPub3SE2ZtyrQUfzDGouBz/s400/the%20swimming%20hole.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil0sUE4CFuuySAnp_DUx62oRjeZD3aD3eyaovHIIP_mcVokLO8XaTpQZ70JQaipywKHaBtwupXLbvj-uhqs-kkbB89ZEwtYTAR8UwpnxzMO45fG_sZMuZRFQocDKJkrqenKxNI43A3fpFY9noGMjF04yTCdzFjo4QpFg1ZL6HPub3SE2ZtyrQUfzDGouBz/s320/the%20swimming%20hole.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>ISBN: <br /></p><p>Te Tunu Keke: Cake Bake: ISBN 978-1-77543-844-1 </p><p>Te Rapu Kura: Treasure Hunt: ISBN: 978-1-77543-846-5</p><p>Te Hōpua Kaukau: The Swimming Hole: ISBN: 978-1-77543-845-8</p><p>RRP $19.99 each (paperback)</p><p>Reviewed by Maria Gill<br /></p><p></p>https://kidsbooksnz.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897723540798803005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339701980146690201.post-55773957636139773752024-02-14T14:17:00.000-08:002024-02-14T14:17:30.158-08:00NZ Booklovers Award shortlists<p> The New Zealand Booklovers shortlists are out:</p><p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 25px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-weight: bold;">NZ Booklovers Award for Best </span></span></span><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-weight: bold;">Young Adult Fiction Book 2024</span></span></span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px; text-align: center;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-weight: bold;">Sponsored by The Kiwi Kids' Bookstore</span></span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px; text-align: center;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-style: italic;">Before George</span> by Deborah Roberts (Huia Publishers)</span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px; text-align: center;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-style: italic;">Catch a Falling Star </span>by Eileen Merriman (Penguin Random House)</span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px; text-align: center;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-style: italic;">Iris and Me</span> by Philippa Werry (The Cuba Press)</span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px; text-align: center;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-style: italic;">The Sparrow </span>by Tessa Duder (Penguin Random House)</span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 15px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 15px;"><span class="wixGuard wixui-rich-text__text"></span></span><span class="wixGuard wixui-rich-text__text"></span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 25px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-weight: bold;">NZ Booklovers Award for Best Junior Fiction Book 2024</span></span></span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px; text-align: center;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-weight: bold;">Sponsored by The K</span></span><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-weight: bold;">iwi Kids' Bookstore</span></span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px; text-align: center;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-style: italic;">Below </span>by David Hill (Penguin Random House)</span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px; text-align: center;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-style: italic;">Children of the Rush Book One</span> by James Russell (Dragon Brothers Books)</span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px; text-align: center;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-style: italic;">Children of the Rush Book Two</span> by James Russell (Dragon Brothers Books)</span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px; text-align: center;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-style: italic;">Lopini the Legend</span> by Feana Tu'akoi (Scholastic)</span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px; text-align: center;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-style: italic;">Once Upon a Wickedness </span>by Fleur Beale, illustrations by Lily Uivel (Penguin Random House</span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px; text-align: center;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-style: italic;">Tui Street Legends</span> by Anne Kayes (Wildling Books)</span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px; text-align: center;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px;"><span class="wixGuard wixui-rich-text__text"></span></span><span class="wixGuard wixui-rich-text__text"></span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px; line-height: normal; text-align: center;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-weight: bold;">NZ Booklovers Award for Best Children's Picture Book 202</span></span></span><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px;">4</span></span></span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px; text-align: center;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-weight: bold;">Sponsored by Du</span></span><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-weight: bold;">ckling Publishing</span></span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px; text-align: center;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-style: italic;">At the Bach </span>by Joy Cowley, illustrated by Hilary Jean Tapper (Gecko Press)</span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px; text-align: center;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-style: italic;">Dazzlehands</span> by Sacha Cotter, illustrated by Josh Morgan (Huia Publishers)</span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px; text-align: center;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-style: italic;">Lucy and the Dark</span> by Melinda Szymanik, illustrated by Vasanti Unka (Penguin Random House)</span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px; text-align: center;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-style: italic;">Tama and the Taniwha</span> by Melanie Koster, illustrated by Monica Koster (Scholastic)</span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px; text-align: center;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-style: italic;">There Was an Odd Farmer Who Swallowed a Fly</span> by Peter Millett, illustrated by Paul Beavis (Penguin Random House)</span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px; text-align: center;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-style: italic;">When Grandpa Wore a Tutu</span> by Dawn McMillan, Illustrator Jenny Cooper (Scholastic)</span></p>
<p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px; text-align: left;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px;"><span class="wixGuard wixui-rich-text__text">Congratulations to all the shortlisted!</span></span></p><p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px; text-align: left;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 23px;"><span class="wixGuard wixui-rich-text__text"></span></span></p><p></p>https://kidsbooksnz.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897723540798803005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339701980146690201.post-11352070245396438742024-02-12T11:13:00.000-08:002024-02-12T11:13:35.045-08:00The Easter Bunny is here ... or is he? Can you find him in this new book...<p><b>The Easter Bunny Hunt </b>by Stacy Gregg & Sarah Jennings (Harper Collins)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNmmS8vrnQcQbIomURiFHrKCLw2z6Dixut0X-CiQsZhvu6ovkI70OZl8V238kYFa0-5bBdC0HlNGVkztPzIdVoTy1KErmo2CV7V9M3KxI_vBRNz-g8o8c7YJac2yBF12F9aJRUJiBaGCiK1WfWEBgBAAfGFQ2rb1HAkL-UKCRP19LWmAz2-4Mc4Ajsoit/s648/Easter%20Bunny.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="633" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNmmS8vrnQcQbIomURiFHrKCLw2z6Dixut0X-CiQsZhvu6ovkI70OZl8V238kYFa0-5bBdC0HlNGVkztPzIdVoTy1KErmo2CV7V9M3KxI_vBRNz-g8o8c7YJac2yBF12F9aJRUJiBaGCiK1WfWEBgBAAfGFQ2rb1HAkL-UKCRP19LWmAz2-4Mc4Ajsoit/s320/Easter%20Bunny.jpg" width="313" /></a></div>The shops are already stacking the hot cross buns and Easter eggs, even though it's two months away. And leading the pack in Easter books is 'The Easter Bunny Hunt'...<br /><p></p><p><i><br />Easter is here!</i></p><p><i>But where are the eggs?</i></p><p><i>Dont' fret, Dog.</i></p><p><i>Go, Cat, go!</i></p><p><i>Hunt for the Easter Bunny.</i></p><p><i>The Easter Bunny has long ears!</i></p><p><i> </i></p><p>Cat and Dog look for the Easter Bunny. They have a few clues. Bunny's have long ears, don't they? Turns out so do donkeys. But the Easter Bunny has a twitchy nose, don't they? With each clue they find another animal with a similar feature. But it's not the Easter Bunny. Will Cat find him<i> </i>and taste those delicious chocolate eggs<i>? </i>Meanwhile their house fills up with animals who start partying. What a riot!<br /></p><p>A fun story about working as a team, matching parts, and friendship. A book for 3-5 year olds. You might recognise the characters from 'In or Out' which came out at the end of last year. The two animals - a lilac coated burmilla named Alexander Pusskin and a Russian Borzoi named Iggy Dogstoyevsky<i> - </i>are based on Stacy's own pets. (I'd never heard of those breeds before!)</p><p>A very pared back story where much of the story is told in the pictures. It'll have the kids guessing who the character is with the long ears, or the twitchy nose, etc. It invites participation. The pictures are bright and expressive. I love the look on Dog's face - he looks like a very long-suffering dog. And that chicken with earphones on ripping up the music! Kids will find that funny.</p><p>Stacy Gregg began writing fictional novels about horses for children with <i>Mystic and the Midnight Ride </i>(2007), the first in her Pony Club Secrets series. Stacy has since written a number of books in the successful Pony Club Secrets and Pony Club Rivals series. Eight times a finalist in the NZ Book Awards for Children & Young Adults, consecutive three-time winner of the Children's Choice Award, Stacy is also the two-time winner of TV's WhatNow Children's Choice Award for middle-grade fiction. </p><p>Sarah Jennings is a children's book illustrator based in London. At a very young age she discovered a love of drawing and has been scribbling away in a sketchbook ever since.