Category Archives: Children’s

Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 Finalist Judges’ comments Fun, inventive and endlessly energetic, Selina Tusitala Marsh’s Pasifika graphic memoir addresses colonialism and white privilege for kids with a positive, funny, light-hearted yet serious vibe. There’s a … Continue reading →

Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 Finalist Judges’ comments A quiet, gentle, reflective picture book, which helps identify anxiety and stress. Painted in a sumptuous colour palette of rich yet muted tones, the detailed illustrations and minimal … Continue reading →

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Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 Finalist Judges’ comments An amazing achievement for a first graphic novel. This exciting mystery-thriller is brilliantly illustrated for young readers, with a clear line style reminiscent of Hergé’s Tintin, and a … Continue reading →

Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2021 Finalist Judges’ comments Understated and elegant, this book encourages the learning of te reo and the concept of mihimihi to readers. It’s instructive, helpful and unintimidating in style. There is a … Continue reading →

Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2020 Finalist Judges’ comments A terrific concept — telling treasured tales of Aotearoa using artifacts from the Te Papa collection. Easy to navigate, adept typography and  bursting with illustrations all packaged in … Continue reading →

Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2020 Finalist Judges’ comments You know you are onto something when you see a book and you get that bat squeak of excitement. As exciting and unruly as the hand-drawn mop of … Continue reading →

Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2020 Finalist Judges’ comments Truckloads of fun and colour to keep minds entertained interspersed with playful typographical touches to match Joy Cowley’s playful verse. Giselle Clarkson’s whimsical illustrations positively sing from the … Continue reading →

Scholastic New Zealand Award for Best Children’s Book 2020 Finalist Judges’ comments Every home, school and office should have a copy of this book. Teaching young (and old) minds about the Treaty of Waitangi in the form of a bi-lingual … Continue reading →