Check out the amazing finalists of this year's NZ Book awards for Children & Young Adults
Lucky for us we have most of them in the library. These books thoroughly deserve to be on the shortlist.

Library fun

We've been having a little bit of fun in the library for the first week back at term. Hopefully the kids don't all ask for cookies with their books now: Cookie monster in the library

What's Going On In Your Child's Brain When You Read Them A Story?

An interesting article which highlights the importance of reading picture books to young children. The study the article is based on looks at what happens to children's brains when they are read to, compared to listening to an audio book or watching an animated cartoon. 

The NZ Kids' Book Awards finalists are.....

Exciting announced - here are the 2017/18 finalist of the NZ Kids' Book Awards
Luckily we have most of these books already in the library, the others will be winging their way to the shelves soon.

Celebrate our Reading Successes

Ethan in Year 3 (Staffroom) shows off all the TreeHouse Books by Andy Griffiths & Terry Denton that he read over the school holidays. Ka Pai Ethan!

Children's Treasure Chest: Audio & Video Stories for Free

Check out this amazing resource from Radio NZ: free audio & video storytime in the Children's Treasure Chest.

Storylines Notable Book List 2018 = Awesome books to read!

Sometimes we struggle for reading inspiration or get stuck in a rut.......kids are the same. Luckily Storylines produce an annual list of amazing children books. Here is the 2018 list which will hopefully inspire you and the kids. Storylines Notable Books List 2018