<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">She has illustrated a wide variety of fiction, picture and non-fiction books including the best selling ‘How Are You Feeling Today?’ series. </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Sarah works from her home studio up in the top of an old victorian school in the company of her two very naughty black cats!</span></p><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">ISBN: 978-0-00-851729-8</span></p><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">RRP $19.99 (paperback)</span></p><p><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Reviewed by Maria Gill </span></p>https://kidsbooksnz.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897723540798803005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339701980146690201.post-25383046234480383792024-02-10T13:20:00.000-08:002024-02-10T13:20:51.114-08:00An action story for kids always on the move<p> <b>Fast, Slow. Let's Go!</b> by Sally Sutton & Brian Lovelock (Walker Books)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqwjWazweffpaOrDf4csITeGBd2ZZ22yYbk-8osUC0x5w4JtBLG6Fx5931DUJafIN5onKBA6YtpVprSHu_er4JVd-ijTyGWzXbImF7K8oxlYPzNwHVkEWFP6cc6MgnCdQaGduYrgAYOGKcGmd8xD5WR9hhPytNoneS8CWwqj1JrrOtV6wM0D-l9_jWXUa/s418/fast%20slow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfqwjWazweffpaOrDf4csITeGBd2ZZ22yYbk-8osUC0x5w4JtBLG6Fx5931DUJafIN5onKBA6YtpVprSHu_er4JVd-ijTyGWzXbImF7K8oxlYPzNwHVkEWFP6cc6MgnCdQaGduYrgAYOGKcGmd8xD5WR9hhPytNoneS8CWwqj1JrrOtV6wM0D-l9_jWXUa/s320/fast%20slow.jpg" width="306" /></a></div>Authors steal ideas from everywhere - old nursery rhymes, fairy tales, songs, and history. This time Sally has adapted the childhood song, 'This is the way' into a cheery rhythmic story about children making their way across town to join a birthday surprise.<p></p><p><i>This is the way we walk along,</i></p><p><i>walk along, walk along,</i></p><p><i>This is the way we walk along</i></p><p><i>on a sunny, funny morning.</i></p><p><i>Slip, slap.</i></p><p><i>Trip, trap.</i></p><p><i>Fast, slow!</i></p><p><i>Let's go! </i></p><p>As I said in another review of Sally's books - she is the Queen of Onomatopoeia. She writes stories that beg to be read aloud<i>, </i>which makes it enjoyable for parents/teachers/caregivers to read to their children/students.</p><p>The children in the story make their way to the party via many modes of transport: their feet, wheelchair (hooray this mode was included), trike, scooter, bike, etc. Some you will expect and others are more surprising. Kids will start guessing what the next type of transport will be before the parent turns the page. And perhaps wonder where the children are going. This book would make a great introduction to a science project on wheels, transport, technology, etc. </p><p>This is Sally and Brian's eighth collaboration. Sally brings the clever rhythmic text and Brian draws the stunning pictures. Brian has a noticeable style: painting with pigment ink in bright pastel colours and backgrounds with splattered paint. I thought it was watercolour at first because the look is similar but pigmented inks are more saturated, and the washes are smoother than watercolour paints. The pictures are a delight to behold and will capture children's attention.</p><p>Sally Sutton is the award-winning and bestselling author of <i>Roadworks, Demolition, Construction, Dig, Dump, Roll </i>and <i>Wheels.</i> In 2009, <i>Roadworks</i> won the Picture Book Award at the New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults, and in 2015 <i>Construction</i> was a finalist. Sally has also written many other books for children. She lives in Auckland, New Zealand, with her husband and two daughters.</p><p>Brian Lovelock is an award-winning illustrator of 10 picture books including the <i>Roadworks</i> series, <i>The Raintrain, Flight of the Honey Bee, Gecko </i>and<i> Ambulance, Ambulance! </i>His illustration awards include Best Picture Book in the 2009 New Zealand Book Awards (for <i>Roadworks</i>) and the 2014 LIANZA Russell Clark Medal for illustration (<i>Flight of the Honey Bee</i>). Brian was long-listed for the 2013 CLIP Kate Greenaway Award for his work on <i>Demolition</i> and in 2019 he was a finalist in the Nami Concours illustration competition. Brian lives in Auckland where he works as a scientist in the power industry.</p><p>ISBN 978-1-760653-29-2</p><p>RRP $27.99 (Hardback)</p><p>Reviewed by Maria Gill<br /><br /></p>https://kidsbooksnz.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897723540798803005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339701980146690201.post-46728211676768646602024-02-08T11:37:00.000-08:002024-02-08T11:37:40.793-08:00Another great read aloud for little kids from Sally Sutton and Sarah Wilkins<p><b>Chugga Tugga Tugboat </b>by Sally Sutton, illustrated by Sarah Wilkins (Penguin Random House)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXykR7iL_-brcwaXV56UEpNJuE5arJP0Jw3vn119cQyT90INNFcBkw1cyUqxDNSXKBLt4glTb7rLiio0f5bimcJjSDe1EMqaCGpuO-0upPD7DPOiHiaYyVdTRYAMEpImI3vSgaQX3WTz06jYg73nwpwjGNxDn83_PDiqQdyKjR_3TrluK6G43q7-hJhjVf/s291/chugga%20tugga%20tugboat.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="291" data-original-width="220" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXykR7iL_-brcwaXV56UEpNJuE5arJP0Jw3vn119cQyT90INNFcBkw1cyUqxDNSXKBLt4glTb7rLiio0f5bimcJjSDe1EMqaCGpuO-0upPD7DPOiHiaYyVdTRYAMEpImI3vSgaQX3WTz06jYg73nwpwjGNxDn83_PDiqQdyKjR_3TrluK6G43q7-hJhjVf/s1600/chugga%20tugga%20tugboat.jpg" width="220" /></a></div>I think we have to say that Sally Sutton is the queen of onomatopoeia picture books. Stories that are satisfyingly great to read aloud to young children. And two to six-year-olds who love big trucks, construction equipment, and noisy equipment must be huge fans. She's written eight of these type of books with Brian Lovelock, and now two with Sarah Wilkins. They're very popular overseas as well.<p></p><p>In <i>Chugga Tugga Tugboat</i> a small tugboat goes out to sea while a little boy/girl watches on. The child asks, 'Chugga tugga tugboat, chugging out to sea, can't you, won't you, play with me?' It answers: </p><p><i>No, I'm too busy with this tanker,</i></p><p><i>splish splosh, wish wash,</i></p><p><i>Toot Toot Toot!</i></p><p>Throughout the story, the child keeps asking the question but the tugboat is too busy moving boats around on the ocean, fighting fires, rescuing a yacht and then participating in a race. At the end of the story, there's a lovely little surprise for the reader, which is <br />guaranteed to get a hug from their parent and special time with them.</p><p>As well as the wonderful onomatopoeia words, there's alliteration, rhythm and rhyme - hence why it makes such a great read aloud. Children will spot yachts, cruise ships, tankers, and barges in the pictures and discover all the jobs a little tugboat might do. It's also a story about a working parent - in this case a mother - and a child learning to be patient before they can spend time with their mum.<br /></p><p>The illustrations swirl, move in for a close-up and then expand the scene. We're experiencing what the child sees from their window overlooking the sea. I love how the story in pictures starts from the title page - parent walking out the door, all the way to the imprint page - a night scene of the boats at sea.</p><p>Guaranteed to be a great success in pre-schools and junior school classes. Teachers in middle school could use it to launch into an English lesson on onomatopoeia, alliteration, ryhthm and rhyme. Parents and grandparents will enjoy reading it to their children at bedtime and just as well, because they're bound to be asked to read it again, and again, and again.<br /></p><p>Aucklander Sally Sutton has been writing picture books, children's novels, and plays for two decades. Her stories are celebrated for being 'busy with joy, and colour, and words that boing off the page' (<i>The Spinoff</i>) - making reading her stories a magical moment between parent and child. Over her career, Sally has been awarded several Storylines Notable Book Awards and in 2009 she and illustrator Brian Lovelock won the Picture Book category of the New Zealand Post Book Awards for Children and Young Adults for <i>Roadworks. </i>Her 2018 story about a cat's amazing true journey, <i>The Cat from Muzzle, </i>was a bestseller. </p><p>Wellingtonian Sarah Wilkins' award winning illustrations can be found on buildings, buses, bags, and many other curious places around the world. Her award-winning art includes editorial and children's book illustration, posters, book covers, products and environmental design. Sarah has lived and worked her way around the world and she holds a Master of Science in Society and a degree in Visual Communication Design. Her book with author Matthew Cunningham, <i>Abigail and the Birth of the Sun </i>won the Best Picture Book Award in the NZCYA book awards in 2020. </p><p>ISBN: 978-1-76104-716-9</p><p>RRP $21.00 (paperback, foolscap size)</p><p>Reviewed by Maria Gill</p><p>For ages 2-6 years old<br /></p><br />https://kidsbooksnz.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897723540798803005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339701980146690201.post-63020898593739966352024-02-01T14:59:00.000-08:002024-02-07T15:28:01.209-08:00A new book in the Grandpa picture book genre<p><b>Dinner with Grandpa</b> by Gillian Torckler, illustrated by Nikki Slade Robinson (Duck Creek Books)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSz8_X2VRIJFT-vFOC_IwqSxHHyJrIDR74iRFpyipHZCBlC-FwkascqHgklDQR0LvOxGsmaJXZxUuP5HWxvFFQnGYJfuCfaL900sD7N2jQ0pRKjPSPPcFlSzQ-Z2M82ZMVL0GC5lDfBk1vdhlHy8awCtSB9pXsMy3XfBZow23nKtwBhiRxnTuyqP-nT6tU/s400/dinner%20with%20grandpa.jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="322" data-original-width="400" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSz8_X2VRIJFT-vFOC_IwqSxHHyJrIDR74iRFpyipHZCBlC-FwkascqHgklDQR0LvOxGsmaJXZxUuP5HWxvFFQnGYJfuCfaL900sD7N2jQ0pRKjPSPPcFlSzQ-Z2M82ZMVL0GC5lDfBk1vdhlHy8awCtSB9pXsMy3XfBZow23nKtwBhiRxnTuyqP-nT6tU/s320/dinner%20with%20grandpa.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Family festivities like Easter, Christmas, birthdays, and Matariki are a great time to get together with extended family, especially with grandparents. And grandparents love to give their grandchildren books for presents. Even better, books where grandparents feature in the stories. There are some popular books that have grandparents as the star (main character) such as Joy Watson and Wendy Hodder's 'Grandpa's slippers'; Tania Sickling and Lael Chisholm's 'Grandpa versus Swing'; Melanie Drewery and Tracey Duncan's 'Nanny Mihi' series; and Heather Haylock and Lael Chisholm's 'Granny McFlitter' series. Now, Gillian and Nikki have their new book called 'Dinner with Grandpa'.