Kids’ Choice
Dork diaries : pop star by Rachel Renee Russell It’s so cool and funny even the pictures are the funniest things in the book. And when you see how Nikki wrote the feelings that she felt during...
View ArticleLIANZA children’s book award winners
The Russell Clarke Award for illustration: Hill and Hole by Kyle Mewburn & Vasanti Unka, The Esther Glen Award for fiction: The Shadow of the Boyd by Diana Menefy The LIANZA YA Award: Fierce...
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Secret of the sirens / Julia Golding. First in the companions quartet. If you are fond of mermaids, medusa and the minotaur you will probably enjoy these books about the Secret Society for the...
View ArticleKids Review by Salem
A long way from home : the diary of Lillian Glenmore, Warkworth, 1943 / by Lorraine Orman It is a realistic story, it has humour and fantastic scenes. 4/5 stars
View ArticleExhibition at Miramar Library During School Holidays
Inspired by Shaun Tan’s The Lost Thing Holy Cross School will be showcasing their work at Miramar Library during the school holidays. Drop in to the library to admire their imaginative artwork and to...
View ArticleBrooklyn BookSeekers Book Blurbs
Aunt Effie’s Ark – Jack Lasenby It’s about Aunt Effie who goes into hibernation and her 26 neices and nephews have to look after the house and there’s a flood but luckily they have painted the house...
View ArticleNew book of poems from Jacqueline Wilson
Green Glass Beads is the name of the new book of poems chosen by Jacqueline Wilson. She didn’t write them – but they are poems that she loves and thinks that you will really enjoy if you like reading...
View ArticleFree fun event @ Island Bay Library
Join us for a “Summer Holiday” themed storytime at 10.30am next Thursday 8th December. Rose Swindells from the Community Centre will be there as well with an activity to make your own Pohutukawa...
View ArticleWin a Wii
This Saturday 10th December we have a family treasure hunt at Central Library, all teams need to have at least one member under 18 years, and all entries go in to win the prize of a Wii. Bring the...
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