All posts tagged "Children’s book"
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1.1KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Prometheus High: How To Make A Monster, by Stuart Wilson
MIDDLE GRADE: A hugely inventive, action-packed, fun and quirky – and occasionally dark – adventure for fans of Skulduggery Pleasant, Nevermoor or Frankenstein.
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1.4KBooks & LiteratureBook review: Cat Dog, by Mem Fox & Mark Teague
PICTURE BOOK: Join an unlikely animal trio for some irresistibly funny antics in this read-aloud gem from bestselling, award-winning and much-loved author Mem Fox and acclaimed illustrator Mark Teague.
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13.1KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Accidental Diary of B.U.G.: Sister Act, by Jen Carney
MIDDLE GRADE: The third hilarious diary of Billie Upton Green by superstar author-illustrator Jen Carney.
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887Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Sweetest Egg of All, by Helen Milroy
PICTURE BOOK: The Sweetest Egg of All follows Gecko, Thorny Devil and Scrubby Python, who admire Bungarra and want to find a special birthday present for their friend.
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1.1KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Let’s Build a Backyard, by Mike Lucas, illustrated by Daron Parton
PICTURE BOOK: Imagine designing and building your very own backyard! Written by real-life engineer and CBCA-Notable author Mike Lucas, and illustrated by NZ favourite, Daron Parton.
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1.7KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Frankie Best Hates Quests, by Chris Smith
MIDDLE-GRADE: ONWARD and Cressida Cowell meets The Wizard in my Shed in an accessible Pixar-like fantasy for 8-12 readers by bestselling author Chris Smith.
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1.6KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Alfie the Brave, by Richard Harris, illustrated by Simon Howe
PICTURE BOOK: A delightful picture book about a dog called Alfie who longs to be bold and brave like other dogs.
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: This is Me!, by Sally Morgan
BOARD BOOK: A book about self-acceptance that all parents, carers, grandparents and families will love to read to their babies, toddlers, forever children (that have been chosen) and to all children full of personality and sass.
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1.9KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Tale of Peter Rabbit Picture Book, by Beatrix Potter
PICTURE BOOK: Our favourite furry friend, Peter Rabbit, is celebrating his 120th birthday with a picture book edition of the original classic tale.
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1.7KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species, by Sabina Radeva
EARLY LEARNING: The revolutionary scientific book that explained evolution to millions of people for the first time, retold in stylish and accessible picture-book form.
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1.3KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: I Wish I Had a Wookiee, by Ian Doescher, illustrated by Tim Budgen
CHILDREN'S: an illustrated, whimsical, kid-friendly anthology of approximately 75 Star Wars-themed poems.
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882Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Book That Did Not Want to Be Read, by David Sundin, illustrated by Alexis Homqvist, translated by BJ Woodstein
ACTIVITY BOOKS: The bestselling Swedish children's book of 2020, translated by B. J. Woodstein, with graphic design by Alexis Holmqvist
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2.3KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Friday Barnes 10: Undercover, by R.A. Spratt
MIDDLE GRADE: The next instalment in the successful Friday Barnes series by AJ Spratt.
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1.1KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Gulliver’s Travels, by Jonathon Swift, illustrated by Robert Ingpen
PICTURE BOOK: When Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon, sets off on the high seas in search of adventure, things never seem to go quite according to plan. A new illustrated gift edition of a beloved classic.
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1.2KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Story Orchestra: The Magic Flute, by Katy Flint, illustrated by Jessica Courtney Tickle
EDUCATIONAL: The Magic Flute (Story Orchestra) is a beautiful retelling of the famous opera set to the sound of Mozart's music.
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907Books & LiteratureBook Review: Albert Einstein, by Maria Isabel Sánchez Vegara, illustrated by Jean Claude
CHILDREN'S BOOK: In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy bestselling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Albert Einstein, the legendary scientist.
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2.1KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: WishYouWas, by Alexandra Page, illustrated by Penny Neville-Lee
JUNIOR FICTION: Classic-feeling storytelling with bags of charm. Fans of thrilling animal adventure and enchanting underground worlds will fall in love with Wishyouwas.
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1.0KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Horror Heights: The Slime: Book 1, by Bec Hill
JUNIOR FICTION: Welcome to Horror Heights: can the children who live here conceal the strange goings on behind closed doors?
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3.3KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Christmas Pig, by J.K. Rowling, Illustrated by Jim Field
JUNIOR FICTION: A heartwarming, page-turning adventure about one child's love for his most treasured thing, and how far he will go to find it.
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846Books & LiteratureBook Review: Noura Saves the Planet, by Rufia Valiff
PICTURE BOOK: Noura Saves the Planet is about a young girl who, while bored on her school holidays, goes on an adventure with her feline friend Lentils, in search of ways to better shape her world.