<p></p><p>Every Friday the family has dinner with Grandma and Grandpa. Everyone helps make the pizza. Grandma makes the pizza dough, Mum puts the mushrooms on, Dad places the pepperoni on, and youngest brother pops on pineapple pieces. Yuck, thinks the main character. Luckily Grandpa likes pizza just like him. They make their own cheesy pizza just how they like it. While they eat the pizza grandpa points out the Milky Way and shows him the Southern Cross. He tells the main character that the stars are their ancestors looking down on them... Then tragedy strikes. Who will eat the cheesy pizza with the main character? </p><p>A heartwarming story about family, death (and the afterlife), and connection to the universe. A book to read aloud with grandparents and during Matariki. Teachers could use the book to show how verbs can make your stories active. The class could then write instructions on how to make a pizza, and make their own. Parents could read it to their children when a grandparent passes. It will help their child deal with grief. There's a really nice message that can help young people find solace when they're sad.</p><p>Nikki's illustrations are drawn on the computer in a style that is her own. Characters and landscapes are outlined in white, and backgrounds are simple and textured so they don't detract from the action with the characters.<br /></p><p>Gillian Torckler has written 14 children's books, including the Storyline's Notable Nonfiction book 'My Name is Henry Fanshaw' and her latest book 'My Aunt Honor'. This is her first book with Duck Creek Press. She has also written a number of other general nonfiction books and scientific publications.</p><p>Nikki Slade Robinson has illustrated over 100 children's books and readers. She has also written and illustrated a number of books published by Duck Creek Press including the NZCYA picture book award winning 'The Little Kiwi's Matariki', and Storylines Notable books' 'Ruru's Hangi', 'Weka's Waiata' and 'I am an Artist'.</p><p>ISBN: 978-1-927305-84-3</p><p>RRP $19.99 (PAPERBACK)</p><p>For ages 4 - 7 years</p><p>Reviewed by Maria Gill<br /><br /></p>https://kidsbooksnz.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897723540798803005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339701980146690201.post-14625191934415824792024-01-31T13:06:00.000-08:002024-01-31T13:06:00.249-08:00A splashy new case for the dancing detectives<p> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"><a href="https://www.ketebooks.co.nz/all-new-books/lulu-and-the-dance-detectives-the-pool-party-poisoning-sutton"><span style="color: #333333; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Lulu and the
Dance Detectives 2: The Pool Party Poisoning</span><span style="color: #333333; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;"> by Sally Sutton
and Lily Uivel (Penguin Random House New Zealand)</span></a></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2g4Jummd1laxUqfoCGcGOAR6VjxqKXMvyPXewG08a1FPx7Nvh6mu2_B6iQUZ3a4OmfSlvofZ7-CJ5wNRdUXY6TAYYXcCr99IyqvxPlTv0X-IhNvPcbiJhf5t7EGmjtLTAHVfw2jMulWHte0nWwmh-t0xieJV7Q0o4d7-eII7YcrgQCN2wHEIyLWT__gr/s500/LULU%202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="326" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim2g4Jummd1laxUqfoCGcGOAR6VjxqKXMvyPXewG08a1FPx7Nvh6mu2_B6iQUZ3a4OmfSlvofZ7-CJ5wNRdUXY6TAYYXcCr99IyqvxPlTv0X-IhNvPcbiJhf5t7EGmjtLTAHVfw2jMulWHte0nWwmh-t0xieJV7Q0o4d7-eII7YcrgQCN2wHEIyLWT__gr/s320/LULU%202.jpg" width="209" /></a></div>Lulu and
her troupe of Silver Star Dance Detectives are overjoyed to land a new gig – performing
a synchronised swimming routine at a pool party. Undeterred by costume dramas such as:How do you dance while wearing a mermaid tale? And pre-performance glitches,
the school pool is too cold to practise in, and troupe member, Mouse, is scared
of the water – the team still turns up on the day. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Only to
find that the party has been sabotaged!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Who
would do such a thing? Luckily the Silver Stars are detectives as well as
dancers and the clues soon begin to roll in. Young readers will enjoy working
out what the clues mean, as the sabotage continues and the list of potential
culprits narrows.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Sally
Sutton is a highly experienced and well-regarded writer of perfectly pitched
stories for children, and <i>The Pool Party Poisoning</i> hits the mark again.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">The language
and tone are spot on for young readers tackling their first chapter books, and
the story features a host of engaging characters and fun scenarios. There’s
plenty of humour – think Lulu clambering head first through a toilet window to
retrieve the reluctant Mouse – and buckets of can-do attitude. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Lily
Uivel’s illustrations add to the appeal, and like the text are spot on in their
audience appeal, humour and charm.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">The story explores common themes of
friendship, self-belief and acceptance. The set-up conforms to the
accepted range of activities that girls are 'supposed' to be concerned with –
dancing, parties, outfits, friendship. The detective part, however, feels a bit like an add-on, which in terms of
the plot of this book is; the troupe is called in to perform, the mystery
comes later. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">But as
books to get young readers underway on their reading journey, the Dance
Detectives will be a <br />good addition to the junior fiction series already out there.
This book is the second in the series, with another two available for pre-order and
due for release in April 2024.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Sally
Sutton is a writer of picture books, novels, readers and plays for children,
with her work widely published in New Zealand and internationally. Her
picture-book with illustrator Brian Lovelock, <i>Roadworks</i> (Walker Books
Australia, 2008), won the picture-book section of the 2009 New Zealand Book
Awards For Children And Young Adults, and many of her other books have received
Storylines Notable Book Awards. She is a much-admired member of New Zealand’s
writing community, in particular for the zing and joy of the language she uses
in her stories.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">Lily
Uivel is a Wellington-based freelance illustrator, with a fine arts background,
who uses naturalistic texture and wash effects to bring warmth and liveliness
to her primarily digital illustrations. She works for publishers (and other
clients) all over the world, with a particular knack for black-and-white
illustrations packed with movement and depth. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;">ISBN: </span><span id="isbn" title="9780143776345">9780143776345</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span id="isbn" title="9780143776345">RRP $15.99</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span id="isbn" title="9780143776345">Reviewed by Sarah Johnson</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #333333; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ; mso-font-kerning: 0pt; mso-ligatures: none;"> </span></p>
https://kidsbooksnz.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897723540798803005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339701980146690201.post-88935807346663827132024-01-15T13:20:00.000-08:002024-01-15T20:16:07.477-08:00The Littlest Lifeguard saves the day<p><b>The Littlest Lifeguard </b>by Vanessa Hatley-Owen, illustrated by Lisa Allen (Upstart Press)</p><p>The surf lifesaving clubs in New Zealand have over 18,000+ members, including around 8000 kids. If you live near a beach, you might have participated in a programme with your family. Both our children joined the Omaha Surf Club and enjoyed the beach activities and friendships made. My daughter went on to become a surf life saving rookie and then a professional surf life saver over the Christmas breaks. It inspired her to become a paramedic. She now serves with the New South Wales Ambulance service. So, when I picked up this book I was thrilled to see a little surf lifesaver on the cover. It brought back memories but I was also pleased someone - author Vanessa Hatley-Owen - had written a children's book about this wonderful activity that families can join in.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqnWGqira4ZqYzEBlfS7QDBveiRwcuS7BMPxLuEHXHrbdH7Q-dFIz9Fm-Afg1tSFfOJfTET0KEjE2xsXX9isiF28Zf33eh80wCfDWH1gfZ5vNuxazRcbRDGWU-COh6lEUeXBtZffW7uPDWVDHSiwx3IpZkSOSQ8WprQtx0IMZCfinfDE-wfGdo5hFtUgE/s400/the%20littlest%20lifeguard.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZqnWGqira4ZqYzEBlfS7QDBveiRwcuS7BMPxLuEHXHrbdH7Q-dFIz9Fm-Afg1tSFfOJfTET0KEjE2xsXX9isiF28Zf33eh80wCfDWH1gfZ5vNuxazRcbRDGWU-COh6lEUeXBtZffW7uPDWVDHSiwx3IpZkSOSQ8WprQtx0IMZCfinfDE-wfGdo5hFtUgE/s320/the%20littlest%20lifeguard.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>In 'The Littlest Lifeguard' a little lifeguard is keen to join in all the activities:<p></p><p><i>Waves crash and dance onto the beach.</i></p><p><i>Sun sparkles across the water.</i></p><p><i>Umbrellas and towels bloom along the sand.</i></p><p><i>The lifeguard team marches to their station.</i></p><p><i>"Me too! Me too! calls the littlest lifeguard, striding behind.</i></p><p>But in his enthusiasm he causes all the kayaks to fall from their tower. Same goes when they're putting up the flags. This time he tumbles and trips up the flags. And so on... causing havoc wherever he tries to help. When there's a real life saving situation in action, the littlest lifeguard wants to help again. "No!" says the Captain. (And can you blame him!) Will the littlest lifeguard get to help and succeed? Read this delightful little tale to find out.