Now that you have all had a chance to see the finalists in this year's NZ Post Children's Book Awards categories... it's time to vote! Click on the link below to get to the voting form, or vote as a class in library time this week.....
...and remember, one lucky person will win a prize of a $500 book voucher for themselves, and another one for their school library!
Michael Buckley, who wrote the NERDS series of books, has a great video on Youtube explaining how he writes and why. He is a very funny man, and if you haven't read the books, give them a try! Great for Year 4 readers and up, who like humour and crazy action.
(....Look out for the movie, starting production soon...)
The first week of the new term is a good time to come and spend some time with the NZ Post finalist books on our display.
They are all great books, and some of them are really creative and unusual. In a couple of weeks, you will get to vote for your favourite book - but in the meantime, here is Tina Matthews, the author of one of the picture book finalists, reading her story for us.
Who is Waldo? We know him by his other name, Wally, in our part of the world...and he is the star of some of our most popular, and constantly issued, library books.
Some American golf fans thought it would be fun to see him at the recently played Masters Golf Tournament in Augusta, USA. Click on the map below, and see if you can find him. He's pretty easy to find in some of the pictures...but not so easy in others.... how many can you do? Can you comment on this post and let everyone else know?
This week, we have some great new books for you to choose from.
For Andy Griffiths fans (of whom we have many!), here is his new book - just as crazy as his previous ones: THE 26-STOREY TREEHOUSE
..and the first book in a terrific new series for girls, (especially Year 3 and up) featuring Daisy; a clever and funny heroine who is always in trouble. Here is the beginning of the book for you to listen to. DAISY AND THE TROUBLE WITH LIFE
come and reserve it this week! Also, don't forget to come and look at all the Anzac Day books on the display shelves this week...we have some wonderful picture books, and some amazing non-fiction, too!
This year's finalists are out...and they are a terrific bunch!
Picture Book finalists are:
A Great Cake by Tina Matthews
Melu by Kyle Mewburn
Mister Whistler by Margaret Mahy
Remember that November by Jennifer Beck and Lindy Fisher Mr Bear Branches and the Cloud Conundrum by Terri Rose Baynton
Junior Fiction finalists are:
The ACB with Honora Lee by Kate DeGoldi
The Queen and the Nobody Boy by Barbara Else
My Brother's War by David Hill
Red Rocks by Rachael King
Uncle Trev and the Whistling Bull by Jack Lasenby
Non-Fiction finalists are:
100 Amazing Tales from Aotearoa by Simon Morton and Riria Hotere
Kiwi: the Real Story by Annemarie Florian
Taketarerau, the Millenium Tree by Marnie Anstiss
At the Beach by Ned Barraud and Gillian Candler
(images via Booksellers NZ)
...Come and see the copies in the library for yourself!
While we are waiting for some books to arrive, I have a special New Zealand book to share with you - it is not one of the award finalists, but I really love it. Paua Room will enjoy this book particularly, during Monster Week!
It's Easter, already! If you are looking for something fun to do over the break, how about some origami? We have some great origami books in the library, and in case you don't get a chance to get one out, here is an Easter Chick how-to video for you to try out!
Are you a Bunny-Folding Expert now? How about trying out the really hard version?