</p><p>It's a story about including the smallest chaps in the team--finding a way for them to help with guidance. It's also about not giving up and being part of a team. I hope 'The Littlest Lifeguard' inspires other children to join surf life saving clubs around the country, as they're always keen to have new members. Find a club near you and join <a href="https://www.surflifesaving.org.nz/join-us/find-a-surf-life-saving-club" target="_blank">here</a>. <i> </i></p><p>The language is rhythmic and lyrical and the pictures are colourful and cute. The use of onomatopoeia (sound words) makes it a really enjoyable read aloud for children 4-6 years old.<i> </i></p><p>Vanessa Hatley Owen has two previously published books, including 'Farewell Anahera' which was a finalist in the 2023 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. She<i> </i>works as a librarian at her local school<i> </i>and writes reviews for KidsBooksNZ.</p><p>Lisa Allen has illustrated many children's books. Her titles have been named in The National Library's Top 20 Books and the <i>New Zealand Listener's</i> top children's book lists. She's a fulltime illustrator and lives in Muriwai.<i> </i> <br /></p><p>ISBN: 978-1-776940011</p><p>RRP $ 19.99</p><p>Reviewed by Maria Gill<br /></p>https://kidsbooksnz.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897723540798803005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339701980146690201.post-21735974386280360822023-12-20T15:46:00.000-08:002023-12-20T15:46:00.030-08:00Heartwarming fantasy story for 8-12 year old readers<p><b>Maia & the Mermaid Princess </b>by Kate S. Richards (Green Room House)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjMzSX387v9LcFWC9XNfaoeB2IpZe_HrfjGySdykP5kvNOfYhbb9pdmoo9KTyo0VFh51XyLwLVu3-iogN1G3wVYv42FhTR0ZkQ1XyOCaVzilBJnFkSRGNSiHSLhnvgi8oxVg24uT50KsQO2A8ABTEyjIV2TKooltGS1T6ivErwAGNiW0f9-LQKSOle9uF/s500/maia.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="312" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjMzSX387v9LcFWC9XNfaoeB2IpZe_HrfjGySdykP5kvNOfYhbb9pdmoo9KTyo0VFh51XyLwLVu3-iogN1G3wVYv42FhTR0ZkQ1XyOCaVzilBJnFkSRGNSiHSLhnvgi8oxVg24uT50KsQO2A8ABTEyjIV2TKooltGS1T6ivErwAGNiW0f9-LQKSOle9uF/s320/maia.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>Teens will love the cover of this book - it features a beautiful mermaid swimming in the deep. Young readers will find two quite distinctly different stories running consecutively throughout the book. In chapter one, we're introduced to Pet, a royal mermaid's captive. It's not until a few chapters in that we realise what Pet is and how vulnerable he is. <p></p><p>Then we meet Maia, a twelve year old girl in a scene where she is about to go on stage but she has terrible stage fright and refuses to play her part. Throughout the story we see that she struggles with self confidence and this is shown in her diary entries. She shrugs off ever wanting to be an actor like her mother, instead she thinks she might quite like to be a marine scientist like her father one day. She gets the chance to be his assistant and discovers she has special powers - she can communicate with the dolphins. Her empathy for marine life is strengthened when she helps beach goers save most of the pilot whales that strand on a local beach. </p><p>Soon the two worlds collide and it's a race to save the mermaid's captive and solve a tragic mystery. To do so, Maia must draw on her growing self confidence, trust in the dolphins, and push through her fears. With themes of friendship, courage and risk taking, and marine conservation it's a junior fiction book for 8-12 year old readers. Would make a stimulating read aloud in the classroom as it will start discussions about human's need to stop over-fishing and clean up our waters.</p><p>Kate is a school librarian at a primary school in the Waitakere Ranges. She loves spending time with the children, chatting about books, dressing up as book characters, talking about writing and supporting reading engagement. Kate has also written a junior fiction trilogy: <i>Trainsurfer, Saving Thandi,</i> and <i>Nikau's Escape</i>. As well as a young adult book called <i>Call me Madeleine</i>. <br /></p><p class="font_8 wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6em; text-align: left;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="letter-spacing: normal;"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-size: 16px;"><span class="color_35 wixui-rich-text__text"><span class="wixui-rich-text__text" style="font-family: futura-lt-w01-light,sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></p><p>Buy <a href="https://www.katesrichards.com/shop" target="_blank">here</a>. <br /></p><p>ISBN: 978-0-473676568</p><p>RRP $26-99 (paperback)</p><p>Reviewed by Maria Gill<br /><br /></p>https://kidsbooksnz.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897723540798803005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339701980146690201.post-14521161031848529402023-12-17T14:01:00.000-08:002023-12-20T15:16:39.362-08:00First gripping read in the Broken Spell series<p> <span lang="EN"><b>The Dangers of
Being Brave & True</b>, </span><span lang="EN" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-size: small;">By JM Goldie (Massive Crush Press)<br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNYPcqoeS0o2Ur5KI4PNQBv7AR5HJx1XHfKWQlvmUlK0IH_Xhg5-hKoXKXoR5y-S9SseRVZ0dj8qmjKZrUvR707ohyphenhyphen36f_TFbPYu8COPKiNuz7K6YPLKoasCqzjs4r_mBFTxp3ZMHUXIPWwnWQ0rC-g2O_L78IE7V1a1nXeU6Bxl3PXjdNpzBxn1SQm7j/s352/the%20dangers%20of%20being%20brave%20and%20true.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="352" data-original-width="240" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNYPcqoeS0o2Ur5KI4PNQBv7AR5HJx1XHfKWQlvmUlK0IH_Xhg5-hKoXKXoR5y-S9SseRVZ0dj8qmjKZrUvR707ohyphenhyphen36f_TFbPYu8COPKiNuz7K6YPLKoasCqzjs4r_mBFTxp3ZMHUXIPWwnWQ0rC-g2O_L78IE7V1a1nXeU6Bxl3PXjdNpzBxn1SQm7j/s320/the%20dangers%20of%20being%20brave%20and%20true.png" width="218" /></a></div><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">The
world building in this YA novel by JM Goldie will draw in any reader, but
particularly those with a passion for fantasy. We see this world through the
eyes of two teenage characters: Brave, who has been brought up on Earth as we
know it, and True, who comes from a very different universe, a place that is
governed by a dimension known as the Web. This powerful force holds this world
together but can also be dangerous if used without control. </span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">These
multiple viewpoints help the reader to get past the foreign elements of the
story, which in some fantasy novels can become overwhelming. Brave is a fairly
typical adolescent boy who is ostracized by his peers on Earth and travels
unwittingly to this other world, where he finds a history he knew nothing
about. With regal roots, True is accustomed to a level of comfort and respect
that she is no longer owed, due to the downfall of her family. Both are cast
out of their comfort zones and discover their mettle in a world that is fraught
with danger. Thrown together in their quest to make things right, they discover
friendship through edge-of-your-seat challenges and page-turning plot twists.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">I
particularly appreciated the division of chapters - nice and short, to give
this time-challenged reader a sense of achievement at every sitting. The
writer’s masterful sense for dialogue makes the teen characters recognisable
and authentic, which is sure to please young readers.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">This
is the first of the Broken Spell Series. I’ll be keeping an eye out for the
next!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Buy it <a href="https://www.jmgoldie.com/" target="_blank">here</a>. </span></p><p>Jan Goldie lives in Tauranga and when she’s not building alternate worlds, she’s a freelance writer
creating content for websites, print media, social media or copywriting
and editing. She has a degree in English literature and a Graduate
Diploma in Journalism.Jan’s first book for YA readers <i>Brave’s Journey</i> shortlisted
for New Zealand’s Tom Fitzgibbon Award 2014, prior to being picked up by
IFWG Publishing Australia. Several of her short stories have been accepted into anthologies,
with the science fiction story <i>Love Hurts</i> (featured in the Shadows Award
winning Baby Teeth: bite-sized tales of terror) shortlisted for New
Zealand’s Sir Julius Vogel awards. Jan also has the novella <i>A Mer-tale</i> published in Conclave, a collection of science fiction and fantasy for teens.</p><p>ISBN: <span class="a-list-item"><span>978-1738595570</span></span></p><p><span class="a-list-item"><span>RRP $24.72 (paperback) $9.48 (Kindle edition)</span></span></p><p><span class="a-list-item"><span>Reviewed by Camille Khouri <br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p>
https://kidsbooksnz.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897723540798803005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339701980146690201.post-88080543121390981852023-12-10T17:38:00.000-08:002023-12-10T17:38:29.283-08:00Mophead helps you with your knotty problems<p><b>Wot Knot you Got? Mophead's Guide to Life </b>by Selina Tusitala Marsh (Auckland University Press)</p><p>Selina Tusitala Marsh has written this book for her younger self and all the children who've sent her letters and post it notes with problems they are facing. Problems like:</p><p><i>Dear Mophead</i></p><p></p><p><i>Some kids bully me. What do I do? (Jehan age 10)</i></p><p><i>Dear Mophead</i></p><p><i>Do you still get bullied even as a grownup? (Olivia age 9) </i></p><p><i>Dear Mophead</i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEnbvWzsEdfwoKwIwSXmDWRyiLnUnMv-cFIpumdP-ALXBC_9XkaRR5CQ8tXppmnDLWOioVhsU3n2lpG4b2xawHyEFJ-sA3vuOmfx-uYWsP4C_9qgdIrbNomnieEy2pATTSxNOBoA-VobZ1QiRQeOQF9pORwhB1ccJixIfGGicJK3wrMkH-UqY7feZS_iw/s500/wot%20knot%20you%20got.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="391" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheEnbvWzsEdfwoKwIwSXmDWRyiLnUnMv-cFIpumdP-ALXBC_9XkaRR5CQ8tXppmnDLWOioVhsU3n2lpG4b2xawHyEFJ-sA3vuOmfx-uYWsP4C_9qgdIrbNomnieEy2pATTSxNOBoA-VobZ1QiRQeOQF9pORwhB1ccJixIfGGicJK3wrMkH-UqY7feZS_iw/s320/wot%20knot%20you%20got.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><i>Does being different make you weird. Does being weird make you different? (Tara age 10/11)</i><p></p><p>Selina has taken all those little problems children have sent her and written this self help guide to help children with their knotty problems. Selina has used tangled hair/knots as a metaphor for problems.</p><p>But first Selina starts with her character Mophead (a younger Selina) waking up with a knotty problem. </p><p><i>The more I ignored it.</i></p><p><i>The bigger it got...</i></p><p><i>and got...</i></p><p><i>and got...</i></p><p>Accompanying pictures show a massive knot with problems on the side such as 'You've changed!', 'But you said!' 'What will they say?' She spread the problems on the floor and begun to answer them.</p><p><i>Knot 1: What do you do if nothing is right not at home at school anywhere? (Mia)</i></p><p>Mophead calls that a 'Hairy McScary Knot'. She suggests<i> </i>you write about what is going right. She shares things that are going right in Mophead's life. On the next double page spread, children/adults can share things that are going right in their life.</p><p>Mophead/Selina identifies 11 knotty problems, shows Mophead examples, and then gives children space to write their thoughts. A self-help book for children 'from eight to eighty and for anyone in a dark place, no matter what knot you've got'. It's filled with Selina's scribbly illustrations, real-life post-it-notes, activity sheets, poetry and inspirational ideas. Teachers could use it when doing a self-esteem unit (Health curriculum) in the classroom. And parents/grandparents could give it to children who need help sharing their problems with grown-ups. A handy resource for home and the classroom.<br /> </p><p>Published with assistance from Creative New Zealand.</p><p>Professor Selina Tusitala Marsh (ONZM, FRSNZ) is a former Commonwealth
Poet, New Zealand Poet Laureate and acclaimed performer and author. She
was the first Pacific Islander to graduate with a PhD in English from
the University of Auckland and is now a Professor of English
specialising in Pasifika literature. Her first collection, the
bestselling <em>Fast Talking PI</em>, won the NZSA Jessie Mackay Award for Best First Book of Poetry in 2010. Her debut children’s book and memoir, <em>Mophead: How Your Difference Makes a Difference,</em>
was awarded the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year at the 2020 New Zealand
Book Awards for Children and Young Adults and was followed by the
bestselling <em>Mophead Tu: The Queen’s Poem</em>. Her third book in her award-winning Mophead series, <em>Wot Knot You Got? Mophead’s Guide to Life</em>
is out from November 2023 onward. </p><p>ISBN: 978-1-869-409548</p><p>RRP $29.99 (paperback, 112 pages)</p><p>Reviewed by Maria Gill <br /></p>https://kidsbooksnz.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897723540798803005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339701980146690201.post-54417603582365062142023-12-09T12:30:00.000-08:002023-12-09T12:30:55.811-08:00Do you like dogs? Read on…<p><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMAjdeKPpZC4IO0oGP6yso2gywFSjXqAlqQWKMQ9JO4ujVTjMQoj_jHSiOH-Y0gc6aPvIjBzPOjaO3R3OoORocN9PQKq-PYmwWb9LpnrgesIxLmWrZiKl1nRVRxK5wFq5lhyphenhyphen_sWulK3nbvie9VKUhM8T7zZdtgq8IQj346RSIW2DoRfbbgTdiF3SiyJIm/s618/caged.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="618" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSMAjdeKPpZC4IO0oGP6yso2gywFSjXqAlqQWKMQ9JO4ujVTjMQoj_jHSiOH-Y0gc6aPvIjBzPOjaO3R3OoORocN9PQKq-PYmwWb9LpnrgesIxLmWrZiKl1nRVRxK5wFq5lhyphenhyphen_sWulK3nbvie9VKUhM8T7zZdtgq8IQj346RSIW2DoRfbbgTdiF3SiyJIm/s320/caged.jpg" width="207" /></a></div>Sam is 14 years old and her life is a disaster. Her mum
works hard as the family’s only breadwinner; they are homeless so they live in
a one-roomed cabin in the local caravan park; and Sam knows she is risking her
future by getting in with a group of young drug-runners.<p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">When the story opens, Sam is fleeing from the police. She
literally falls over a fence into a backyard full of starving puppies. Sam
manages to enlist the help of a local vet, but she knows she can’t look after
the dozens of desperate puppies on her own.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Looking after just one puppy is difficult enough – but the
pressure keeps on, and Sam and her mates become embroiled with the local meth
manufacturer. Will they survive? This is a breathless, furious thriller for
young readers of 12 and upwards.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Susan Brocker </b>has written over 50 fiction and non-fiction books for older children and teens, which have been published worldwide. She has a history degree and a love of social history that is reflected in her<br />books. Susan also has a close affinity with animals. She lives with her husband and many pets in a lovely old villa on a small farm near Tauranga. Her previous books with Scholastic include ICE, Pelorus Jack the Dolphin Guide, Mrs Chippy the Cat, Friday the Rebel Dog and Bess the Brave War Horse (a picture book series based on true NZ animal tales) and a junior novel in the Kiwis at War series: 1914 Riding into War. <br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Teaching Resource <a href="https://www.scholastic.co.nz/media/6985/caged_teacher-notes_final.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Read an excerpt <a href="https://www.thesapling.co.nz/the-sampling-caged/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Read an interview with Susan Brocker about writing 'Caged' <a href="https://www.nzbooklovers.co.nz/post/interview-susan-brocker-talks-about-caged" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ISBN 978 1 77543 838 0 RRP<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pb</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Reviewed by Lorraine Orman, Christchurch</p>
https://kidsbooksnz.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897723540798803005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339701980146690201.post-65973435579180115172023-12-09T12:05:00.000-08:002023-12-09T12:05:20.765-08:00A timely environmental message packaged in a cute picture book<p><b>Harry the Hermit Crab</b> by Danni Rae, illustrated by Evan Heasman (Little Love)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpwKdpS3YJFdRBBE_TKh5ORHXuS6Qg7YuWCeJ-fH6EYRUjxFobMJUueIw7dQr7rkzvNIHmEm5tAX_5EZmeBv6DNGhp6MF9SDhOSDXXhnC8hialS2RYw6SPlECTqGja-l4oX3gkjutPj4Csg_pmH4tw8M5SNRUVdvZQc92uerTAfP9Vx95hJrxw5DFtCjq/s400/harry%20the%20hermit%20crab.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="400" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpwKdpS3YJFdRBBE_TKh5ORHXuS6Qg7YuWCeJ-fH6EYRUjxFobMJUueIw7dQr7rkzvNIHmEm5tAX_5EZmeBv6DNGhp6MF9SDhOSDXXhnC8hialS2RYw6SPlECTqGja-l4oX3gkjutPj4Csg_pmH4tw8M5SNRUVdvZQc92uerTAfP9Vx95hJrxw5DFtCjq/s320/harry%20the%20hermit%20crab.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>From the author of 'Kara the Kākāpō' comes 'Hermit the Hermit Crab'. <p></p><p>Harry the hermit crab has outgrown his shell. He needs a new house. He wants one that is not too big, not too heavy, and not too tight. "... a comfy new home that fits me JUST RIGHT."</p><p>Harry sets off for the beach on his shell finding quest. But the beach is a mess, strewn with litter and trash that humans have left behind. But someone's mess can sometimes be someone's treasure. Even though Hermit can't see a single shell he does see some potential homes. He tries a plastic bottle but it's too big. He tries a shoe but it's too heavy. You can see where the story is going to go from here... But it's not just about a crab finding the ideal home, it's also about being tidy on the beach and doing a clean-up if you see rubbish.</p><p>Each double page spread has a six-twelve line prose with dialogue and rhythmic language. The illustrations are bright, colourful, and layered. Sometimes the artist gives us an aerial view of the beach and sometimes focuses close-in to give us a crab perspective. Hermit himself is full of character and expression, and makes the reader fall in love with the little guy. The artwork is computer generated with photography and watercolour sometimes integrated.</p><p>At the back of the book is information about Strawberry Hermit Crabs - I didn't even know there was such a delightful creature - and other fascinating facts about Hermit crabs. I love that they line up to change shells - how cute is that! <br /></p><p>A nice little message that is timely now that the weather is getting a little sunnier and kids are about to break for the summer holidays. Perhaps parents and older brothers and sisters can go on a rubbish hunt when they're next on the beach to tidy up their cove. They could even make it into a competition (if kids are reluctant) and see who can find the most rubbish. Or make it a rubbish bingo. Books like these can inspire kids to help the environment and make it a better place when they leave it.</p><p>Danni Rae is a Wellington based zookeeper and conservationist with a passion for connecting children with animals and the environment. She has worked in Australia, New Zealand and Madagascar and wants to use her experience to inspire conservation connections through her engaging and educational animal adventure stories. When she isn't working, Danni writes, reads, hikes and travels.</p><p>Evan Heasman (also know as Soju Shots) is an illustrator who takes great inspiration from nature and fairytales. He uses a combination of pen, watercolour, photography, and digital mediums to create his characters and the magical worlds they come from. He works between his home in Waipu and his little studio in Whangarei.</p><p>ISBN: 978-1-7385969-0-4</p><p>RRP $20</p><p>Reviewed by Maria Gill<br /></p>https://kidsbooksnz.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897723540798803005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339701980146690201.post-15621388017119222162023-12-07T12:12:00.000-08:002023-12-07T12:12:15.736-08:00Let’s disconnect from our screens and reconnect with nature.<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;">Daisy McCray and the Wave of the Day</span></b><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"> by
Nicole Miller, illustrated by Lily Uivel (Little Love)</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlC5hBOZB8RpG4PEafJOiwuOCv7mUF8HKuj5kw1Je21mH-_Dn5jZuAvBDxysp-R_0L3_Tqw-ZsgHT7pYaKlEPWgF0wtJ7LKy5LpYXZhLw8Pu5q2maZjz3Yu64pRFTezU_r8PghG-mFiCCQVnyASHRi-7ETuzF6v9KC4_a2UQ6x7lkFlT0-NLwDITHKGNA0/s495/DAISY%20MCCRAY.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlC5hBOZB8RpG4PEafJOiwuOCv7mUF8HKuj5kw1Je21mH-_Dn5jZuAvBDxysp-R_0L3_Tqw-ZsgHT7pYaKlEPWgF0wtJ7LKy5LpYXZhLw8Pu5q2maZjz3Yu64pRFTezU_r8PghG-mFiCCQVnyASHRi-7ETuzF6v9KC4_a2UQ6x7lkFlT0-NLwDITHKGNA0/s320/DAISY%20MCCRAY.jpg" width="259" /></a></div>Summer is here (kind of) but the unpleasant weather is resistant
to going away. How about enjoying some hot sand, beaming sun and rolling waves
with "Daisy McCray and the Wave of the Day"?<p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">It is a beautiful day at the beach. Daisy McCray
covers herself with suntan lotion - slip, slop and slap - then instead of jumping in the water
to wait for the waves to rise, she gets her phone out to tweet, snap and
hashtag, not noticing the rising tide, sweeping away her board.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The playful tide then scoops up other beach goers one
by one, letting them ride epic waves, each time turning bigger, each wave more
magnificent. The final surf is led by Nana Pauline who kicks off her spear
fishing gear before jumping on the board, also carrying three kids aboard, to complete a perfect barrel!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Nicole brings awareness to how devices and technology
can take us away from the enjoyments of the real world around us. We see the
contrast between Daisy, who spends the whole day on her phone, versus other
beach goers who experience adventure. Readers are encouraged to make more time away
from their screens. Especially while on the beach!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">The illustrations are vibrant, fun and full of
movement. The painterly texture works seamlessly with the water scenes. The
characters are full of personalities, enhanced by Lily’s artistic choices. I
particularly like the pink haired Nana Pauline in her bright orange diving
suit. Lily also breathes so much life into her waves, they too, become
important characters in the story. Pages are filled to the edges with shades of blue, swirling, crashing waves, echoing the rhythmic rhyming verses of the
cleverly written text.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This beach themed
book with a timely message is a perfect read for the summer season. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Tauranga author Nicole Miller enjoys balancing her
writing with her teaching, family time and musical interests. She often explores
stories with serious themes and address them in light-hearted and child-friendly
ways. She was a finalist for the 2019 Storylines Joy Cowley award for her
manuscript, <i>Celia Seagull and the Plastic Sea</i>, which was published by
Little Love in 2021. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Wellingtonian Lily Uivel has experience in
illustration, prop making and design. She has illustrated over 10 children’s
picture books, including <i>Lulu and the Dance Detectives</i>, <i>The Wintrish
Girl</i>, and <i>Celie Seagull and the Plastic Sea</i>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Bobby Stafford-Bush Foundation has been supporting
Nicole since 2019, and has generously funded the production for <i>Daisy McCray
and the Wave of the Day</i>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">ISBN: </span><span id="isbn" title="9781738596911">9781738596911</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span id="isbn" title="9781738596911">RRP $15.00 (paperback)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span id="isbn" title="9781738596911">Reviewed by Aki Fukuoka<br /></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> </span></p>
https://kidsbooksnz.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897723540798803005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339701980146690201.post-13756210378905645492023-12-05T13:51:00.000-08:002023-12-05T13:51:11.291-08:00Fun activities to do at the beach<p><b>The Beach Activity Book: 99 Ideas for Activities by the Water around Aotearoa New Zealand</b>, written by Rachel Haydon, illustrated by Pippa Keel (Te Papa Press) </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgElPcMGkXuLSavBZb1nKah7XsZSWNcfDQl0bc-OMc_dETBr61ETmoTjCpTD1JiafsJv3Uomr3KoQzhSJ7OGIZRKn_7bIWCFM5Lh15scefoRGSksYOKBnqpFdVqRbAxSKRMAt7iB60cSHJ69kQeqVVGoMU2JHhyIhyMEpHAxxnU8ZUPl6AE6jmh0ghJJPQg/s500/THE%20BEACH%20ACTIVITY%20BOOK.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="368" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgElPcMGkXuLSavBZb1nKah7XsZSWNcfDQl0bc-OMc_dETBr61ETmoTjCpTD1JiafsJv3Uomr3KoQzhSJ7OGIZRKn_7bIWCFM5Lh15scefoRGSksYOKBnqpFdVqRbAxSKRMAt7iB60cSHJ69kQeqVVGoMU2JHhyIhyMEpHAxxnU8ZUPl6AE6jmh0ghJJPQg/s320/THE%20BEACH%20ACTIVITY%20BOOK.jpg" width="236" /></a></div>Lots of families could do with this book for the Christmas holidays. Parents and children can record their wonderful adventures on the pages and then share them on social media using the hashtag #BeachActivityBook so you can see what other readers have got up to.<br /><p></p><p>Before you start there's a section on 'tikanga' doing things the correct
way such as taking the outer leaves of the flax for crafts. There's another section on respect for nature such as moving slowly and stepping carefully so your feet don't squash anything and leaving animals where you find them. There's another section on being waterway safe. For example, being prepared before you go and how to be safe during your adventures. There's also a double page spread on some of the materials you'll need for the beach activities. <br /></p><p>The rest of the book is divided into five sections: </p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>worlds (areas, habitats and ecosystems) <br /></li><li>wildlife (plants and creatures)</li><li>nature's gifts (materials we value and treasure)</li><li>wai (different kinds of water) </li><li>connection (how you can connect with the watery world around you). At the back of the book there are answers to quizzes, and further information.</li></ul><p>An example of some of the activities in 'worlds' are: looking for nooks and crannies while exploring the beach; things you'll need when going near the water at night; turning a puddle into a miniature world; and looking closely at a rocky shore, a riverbank, sandy beach, and estuary and drawing them in the illustrated spaces provided. Teachers will find some of the pages very handy for their rocky shore science lessons. Especially the 'In the Zone' page where children are encouraged to find living things and draw or white them on the illustrated page showing a splash zone, a high tide zone, middle tide zone, and low intertidal zone. And there's plenty more pages, teachers will find handy for science lessons.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzgUbYULXqOpCwVvbgOWdf_u0nGowPcBVxQHcVdAXlD-bQnskD05itplHRSxM3bWjb0QXqWVt5XYtVG4YVna7wXzz12X7MS01EX0MvYOMYLVnzVoqG0A7F74Y8MOk_KQ_3UkpD-tFy6-CDyw4uKcTGtV3VCbdAwhl2h3feg6vXBqogdQVmxVTraRpAfYj/s958/look%20inside.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="958" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNzgUbYULXqOpCwVvbgOWdf_u0nGowPcBVxQHcVdAXlD-bQnskD05itplHRSxM3bWjb0QXqWVt5XYtVG4YVna7wXzz12X7MS01EX0MvYOMYLVnzVoqG0A7F74Y8MOk_KQ_3UkpD-tFy6-CDyw4uKcTGtV3VCbdAwhl2h3feg6vXBqogdQVmxVTraRpAfYj/s320/look%20inside.png" width="320" /></a></div>In the wildlife section there are pictures of starfish; a graph of pond species they can look for when exploring ponds; illustrations of birds and their beautiful beaks; photographs of insects, plants and fish to help children identify them in rivers, sandy beach or estuary and rocky shore; and illustrations of different shells/bivalves. Plus lots more fun activities.<br /><p></p><p>In Nature's Gifts the book encourages families/students to make structures with sticks and stones they've found; making magical mud/sand pies; make a crown or sailboat/raft; making faces in the sand and lots more fun activities to write, draw, craft and photograph.</p><p>In Wai they can build a watercourse using recycled materials such as a plastic bottle; record things they've found washed up; make a list of all the different shapes of water; find out what is buoyant in water; learn Māori words for different kinds of water; and more.</p><p>On the Connection pages they're encouraged to skim stones; watch a sunrise; listen to water; write a poem; take part in a planting; play seaside bingo; etc.</p><p>More than enough activities to keep families busy for every day of the school holidays. But it's not just a book for families, I can see teachers pinching quite a few of the activities and photocopying some of the pages to use in their classroom. A very handy resource for families and classrooms.</p><p>Rachel is a qualified primary school teacher and scientist with a zoology Bachelor's degree and a Master's in marine science. She's taught science to children of all ages in schools, museums, zoos and aquariums in Australia, South Korea, the UK, and New Zealand for over 18 years. She's dedicated to motivating children of all ages (including the young at heart) to get outside and explore, connect with nature and help protect the natural world.</p><p>Pippa Keel is an award-winning illustration designer with an honour's degree in illustration. Her previous books include 'The Nature Activity Book' (Te Papa Press) and Kaewa the Kororā' (Massey University Press). 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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>A thrilling animal fantasy series…</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Into the Lockjaws</b> by Juliette MacIver (Scholastic NZ,
2023)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYT9l6vMHaRJxX_mieRolyVstVC2POKaJr1EvhBetfMBH97AFlxRDUDwcp9e8JDqpx8zwPpvZkyQ5Pc7ti7MUpsurQYiIsPcQputCzizhwpyIy59y3Myt4Xj7cD7nCjNsVTGaKOz0hzFcxFe-pcCDw5oEVdbShk9o3eO4SS1WnI3WewrI0Dsp-HGsq0wu/s623/into%20the%20lockjaws.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcYT9l6vMHaRJxX_mieRolyVstVC2POKaJr1EvhBetfMBH97AFlxRDUDwcp9e8JDqpx8zwPpvZkyQ5Pc7ti7MUpsurQYiIsPcQputCzizhwpyIy59y3Myt4Xj7cD7nCjNsVTGaKOz0hzFcxFe-pcCDw5oEVdbShk9o3eO4SS1WnI3WewrI0Dsp-HGsq0wu/s320/into%20the%20lockjaws.jpg" width="205" /></a></div>Sadly, I didn’t read the first book in this series, <i>Odd
Wolf Out</i>. The trilogy is called <i>Faelan the Wolf </i>and I think reading
the first book in the series would have made the characters come alive for me.
Faelan is a young wolf who upsets various members<span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"> </span><span style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">of his tribe by following some unwolflike habits. He
is prone to befriending other animals, instead of eating them.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Faelan
is also friends with a chicken called Avian. When the young wolf is forced to
travel into the cruel Lockjaw mountains to meet a fierce white wolf called
Varg, Avian comes to his rescue. But he must also help Avian free her flock
from the Slave Barn… This story for primary-aged readers is full of adventure
and action. Just remember to buy no.1 in the series so you can read it first! </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ISBN
978 1 77543 820 5 <b>RRP $19.99 </b>Pb</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Reviewed
by Lorraine Orman (Christchurch)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Delightfully
quirky…</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Rockybottoms!
</span></b><span style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">By Raymond
McGrath (Scholastic NZ, 2023)</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDRgv2c7-DZDa1f54r_X5L5PiCazRGc9oO2Q-tGs5vlBt8bH4bJ55fKgm0QG3hSBkvh3bF-MTP7GzDnpGv-p3PFljQA1p2S6RaT3HwFJ0yiAwP3xelfPNt32PZGQpVtSveo3zBplUVeDBRff9zEETvYhQcZo0yYxITRXvM8J3tAJZ-YE8PNGYwshGlK0KI/s500/rocky%20bottoms.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="334" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDRgv2c7-DZDa1f54r_X5L5PiCazRGc9oO2Q-tGs5vlBt8bH4bJ55fKgm0QG3hSBkvh3bF-MTP7GzDnpGv-p3PFljQA1p2S6RaT3HwFJ0yiAwP3xelfPNt32PZGQpVtSveo3zBplUVeDBRff9zEETvYhQcZo0yYxITRXvM8J3tAJZ-YE8PNGYwshGlK0KI/s320/rocky%20bottoms.jpg" width="214" /></a></div>Again
I’ve missed no.1 in a series, and have to put some imagination into reading
no.2! The series is called <i>Big Little Blue</i>, and the first book in the
series is called <i>Sandypants.</i> This second graphic novel itself is slight,
with 93 pages, but the author/illustrator has managed to fit in a lot of
thought-provoking information, namely three short, short stories (and three
Magic Mindful Messages). In the first story, Little Blue the penguin goes
looking for Big Blue, and is confounded to find him lying on the sand, doing
nothing. Little Blue definitely needs to <i>learn </i>how to relax and do
nothing.<p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The
last story introduces an interesting new character, a pirate seal called Bubba
Lubba, who likes singing – and doing nothing!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">I
can see this series being useful for parents and teachers who need to entice young
readers to think about what’s going on inside the story. Why is it so important
to learn how to do nothing?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Look
out for no.3 in the series next April – it is called <i>DoubleDippers.</i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">ISBN
978 1 77543 835 9 <b>RRP $18.99</b> Pb</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Reviewed
by Lorraine Orman (Christchurch)</span></p>
<br /><br /><p> </p>https://kidsbooksnz.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897723540798803005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339701980146690201.post-74938306073788983042023-11-27T17:08:00.000-08:002023-11-27T21:12:03.783-08:00Bonkers book that will inspire the next generation of STEM thinkers<p><b>Ultra Wild: An Audacious Plan to Rewild Every City on Earth</b> by Steve Mushin (Allen & Unwin)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf1AxYerEU8awUY-n55-yScE535bn49eiwi-FhhVPyVpewR0yegbUobI2KzcQiIFdI2gl-T7He6RQTH4dX2vML80m2bhw6N8VLeeLURvln2ai7aO3NbR3w4uSqr6OpbwwORpASHsk2pLgV3GxOjfs2aBe9PUcd85noPmA3EIu9N335UbclTJ2GSjhwms2L/s476/ultrawild.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="476" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf1AxYerEU8awUY-n55-yScE535bn49eiwi-FhhVPyVpewR0yegbUobI2KzcQiIFdI2gl-T7He6RQTH4dX2vML80m2bhw6N8VLeeLURvln2ai7aO3NbR3w4uSqr6OpbwwORpASHsk2pLgV3GxOjfs2aBe9PUcd85noPmA3EIu9N335UbclTJ2GSjhwms2L/s320/ultrawild.jpg" width="269" /></a></div>Wow, what a production. A foolscap sized+ hardback book with detailed cartoons over 80 pages. And it is audacious! Imagine if politicians did follow the advice and actually really tried to save the planet.<br /><p></p><p>Steve Mushin introduces himself on the very first page - he's an industrial engineer and inventor (and obviously artist). He specialises in inventing machines that transform cities into ecosystems. As well as his experience and knowledge he's taken ideas from top scientists and engineers to invent 100+ ultrawilding inventions. </p><p>Even his contents page is interesting with cartoons and provocative titles. And in big letters he says on this page: "Warning: None of these ideas have passed any kind of safety test." He goes on to say:</p><p><i>The ideas in this book involve SKYSCRAPER-SIZED biorobots, LUDICROUS building modifications and the release of SAVAGE CARNIVORES into suburbia - amongst many other COMPLETELY ABSURD-SOUNDING and ALMOST CERTAINLY TERRIBLY DANGEROUS concepts that may terrify very boring people.</i></p><p><i>PLEASE EXPERIMENT WITH THE IDEAS ANYWAY.</i></p><p><i>Please develop your OWN VERSIONS of these plans and spread what you learn... </i></p><p>You might be wondering then, what is the point of the inventions then. Steve answers that on the second page. He says<i>, "...it wasn't until I started working as an industrial designer that I realised thinking about rediculous ideas can actually be INCREDIBLY SENSIBLE... Turns out that designers, scientists and philosophers have always experimented with absurd ideas, or 'What-Ifs', or 'THOUGHT EXPERIMENTS', to boost creative thinking and solve problems. And often the most bonkers thought experiments have sparked the greatest breakthroughs."</i></p><p>Steve then shares some of those crazy ideas which have gone on to be big breakthroughs in the world of science, inventions, and solutions to world problems. The chapters after this share some of his crazy ideas. For example, mechanical megafauna - recreating animal behaviour such as massive manure-spreading mammals that help improve the environment. He calls it 'The Amazing Ecosystem-kickstarting Power of Poo' and suggests we get rid of toilets and replace them with compost-making machines. There's even the history of poo. Kids who love stories and facts about poo are going to be in seventh heaven because there are seven pages on how we should be harnessing it.</p><p>But it is not just about poo, there's a chapter on using new technologies to transform cities faster than we can impossibly imagine; transforming lamposts into armoured luxury hotels for native animals; creating mechanical birds, vertical farms on buildings, floating cities, turning abandoned sewers into underground rivers and ride through them in submarines... And much more. Kids are going to love these ideas. And the pictures, which are in cartoon format. Every couple of pages there are vertical drawings as well that take up a whole double page spread - they show the potential of rewilding in cities. The pictures are colourful, bonkers and intriguing.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkImt2plCtAtbXPvnHfxj3gwo08QMk-NMGYeLqLe4Nib_G4Iz8n4XuvTB0P58by49533dd7O8SfHfNmFb9HASaSfePS-4xs9JzPgSaW83xF1FHs9ctbXbyM5xjlmoZhH6wIUCxVZRYYH0wa-xP51lVH6sx2uFCHJGX5h7Th0ylWpyQql11map9LX9KI32/s2395/ultrawild2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1135" data-original-width="2395" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkImt2plCtAtbXPvnHfxj3gwo08QMk-NMGYeLqLe4Nib_G4Iz8n4XuvTB0P58by49533dd7O8SfHfNmFb9HASaSfePS-4xs9JzPgSaW83xF1FHs9ctbXbyM5xjlmoZhH6wIUCxVZRYYH0wa-xP51lVH6sx2uFCHJGX5h7Th0ylWpyQql11map9LX9KI32/w640-h304/ultrawild2.png" width="640" /></a></div>Teachers are going to love this book too because creative thinking is an important part of developing children's intellect and creativity and this book will launch a thousand+ ideas. Kids will read these outlandish ideas and be spurred to come up with their spectacular inventions. And some of those ideas might go onto transform our world one day. They've inherited our mess but they're more creative and are able to think outside of the box more than we adults can. <p></p><p>Should be in every classroom in schools. It will excite children and teachers and go on to ignite thought-provoking discussions, incredible projects, and keep the classrooms buzzing. This book threatens to empower and excite a new generation of designers, scientists, engineers and ultra-wild thinkers. And it absolutely delivers.<br /></p><p>More information available on his website: www.ultrawild.org<br />.<br /></p><p>ISBN: 978-1-760292812</p><p>RRP $37.99</p><p>FOR AGES: 8+ (Adults will love it too)</p><p>Reviewed by Maria Gill<br /></p>https://kidsbooksnz.blogspot.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08897723540798803005noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1339701980146690201.post-42136977178489873532023-11-26T15:26:00.000-08:002023-11-26T15:26:35.291-08:00Lots of lovely books from Scholastic<p> <b>When Grandpa Wore a Tutu, </b>by Dawn McMillian, illustrated by Jenny Cooper.
(Scholastic 2023)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">As an ex-dancer and the mother of a son who wore a
spidergirl tutu to kindy for six months solid, I was primed to love this. And…I
did. It’s a charming, simple story with great appeal to kids and big-hearted grandparents. </p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJgLuTbS0nG-fAXI1_8yOErPPYLQWZbb71ERz_vwTt7WQcRv23BvH61Pg7mei0A271labkUp7hwY97Gm061u4YZuqjvE13tOpDG74IFUCCJV2rsl5LqYhjkyLWT9kHnhWsYanpWVh4AC8ZJg5S2GhLzwW2Ei39BIt_A8gFv7B-keHLm4T7bQT3kMcEFMz/s500/GRANDPA%20TUTU.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJgLuTbS0nG-fAXI1_8yOErPPYLQWZbb71ERz_vwTt7WQcRv23BvH61Pg7mei0A271labkUp7hwY97Gm061u4YZuqjvE13tOpDG74IFUCCJV2rsl5LqYhjkyLWT9kHnhWsYanpWVh4AC8ZJg5S2GhLzwW2Ei39BIt_A8gFv7B-keHLm4T7bQT3kMcEFMz/s320/GRANDPA%20TUTU.jpg" width="256" /></a></div>In the book, Grandpa tells the tale of his youthful exploits, putting on the Swan
Lake ballet with the other amiable allies that inhabit his small town. Grandpa
is a dedicated artist, practicing his dance moves at every opportunity,
especially in the cowshed, with cows that accept him at every pirouette. There
is no questioning his passion, nothing but affirmation in the community – a
wonderful framework for kids questioning where they fit in the world. Grandpa’s
grandson is both impressed and inspired. With ever resourceful and astute
Grandma on the case, Grandson is handed over the mantle of the precious
home-made tutu to continue the family tradition. <p></p><p class="MsoNormal">It’s a delightful tale of
acceptance, dedication and passion. Coupled with that, the illustrations really
bring it all home. Cheeky, earnest, sweet, focused, all the characters are
drawn with such clarity in their expressions that they’re immediately engaging,
relatable and believable. They dance, literally over the page, filling the book
with movement and energy. The story and its illustrations are also sweetly
nostalgic, a wonderfully drawn slice of rural New Zealand that will most
certainly appeal to compassionate grandparents looking for a gift for their
grandkids. My youngest tutu-wearer lapped this one up and at the end finished
with a grin, and said, “that was a good one.”</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ISBN: <span id="isbn" title="9781775438052">9781775438052<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">RRP $21.99</p><p class="MsoNormal">AGES: 2-6 YEARS<br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>The Stinky Wonky Donkey, </b>by Craig Smith, illustrated by Katz Cowley (Scholastic
2023)</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkruvkfp6jQpbqhGpBHswxIJcLImwr25EHwSKkMzIU9jyRWcn01ShEbiDF5ZLa16RWruRliLyk32ATeF8aiUSAc-MmSOXtA9MtSKMQO4590A5m6qkc6sQf2os3K2vsjCQe7cp3VkLfzjY8527PI92QoJdihOIBfE4D9yKR23NBRz_CSWXa6g1cXlOyrUo/s416/STINKY%20WONKY%20DONKEY.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBkruvkfp6jQpbqhGpBHswxIJcLImwr25EHwSKkMzIU9jyRWcn01ShEbiDF5ZLa16RWruRliLyk32ATeF8aiUSAc-MmSOXtA9MtSKMQO4590A5m6qkc6sQf2os3K2vsjCQe7cp3VkLfzjY8527PI92QoJdihOIBfE4D9yKR23NBRz_CSWXa6g1cXlOyrUo/s320/STINKY%20WONKY%20DONKEY.jpg" width="308" /></a></div>There aren’t too many donkey book’s that can claim having 10
million copies in print across the world. It’s no wonder that the fifth book in
the Wonky-verse series is much anticipated and, of course, comes with a song.
We streamed it via Spotify and it definitely added to the reading experience.
Dinky donkey was a wonderful spin off in itself, the pint-sized poppet is super
cute. With wonderful illustrations from Katz Cowley in the same style as the
original, and a dash of toilet humour, The Stinky Wonky Donkey is sure to be a
welcome addition to the series. Dinky loves animals, all animals, and
surrounded by their adorably drawn stack of soft toys, we love them too. But
when she interrogates who she loves most, she realises it’s hooved animals she
loves best. Of course! She’s hoof-hearted! She rushes to tell everyone in the
family, a quick round up of all the characters in the Wonky-verse. It’s sure to
be another hit, especially as kids sing along to the catchy tune.<p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ISBN: <span id="isbn" title="9780702325915">9780702325915</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">RRP$23.00 (HARDBACK, PAPERBACK)<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">AGES: 3-6 years<br /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Santa’s Fireproof Knickers </b>by Deano Yipadee, iIllustrated by Carla Martell (Scholastic 2023)<br style="mso-special-character: line-break;" />
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<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOY9dYqHXrVwvnB6jznJR_lDIsmU_ib0NtppNY5y3TG6MrFs3NyolmVDkbp-S606ETtbCP_qt-kwP5TOx6jFqDsQGgymtt0ioXDOw-w36jyxEU8PIMd8D2FGLbe3_H14-Gry10ePPCqhsk5x6uCHpb_LsaRl22sFzAYbLX89dk94NyCBtawVBkWOvFr4D3/s417/santas%20fireproof%20knickers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="417" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOY9dYqHXrVwvnB6jznJR_lDIsmU_ib0NtppNY5y3TG6MrFs3NyolmVDkbp-S606ETtbCP_qt-kwP5TOx6jFqDsQGgymtt0ioXDOw-w36jyxEU8PIMd8D2FGLbe3_H14-Gry10ePPCqhsk5x6uCHpb_LsaRl22sFzAYbLX89dk94NyCBtawVBkWOvFr4D3/s320/santas%20fireproof%20knickers.jpg" width="307" /></a></div>When his special fire-proof undies shrink in the wash, Santa
tries to do his Christmas deliveries in boardies, despite Mrs Claus suggesting
he take her flame-proof, frilly knickers instead. Surf shorts might be fine for
a Christmas in Aotearoa, but they don’t work so well by the time Santa gets
further North. Cold temperatures mean Santa has to dodge the fires at the
bottom of chimneys and without fire-proof undies it’s no easy task. <p></p><p class="MsoNormal">This is
another book with an accompanying song track, and listening along really brings
the words to life. As Santa starts Ho Ho-ing and No No-ing throughout, the tune
keeps us bouncing along. </p><p class="MsoNormal">It’s available to download or stream from a range of
providers. This is a pretty classic Christmas romp: the reindeer are
co-operative; the presents are piled high and Mrs Claus is proved right in the
end. Santa’s butt might be a little worse for wear as a result of his refusal
to take his wife’s advice, but kids will love the humour. The illustrations keep
the fun and kooky tone alive. They’re bright, whimsical and captivating, my
eldest reckoned they had a “Peppa pig vibe with better colours and people.” An
excellent stocking stuffer with the added bonus of the song to make it a family
sing-a-long.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ISBN: <span id="isbn" title="9781775438335">9781775438335</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">RRP $21.99 (paperback) $22.99 (hardback)<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Ages: 3-6 years<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><br /></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Big Little Blue – RockyBottoms!</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Written and illustrated by Raymond McGrath. Scholastic
2023.</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7n-HUowBYQVuPj-2R0tbyS9p0FblVmfZub8jTN6l_3ge54gbS4VzCojImfZYVmXQGyhqTeIracKGfhtCLDu-tlgukKG1y8v1JsYPY207tDXt1Tjlhk6x2tEqpEP5-6qjUKa7o0FLl7SaA-IXhcYJoUcdlCFLML7PJU8fyECatFL3rI__U95eLCUP3ZQO/s500/rocky%20bottoms.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="334" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7n-HUowBYQVuPj-2R0tbyS9p0FblVmfZub8jTN6l_3ge54gbS4VzCojImfZYVmXQGyhqTeIracKGfhtCLDu-tlgukKG1y8v1JsYPY207tDXt1Tjlhk6x2tEqpEP5-6qjUKa7o0FLl7SaA-IXhcYJoUcdlCFLML7PJU8fyECatFL3rI__U95eLCUP3ZQO/s320/rocky%20bottoms.jpg" width="214" /></a></div>Bigsies and Littles are back and they are as delightful as
ever. This time they’ve got a well-being message about the importance of taking
time to reboot. For those new to the series, McGrath has created a graphic
novel with a focused colour pallet about a duo of adorable penguins. It’s
utterly charming, eminently accessible and the illustrations are simple but
sweet. <p></p><p class="MsoNormal">In <i>RockyBottoms</i>, the book is broken into three sections,
reminding young readers there are different ways to de-stress. It’s a lovely,
non-judgemental and unpretentious way of offering different anxiety reduction
methodology for kids. Bigsies and Littles remind us that active relaxing <i>is</i>
relaxing, but doing nothing is also doing something. There is loads of
character and humour in the illustrations and my guys loved it. Book three is
slated for publication next year and we’ll be looking out for it for sure.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">ISBN: <span id="isbn" title="9781775438359">9781775438359</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span id="isbn" title="9781775438359">RRP $18.99 (paperback)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span id="isbn" title="9781775438359">Ages 4-8 years</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span id="isbn" title="9781775438359"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span id="isbn" title="9781775438359">All reviewed by Michele Powles<br /> </span> </p>
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